Lotus receives her makeup and charges bravely into the unknown. She's ready to mingle at first, talking kickboxing with the lively Eva, hometowns with the happy-go-lucky hafu young lady Mari, favorite colors with the adorable Ib, and hacking with the businesslike Ronove. The fun and games grind to a halt when she sees Santa again and chases him into the prop room. After their conversation gets her to cry, Lotus returns to her dressing room for a makeup revitalization and runs into recently arrived Rosa. She is particularly inclined to be comforting.
Setting up shop in the sitting area, Lotus combines bets and French fries by dropping her tablet repetitively. Ene attempts to escalate this into a costme thing but Lotus doesn't want to get up. Gorix actually takes the bet and ends up learning a lot about Earth food. Dennis as a veteran of The Newlydead Game expresses his concerns about all this tablet damaging. Rosa takes the bet and does a charming job of fry feeding. Seven appears. He needs a diet.
Jumpei plans to sleep with Lotus (not like that). Lotus later relays these plans to June. She mingles a little more, engaging Natsuhi in conversation about bread shapes and best school practices, and makes friends with Kyrie. Clover is giving out fist bumps like bookmarks. By the time Lotus is done judging the push-up contest, Snake has shown up. Lotus tosses the tablet around a little more for old time's sake, vexing Ib's friend Mary and then actually getting an entirely unironic bet from Rohan. They run to the prop room shortly before the deadline.
Midnight strikes, and the game of CR bingo ends. Lotus is proud to be the recipient of two votes, an achievement she shares with Rosa. She bears witness to the pact between Rhys and Ronove. Rohan thanks her for her cooperation; she expresses a desire to vote for him but receive her vote from someone else, and they talk more about his career as a mangaka. She talks mechanics with Kyrie and Natsuhi. When she turns in for the night in her teal bathrobe, she finds Gorix on the sci-fi set and helps him into bed, saying that she might vote for him or try to help him escape.
Lotus dresses up in a teal jumpsuit and gathers the 999 cast. They all are pretty confident about most of their votes including for one another and proceed to mention other people they want covered, such as the Ushiromiyas whom they all like. Though Jumpei, June, and Santa have all been using their given names occasionally, they agree to exclusively use codenames especially for the others, Snake and Clover and Seven and Lotus. They need to come up with an excuse for why they all know each other; Snake suggests some kind of class where they became close friends, which Lotus solidifies into "the tai chi club". Discussion about the motives of the kidnappers also occurs. Lotus later meets Eva, is relieved to hear the Ushiromiyas can all cover each other, and expresses curiosity about whether they might be able to cast repeat votes for Ib or Mary.
The existence of 41 votes is announced and results in another convention. Lotus answers questions from Rosa about American food. Dennis and Rhys have their comments on the past games. She has to clarify some things with Rohan and Zelda, though she is worried about the voting power of Niles.
The cast wakes up in the sci-fi set to the bad news that Seven has died trying to escape. Lotus memorializes his life by wearing a black widow costume and smashing a bottle of vodka. Jumpei is concerned about her hygiene and her measurements. Santa asks to get hit until he can't feel it anymore. Clover watches.
She plays hard, interrogating Zelda with truths promptly and daring Okuyasu to show his talent. Rohan is nice and prickly about the truths, then gets a ten-point dare to draw a woman. He chooses Lotus. Awww. Ronove is cooperative, and Ib gets softballed.
Eva trusts Lotus the most. Rosa is very nice. Kyrie dresses as a Kyoto maiden. Natsuhi wears pants and gets a little angry.
At midnight after the votes were distributed, another meeting occurs as the "tai chi club members" return to the sci-fi set. They have a memorial service for Seven.
In the morning Lotus wears a cute green dress. At lunchtime, Kyrie and Lotus gather the "tai chi club members" and the Ushiromiyas for a friendly lunch.
Lotus manages to make Rohan vote for herself and Kyrie vote for Rohan. Her second vote goes to Katou. Rosa makes Lotus a blue lagoon. Kyrie and Lotus talk targets. Ronove has muffins. The clown confirms that at least one voting-related death occurred in every single voting round of R1. Lotus talks volunteering with Zelda and finds that their philosophical differences run pretty deep.Goodbye.
The tattoos start off really elaborate with Lotus making Santa suffer through a big madder on his back. Lotus makes Snake guess how what he's getting is a pink Clover, and he gives her braille of her two daughters' names, one on each calf. June would like a lavender above her hip; she is going hard. Lotus aggressively assigns Jumpei a gromwell like Murasaki, though she makes it less feminine for him. Similarly, Okuyasu's "rainbow forest" tattoo omits purple altogether to preserve his masculinity. With grit and a slightly unsteady hand, he gives her an enneagram on her ribcage.
After much tsundereing on both sides, Rohan gives Lotus a seven-headed dragon on her upper back, and she gives him a tattoo of the kashiwa tree on his leg.
Asking Rosa to put a rose onto the back of her neck, she writes Rosa her real name before giving her a matching tattoo on the back of her neck of that alias the lotus flower. Kyrie receives an unfolding green crane-flower to symbolize her six-year-old daughter. Eva gets an apple blossom flower on her ankle and is kept calm by talk of her husband.
Lotus gives Mary a yellow rose tattoo to keep her warm and safe. Link gets a leaf. Zelda is in lots of pain as she gets a chrysanthemum seal.
Lotus has lunch with Rohan. They share the view that some people should go to the hotel increasing the number of survivors, but Rohan intends to "go as far as they let me go." (Lotus consciously decides at this time that she would die for him and will generally try to increase his probability of becoming a finalist.) Then there is dishing about the time Rohan almost voted for Frank. Shortly before the vote, June and Lotus discuss Zelda, Ene, and the actual expected value of computers.
Lotus was wearing a white blazer over a thin-strapped teal tank top that completely exposed her cleavage and the enneagram tattoo on her ribcage. The rips in her black jeans likewise exposed the braille dots tattooed on each of her calves. Her usual ostentatious accessories and make-up and hairpieces were present but rearranged.
Lotus wears a white Star Trek miniskirt uniform barely held together by a chunky teal belt. Ronove did not earn a vote, and Lotus decides to worry about him in hopes of earning his eternal gratitude. Lotus and Rohan are glad to not have votes but disappointed that their performance is entirely undifferentiated. Rosa gets credit for her love of enka and fashion.
The alliance meets again. Eva has a hotel pass and Santa seeks advice from Lotus about it; she recommends Sophie. Santa shows the group a ceramic weapon that someone made for him. Rosa is concerned about it, and so is Lotus, continuing to question Santa even after Kyrie has calmed Rosa down. Not Corrin but Niles made it. Lotus and Santa are sharp with each other about whether the hotel constitutes death.
A bomb knocks out Link and Zelda, each of whom had earned one vote, which the clown redistributes to Niles and Ene. Lotus tried and failed to beat them. However, Kyrie helps Lotus to set up the lite brite board. Santa supports her before anyone else. Niles gets a little sass. Rohan gives a little sass. Katou is voting for Zelda which leaves him in a difficult position. Mari cries in her arms about the fire. Lotus suggests to Jumpei that he trade votes with Okuyasu and cheer up Mari.
Lotus gets very catty towards Ene. She makes them meet later; Santa (severe content warning) is also there, and they come to the understanding that Ene will throw the competition in the fifth voting round. Lotus talks to Dee and Charlie about votes. I feel so bad about this. Lotus brings Ronove a miracle.
Upon waking up in the morning, Lotus and Santa get to have a talk. (Very serious content warning.)
Lotus acquires The Matrix as her free movie. For Mari's sake, Lotus finds Zelda when she wakes up.
As for the dating game, here are links. Acceptance as with everyone is here.
Lotus goes on a date with Simon where she makes him help her with the lite brite board, then her date with Kyrie (where she expresses bitter envy about Rhys and Dennis for some reason), and finally her date with Ronove (which is probably the one you want to read the most; warning for moderate Umineko spoilers). These might actually take place after the voting distribution.
Lotus had thrown a feminine overcoat, navy blue wool with gold buttons, over the teal-printed white T-shirt and navy blue sweatpants that she'd been wearing all day.
Lotus wore a knee-length dress of such sheer and currently unsmooth fabric that she may or may not have slept in it. At the meeting, she proposes that herself and Kyrie vote for Clover while Snake benefits from a hotel pass.
Mary has not gone on her first date. The Clown confirms some mechanics. Jumpei is having trouble coming up with something. Lotus wants something from Rhys.
Ene jumps off a diving board. Someone else sets off hotel gas in the sitcom set; while Okuyasu rescues Mari, Rosa and Kyrie get help from Lotus. (Eva gets help from Kyrie.)
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DAY 1 THREADS
Setting up shop in the sitting area, Lotus combines bets and French fries by dropping her tablet repetitively. Ene attempts to escalate this into a costme thing but Lotus doesn't want to get up. Gorix actually takes the bet and ends up learning a lot about Earth food. Dennis as a veteran of The Newlydead Game expresses his concerns about all this tablet damaging. Rosa takes the bet and does a charming job of fry feeding. Seven appears. He needs a diet.
Jumpei plans to sleep with Lotus (not like that). Lotus later relays these plans to June. She mingles a little more, engaging Natsuhi in conversation about bread shapes and best school practices, and makes friends with Kyrie. Clover is giving out fist bumps like bookmarks. By the time Lotus is done judging the push-up contest, Snake has shown up. Lotus tosses the tablet around a little more for old time's sake, vexing Ib's friend Mary and then actually getting an entirely unironic bet from Rohan. They run to the prop room shortly before the deadline.
DAY 2 PART 1 THREADS
DAY 2 CONTINUED THREADS
The existence of 41 votes is announced and results in another convention. Lotus answers questions from Rosa about American food. Dennis and Rhys have their comments on the past games. She has to clarify some things with Rohan and Zelda, though she is worried about the voting power of Niles.
DAY 3 THREADS
She plays hard, interrogating Zelda with truths promptly and daring Okuyasu to show his talent. Rohan is nice and prickly about the truths, then gets a ten-point dare to draw a woman. He chooses Lotus. Awww. Ronove is cooperative, and Ib gets softballed.
Eva trusts Lotus the most. Rosa is very nice. Kyrie dresses as a Kyoto maiden. Natsuhi wears pants and gets a little angry.
Throwaways: Nice boobs, nice body, nice word.
DAY 4 THREADS
In the morning Lotus wears a cute green dress. At lunchtime, Kyrie and Lotus gather the "tai chi club members" and the Ushiromiyas for a friendly lunch.
Lotus manages to make Rohan vote for herself and Kyrie vote for Rohan. Her second vote goes to Katou. Rosa makes Lotus a blue lagoon. Kyrie and Lotus talk targets. Ronove has muffins. The clown confirms that at least one voting-related death occurred in every single voting round of R1. Lotus talks volunteering with Zelda and finds that their philosophical differences run pretty deep. Goodbye.
DAY 5 THREADS
The tattoos start off really elaborate with Lotus making Santa suffer through a big madder on his back. Lotus makes Snake guess how what he's getting is a pink Clover, and he gives her braille of her two daughters' names, one on each calf. June would like a lavender above her hip; she is going hard. Lotus aggressively assigns Jumpei a gromwell like Murasaki, though she makes it less feminine for him. Similarly, Okuyasu's "rainbow forest" tattoo omits purple altogether to preserve his masculinity. With grit and a slightly unsteady hand, he gives her an enneagram on her ribcage.
After much tsundereing on both sides, Rohan gives Lotus a seven-headed dragon on her upper back, and she gives him a tattoo of the kashiwa tree on his leg.
Asking Rosa to put a rose onto the back of her neck, she writes Rosa her real name before giving her a matching tattoo on the back of her neck of that alias the lotus flower. Kyrie receives an unfolding green crane-flower to symbolize her six-year-old daughter. Eva gets an apple blossom flower on her ankle and is kept calm by talk of her husband.
Lotus gives Mary a yellow rose tattoo to keep her warm and safe. Link gets a leaf. Zelda is in lots of pain as she gets a chrysanthemum seal.
DAY 6 THREADS
In the morning Lotus wears an evening gown that is rather immodest given that she had to find one with natural gaps for her tattoos. The six remaining tai chi club members and three remaining Ushiromiyas meet. They're kind of bad people.
Lotus has lunch with Rohan. They share the view that some people should go to the hotel increasing the number of survivors, but Rohan intends to "go as far as they let me go." (Lotus consciously decides at this time that she would die for him and will generally try to increase his probability of becoming a finalist.) Then there is dishing about the time Rohan almost voted for Frank. Shortly before the vote, June and Lotus discuss Zelda, Ene, and the actual expected value of computers.
DAY 7 THREADS
Lotus was wearing a white blazer over a thin-strapped teal tank top that completely exposed her cleavage and the enneagram tattoo on her ribcage. The rips in her black jeans likewise exposed the braille dots tattooed on each of her calves. Her usual ostentatious accessories and make-up and hairpieces were present but rearranged.
DAY 8 THREADS
The alliance meets again. Eva has a hotel pass and Santa seeks advice from Lotus about it; she recommends Sophie. Santa shows the group a ceramic weapon that someone made for him. Rosa is concerned about it, and so is Lotus, continuing to question Santa even after Kyrie has calmed Rosa down. Not Corrin but Niles made it. Lotus and Santa are sharp with each other about whether the hotel constitutes death.
A bomb knocks out Link and Zelda, each of whom had earned one vote, which the clown redistributes to Niles and Ene. Lotus tried and failed to beat them. However, Kyrie helps Lotus to set up the lite brite board. Santa supports her before anyone else. Niles gets a little sass. Rohan gives a little sass. Katou is voting for Zelda which leaves him in a difficult position. Mari cries in her arms about the fire. Lotus suggests to Jumpei that he trade votes with Okuyasu and cheer up Mari.
Lotus gets very catty towards Ene. She makes them meet later; Santa (severe content warning) is also there, and they come to the understanding that Ene will throw the competition in the fifth voting round. Lotus talks to Dee and Charlie about votes. I feel so bad about this. Lotus brings Ronove a miracle.
DAY 9 THREADS
Lotus acquires The Matrix as her free movie. For Mari's sake, Lotus finds Zelda when she wakes up.
As for the dating game, here are links. Acceptance as with everyone is here.
Lotus goes on a date with Simon where she makes him help her with the lite brite board, then her date with Kyrie (where she expresses bitter envy about Rhys and Dennis for some reason), and finally her date with Ronove (which is probably the one you want to read the most; warning for moderate Umineko spoilers). These might actually take place after the voting distribution.
Lotus had thrown a feminine overcoat, navy blue wool with gold buttons, over the teal-printed white T-shirt and navy blue sweatpants that she'd been wearing all day.
DAY 10 PART 1 THREADS
Mary has not gone on her first date. The Clown confirms some mechanics. Jumpei is having trouble coming up with something. Lotus wants something from Rhys.
The lite brite board strikes back. Lotus tells Mary that Santa can make Niles vote for her. Lotus finds Niles. He does not say he'll vote for her.
DAY 10 CONTINUED THREADS
Link succumbs to his burns and dies. Lotus makes Simon declare a vote for Mary, and Okuyasu has been in the kitchen.
Lotus declares a vote for Clover even though Kyrie has already done so.