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[edgeofjustice]

Comments

[ganbareist]

I keep missing the Sea Witch's games. But Hook is pretty egotistical, and he wants treasure.

If they want to murder half of us they're going to get their way. If they just want a choice, that's our way out. If they want something creative, like Lion...

[edgeofjustice]

I know plenty of guys like Hook. Watching people squirm gets them off—I doubt he's gonna be impressed by us being cute. He'll want something good.

[ganbareist]

So what's "good" to Hook...

[edgeofjustice]

It's not like we have a lot of treasure.

Well, I guess I have a lot of those colorful necklaces.

[ganbareist]

[hff]

I've got mine, but I think I'd rather just stomach the revival.

[edgeofjustice]

Hm...

[getting up to look around.

What's even in this cell?]

[ganbareist]

[I am gonna check the stability of these bars]

[edgeofjustice]

[DP journal says we're fucked]

Damn.

This is hard, when every alternative is actually more annoying than dying.

[ganbareist]

No getting out at all...

We could always just ask what they're interested in. Maybe if we ask why this is their type of game they'll answer.

[edgeofjustice]

"Hey Personae, which do you like better: just screwing with people or killing people?"

[ganbareist]

Why not?

[edgeofjustice]

You ask, I don't have a great track record for talking to Personae.

[ganbareist]

Well, alright.

Captain? Sea Witch? Are you there?

We wanted to ask what it is that you want us to get out of this. Amd maybe what you get out of this? Or is that telling?

[dramatispersonae]

We're getting power to drive back the Darkness, of course.

[edgeofjustice]

That aside—you run games to your taste, right? What is it about this game that appeals to you?

[ganbareist]

... Guess that's telling.

[edgeofjustice]

Damn.

Offering to help find them a better hobby is probably out.

[ganbareist]

If it's really power they want, then it has to generate enough.

Effort, [touches his chest] from here. That's what Mal told me once.

[edgeofjustice]

From... the heart?

[ganbareist]

Yep.

And neither of us has anything we can really offer that compares... at least, not worth avoiding a sacrifice here.

... We could always offer a fantastic battle. A long, bloody duel.

[edgeofjustice]

I thought about it. But someone else probably has too.

[ganbareist]

I bet we could take it further, if it's you and me. If we really went all out.

[kinda... pauses...]


... Or maybe they'd like "torture" better.

[edgeofjustice]

[Eyebrow]

One of us torture the other?

[ganbareist]

A fight to the edge of death where the intent is to mess the other up as much as possible... we could generate a lot of power there.

Whatever other people might be offering... this is our best way to do it, isn't it?

And for backup, so the choice is made, do you mind if I take the honors?

[edgeofjustice]

No. As long as I can be the one to do it.