[gm card room - lily]

[crittersheep]

[You find yourselves seated around a table in the middle of a small room. You can’t really perceive any walls, just heavy black velvet curtains on all sides. If you push them aside looking for a way out, you just keep finding more curtains behind them.

There is a crystal ball in the middle of the table and a spread of six large cards arranged around it, currently facedown. Their backs are a plain matte black.

You are aware that powers are all off for card rounds but will be on for the punishment round. You have whatever items are normally on your person.]

Comments

ROUND 1

[crittersheep]

This round runs Friday Jul 19 5 PM PST-9 PM PST, with your answers due by 9 PM PST. Results will be up by the next morning before Card Round 2 begins.

[hand]

[crittersheep]

The demon’s voice issues from the crystal ball, and the names of your three potential targets glimmer into existence inside it. You know it’s time to flip your cards and see what you’ve got to play.

Begin.

Your current point bank is: 20 points.

The teams for you to punish this round are PEONY, DAFFODIL, ROSE

Your six-card hand is as follows:



(While the subject matter is clearly gruesome, all card images are heavily stylized cartoons, in blacks and whites.)

[discussion]

[crittersheep]

Re: [discussion]

[mykidisthebest]

[looks slightly nauseous as he eyes the cards]

I guess that's another Weed we don't need to bother with again. Well, any preferences? If we have the option, it would be nice to void something for Peony. But otherwise I don't have strong opinions.

Re: [discussion]

[audacity]

Yeah, I agree on the voiding.

Re: [discussion]

[mykidisthebest]

[nods]

I'd rather do it right away than risk us not having enough points to do it in the second round.

As for the cards...well, if we assume that the lowest value cards are also the least dangerous, I'd prefer to play those.

Re: [discussion]

[audacity]

Gods, I didn't think of that. Yeah, let's do that first.

Same. Think that's a safe assumption, since they affect fewer people.

Re: [discussion]

[mykidisthebest]

It's unpleasant to consider, but there's also a possibility that we can ask for volunteers if it's just one person instead of the whole group. There's only three to choose from, though...so it's mostly a matter of figuring out which two to play.

Re: [discussion]

[audacity]

[ nods at the idea of volunteers, takes a second, then, ]

Ananke says whatever's less likely to be physical would be better for Rose. And then...

Can I say, for the record, that I hate these choices?

Re: [discussion]

[mykidisthebest]

You can say it as much as you want to or need to. I've got a few choice words for that Weed once this is all done with.

Nothing we pick is going to be good. But minimizing the damage counts for something.

Re: [discussion]

[spinebuddyandme]

[ hand over his face already ]

Azdaja's the most afraid of physical damage. Which ones do you think are most likely mental stuff?

Re: [discussion]

[mykidisthebest]

[BIG MOOD. puts a hand on his shoulder and gives it a squeeze]

If we're just guessing, the beholding card sounds like a hallucination, the smothering sounds physical, and the heart-twisting curse sounds emotional or physical. That's if we're just looking at the single target items, though.

Re: [discussion]

[spinebuddyandme]

[ dares another glance at the cards, frowning a little more thoughtfully ]

You don't think it's losing an eye? A hallucination does make more sense with the name. I don't really get what the heart twisting one could be if it's physical though. It's a low point, and they wouldn't really make us...physically mess with someone's heart for that, would they?

Re: [discussion]

[mykidisthebest]

[runs a hand through his hair and glares at the cards like their little pictures will reveal their secrets]

I don't think losing an eye would be this low on the points scale. That's just the general impression I have of demons, though. If the heart one was worth more points, I would suspect it of being something...more physical. A stab through the heart isn't that bad if you can immediately heal it afterwards. But, again, if it's for low points, then I'm hoping it means that it's some kind of emotional punishment. We have had those before.

Re: [discussion]

[spinebuddyandme]

[ nodding along with the last part of that ]

Something emotional made the most sense to me too. But I guess...if both the eye and heart cards could be something mental, then maybe we should pick those over the smothering one. I... I don't want to make any of us do that one.

Re: [discussion]

[audacity]

[ FURIOUS which mostly manifests as looking over the cards fairly calmly atm ]

Two cards, right? Sounds like it's gotta be Daffodil and Rose.

[ WE'RE OBVIOUSLY NOT HITTING PEONY ]

Re: [discussion]

[spinebuddyandme]

[ He tries to think of an objection for a good twenty seconds before giving up ]

... Physical damage scares Azdaja the most. Maybe...maybe the heart-twisting card? Or the hysteria one. Those sound like they could be mental junk, right?

Re: [discussion]

[audacity]

[ honestly would've been sincerely glad if ananke had been able to come up with a better strategy ]

Let's try sticking to the lower points cards. [ then, considering, ] The beholding one doesn't sound mental to you?

Re: [discussion]

[spinebuddyandme]

[ Glances uneasily at it ]

It could be losing an eye.

Re: [discussion]

[audacity]

[ give him like. about five seconds with that thought. fuckin breathes out, gods ]

Higher points cards are more likely to hit her, though. Since they affect more people, right?

Re: [discussion]

[spinebuddyandme]

Yeah...and I don't really want to hit any people. Even on Rose. The less we can do, the better.

Re: [discussion]

[spinebuddyandme]

[ Glancing between the cards and the crystal ball of teams, looking more nauseous by the second ]

What the fuck.

[turn in]

[crittersheep]

Re: [turn in]

[audacity]

The Beholding will be used on Daffodil.
The Heart-Twisting Curse will be used on Rose.
Void card will purchased for Peony.

Re: [turn in]

[crittersheep]

Thank you, Lily.

[a deck of ordinary cards, a pitcher of blue Kool-aid, and some mugs appear on the table, for them to occupy themslves with until next round.]