Coral

[dramatispersonae]

[The awning shades you from the sun, but it doesn't protect you from the eyes and ears of other teams. Under your awning you find a small table on which there are three weights of different sizes. Discuss what you will with your teams here.]

Comments

[digitalemperor]

....We could... Help knights not be hurt in case but... The cost is kind of high.

[fierte]

[am I still holding your hand let's say yes; tugging on it]

Twist is up there!! I don't want anything to happen to her ...

[digitalemperor]

I don't want anything to happen to any of them. [I have a lot of friends up there. Squeezing her hand.]

But if we bet on them... And we're wrong, we'll be hurt. She didn't say whether it'd be all or one of us but she's about balance so probably all.

[fierte]

[chewing on her lip for a moment]

In that case ... should we, we have -- those weights that they gave us ...

[bootleg]

[nods]

It's a risk. But--sharing the punishment might mean no one has to die. And we might not be punished at all, if they balance one another.

[heavens_mirror]

I'm willing to take that risk, but only if the rest of us are too.

[kind of calm about this]

[digitalemperor]

We don't know exactly what we'll add or subtract if we do that.

I don't... Know anyone enough to guess what their weights are, even if many of them are my friends.

[digitalemperor]

I'll only accept it if everyone is okay with it. But if they are, then I'm willing to take the risk.

But no one on Coral should be forced to risk getting hurt if they don't want to be, either, just because some of us want to protect others.

[fierte]

...

... neither do I ...

[digitalemperor]

[Nods.] I agree. It has to be unanimous. [And then we have to figure out who to protect. I have too many friends up there.]

[bootleg]

[nods]

I agree with you. And I'll accept it if everyone else does.

[digitalemperor]

[Fluffs her hair gently.]

Would you like to bet on them? This... Isn't pressure by the way. We can definitely sit out if you're uncomfortable with it at all.

[digitalemperor]

[Smiling a little.]

Thanks Dove-san. We'll see what everyone wants and I guess... Decide after that...

[fierte]

[fidgeting, fidgeting]

I don't ... I do not like the idea, but ...

[digitalemperor]

If you don't that's fine. We won't.

[Ruffles her hair.]

[bootleg]

[smiling back, a little less tense, but still worried]

Are there many friends of yours playing for the knights?

[fierte]

But--!

[leaning into that :x]

I don't ... want others to be hurt, either ...

[digitalemperor]

Five... All on different match ups.

[Kind of inevitably going to see someone he likes getting hurt.]

[digitalemperor]

None of us do. It's okay not to want to be hurt, and I don't think they'd want you to get hurt if you weren't prepared for it. This isn't a fair situation at all.

[bootleg]

Shark . . . I'm sorry.

[pitching]

[I don't like this gaaaaaaaame]

[IT'S VERY FAMILIAR TO ANOTHER ONE I KNOW]

[fierte]

[frowning and staring at the ground]

If ... if it's for certain people, then ... I don't mind. B-but if it's someone else, I would!!

[heavens_mirror]

[I have some friends up there too but what if I want to help everyone regardless:'(]

If we can find out who needs the most help... though I'm not sure how we should choose who to bet on.

[digitalemperor]

We can talk to them, so at least we can offer that much without worrying. Do you want to go see who might need help?

[digitalemperor]

[Hey come here you.]