Game 2, Day 3

[kentucky_mcgiygas]

[ Did everybody sleep well? At promptly 6 AM, or at least what the tablets proclaim to be 6 AM, Ronald bursts in with the morning announcements. ]

Good morning, kids! Today we have a fantastic new game for you to play, and we think you'll have a lot of fun! It's fun, it's a classic, iiiiiiiiit's



[ The feed switches off, but only for a second before flicking back on so Ronald can add: ]

Oh, by the way, Seven died trying to escape.

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[refusedtoleave]

[They have everything in here. She should have looked sooner, they even have cute dresses like she'd get Jessica when she was younger...

Here they are! What trouser size would she be? She'll just grab multiples and a shirt.

After about an hour she turns up again. Wearing plain black trousers and a white shirt... And awkwardly fidgeting.]

I-Is this suitable?

[keybroad]

Oh my god... you look like a waitress!

[clapping so hard she rattles her bangles]

Good work, Natsuhi!

[refusedtoleave]

...It doesn't look strange? It feels strange.

[Frowning, you're not making fun of her are you?]

[keybroad]

Well, some people would say that's part of the charm... I don't want to be that cruel. It's more like - the clothes themselves are perfectly suitable, to get that out there first of all. Then you take into account your face, which is pretty but in a different style. So it gives this overall impression that "Natsuhi is doing her best!"

[refusedtoleave]

What? What does that even mean?

[keybroad]

I guess it means - it's better that you are working hard, because if you weren't, this wouldn't be much of a dare.

[refusedtoleave]

That's true. I think I'm doing better than last time though.

[keybroad]

That's the spirit! You just have to put yourself out there and at least try.

[refusedtoleave]

I will! I can't fall behind. I just hope no one asks anything too embarrassing.

You've been speaking to Rosa haven't you? Do you know why she's dared me to let Kyrie ask me a truth? She was really insistent...

[keybroad]

Uhhhhh... that's a good question. I can't remember anything she said about it specifically... Eva comes up more than either you or Kyrie, honestly. [Lightly:] Sometimes I almost get the feeling you like me more than you like each other!

But I also know that... things were really different for her being the youngest, right? Maybe now that you're on an even playing field, she wants a chance to play pranks like the ones that she used to fall for.

[refusedtoleave]

I don't like that she's being so insistent about it. I was hoping she'd tell someone so I knew what to expect, but if it's a joke between the three of them... [Thanks guys!]

Yes, I remember seeing her grow up. You really think it could be that? Why- Nevermind, I know why it's me... [She just sighs.]

[keybroad]

[Blankly:] Well, yeah. Eva might literally hit her.

[refusedtoleave]

No. She wouldn't, not here, not with the votes. Besides Eva would rather use words...

[keybroad]

[Briefly Lotus looks appalled that Eva would not hit Rosa here. ...but with the votes, she shouldn't say anything either.]

Maybe I should be afraid of when Eva gets around to asking Rosa a truth...

[refusedtoleave]

I wouldn't be. Eva probably knows what Rosa's answer would be to anything she could ask, or have an idea.

Granted, hearing it directly is different to thinking it.

[keybroad]

There has to be some difference to people saying it directly... otherwise we'd be hopped up on truth serum during this game. You might want that feeling of making someone decide to play by your rules.

[refusedtoleave]

That wouldn't be as interesting. Would it? [It's spat out]

They want us take part in this for entertainment. We aren't being made to tell the truth now, but I bet they'd reveal it if anyone did. Either by announcing what they lied about or just telling us they lied about something.

[keybroad]

Telling us just that there was some lie seems more their style. The same way they don't announce the exact votes. They like us scrambling around all paranoid of each other.

[refusedtoleave]

Exactly. [Nod nod, it feels good to be understood for a change.]

For example, someone asks a ridiculous question, you lie because it's stupid. Then someone else asks a cruel one, you answer truthfully. But they announce that you lied at least once, so all your answers will be doubted.

[keybroad]

Yeah, it would be rough to get asked "has someone ever died in front of you", and you say no because you don't want to relive the awful memory of just your grandma on life support or something.

[refusedtoleave]

[The cringe says it all.]

Not only that, we don't know how specific they'll be. Like if someone asks 'have you ever hurt someone' and it turns out stepping on their foot counts...

It's why I've been trying to stick to dares. I'd rather that, then have something misinterpreted so badly.

[keybroad]

[Stare... she feels bad for Natsuhi, but she's also wondering just how this woman came to so greatly fear being misunderstood.]

You're pretty plucky to be trying any of them. Do you want another dare?

[refusedtoleave]

I think it might be a bit late for that. But I do need the points if I can finish it on time.

Rosa said truths are quicker, if you want to try that? As long as you don't ask something idiotic.

[Not like she's getting points for it anyway now.]

YEAH... YEAH

[keybroad]

Okay, something innocent just to pass the time... What was your major in college?

[refusedtoleave]

Why would I have one? There's no need