SAPPHIRE

[dramatispersonae]

[You'll find yourself inside the living room of a quaint and cozy gingerbread house. The room itself isn't very big, but you'll find nice décor scattering the room: Squishy marshmallow seats around a chocolate table holding bowls of treats, cabinets covering the walls, and a large cauldron in one of the corners.

You'll also find a flight of stairs that goes up.]

Ah, hello. [You can hear the Baker's voice speaking.] It looks like today, you will be children.

Comments

[glorious]

[takes a deep breath and has a seat on one of the marshmallow seats.]

[glorious]

[though sinking into the marshmallow and getting stuck kind of ruins the melancholy of the moment.]

[dramatispersonae]

[it's okay, it is the kind that won't let you get stuck 'w']

[glorious]

[oh good. I can easily unstick myself.]

[but my broody moment is still totally ruined.]

[dramatispersonae]

[bb i care for u]

[browbeater]

[so. so]

[how much bullshit can he take]

[glorious]

[...ah. mostly relaxes once he sees him.]

. . . It's good to be playing with you again.

[browbeater]

... Yeah.

[to a marshmallow chair, and. Well, this time, they aren't wolves, but he's already trying to get the last time they played this game out of his head]

Different, this time around.

[glorious]

Indeed. We should have more freedom in how we choose to play...If we choose to play at all.

[browbeater]

Yeah, right, I bet something forces our hands.

Or people get pissed off because this is a nice game.

[glorious]

...You're likely right.

[browbeater]

I'd like to not be right.

[glorious]

I didn't see anyone out there that seemed likely to cause undo trouble.

[browbeater]

Nah... she said no one would get hurt. I assume she's telling the truth.

[glorious]

[...]

Of course. Ms. Baker has been mostly good to us.

[browbeater]

[misguided hope, but it's hope, ok.]

... Mostly.

[glorious]

-- I think the worst we'd have to deal with is eating something unpleasant.

[browbeater]

That's an experience in and of itself, though.

... But, one I'm okay with.

[glorious]

I have faith in our ability to manage it.

[browbeater]

Fair enough. So, are we skipping this vote?

And all of them?

[glorious]

I can certainly get behind that course of action.

[browbeater]

Sounds good to me.

[appleofhiseye]

[Oh it's this kind of game]

I see. We'll have to do something about this.

[glorious]

...Should we check the upstairs?

[appleofhiseye]

If you'd like. ...Will you be alright?

[glorious]

...I'll be fine with the both of you here.

[appleofhiseye]

Then we'll just make sure to stick together.

[taking his hand, LET'S EXPLORE UPSTAIRS]

[glorious]

[taking her hand aaaand--!!]

[exploration will conveniently happen after round one ousting. we will have to be diverted first for sense-making purposes]

[appleofhiseye]

[IT'S COOL I CAN WAIT]

[browbeater]

Hey, Apple.

... So you, kept your promise, huh.

[appleofhiseye]

I asked and everything.

[browbeater]

Thanks... and it looks like it worked.

[appleofhiseye]

Well, I did more telling than asking. But she didn't seem to mind.

[browbeater]

Either way, it worked.

[appleofhiseye]

It'll work the other times too.

[dramatispersonae]

[WHOOSH]

(ooc: also you will have a brief chance to continue explora-ing after the game is done)