[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.))
[ grabbing it immediately with both hands, and leaning his forehead on the bars silently; his grip is strong, although there's not enough strength to make it moderately painful.
there's nothing he will say in response-- no protest, no, "it'll be alright," because it's evident. it won't be alright.
after a long moment, he manages to make out, ] I have to choose a number.
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.
[ it's not that he wants to look, but he can't look away. it had happened before—that he'd seen others be eaten—but this was an entirely different matter altogether.
too late, he shouts, knees hitting the ground— ] Shirayuki-san!
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HOSTAGE
((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.))
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...uhm.
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Shirayuki-san!
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It's like that game, again..
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...Yeah. And from the sounds of it, I'll be worse for wear after this. Sorry.
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there's nothing he will say in response-- no protest, no, "it'll be alright," because it's evident. it won't be alright.
after a long moment, he manages to make out, ] I have to choose a number.
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He won't listen to me. Even so, do you want me to help you pick?
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Yes.. please. There are a lot of numbers to choose from.
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also I guess I sent a message. ]
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Thank you.
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Please don't thank me. This might get you killed.
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[ ..eeeven if I feel like I'm the one that will have killed you. :') ]
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Kuroko. Please remember that none of this is your fault. Not yours or mine or any of the other people playing.
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I know.
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I hope he won't mind, it's a bit more filled than the last time he stayed over.
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PICK A NUMBER
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Compose a message of up to six words, and I'll pass it onto the team you're up against. Anonymously, of course.
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Very well.
THE REPLY
You have one last reply. Only four words.
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Now you must decide - trust or betray.
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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.
OUTCOME
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[ no. ]
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too late, he shouts, knees hitting the ground— ] Shirayuki-san!
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By the way.
If you ask me politely, I'll confirm which team betrayed you.
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the person who betrayed Sage. ..it might not have been Fawn. But—then, who—? ]
[ starting out softly, hoarsely, but his voice increases in volume as he speaks ]
..please... Please, Dragon-san, may I know who betrayed us?
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Thank you.
Will that be all for Sage?
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