GM - Tiger's Eye

[dramatispersonae]

The room is like any other room, really—a cabin with a door, and windows, and beds. But the fireplace never gets warm, and the beds are hard, and the air is cold.

(Is it familiar, this place? It's hard to tell . . .)

On the table there is food—water, and dry bread, and there is a pot of stew that always stays warm, and full, and smells delicious.

There are also five cards, waiting for your decision.

[full instructions, of which your characters will be ICly aware of the pertinent details]

Comments

Re: DISCUSSION

[forgotmenot]

[SHRIEK]

W-what?!

Re: DISCUSSION

[bunny_ears]

My sentiments exactly. None of those are good options.

Re: DISCUSSION

[forgotmenot]

T-this is horrible! Who is running this game--?

Re: DISCUSSION

[bunny_ears]

I don't know. I didn't recognize the Persona.

Re: DISCUSSION

[forgotmenot]

Neither did I. I suppose that means we have just one more Personae to look out for. . .

Re: DISCUSSION

[bunny_ears]

Add them to the 'Project List' as well. I didn't even recognize the story.

Re: DISCUSSION

[forgotmenot]

Mmm.

W-well. What do we do?

Re: DISCUSSION

[bunny_ears]

First we need to decide how to play. Old team rule is that you can't sacrifice yourself in games without agreement. But... we either need to play for the least harm for the team, or the least harm to everyone in Aather, but those are different.

I'd prefer we play to try to protect everyone as best we can, but... these aren't good cards for this.

I know a Persona who is getting a smack in the face.

Re: DISCUSSION

[forgotmenot]

[uuuugh]

What about uncontrollable cravings? Certainly that isn't so bad.

Though it begs the question, uncontrollable cravings for what?

Re: DISCUSSION

[bunny_ears]

Yeah, that's the question.

Re: DISCUSSION

[forgotmenot]

We could ask?

[doesn't look too certain about that idea]

Re: DISCUSSION

[bunny_ears]

This Persona seems short on clarity, but it's worth a try.

Re: DISCUSSION

[forgotmenot]

Anything is worth a try.

Re: DISCUSSION

[yourewaitingforagate]

Pastel—? Are you all right?

Re: DISCUSSION

[forgotmenot]

No, I'm not all right! Are you all right, after seeing those cards?

Re: DISCUSSION

[yourewaitingforagate]

Who would be all right with those—this is twisted, it's sick!

Re: DISCUSSION

[forgotmenot]

E-exactly!

And what disgusting consequences these cards have, too.

Re: DISCUSSION

[yourewaitingforagate]

[just working his way back and forth across the room, gesturing wildly]

It's beyond disgusting. They're not even asking for what we want, what we feel, they just want to see us hurt each other.

Re: DISCUSSION

[forgotmenot]

. . . they want the power these sorts of games produce. To defeat the darkness.

Re: DISCUSSION

[yourewaitingforagate]

[rrhhgh, crosses his arms for a second before throwing them down again]

The power of us struggling and suffering. All to push the Dakrness back.

Re: DISCUSSION

[forgotmenot]

. . . I hate it.

I wish they could harness the power of love and kindness instead.

Re: DISCUSSION

[yourewaitingforagate]

It'd be better for us—for Aather, for everyone, if it was that way.

Re: DISCUSSION

[forgotmenot]

. . . I agree.

Re: DISCUSSION

[yourewaitingforagate]

We've just got to keep changing them—make them stop playing these kind of stupid games.

Re: DISCUSSION

[forgotmenot]

I know. I know. Josh says the same thing all of the time.