[PHOENIX]

[guillotineroom]

[you open your eyes and find yourself in a conference room, of sorts. there's a large, ovular table in the middle of the room, surrounded by enough chairs to seat every person on the team. on one side of the room is a white board, equipped with white erase markers for your strategizing (or your shitposting). on the other side of the room, hanging from the wall, is a jumbo screen]

[there are no exits]

Comments

[ROUND 1]

[guillotineroom]

[on one side of said screen, you see a list of five actions, each equipped with a certain point value. On the other side, you see a list of the ten other teams playing in this game, each one highlighted in green, indicating that they are targetable. the screen is touchable, and in order to assign cards to other teams, you merely have to slide the card to the corresponding team]

[POINT BANK + CARDS + TARGETABLE TEAMS]

[guillotineroom]

POINT BANK: 10

ECHIDNA
SPHINX
CERBERUS
YATAGARASU
BUGBEAR
BASILISK
KRAKEN
TSUCHIGUMO
UNICORN

NYMPH

CARDS:

Take someone's heart (DIY) - 5
Dislocated limb - 2
Forget a memory - 3
Murder (DIY) - 5
Faint/swoon suddenly - 1

R1 TURN IN

[gunmettle]

Dislocated limb (2) 🠊 SPHINX
Faint/swoon suddenly (1) 🠊 UNICORN

RESULTS

[guillotineroom]

[once your choices are made, the menu screen vanishes, changing to a cute loading screen of an eldritch horror with many tentacles waving at you while tiny little hearts hover around its. . . head? the top of its. . . body? Whatever]

[and then, the results of your round are displayed]

POINT BANK: 11

PUNISHMENTS:

1) Compulsion to tie up/restrain a teammate
2) Lost voice

[please comment here with whomever is taking the punishments, to be decided OOCly!]

Re: RESULTS

[mountanoffensive]

Horse is here to communicate via neighs only.

[DISCUSSION]

[guillotineroom]

[remember you must play at least one card per round]

Re: [DISCUSSION]

[mountanoffensive]

... Does anyone else find it weird that Echidna is a choice this time?

[gunmettle]

Guess we got a couple of options that aren't half bad.

[ That murder card tho. WHY DID PHOENIX GET THE HIGH VALUE AWFUL CARDS ]

How are we thinkin' we wanna play this?

[retroductions]

Is it safe to assume our goal should be to limit damage, rather than accrue points?

[gunmettle]

Our lowest two cards aren't too bad, and three points is kinda our baseline goal. Just comes down to where we wanna play 'em. Unicorn is fine by me, for one of 'em.

What about the other? Anyone you know particularly good a puttin' limbs back in their sockets?

[ROUND 2]

[guillotineroom]

[guillotineroom]

POINT BANK: 11

ECHIDNA
CERBERUS
YATAGARASU
BUGBEAR
BASILISK
KRAKEN
TSUCHIGUMO

NYMPH
SPHINX
UNICORN

CARDS:

Take someone's heart (DIY) - 5
Forget a memory - 3
Murder (DIY) - 5
Shock collar - 3
Burn somewhere on your body - 3

[gunmettle]

We will spend 3 points for a new hand!

[retroductions]

[This new set of cards, though.]

This hand is still rather... unkind, isn't it.

TURN-IN

[freearcadia]

Cerberus will get the "Non-lethal Stab wound" card.

[RESULTS]

[guillotineroom]

[once your choices are made, the menu screen– glitches. you hear a high-pitched, eldritchy noise ringing in your head. . . something sharp enough to give you a headache, to blur your vision for a brief moment. it fades away just in time for the screen to right itself again]

[and then, the results of your round are displayed, with the text somewhat corrupted]

POINT BANK: - 5

PUNISHMENTS:

1) F̷o̴r̷c̶e̷d̴ ̶o̸b̴e̴d̶i̸e̶n̴c̷e̴
2) A̸ ̶s̵t̸o̴l̵e̸n̸ ̴h̶e̸a̷r̶t̵
3) S̴l̶o̵w̸ ̷p̷e̶t̶r̸i̸f̶i̵c̸a̸t̴i̶o̸n̶

[please comment here with whomever is taking the punishments, to be decided OOCly!]

[totalmisplay]

See? That shook out pretty well. Now we can afford to reroll our hand.

[gunmettle]

Glad it did. We got nothin' good outa those new cards.

[briarliar]

I hope Sphinx and Unicorn will understand we were only trying to keep from doing something worse.

[freearcadia]

[Upon seeing the new cards]

Not great... least it won't kill anyone or or steal their heart.

[His lips pursed into a frown]

[briarliar]

[ like that one family member who overpacks for an afternoon outing, Yor arrives with with her arms full, including: her med kit, a Yahtzee box, some cardstock and markers, and a tote full of knitting yarn and scrunchies. she sets them aside with a satisfied smile. ]

There. Now we can make things a little more comfortable...

[freearcadia]

[He picks up a ball of yarn, tossing it between his hand absentmindedly]

Thanks.

[retroductions]

[Ah, a med kit! He offers to take it from her to free up her arms somewhat.]

Practical thinking, though one would hope not to need it, of course.

[mountanoffensive]

[Eyes light up when she sees the markers and cardstock!]

[DISQUALIFIED]

[guillotineroom]

[the ringing in your head returns shortly after the punishments are doled out, only. . . it's louder this time. louder, sharper, more painful, and you can't make it stop, it won't go away, it won't leave it's there it's there it's there and it's driving you insane and–]

[you hear a voice. masculine, commanding, but full of a tough kind of. . . love?]

You. . . you may become my children, too. . .

[. . . the ringing fades. when it does, you feel pretty normal! except–]

[you love Typhon, right? not your possession– you. with all of your heart. Typhon was only doing what he thought was best for his family, and if you obey him– if you revere him– you can be a part of that family, too. you want to be a part of that family. you will do anything to be a part of that family]

[your TWEAT is being brainwashed by Typhon! oh no! Your character will be normal EXCEPT when it comes to anything Typhon. . . they will talk about how sympathetic they are for him, about how they wish to be a part of his family, and if anyone disagrees– well. Typhon doesn't appreciate those who go against his word, do they? perhaps. . . they need to be taught a (very violent) lesson?]