Room Seven

[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

[idkmybffnirvash]

[covering her ears and making herself small . . . ]

[goneastray]

If you're scared, we won't vote for you so it'll be all right.

[idkmybffnirvash]

It's noisy . . .

[knighttoremember]

[ hffff. going over the rules in his head, looking increasingly annoyed ]

... This is stupid. It's just blind guessing...

[iwantitinmymouth]

[ So what you're saying is right now is a really bad time to have recently gotten back my fox tail. ]

[goneastray]

Oh, you have it now!

[iwantitinmymouth]

[ Swinging the tail around to show it off~ ]

I got one back!

[fraternalorders]

[considers the rules and sighs]

[goneastray]

I don't understand this game...

[godfatherly]

[ wow there are a lot of non-Carnelians in here. And kids in here. Guess who doesn't want to put up with a lot of whinging ]

Place your votes on me.

[ there's a one-in-seven chance in death and it probably won't even be the least pleasant death of all time ]

[fraternalorders]

Are you certain?

[godfatherly]

There is no way to determine who is a "fox."

[idkmybffnirvash]

Are you the fox?

[godfatherly]

It is unlikely.

[goneastray]

Why? You don't smell like a fox.

[godfatherly]

No one here smells like a fox.

[knighttoremember]

If we do, for safety's sake you should probably vote for someone else, right?

[godfatherly]

[ equanimously ]

It minimizes risk.

[ but not super concerned. It's not even a self-sacrifice instinct; he just remembers dying too many damn times to care about another temporary death ]

[iwantitinmymouth]

You're a fox?

[godfatherly]

It is unlikely.

[ looking pointedly at your tail tho ]

[fishpanties]

. . . Then you can vote for me, since voting for yourself is a bad idea.

[fishpanties]

[. . . SIGH.]

There's no way to tell who has the role of fox and who doesn't, so I'm just going vote for myself.

[knighttoremember]

[ UM ]

That's a bad idea, though. If you happen to be the fox, voting for yourself kills you no matter what. And I don't think it stops anyone else from going out there and getting mauled, so...

[goneastray]

Maybe I should do that too... Wolves can't be foxes.

Results

[oohfoxylady]

[The dogs appear, five large, dark shapes more shadow than flesh, with angry red eyes. One lunges at Shiny, biting down on the nearestleg and sinking its teeth in deep!

—But then it whimpers in confusion and slinks back, tail between its legs. The others shy away as well.

In a puff of smoke and shame, they vanish.]