CITRINE

[dramatispersonae]

[The room is circular and surrounded by a series of ionic columns, the floor and ceiling stretching overhead fashioned out of cracked, white stone. The area beyond the columns is pitch black, and the room itself is lit only by dimly flickering candles. The candles rest on top of a stone table, which sits in the middle of the room.

And next to the candles rest four numbered boxes]

Comments

Decision

[dramatispersonae]

Re: Decision

[heroic_homemaker]

We're gonna go with 4.

Re: Decision

[dramatispersonae]

. . . and yet, for all that we give up, sometimes we gain more than we lose.

[Inside the box is a small vial filled with clear liquid. Upon picking it up, you know instinctively that you have stumbled across something special-- hope]

You may keep it, or pass it to another team.

Re: Decision

[heroic_homemaker]

Seriously?

Re: Decision

[mythlology]

[ lies back on the floor because fuckit, that takes less work than sitting up and this fever sucks, and smiles ]

Pass 'em all on. Screw this game.

Re: Decision

[heroic_homemaker]

You drink one too.

Re: Decision

[chibisama]

Wonder if we can pass on the extra from last round...

Re: Decision

[heroic_homemaker]

We should be able to. Shouldn't we?

Re: Decision

[mythlology]

[ glances at the new kid-- ]

We're probably gonna lose.

Re: Decision

[heroic_homemaker]

Who knows? We picked hope so much, that's sure to work in our favour at least a little.

[Also looking to new guy] I'm fine with it, but do you want to win? It would get some of your memory back.

Re: Decision

[vanishing]

[ . . . why . . . ]

You all seem to have far more feelings on this than I do.

Re: Decision

[inherited]

It would be a bad move to just give up after we had some good luck. We're not passing them on and losing.

Re: Decision

[vanishing]

[ noncommittal noise ]

Re: Decision

[heroic_homemaker]

But they're your memories, so you should get a say.

Re: Decision

[vanishing]

I'm far less passionate about my memories than you are about helping people.

Re: Decision

[chibisama]

There's usually plenty of games to win that don't involve crap like this. But...do you want to hold onto it for a better chance for winning?

[this is very much an I'm-okay-either-way question]

Re: Decision

[inherited]

It says in the rules that we win from having hope. Let's keep it.

Re: Decision

[mythlology]

It also says in the rules that we win from hurting other teams.

Re: Decision

[vanishing]

[ shrugs ]

Re: Decision

[inherited]

Why? ... That's dumb.

Re: Decision

[heroic_homemaker]

It's not dumb, if some people are still poisoned out there.

Re: Decision

[inherited]

... True. We could keep just one of them.

Re: Decision

[heroic_homemaker]

Percy still won't take one.

Re: Decision

[inherited]

I'll heal him once we're out of the game if he's being difficult. We'll keep the one just to say we had the won. Hand the two others off to jerk teams that might've been messed with.

Re: Decision

[heroic_homemaker]

Heal him and then we'll throw him in the lake. Who're the jerk teams?