CARNELIAN

[dramatispersonae]

You're standing together on what seems to be the main street of a small village, paved with cobblestones, with low buildings standing silent on either side. If you look in any of them, you'll find them dark and empty.

In contrast to the Ring, it's rather chilly. The sky is slate-grey, and it seems like there's snow falling, blanketing you and the village in pure white. On closer inspection, the snow turns out to be ash – but the bleaching is literal. Even when you brush it off, your skin, your hair, your clothes, and your keys remain ash-coloured.

A single, feeble light flickers further down the street.

Comments

Re: room

[bestest]

Well--if we have to do other things after this then we should think about that...

Re: room

[performing]

We probably will ... there are other rooms too, yeah? So those are things we'd might try to do.

Re: room

[bestest]

Well, I mean, we should make sure someone isn't too mad when they might be more useful doing something else!

Re: room

[performing]

[... both of you ...]

Then who's the most "inefficient" person here?

Re: room

[bestest]

[me]

[I can't just say that though]

Er...

Re: room

[performing]

[raising an eyebrow]

I can say that I can take a pretty decent amount of pain if I need to, and I'm pretty flexible. But if they're all mental things, I could probably handle being angry.

But since you guys put so much value into "speed" and "efficiency," let's go with who you think works best.

Re: room

[bestest]

I'm not talking about speed, I'm just talking about what would make the game go the most smoothly!!

If I'm mad, I won't hurt anyone at least. But I don't know what you guys do when you're mad.

Re: room

[gemuine]

Shuri is cute but useless.

Re: room

[performing]

So you're saying he should do it?

Re: room

[gemuine]

I am.

Re: room

[performing]

[shrugs] If he's fine with it, then, I've got no arguments. I can handle it if I have to, though.

Re: room

[bestest]

What?!

[THAT'S SO BLUNT!!]

Re: room

[gemuine]

Don't be so surprised. Besides, it's a charm point in your favor.

Re: room

[bestest]

If it's like this, isn't it useful? So doesn't that make it not useless anymore??

Re: room

[gemuine]

Hey, that's true.

Re: room

[bestest]

You see! I'm very useful!

[I'VE FOUND ... MY SECRET TALENT!!!]

Re: room

[performing]

[kill people maybe v( '-' )v]

I could probably control it. I don't know about your other one.

Re: room

[bestest]

That's why I asked!

Re: room

[performing]

She seems to think you'd be best for it, so ... [SHRUG??]

Re: room

[bestest]

...Fine...

[well I was kinda thinking that anyway. GOING TO DO IT...]

Re: room

[dramatispersonae]

You are now super angry at someone else in this room, to the point of wanting to attack them.

The box and rod shatter into powder after twenty seconds. A single match appears on the floor, with a paper tag attached. STRIKE ME, it says.

Re: room

[bestest]

[--hngggkkkk... clenching his fists, looking down at the match]

Re: room

[performing]

[wwwwwatching him, bending down to pick up the match]

Re: room

[bestest]

[--crossing his arms! tsun!!!]

Hurry up and do it then!

Re: room

[performing]

[tsundere ...]

[but striking the match]