CORAL

[dramatispersonae]

You find yourself inside an elegant room, lit with a crystal chandelier shaped like a swan’s wings. Inside, there are just enough couches and chairs to seat you all. The room is bracketed on all sides by glittering golden bars, which flare inward and taper off at the ceiling. All along the bars hang the portraits of your fellow Heroes and Knights, each with an indentation along the bottom of the frame.

In the middle of the room, there is a table, and on that table are several clusters of perfect tear-shaped rubies. Six for each of you. As with memories, you instinctively know which of the gems are yours. If someone should touch one that isn’t theirs, it will disappear from their hand, and appear in that of their rightful owner.

Comments

Re: Round 1 - Discussion

[becoming_hope]

[takes his hand and squeezes it.] At least Homura-chan isn't here. But Sayaka-chan and Kyouko-san are. And so many of my friends from here...

Re: Round 1 - Discussion

[becoming_hope]

[sharp nod] We'll protect them.

Or try. I hope they do the same for us.

Or try.

Re: Round 1 - Discussion

[digitalemperor]

It's hard to prioritize....

Why don't you tell me who you want to protect...?

Re: Round 1 - Discussion

[becoming_hope]

[FOREVER HUGS]

Re: Round 1 - Discussion

[blackjacked]

They will. Coral has plenty of friends who'll protect us. We need to focus on everyone else right now.

Re: Round 1 - Discussion

[pitching]

Is there anyone that I should protect?

Re: Round 1 - Discussion

[pitching]

One for Leo, One for Berry, one for Mikage . . . maybe one for Rabbit and Chuck's special people . . . there's so many to protect.

Re: Round 1 - Discussion

[dramatispersonae]

"You wish to set the example of sacrifice? Very well. You will lose all points of protection you receive and die without a chance of revival. For every two points you would receive, you will have one gem with which to protect others before your death."

Re: Round 1 - Discussion

[becoming_hope]

So many people...

If you have extra gems, Sayaka-chan and Kyouko-san... But if you don't, I'm not going to get mad. We all have lots of friends here.

Re: Round 1 - Discussion

[blackjacked]

[tugs on Shark's arm sharply :T]

No.

Re: Round 1 - Discussion

[pitching]

. . . is that okay?

Re: Round 1 - Discussion

[becoming_hope]

[nods] I will do that.

Re: Round 1 - Discussion

[digitalemperor]

Yeah.... I want to put one on Kira-san... There's Euphemia-san and...

[Too many. Why do I know everyone?!]

...Not to mention the new ones. Their teams can't protect them...

Re: Round 1 - Discussion

[pitching]

[interrupting]

We refuse!!

Re: Round 1 - Discussion

[blackjacked]

[nods]

'Course it is. If we're gonna protect the people we care about, then we need to coordinate where we play our stones.

All six of 'em should ideally go on the same people.

Re: Round 1 - Discussion

[blackjacked]

[toys with a stone in his hand]

Who do you want to protect most, Anemone?

Re: Round 1 - Discussion

[pitching]

And those on Sapphire . . .

[:C]

I can put another for Blizzard. Because he's my friend too. And it's harder for the knights.

Re: Round 1 - Discussion

[becoming_hope]

[chews her lip, hard enough to bloody it a little] Sayaka-chan, Kyouko-san. Tavros-san. Saya-chan. Hazel-san. Spitfire-san.

But someone should put points on Apollo-san, for Fawn, and... and. There are so many people! [eyes darting over all the portraits]

What about you?

Re: Round 1 - Discussion

[digitalemperor]

[Closing his eyes. This. Sucks. It sucks so much. But opening them and looking at Kit and Dragonfly.]

Odile, can I make this deal later if I choose? Or if I make it to a position of power.

Re: Round 1 - Discussion

[becoming_hope]

Sayaka-chan is my best friend.

Re: Round 1 - Discussion

[blackjacked]

No.

[shooting him a dark look, raising his voice sharply]

We're not accepting that offer, Odile.

Re: Round 1 - Discussion

[blackjacked]

I'll play on one Sayaka, then.

. . . could you play on one Berry for me? From Citrine?

Re: Round 1 - Discussion

[pitching]

[ruffles hair]

I'll try.

Re: Round 1 - Discussion

[digitalemperor]

[There are too many...]

I'm putting two points on Hunter and Blizzard, and splitting one each on Mikage with Dragonfly. I think my last is going to Kira-san.

[Calm and collected.]

You're right though, one of us should protect Apollo-san. But you should protect those you've decided on.

Re: Round 1 - Discussion

[pitching]

. . . one for Leo, one for Mikage, one for Blizzard, one for one of Anemone's friends, one for Berry . . .