SAPPHIRE

[dramatispersonae]

[ Once everyone is through the door it swings shut behind you. You find yourself in a narrow room, about two people across and eight people deep. On the back of the door is a stylized sun with six rays of light spiraling out of the center. In the center of the sun is a pair of lips and they begin speaking: ]

Each team is in a room like this. You will choose which teams to attack and which teams to defend. Tell me when you have reached your decision.

Your options are as follows: Ruby, Coral, Citrine, Tiger's Eye, Emerald, and Turquoise.

You have fifteen "points" to attack with. You may use these in bundles of five or more.

You have five "points" to defend with. You may use these in either two and three or all five at once.

You may not defend or attack yourself. And you may not decline to play.

(ooc: CHOOSE WHICH TEAM(S) TO ATTACK AND WHICH TEAM(S) TO DEFEND.

You can attack in any combination of points that adds up to 15 as long as the smallest amount you use is 5. (So, for instance you can attack Team A for 15 points. Or attack Team A for 8 and Team B for 7. Or attack Team D for all 15)

You can defend in either all 5 points to one team, or 2 points to one team and 3 to another. (Defend Team Z for 5 or defend Team Y for 2 and Team F for 3).

Comments

[haveaniceday]

I'm sure there are people from all teams who don't deserve to be attacked like this, so I don't see why we shouldn't attack Emerald.

[pit_peach]

One team. Emerald.

Do we really have to defend anyone?

[haveaniceday]

Well, I don't think 3 and 2 points would be of much help. So we could try defending one of the teams we attacked just now, that way we won't be helping any other teams specifically... Citrine and Turquoise, for example.

[pit_peach]

Okay. Good. Let's do it.

[everwalking]

[he frees up his hand for a second to pat her shoulder, maybe a bit awkwardly]

Fine. [he's tired]

[pit_peach]

[edges just a little closer, definitely awkwardly]

[haveaniceday]

I feel sorry for Emerald, but I don't think doing things half-heartedly would help anyone... And the sooner this is over, the better.

[pit_peach]

Traitors get what they get.

[haveaniceday]

... Traitors?

[pit_peach]

Ginger and Winter agreed to win together! But she couldn't even spare two points for us? LET HER GET SKEWERED.

[haveaniceday]

Well, a personal alliance doesn't necessarily have anything to do with the rest of her team.

[everwalking]

It was my fault. [simply]

[haveaniceday]

... No, I don't think this your fault, Winter-san.

[everwalking]

It was a silly idea. I should've known better.

[haveaniceday]

Actually, I think it was a good idea. We should try to ally with another team after this is over. If we make it.

[everwalking]

Yes, that's a good idea. [it's just a bad idea to trust them]

[haveaniceday]

Not with Emerald, though... They might not forgive us for this.

[everwalking]

I'm not planning on telling them unless it's out of our hands.

I'm not planning on talking about this at all.

[haveaniceday]

Of course. But with so many things out of our hands, it wouldn't surprise me if they found out later on. It might be better to avoid depending on them in any way, just in case.

[pit_peach]

It's okay, Winter. We know now. We have no allies.

[everwalking]

Don't say that to anyone else, okay? [but you're right, allies are for losers] We can't make any enemies either.

[pit_peach]

...Okay. I won't say anything.