tonight SOMEONE DIES

[sweatypalms]

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Re: DISCUSSION

[sweatypalms]

[Holy shit not.

He's not looking at Star- ignoring her completely, in fact. Instead, he's inspecting the paper-like walls, trying to find a loose corner to peel back, perhaps... they can't actually be stuck in some kinda death chamber like this, right-?]

You've gotta be fuckin' kidding me...!

[acemedium]

[Star's kicking at the paper walls already, though she knows it's futile. She's not surprised.]

That's my line!!

[Sadly, they are not kidding]

[sweatypalms]

[Yeah, these walls ain't budging.

IF ONLY HE HAD SOMETHING SHARP...

LIKE A SWORD...]

I'm not gonna just play along with this-!

[acemedium]

[You get nothing! After a minute or so, she gives up on the walls and plops down by the bottle instead, picking it up to examine it]

I knew we should have stayed home today! Those books were a bad omen!

[sweatypalms]

[While she does that, he crouches down with his back to the wall, picking at the floor idly. Still not quite looking at her.]

Yeah, well, you didn't say anything!

[So it's all her fault they're in here!!]

[acemedium]

[It is totally her fault, she maliciously trapped him in here! And now she's nefariously turning over the bottle and quill in her hands...]

Shouldn't your godly instincts have told you to sleep in today or something...?

[sweatypalms]

[SHE'S CLEARLY PLOTTING HIS DEATH AS THEY SPEAK...]

[That's what his godly instincts tell him to do every day.]

The one time I don't... If I make it outta here, I'm never waking up early again!

[acemedium]

[Seems legit!]

[Anyway, it's probably time to start calming him down. She smiles!]

That's the spirit! You'll be fine, so look forward to the extra sleeping time.

[sweatypalms]

[...Finally glancing over at her. Somehow, he doesn't seem reassured-!]

The hell're you smiling like that for? ...You know what's goin' on here, right...?

[acemedium]

[She bobs her head up and down! Internally, her stomach clenches. She knew it'd be down to something like this - "A life for a life". She'd tried explaining it to Epona, that playing ruthlessly wouldn't save Epona from suffering, but-]

Yep! Pretty sure I know at least one Echo in this creeptastic duo, too. But I mean it! You'll be fine.

[sweatypalms]

[...]

You know some kinda secret cheat-code way outta this?

[acemedium]

[Far too cheerfully:] Nope! But only one of us has to risk it.

And there's the offer, I guess.

[sweatypalms]

[--but 'he'll' definitely be okay, huh MA'AM this creepy positivity has GOTTA STOP]

You want to die?!

[acemedium]

[She grabs solid hold of the bottle and quill to keep her hands steady and non fidget-y]

No. [She really, really, really doesn't. But:]

But it'd be pretty bad news if a god died, wouldn't it? [Oh look she acknowledged (???) him!]

[sweatypalms]

[Normally he'd be delighted!! if they were anywhere but here.]

Now you're the pious type suddenly-?

What're you playing at, Star? If you don't wanna die, you shouldn't be rolling over like you already are!

[acemedium]

[Take it or leave it, pal!]

One of us has to be tribute or whatever! And I volunteer.

[sweatypalms]

[Well. It's not like HE wants to. But he at least expected a FIGHT over this, her willingness is pissing him off!]

I got that. What I don't get is why you're so eager.

[acemedium]

[SHE'S SUPER STOKED]

[In all honestly, it's just bravado, but:]

You're my teammate.

[sweatypalms]

[That's what makes it so irritating.]

So...?

[acemedium]

I want to protect you.

[sweatypalms]

If you want to die [ and she clearly said she didn't ] then go ahead and die.

But don't give me any self-sacrificial bullshit. You're not winning any points, actin' like this.

[acemedium]

It's not like that. [Immediately!]

You said you'd do anything to make it out of these games alive, didn't you? You don't want to put your life on the line for me.

But one of us has to.

[sweatypalms]

[YES, BUT.]

But you should feel the same way, y'know.

[acemedium]

If I did, we'd both die.

[...]

I don't want to die again. But I want you to live, too.

[sweatypalms]

[WHY COULDN'T HE HAVE BEEN TRAPPED with another self-serving jerk at least!! And then killed them himself, wow that would've made life a lot easier.

Just. Head in his hands and groaning...]

Offer up something good and maybe no one'll die.