gatonina | Audience: Ookurikara

Is that why you chose her? And Tsuru?

[ he is in fact a little bitter to be separated from them, but he won't bitch too much this time.

also i'm yelling bc dick's announcement thread brings up things i wanted to ask anyway so - ]

...How much can you tell us about the pink one? Is there a fourth team now?

Partially, yes. There are many traits I admire about both of them, actually. I understand it's unfair to separate the three of you but...it was out of my hands.

[hm?] There are only the three teams. Myself, Winter, and Shadows.

[ yea we're not gonna dwell on that too much that's too close to FEELINGS ]

You're sure about that? Because you all insisted that there would be no killing, too, and now here we are. If that one is strong enough to force your hands like they have, how do you know it won't have some way of forcing ours to play this killing game of theirs?

I think the rules should be enough to ensure the competition continues the way it should, Ookurikara. The rules have always been prewritten should an event like this happen.

Then what's the purpose of the pink one? Did you pre-write the rules to include that one mocking us?

What? No. ...the pink one came to be due to the residuals of things brought into this camp that may not have gone noticed previously. That's all.

[ hmmmm. ]

Then tell me - why pre-write the rules this way at all, if you were all going to insist on there being no killing here?

A back-up plan is better than no plan at all, Ookurikara. Once we were aware that this could potentially happen, we came up with a plan to ensure we wouldn't be floundering. We simply tried to ensure it wouldn't happen, and failed.

How is a back-up plan where we’re required to kill each other better? How is “winner takes all” better than saving everyone?

It's not, but participating in the competition is far better of a choice than not. At least this way there's time if you believe things can still be saved.

I don't understand why you'd design a game to take away everything we'd already earned.

It wasn't exactly...it's complicated, okay? That's all I can say for now.

Of course it is. It always is.

That doesn't make this a good option.

I never said it was.

[ he hates these npcs so much right now, i'm sorry. ]

You know by now what we're planning, don't you - that we intend to cut this game, and this place, into shreds.

Yeah. You act like we're going to be the ones to stop you from trying.

You are the ones who designed this game, aren't you?

[SIGH.]

No! We are not! But because of what happened with Tsurumaru, and because of the residuals brought into the camp upon your arrive, these things started. We didn't sit around writing these rules just to torture all of you.

Don't get angry with me when you've all been pushing the blame on us instead of helping.

[ huffs. ]

Let me guess: you can't say who did. Does it have something to do with the jade one?

I'm not getting angry, I'm getting tired of repeating the same information to you guys. [uuuugh.]

The jade one is their own...thing. If you see them again, maybe try to talk to them and see what they're up to.

We aren't mind readers. There's no way for us to know who's already asked what, especially when you've made this whole game rely on keeping secrets.

[ and then the whiteboard happens lmao ]

Is there any to know when they'll show up again? Or is there another way to contact them?

We've been clear about what stuff you can share. That's all. [ugh x2.]

Unfortunately they aren't like us. It's really up to whatever they feel like at the time.

Is there anything the lot of you actually can do?

Yes, but exercising some patience may be more beneficial to you right now.

Sitting around and doing nothing while people have to die for your game is not what i’d call beneficial.

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