GM - Sterling 1

[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

[banded]

That's not a compromise.

Re: DISCUSSION

[sparringtime]

Neither is your way.

Re: DISCUSSION

[banded]

No, it's just what we agreed to at first. That's all. We don't even know that we'll be hit again next round.

Re: DISCUSSION

[sparringtime]

Obviously...

Re: DISCUSSION

[banded]

There's no point in trying to get out of the negatives, then.

Right?

Re: DISCUSSION

[sparringtime]

No?? We'll still get more penalties if we're in the negatives.

Re: DISCUSSION

[banded]

What are you talking about? We're going to get one red card either way.

Re: DISCUSSION

[sparringtime]

The point is to avoid us getting it again.

Re: DISCUSSION

[banded]

And then someone else gets it.

So it's like playing three cards.

Re: DISCUSSION

[sparringtime]

You're not telling me anything I don't know.

Re: DISCUSSION

[banded]

So you want to attack someone else a third time?

Re: DISCUSSION

[sparringtime]

We'd be doing that anyway if it came back to us! You count as someone being attacked and so does everyone else here!

You said it yourself, nobody wants to do this.

Re: DISCUSSION

[banded]

Haven't you figured it out yet that someone else getting hurt hurts me a lot more than myself?

I'm not risking some random card going to someone else, just because they turned out unlucky.

We can control this. We should control this.

Re: DISCUSSION

[sparringtime]

Have you figured out that you getting hurt hurts someone else?!

It's still going to happen to someone! That's not control!

Re: DISCUSSION

[banded]

It's going to happen to me. If you stop me from helping someone, I won't ... I won't be able to forgive either of us.

And honestly, I can tell you again, I'm not going to stop arguing this point. I'll keep arguing it until I can't breathe anymore. You're no worse than someone I've dealt with before.

Re: DISCUSSION

[sparringtime]

I don't need forgiveness from some self-centered, egotistical, hard-headed idiot! Just like you, I'll argue you down down and protect you against your will and I'm going to make you watch until you understand that you're not helping anyone, especially yourself!

Re: DISCUSSION

[banded]

Do you think I'll even be able to live with myself if I lose this argument, and it turns out someone else got that card?

Re: DISCUSSION

[sparringtime]

I'll make you. I'll drag your corpse right up to them and you know what I bet they'll say? That they're glad it was them and not you. They'll forgive you, because people want to protect each other, especially someone who won't protect themselves. Nobody... Nobody is so awful they'd just be okay piling everything on one person. You think anyone would just accept it because you say it makes you feel better? All that tells me is you need an attitude adjustment.

Re: DISCUSSION

[banded]

They shouldn't have to do that.

And honestly, you're only okay with doing it because it might affect you.

Re: DISCUSSION

[sparringtime]

You're way more tolerable when you're making out with your friend, you know that?

Re: DISCUSSION

[banded]

Yeah, but this is more important.