6 999s + 3 Ushiromiyas (TNDG Day 6)

[keybroad]

((CONTENT WARNING: Extremely dubious and detailed discussion of teenager's assisted suicide in the Help A Robot thread??? There is also a lot of yelling in some of the other threads that has dubious properties due to domestic context IT'S BEEN A MONTH SINCE THIS LOG AND I WASN'T IN ALL THE THREADS SO PEOPLE PLEASE HELP ME IF THERE ARE CONTENT WARNINGS I AM NOT INCLUDING...))

[It is the morning after the tattoo game and the ominous vote distribution. Breakfast of milkshakes and whatever else people brought is set out on a conference table in the sci-fi set. Through the doorways, from the room where these people all sleep, there is a faint smoke from the candle at the shrine for Seven, a counter with a portrait, water, and fruit.

Lotus lifts her eyebrows once everyone is there.]

Hip hip hooray, let's face the day.

Comments

[golden_dream]

Your body language... and that look on your face.

[jinglebros]

Okay, let's start over, try this again. How about that?

[golden_dream]

...Yes.

I mean... I really think we need to have lines. Maybe the letter isn't the best way of doing it... but aren't you forgetting Frank Reynolds basically killed that poor kid?

How old do you suppose he was? Sixteen? Seventeen?

[jinglebros]

I'm not forgetting it. I don't forget anything, and I'm not saying I condone his actions. I'm saying

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I'm not forgetting it. I don't forget anything, and I'm not saying I condone his actions. I'm saying <i.this particular</i> mode of action is too risky.

[golden_dream]

All right... then what should we do? Just leave it be?

[jinglebros]

Of course not! But just because a little kid got thrown to the wolves doesn't mean we have to throw ourselves too.

[golden_dream]

...Who's voting for you this round?

[jinglebros]

What do you care?

[golden_dream]

Come on.

[jinglebros]

I'm not telling until you tell me why you want to know.

[ he's bristling and suspicious. ]

[golden_dream]

...Fine.

Because I think we have enough between us we wouldn't have to worry about that. It's just one vote to stay alive, after all.

Look, it is a risk, but I don't see how it specifically applies to only you...

[jinglebros]

I never said it was only me. Are you not listening to anything Junpei is saying?

[golden_dream]

[it is hard to take Junpei seriously]

You and Junpei both, then.

[jinglebros]

I know it's hard to pay attention to him, but you've got to try. He's actually saying shit that makes sense for once.

[golden_dream]

All right, you know what? This wasn't even my idea, so just back off!

[jinglebros]

Maybe not, but you're the one arguing so hard for it!

[keybroad]

That's right, it was my idea - I think Rosa and Santa have both gotten out good arguments for and against, thank you both, I'm sorry this is getting us all so worked up.

[jinglebros]

Sure, okay.

[golden_dream]

I am... not!

[pause]

...That's right. I didn't say 'we needed a letter', I said 'we need lines' and 'do you have a better idea?' That's all I said!

[jinglebros]

Okay, fine. Fine. Sorry. Is that what you want to hear? Sorry!

[golden_dream]

I'll settle for just... take a deep breath, all right?! No one has even done anything, yet.

[jinglebros]

[ Deep breath in, count to ten, long breath out. ]

Okay.