HELIODOR

[dramatispersonae]

[Entering your team-appropriate room, you'll find that it's rather sparsely decorated, all told. There are benches on the sides of the room, enough room for everyone to sit comfortably at least, and there's a small table in the center with another basket of flowers on it.

What's probably more interesting, however, is a chart on the far wall, which lists all of the teams, as well as the number 3 next to each of them.

The white rabbit from earlier comes in through a small hole in the back wall and looks at everyone.]

Hi! I'm Peter Cottontail. I wanted to meet everybunny and get to know you a little, so I thought we'd play a game. Okay?

Comments

RULES

[dramatispersonae]

Each round, you will be paired with another team, and each team will have the following option: Give, or Take. You can't talk to the other team when making this decision. However, the chart on the wall will update after each round with pair-ups, decisions, and final point totals.

If both teams choose Give, both teams get 2 points.

If one team chooses Give and the other chooses Take, the Give team loses 2 points and the Take team gains 3 points.

If both teams choose Take, both teams' point totals remain unchanged.

Oh, and um, if you have negative points, you don't have any to Give, so you can only Take.

The game ends after five rounds, or once at least one team gets to 9 points, whichever comes first.

QUESTIONS FOR THE BUNNY

[dramatispersonae]

ROUND 1

[dramatispersonae]

You are paired with Iolite!

DISCUSSION

[dramatispersonae]

DECISION

[dramatispersonae]

Re: DISCUSSION

[ipse_dixit]

. . . ah.

Re: DISCUSSION

[spiritwilling]

I see. So we're meant to choose based on how we believe they will act?

Re: DISCUSSION

[ipse_dixit]

Yes. Or simply the best course of action.

It's more conservative to go with Take, regardless.

Re: DISCUSSION

[auralfixation]

[omg bunny is so cute help me]

Talking bunny...

Re: DISCUSSION

[auralfixation]

Because, even if Iolite also chooses Take, both our point totals will stay the same? We won't be in the negatives even in the worst-case scenario...

Re: DISCUSSION

[spiritwilling]

It's true that minimizes our potential losses.

Re: DISCUSSION

[ipse_dixit]

Exactly.

Re: DISCUSSION

[ipse_dixit]

That's the way I'd prefer to play it unless you had other ideas.

Re: DISCUSSION

[spiritwilling]

I don't mind playing that way.

Re: DISCUSSION

[auralfixation]

That sounds fine to me. Though, if Iolite does choose Take and next round nothing changes, we might end up in a standstill...

Re: DISCUSSION

[ipse_dixit]

I don't see why any team wouldn't choose take.

Re: DISCUSSION

[auralfixation]

Right, so we might just end up repeating this scenario a few times.

Re: DECISION

[ipse_dixit]

Take!

Re: QUESTIONS FOR THE BUNNY

[auralfixation]

Um.

[k. kneels down]

Is it okay if I pet you...?

ROUND 1 RESULTS

[dramatispersonae]

[The chart on the wall suddenly updates itself as soon as everyone's cast their votes. First each matchup that happened, then each decision, then the change in points, followed finally by the new totals. Perhaps it may surprise some of you. Perhaps it may not.]

Coral	Jasper
GIVE	GIVE
+2	+2
5	5
Carnelian	Citrine
GIVE	TAKE
-2	+3
1	6
Tiger's Eye	Peridot
GIVE	TAKE
-2	+3
1	6
Emerald	Turquoise
GIVE	TAKE
-2	+3
1	6
Sapphire	Kunzite
GIVE	GIVE
+2	+2
5	5
Heliodor	Iolite
TAKE	TAKE
0	0
3	3

ROUND 2

[dramatispersonae]

You are paired with Peridot!

A SURPRISE

[dramatispersonae]

[Peter pops up again.]

Um, um, there's one thing I forgot to mention earlier. In between rounds, like now, you can choose to give one of your points to any other team you want. You don't have to, though. And I won't tell anybunny what any other team decides until the next results go up.

DISCUSSION

[dramatispersonae]

DECISION

[dramatispersonae]

Re: DISCUSSION

[auralfixation]

The best course of action is probably going to be to Take again... but if I were Peridot, I wouldn't want to give up my points to anybody, since they're winning, so they'll probably Take as well.