Sterling + Onyx 2

[dramatispersonae]

Through the doors, you find yourselves in a small circular room that seems to be decorated much in the same way as the ring is decorated today. The curtains are in alternating colors of your teams, and in the center stand are three surprisingly lifelike, but faceless sculptures. They stand with their backs to one another, facing out to the chairs. About each of their necks is a cord that holds a sign written in a fine, looping cursive.

Comments

Re: Discussion

[everfixedmark]

No, none of this is our business. Punishment for crimes only serves any purpose when it's to deter any further misbehavior. Without any understanding of the contexts, the time elapsed since then... this is insane!

Re: Discussion

[brotagonist]

Man, I like you already.

Re: Discussion

[everfixedmark]

Oh. Thank you?

Re: Discussion

[brotagonist]

That's exactly what I think about it.

So either we find out more or we just do some bullshit punishment.

Re: Discussion

[everfixedmark]

Even if we do the latter, punishment outside any structure of tested and developed law is simply vigilantism.

Re: Discussion

[brotagonist]

Yeah, we're not the ones who'd be getting revenge here either.

Re: Discussion

[everfixedmark]

Then all that's happening is we're being coerced into a crime ourselves.

Re: Discussion

[brotagonist]

[nods]

I think we all agree. It shouldn't be too hard to come up with something.

Re: Discussion

[everfixedmark]

All right. That's good.

Re: Discussion

[brotagonist]

[exhausted, kind of visibly depressed compared to how he was acting when you met him the other day]

A lot of people here have done a lot of stuff in their pasts. That's probably why there have been a couple of games dragging that kind of thing up lately.

Re: Discussion

[everfixedmark]

I don't understand why that'd be a reason...

Re: Discussion

[brotagonist]

'Cause if games that make us struggle to choose have more "weight," one that makes us question ourselves and hurt 'cause it's personal is going to be "heavier."

Re: Discussion

[everfixedmark]

Oh, I see. I hadn't heard about the weight of games.

Re: Discussion

[brotagonist]

Geez, really? —talk to me after whatever happens in this game has settled down, okay? I'll fill you in on anything you haven't heard. There're notes in the library, but I've been here a long time.

Re: Discussion

[everfixedmark]

I read the notes on the recent discussion, but I hadn't seen other notes. I'll have to do that. Mm, we can talk after the game.

Re: Discussion

[brotagonist]

[nods to him]

Sounds good.