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Heliodor + Turquoise

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.

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Mother believes that her children may have missed the point of today's exercise. Certain measures had to be taken to correct such grievous oversights.

[ha ha oh :'D]

... Oh.

We were the ones who had to choose punishments. Punishments we could enforce.

You're so absurd.

We followed your rules!

You're a terrible mother!

[she tsks]

The rules have been laid before you, it is in the end your decision that determines which result shall be achieved.

If you were a good mother, you wouldn't even ask your children to cut off the hands of another child of yours!

Edited 2012-09-30 02:15 (UTC)

Even if that child stands accused of such a crime?

Even then! It's a terrible thing and you should be ashamed of yourself!

...

[But a thought occurred to him.]

But the rules you laid out.

In the rules you laid out, you said it was weak willed if the one who determined the punishment couldn't fulfill the punishment they decided with their own hands.

That isn't the punishment we decided! We're only responsible for the one we decided according to your rules, isn't that right?

Mother did also request that you determine a punishment that was suitable. Children who have failed to achieve at least that much should be punished as well. Mother does hope you will learn from this.

It's not right for Mother to mislead their children.

You said it's the weak willed individual who determined the suitable punishment who couldn't carry it out. So it's still the responsibility of the one who determined the punishment.

And you only asked us to carry out the punishment we have seen fit to assign, you didn't even say it had to be the 'suitable punishment' then. Or the one you saw fit.

Isn't that right?

[suddenly tugging on Rider's shoulder]

Rider--!

[Was gonna try and talk back, but then that.]

[Yelps, but he's not hard to tug back.]

[his hand is shaking]

She's a hag. We'll get her later. Just. . . don't.

She's lying! What sort of mother figure is such a sadist?! Why have us decide at all if she's going to just change it anyway?!

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It does pain Mother so when her children are not properly attentive. I do hope that this will make the lesson a poignant one.

[STOP STOP STOP STOP STOP STOP STOP]

I don't think this is going to get the results you want. Both the person doing it and the person it's being done to are fine with it. Let's just get it over with.

[Getting pulled back by teammate, so at least I shut up, but still...trying to think and getting mad because THIS IS SUCH BULLSHIT.]

[just... just leaving you to that, jeez]

Re: Round Two - Discussion

wouldntkilladragon - 2012-09-30 03:07 (UTC) - Expand

[TUGS BACK TOO :/ :\]

Rider!

[You and TK. He's not heavy, so yeah.]

I don't like her either, but we'll handle it later, okay? Don't do it now.