KUNZITE

[dramatispersonae]

This small, thin tent does little to keep out the cold, but at least you're dry. It's dark, and hunger lurks in the pit of your stomach. Fortunately, you have a few items to give you warmth and tend to your needs. Right?

Comments

INSTRUCTIONS

[dramatispersonae]

You start with these items: two blankets (which keep you warm), three bowls of hot stew (which sate hunger and provide a little bit of warmth), and three lanterns (which provide light and a tiny bit of warmth).

You instinctively know the following:
♦ the Duckling and Faith will not allow any harm worse than discomfort to come to you.
♦ there will be three rounds of this game, in which the goal is to amass and keep the most items...or is it?
♦ blankets are worth the most points and lanterns the least, with bowls of stew in between.
♦ if you run out of any single item, you will suffer a minor status effect.

Each round, you have the option to take certain actions as a team.

You must take one or two of the following separate actions, no more than once each:
⇒FETCH an item of your choice from the storehouse outside the tent. This action has a 50% chance of failing, since it's dark and snowy outside and you might get lost and wind up turned around back at the tent.
⇒STEAL an item of your choice from another team of your choice. This has a 100% success rate, unless the team in question is watching out for your team in particular (see below).
⇒USE an item of your choice currently in your possession; this adds its points to your total permanently, even if another team tries to steal from you in the future...but it removes the item from your stock, risking a status effect if you lose the rest.
⇒GIVE an item of your choice currently in your possession to another team of your choice; you lose the item and the points associated with it, but the other team is more comfortable...and something might happen? The Personae aren't telling, but this option is there...

You may also take as many of the following actions as you want per round, or none at all, but no more than once each:
⇒ENCOURAGE a single team of your choice with warm feelings. Does this have an effect on the game? Who knows.
⇒TAUNT a single team of your choice mockingly. What effect could that have on the game?
⇒WATCH OUT FOR a single team of your choice, making it impossible for that team to steal from you.

ROUND ONE

[dramatispersonae]

You're cold, hungry, and in the dark. Choose your actions.

DISCUSSION

[dramatispersonae]

Re: DISCUSSION

[oedipuswreck]

[immediately sneezes, wrapping his arms around himself]

Ah . . .

Re: DISCUSSION

[hushabyte]

[ well I mean of course it's blanket time again

both of them ]

We'll be all right, Shinji-san! Are you warmer? Is it warm?

Re: DISCUSSION

[oedipuswreck]

. . .

[tilts his head back to look at him and just starts to laugh]

C-Clear . . . this seems a little familiar.

Re: DISCUSSION

[hushabyte]

[ laughs a little too ]

Ah— doesn't it? I'm only glad I was able to provide this time, too!

Re: DISCUSSION

[oedipuswreck]

You can't give it all to me, though.

[shrugging off one of the blankets, tossing it over Clear's head]

Re: DISCUSSION

[hushabyte]

Eh? Why is tha— wah!

[ WHO TURNED OUT THE LIGHTS ]

Re: DISCUSSION

[oedipuswreck]

[pokes his head up under the blanket to look at him]

Should we give to other teams as much as we can?

Re: DISCUSSION

[hushabyte]

Oh, thank you for joining me.

[ ...actually kind of soothed with this over his head tho, this is fine ]

Yes! Let's spread as much warmth as possible!

Re: DISCUSSION

[oedipuswreck]

Is there anybody you want to start with? Ah, we can try to 'fetch' and 'give' each round, and 'encourage' as well . . .

Re: DISCUSSION

[hushabyte]

Heliodor!

[ AUTOMATICALLY ]

Re: DISCUSSION

[oedipuswreck]

—haha. Okay. Do we want to do both 'give' and 'encourage' for them?

Re: DISCUSSION

[hushabyte]

If it's all right, yes! Fight, Heliodor! Super-warm-up, Heliodor!

[ clenches fists!! with determination!! ]

Something like that.

Re: DISCUSSION

[oedipuswreck]

[laughs helplessly]

Okay.

Re: DISCUSSION

[hushabyte]

Okay!

Also, on the subject of fetching, Shinji-san— please leave that to me?

Re: DISCUSSION

[oedipuswreck]

[mumbles]

. . . fine.

SUBMISSION

[dramatispersonae]

Re: SUBMISSION

[oedipuswreck]

⇒FETCH a blanket
⇒GIVE stew to Heliodor
⇒ENCOURAGE Heliodor

RESULTS

[dramatispersonae]

A wave of warm feelings rolls over you from the direction of Amethyst.

You fail to fetch a blanket and wind up back at the tent instead...

You give away a bowl of stew to Heliodor. Citrine has given you a bowl of stew!

You now have two blankets, three bowls of stew, and three lanterns.

ROUND TWO

[dramatispersonae]

You're still cold, hungry, and in the dark. Choose your actions.

DISCUSSION

[dramatispersonae]

Re: DISCUSSION

[hushabyte]

[ ... shuffling back into the tent. ]

Re: DISCUSSION

[oedipuswreck]

[reaching out for him]

It's okay, it's okay!

Re: DISCUSSION

[hushabyte]

I'm very sorryyyy...

[ plunks down ]

Re: DISCUSSION

[hushabyte]

[ but then ]

Shinji-san there were beautiful white flakes everywhere!!

Re: DISCUSSION

[oedipuswreck]

. . .

[stares at him, then starts to laugh, leaning against him]

You should take me with you next time!

Re: DISCUSSION

[hushabyte]

Oh, you should absolutely see, they were—

[ suddenly flails a little ]

Um, did I make Shinji-san feel excluded?

Re: DISCUSSION

[oedipuswreck]

[shakes his head, tugging the blankets around them more firmly]

No, no. But I wouldn't mind seeing it with you.

Re: DISCUSSION

[hushabyte]

Oh, what a relief. I was thinking in terms of, "Shinji-san should stay cozy, and the cold is honestly no problem..."

[ hums slightly, cuddles up with them... over their heads again ]

But now, I'll certainly remember. Thank you!

Re: DISCUSSION

[oedipuswreck]

I know what you meant.

. . . Turquoise and, maybe, Iolite this time?

Re: DISCUSSION

[hushabyte]

Turquoise and definitely Iolite!

And then, let's go together.

Re: DISCUSSION

[oedipuswreck]

Okay!

SUBMISSION

[dramatispersonae]

Re: SUBMISSION

[oedipuswreck]

⇒FETCH a blanket
⇒GIVE stew to Iolite
⇒ENCOURAGE Turquoise

RESULTS

[dramatispersonae]

A wave of warm feelings rolls over you from the direction of Iolite.

You successfully fetch a blanket from the storehouse outside.

You give away a bowl of stew to Iolite. Heliodor and Sapphire have given you a lantern!

You now have three blankets, two bowls of stew, and four lanterns.

ROUND THREE

[dramatispersonae]

You're still cold, hungry, and in the dark. Choose your actions.

DISCUSSION

[dramatispersonae]

Re: DISCUSSION

[oedipuswreck]

[shaking snow off himself, shivering, but pleased]

The snow is nice.

Re: DISCUSSION

[hushabyte]

That was snow??

[ still spellbound, helping brush it off and holding tight though! stay warmmm ]

Re: DISCUSSION

[oedipuswreck]

Mm!

[o-okay cuddling Clear]

Let's—encourage Peridot, and give a blanket to Amethyst?

Re: DISCUSSION

[hushabyte]

That was snow...

[ HUGS ARE GREAT AND GIVE WARMTH ]

Yes!

SUBMISSION

[dramatispersonae]

Re: SUBMISSION

[oedipuswreck]

⇒FETCH a blanket
⇒GIVE blanket to Amethyst
⇒ENCOURAGE Peridot

RESULTS

[dramatispersonae]

A wave of warm feelings rolls over you from the direction of Heliodor and Sapphire.

You fail to fetch a blanket and wind up back at the tent instead...

You give away a blanket to Amethyst.

You now have two blankets, two bowls of stew, and four lanterns.

The snow dies down a little outside, and you can go to endgame.