AMETHYST

[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: DISCUSSION

[artificialcommand]

You must be joking. Whatever the last box is we can get rid of if it's bad. You're not staying like this.

Re: DISCUSSION

[maidmalapert]

It was hope! Do it! For goodness sake!

[dropping down on her knees by Lucky's side]

Re: DISCUSSION

[artificialcommand]

I am, I am.

[giving it to Lucky whether she wants it or not :|]

Re: DISCUSSION

[balancetheblood]

[Well if there's a second one she's not going to argue!]

[deep breath, presses her hand to her stomach without moving just yet]

Okay. I would rather never ever repeat that experience. Ever. Root and branch.

Re: DISCUSSION

[artificialcommand]

[give me a second to hug you]

Please don't.

Re: DISCUSSION

[balancetheblood]

[hugs tightly] Hey, it's fine. Only lasted less than a minute, no harm done.

Re: DISCUSSION

[artificialcommand]

That's a terrible lie. It must have hurt.

Re: DISCUSSION

[balancetheblood]

I am noticing a distinct lack of holes in my stomach so it is not a lie. [hair ruffle] I'm fine.

Re: DISCUSSION

[artificialcommand]

...I'm glad. But it's hard to insist you're fine when your blood is everywhere.

Re: DISCUSSION

[balancetheblood]

Hard, not impossible. [grimaces] Honestly, it could've been much worse. We could've not had any hope, it could've been one of you kids... [yes, that would be worse.]

Re: DISCUSSION

[artificialcommand]

It already was us. It was Jill and you and me, and it could have been anyone else too. We were lucky, but we were also clearly targeted.

Re: DISCUSSION

[balancetheblood]

Yeah, but I think I'd prefer a cold and a single finger getting cut clean off to any of you taking a spear to the gut. Maybe that's just me.

[sigh] Who would even want to foist this stuff off on us, anyway?

Re: DISCUSSION

[artificialcommand]

I wish I knew.

Re: DISCUSSION

[2xcanoodlingkind]

Don't listen to her!!

Re: DISCUSSION

[artificialcommand]

[GIVING IT TO HER ANYWAYS :|b!]

Re: DISCUSSION

[balancetheblood]

[she's ok now, shhhh]

I was trying to make sure we'd be okay at the end of things. [still kind of prodding at her stomach to make sure it's all there] If we get someone giving a task to us this round, we might've still needed that hope bottle, if it was more difficult for healers to deal with.

Re: DISCUSSION

[2xcanoodlingkind]

Hogwash. We would use the hope on you and foist the bad apple off onto another team, just as you would do if any of has been shishkabobed through the motherfucking stomach!

Re: DISCUSSION

[balancetheblood]

Yeah, well, I'm older than you, and we still have the chance of someone foisting their bad apple on to us.

Re: DISCUSSION

[2xcanoodlingkind]

You don't get to pull rank when you're keeled over in your own blood and you just made a fellow heal a lousy little finger.

Re: DISCUSSION

[balancetheblood]

I get to pull rank whenever I like, newbie. [but she's mostly smiling crookedly, so she's probably teasing.] And anyway, my name decided to be of use today, we got pretty much all the hope we needed, and no one had to be bleeding for more than a minute or two.

Re: DISCUSSION

[2xcanoodlingkind]

I wouldn't deny you that. I hope other teams have managed to fair so well.

Re: DISCUSSION

[balancetheblood]

Me too. I'm not holding my breath, but I hope they have.

Eeeh, c'mere, Sport, I might as well hug everyone in celebration. [GIVE TEAM MOM A HUG, ALASKA.]

Re: DISCUSSION

[2xcanoodlingkind]

[DO I GET A CHOICE BECAUSE HE WILL ACTUALLY AUTOMATICALLY LEAN AWAY]

A-A what now??

Re: DISCUSSION

[balancetheblood]

[laughs a little] Or not if you don't want one. A hug, you know, friends wrap their arms around one another and squeeze a little? It's not a requirement or anything, don't get your panties in a bunch.

Re: DISCUSSION

[2xcanoodlingkind]

Yes I mean. I know what it is. Rest assured that my knickers are thoroughly pressed and comfy. I just. Er.... You surprised me is all.