GAME 22 - CELESTE

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HOSTAGE

[virgitarian]

[One corner of this small cave room is separated by stalagmite bars. Your hostage is dropped into this corner by Dragon. If they have powers, they are depowered.]

((Hostages comment here so I know who you are! The hostage risks death and dismemberment. They can still speak to their team, but Dragon will act as though they are not there.))

[zuieg]

[... Welp.]

-- Hey!

[acquest]

Hey, you're the one that gets fucked if we wrong. What do you want to do, take a chance here on your death, or guarantee the worst that can happen is you minus an arm?

PICK A NUMBER

[virgitarian]

I'm thinking of a number between one and a hundred. ONE of you, try and guess it.

Re: HOW TO PLAY

[remarch]

Seventy five.

Re: HOW TO PLAY

[virgitarian]

The other team was closer. You'll have to wait for their message.

HOW TO PLAY

[virgitarian]

Today we'll be playing a simple game - one of the most simple games of all, known as the Prisoner's Dilemma, albeit slightly modified. Here's how to play:

Each team has one prisoner. I shall not acknowledge the prisoner during play.

Each team has been also matched against another. You'll be allowed to exchange a short correspondence with your opposing team. The team whose number is closer to the one I was thinking of goes first, then the other team, and then the first team again. At that point, both teams will decide whether to trust or betray one another.

Should both teams trust one another, their prisoners will each receive a burn.
Should both teams betray one another, their prisoners will each lose a limb.
A team that trusts a betrayer will lose its prisoner entirely.
But a team that betrays the trusting will not receive any punishment.

Re: HOW TO PLAY

[acquest]

[ this set up is familiar but I've got no fucking clue why ]

So basically we've got to hope we've been set up with someone fucking stupid.

Re: HOW TO PLAY

[remarch]

What happens when our prisoner runs out of limbs.

Re: HOW TO PLAY

[acquest]

It's just one choice at the end. Unless I've fucking missed something, she has enough.

Re: HOW TO PLAY

[pchaaair]

[um

so why is the option 'nope out with your team' still not an option people can actually take.]

Re: HOW TO PLAY

[counterfating]

[................. fuck!!! ]

Who would trust us -- ?

Re: HOW TO PLAY

[remarch]

[Makes a zero sign with his hand.]

We're definitely down a limb unless we roll something like Copper Rose, and we can use Shark's last order.

Re: HOW TO PLAY

[acquest]

Who says we have to fucking tell them we're Celeste?

Re: HOW TO PLAY

[pchaaair]

[... cryyyy 8(]

... Sage might? Because, Apple is here.

A MESSAGE

[virgitarian]

"Please trust us."

Re: A MESSAGE

[acquest]

What a great informative fucking message. Do we agree, ask who their fucking hostage is, tell them our hostage is someone well liked, or what?

YOUR REPLY

[virgitarian]

I'll pass along a reply of up to six words.

Re: YOUR REPLY

[acquest]

"Okay. We won't let it win!"

THE LAST MESSAGE

[virgitarian]

"We're Teal; Coco's hostage."

Re: THE LAST MESSAGE

[counterfating]

[

j


just silent for a few long moments]

Re: THE LAST MESSAGE

[remarch]

[This is going to suck.]

We should betray them.

Re: THE LAST MESSAGE

[acquest]

Verdict from Lynx: betrayal!

DECISION

[virgitarian]

Trust or betray?

Re: DECISION

[remarch]

Betrayal.