RUBY

[dramatispersonae]

[The table is made from wrought iron in your team color; you can still see the other teams nearby, though of course their answers have been obscured. You can also see which knights have been placed with which team, as well as the multi-colored board next to Odile's chair.

In the center of the table is one item, and one item only. A glass box inscribed with two symbols: ♥ and X.]

Comments

[DISCUSSION]

[dramatispersonae]

Re: [DISCUSSION]

[unfortunateson]

I presume you have all done the math.

[very thoughtful]

Re: [DISCUSSION]

[heliokleptic]

Uh....

Re: [DISCUSSION]

[followtheblackrabbit]

We can't win if we only trust people, huh?

Re: [DISCUSSION]

[adharma]

[ shrug ]

More or less.

[ROUND 1]

[dramatispersonae]

[[The word PERIDOT appears on the side of the glass box.]

Re: [ROUND 1]

[followtheblackrabbit]

Ah—everyone's all right if we trust them, right?

Re: [ROUND 1]

[unfortunateson]

I am.

Re: [ROUND 1]

[heliokleptic]

Fine by me.

Re: [ROUND 1]

[forcryingoutloud]

... I-I think so.

Re: [ROUND 1]

[followtheblackrabbit]

[♥ for Peridot]

[ROUND 2]

[dramatispersonae]

[The word TIGER'S EYE appears on the side of the glass box.]

Re: [ROUND 2]

[unfortunateson]

. . .

Re: [ROUND 2]

[dramatispersonae]

[does it seem like the air is ... murkier ... in here? more stifling. like an invisible barrier has erected itself around your table, with a resultant lack of fresh air.]

[ROUND 2 ANSWER]

[righthandsmoke]

♥

[dramatispersonae]

[The word CARNELIAN appears on the side of the glass box.]

[unfortunateson]

Oh, for god's sake.

[dramatispersonae]

[The air around you does not grow any dimmer, but neither does it lighten.]

[ROUND 3 ANSWER]

[unfortunateson]

♥

[???]

[dramatispersonae]

Before I reveal the final results, answer a question for me: whom does your team love most? If your chosen agrees, then perhaps the scales may tip in your favor yet.

Re: [???]

[righthandsmoke]

. . . Love?

Re: [???]

[unfortunateson]

The entire team that our entire team loves most?

Re: [???]

[forcryingoutloud]

... L-love...

Re: [???]

[followtheblackrabbit]

Which team do we love?

[ANSWER]

[unfortunateson]

We have chosen Peridot.