[ limelight ] Mr. Duty Game | Swift & Phoenix

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[shadowgraphics]

[. . .]

Something significant, then.

[restitui]

... Remember the thing I said before about immortal legends? Even if something happens, you will come back.

[ a beat ]


That's not me saying you shouldn't think of it like that. You always should. But it is me saying, don't feel like you need to give up something more than you can.

[shadowgraphics]

[considers that for a moment]

It seems like it'll be troublesome no matter which way we decide.

What do you want to do?

[restitui]

It is. These kind of ones are.




... I don't want either of us to consider the seven point option. Whatever permanence is - that's not worth it. And it does say we just need to make the sacrifice to survive. We don't have to go high.

[shadowgraphics]

I'd rather neither of us go that far, either. It isn't necessary.

[nods a little] We should figure out something that will be enough, then. Something significant enough, but not so much that we're making it too hard on us.

[restitui]

[ he nods, partly relieved. ]

I should be able to come up with something. But will you be okay? I know it's going to be harder for you.

[shadowgraphics]

[shrugs a little]

I'm sure I can think up something.

[restitui]

Then... Do you want to talk it out or do you just want to put something in?

[shadowgraphics]

[tilts his head]

Do you know what you want to give up?

[restitui]

[ nods. ]

A sense or a skill maybe?

[shadowgraphics]

Mm . . . either of those seem like the best option.

[restitui]

Yeah, it'll probably be a skill or I'll definitely get yelled at later.

Which means, what are you thinking?

[shadowgraphics]

Don't give something up that will get you yelled at, then.

Probably a skill. Something like my athleticism, maybe. It's all I know I have for sure.

[restitui]

You have way more than that and we'll figure out what that is. Promise.

[ getting up to go to the screen ]


... Sorry, in advance if this somehow goes bad. We don't get a lot of choice.

[shadowgraphics]

You don't need to promise that, I believe you. I have what I've been told, but . . . that one is significant enough that it would have some worth.

[tilts his head]

. . . if it goes bad, then it goes bad. It won't be your fault.

[restitui]

I want to, because I know what it's like. Unless you'd prefer I didn't?

[ He pauses to type in his name: Fail, Fail, Success. ]


... I know that, too. If something goes bad they didn't play by their own already bullshit rules.

[shadowgraphics]

. . . I don't mind if you do.

Do they usually stick to their rules, at least?

[restitui]

Most of the time. I'm not sure which Producer is to know if we should be worried about them not. Since the rules promote low numbers most likely, they'll stick to their criteria.

[ which means they should live, at least.... ]


[ this one gets a success out the gate: unholy disorder, inputed ]

[shadowgraphics]

Mm . . . at least, they don't really have a reason not to. All they've done is set the guidelines; how good or bad it goes has been left entirely up to us.

[restitui]

... sometimes losing Families get punished on top of whatever decision they make.

[ said warily as he types in his answer.


two more fails that earn a deep sigh and then a success. point value: 1. Sacrifice (poorly worded): the desire to help strangers. ]

[shadowgraphics]

Isn't losing on its own enough?

[restitui]

You'd think, but they love their drama around here.

[ said as he steps away from the screen. ]

Your turn.

[shadowgraphics]

That is the impression I'm getting.

[stepping up to the screen to start inputting stuff.

Fails the first captcha] . . . annoying.

[restitui]

Yeah.

Someone thought they were cool and unique and that we needed another challenge with turn-in.

[shadowgraphics]

Or they wanted to stop people from giving things up right away.

[fails . . . fails . . . fails . . .

His eyebrow starts twitching]

[restitui]

[ hm ]

Or give other people a chance to stop them.


[ watching like dude..... are you struggling. ]

[shadowgraphics]

That too.

[fails one more time before he finally gets it]

What a pain in the ass.

[restitui]

[ whoops my response didn't send yesterday I'M SORRY ]

[ watching... ]

Yeah, they're finding new special ways to make it awful.

[shadowgraphics]

[gets through the next couple with only a single fail, then submits his (athleticism) and steps back]

What's the point? What do they get out of it?

[restitui]

One of them made us go through a very real version of kiss, marry, kill under the pretense of he was bored.


So.

[shadowgraphics]

. . . so they get entertainment.

[restitui]

. . . yeah. There's a lot of them who don't choose it in this way and I think the performances are necessary for what's trying to be achieved here, but the why is like. Theories.

[shadowgraphics]

. . . tell me the theories after we're done here.

[restitui]

Okay. For the record, they're probably not hits.

[ there's so much information going on here at all times. he moves to sit down in a seat and tries - ]

Now we wait. They like that taking a while, too.

[shadowgraphics]

I still want to know.

[unfortunately, he wants to know everyone. He takes a seat across from him]

Great.

[restitui]

Yep.

Most of the time we usually play games or something, but I'll leave that up to you.

[shadowgraphics]

Me?

. . . what kind of games?

[restitui]

In a place like this...? 20 questions or truth or dare or something along those lines I guess.

[shadowgraphics]

. . . I don't know if I would be any good at those, but if you want to play . . .

[restitui]

It's less about being good and not staring at a wall thinking about our fate.

[shadowgraphics]

Ah. That's fair.

Twenty questions is fine.

[restitui]

[ hmmm ]


That one might be too difficult. What about two truths and a lie?

[shadowgraphics]

Sure. I think I can manage that one.

[restitui]

Okay. Do you wake to go float or should I?