crittersheep

LILY

[You're suddenly surrounded by shadows and howling winds, and feel a slash across your cheek--shadowy claw marks. All your powers, original, sheep, or otherwise, have been sealed off. You also find yourself shackled; shadowy tendrils keeping you in place, wrapped around your wrists and ankles.

And one of you, in the center is contained within an orb. You're free to move around, or maybe you fall asleep, as a small of amount of nightmare gas sedates you somewhat.

There is only one person allowed to move around freely--A Weed. Or if no Weed is present, one of you is released form your shackles, but chained at the throat.

A voice booms through the shadows. ]

You will tell me who deserves his Vengeance.

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... actually, Imma say "No flock", 'cause our vengeance is for the fuckin' wolves and demons.

It's the same result as the first round, but at least it's honest.

I... I agree there.

Fuck the wolves, fuck the demons. If it means another punishment, so be it.

...It is honest... Not a bad idea, ese.

Agreed. But everyone here will still pay for it.

Yeah, but that ain't on us. That's the fuckin' wolves n' demons.

You've been through this before, right? Is there a better way to minimize the damage? If we choose another trick answer, it might be worse than just choosing Lily.

Choosin' Lily has always been about minimizin' the damage.

... if ya wanna make sure our answer stays in bounds--"no flocks, but we know you assholes want a flock named even if it ain't true, so it's Lily, ya bastards".

I get bein' the one pullin' the trigger's rough, man. I really do, but it ain't you doin' the damage. And you're a decent enough guy. You'll help us out, after, right? So don't put it on yerself.

[yeah. about that. he might be fucking off for a bit.]

If I can choose, then the decision is on me. The other flocks wouldn't target Lily.

Someone else already is anyway. Don't understand continuing this self-sacrifice bullshit.

Yeah, well...

Same way you don't like pullin' the trigger here, we don't like havin' to pull it on other people.

'Specially when it's someone else dictatin' how things'll go.

Gonna be honest, it's mostly a control thing. They can tell us we haveta pick someone, 'cause friction and strife among the flocks, but that don't mean we gotta listen.

Didn't think of it that way...

Most people don't.

But when control's always taken away, ya take it back however ya can.

[speaking about being robbed of control... ]

Lethe threatened to kill me if I choose anything other than Lily.

Lethe's a hothead and I'm gonna beat 'im up for that.

[his expression merely remains dark.]

He's not a threat. But that kind of order brought me back to something I'm trying to leave.

[the organization. his father. listen or be killed. is that all he's good for? if he didn't already feel like an outcast because he's a weed, he certainly does now.

and all this shit on top of it? not helping.]