Room Two

[dramatispersonae]

[You find yourself in a room with several other people, some of whom you may know but none from your own team.

Outside, the sound of barking has grown louder and more vicious. You don't have long to decide who you'll send to them. Talk among yourselves, and when you're ready, vote here.]

Comments

[thinkoutsidethebox]

...With the culprit not even aware of themselves, what's the strategy here? Isn't this just a popularity contest...?

[boxupallthebutterflies]

...That is how it appears. How degrading...

[bootleg]

Oh, honestly. I've never heard anything so stupid before.

[obviously upset, but burying it in annoyance because seriously?!]

[appleofhiseye]

I've heard of stupider ones, but this really doesn't give us anything to go on.

[thinkoutsidethebox]

It's not the more brilliant setup, but I'm sure it could be more idiotic somehow.

[selfdefeater]

... How the hell are we supposed to do this?

[appleofhiseye]

Just by guessing, I suppose.

[thinkoutsidethebox]

I can think of a number of ways offhand.

[surefire]

If there's no evidence in any direction, isn't it just voting for whoever we want...

[thinkoutsidethebox]

Apparently. And we don't even really know the winning criteria...

[appleofhiseye]

It's random guesswork and hoping that we manage to avoid picking the one person that's the fox, right?

[appleofhiseye]

This kind of thing, really?

[pchaaair]

Apparently.

[thinkoutsidethebox]

Not your kind of thing?

[pchaaair]

Are you serious?

[thinkoutsidethebox]

[:)]

Has a game like this ever been a joke?

[boxupallthebutterflies]

This is nearly a witch-hunt...

[selfdefeater]

Wouldn't a witch know who she was?

[thinkoutsidethebox]

Fine. A proposal. The girl wants to tie and see what happens if the dogs have more than one person to take on. We'll vote two apiece on the Ruby boy, the Sapphire girl, and the Coral girl. And then one person can vote somewhere else.

If people are opposed to that, we can just choose between them with rock-paper-scissors.

[surefire]

I have no problems with that.

[bootleg]

I'm all right with that. As long as no one votes for themselves.

[boxupallthebutterflies]

Should we be taking dibs, then?

[appleofhiseye]

It might be safer to have more than one person go out, but it does also increase the chance of the fox being out there. So it's more what everyone feels comfortable with.

[pchaaair]

I guess, I don't mind doing that.

Results

[oohfoxylady]

[The dogs surge into the room, five large, dark shapes more shadow than flesh, with angry red eyes. They race swarm, but seem directionless somehow—they snap aimlessly at anyone who comes too close. Some bites may find a target, but not the one they're after.

In a gust of smoke and confusion, they vanish.]