♕ Game 46: Carnelian

[dramatispersonae]

[You find yourselves in a castle corridor, well-lit and bright from the many windows that are phased along the left wall. If you look out of them, you can see out into a bright summer day in a place you would not recognise.

At the end of the corridor is a stone door. Etched into it is the face of a gargoyle, who regards you sternly.]

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Re: THE PODIUM

[fighting_alena]

[TAKES A DEEP BREATH] [steps up to podium gracefully in super tight, frilly dress, bird still perched on one hand] [clears her throat, smiles, and tries to adopt a 'regal' steady tone, not too quiet, but not too loud, much more refined than how her normal speech sounds]

Unity is important to a team.

When allowed to run free, divisions within a team can be painful, painful as the prick of a rose's thorn.

[trying not to let her nervousness show, but her eyes shift a little from side to side] [takes another breath and continues] Instead of being as happy as a hippo... [PAUSE]

...a hippo in the mud, divided teams must frequently devote long, and difficult, hours to coming to terms with their differences.

The bad feelings and such from those teams who can't come to some compromise could even attract the attention of a... [PAUSE AGAIN, oh god don't panic] malicious poltergeist. [nods, still holding her smile and regal tone... despite the nonsense of the final line]

Unity is not simply poppycock used in someone's idolalia, but vital to the life and success of a team.

Thank you.

[backs away from the podium, then gives a deep curtsey]

Re: THE PODIUM

[dramatispersonae]

[You may all hear, for a moment, a soft thrum of applause. Then, a door behind the podium opens ... ]