HELIODOR

[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

Re: Decision

[uneulogized]

I consider this a success in all books.

Re: Decision

[wouldntkilladragon]

It's not. It's not at all.

Re: Decision

[uneulogized]

Let's make a list.

One, you wanted to give up something that makes you who you are.

Seeker wanted to give up feelings.

Sora wanted to give up memories and then sight.

Dirk wanted to give up sight. His reasoning was for the sake of experiencing something new, but it's still a shitty plan.

Not one of these things makes any level of sense in the long run, and you know what? We can't let someone else trick us into fucking ourselves over just because they're a sadistic fucker.

Re: Decision

[wouldntkilladragon]

And y-

[Deep breathe, let's it out, but no, he's actually kind of mad.]

Fluffy, do you know what you DID do to them?

How much lack of control is what can really mess with people?

Re: Decision

[uneulogized]

Jason.

And I know exactly what I did because I have killed people before. I made sure not to hit anyone vital to us. And we mostly countered things.

Re: Decision

[wouldntkilladragon]

[Shakes his head.]

It doesn't matter if they're not vital for us.

I've been in these games. I died in my first one. And it's not what happens that's the worst. It's the fact there's barely any room to take control, to not be coerced.

To feel like there's no hope.

Any sort of control at all can do a lot to help people deal.