GAME OVER (S██'s Palace)

[pointzeropercent]

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[speedingticket]

[ Oh no. Oh no. The pieces are coming together and this isn't good.

If Rutile has any control over the reflection, he'll try to touch the collar. If not, he'll lean forward to see if he can see anything significant on it. ]

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[When Rutile reaches up, the reflection reaches up, touching the collar. If Rutile leans in close, he will see that it is primarily made of wires, with a small grey box with a display screen at one spot in the front.]

[speedingticket]

[ What does the display screen show? ]

[pointzeropercent]

[Nothing at the moment. It is blank.]

[speedingticket]

[ ...Hm. Okay. Making a mental note of this and hopefully before the closet woman shows up, he turns to the rest and says finally: ]

I think we'll need a key to get out. Please look for one if you can.

[prozaic]

[Wanders here with a key in hand.]

Let's see if this one works, hm?

[speedingticket]

Oh, you've got it! [ Rutile smiles and claps his hands together! ]

Please do! Thank you, Shalem.

[prozaic]

[He gives Rutile a nod, ignoring the closet woman and the commotion around her go give the key a try!]

[pointzeropercent]

[The key goes into the lock! With one turn, the door is now unlocked!

He might want to listen to this before leaving though.]

[prozaic]

[So basically: be wary of everyone. Of course. Ugh.

He swings the door open.]

Everyone, it's time to go.

Room of Panic

[pointzeropercent]

[It's time to move forward.

Down the hall the group walks, down and down, until they reach the end of the next doorway. And once they step through, they will find a group of people. Some of them look terrified, others confused. But there is one uniting factor among all of them: they all have the same collar on that 'Sou' has been wearing since the day he arrived in Nekiya.

What will you do?]

[emptyself]

[ well soujuurou is not doing much here other than sticking to the wall and being a bit of a wallflower. ]

[speedingticket]

[ man standing with soujuurou by the wall... ]

[emptyself]

We should probably try talking to them. They're just as scared and confused as we are.

[ although he knows very well not to poke a scared animal.... ]

[destage]

[baseball slides in six hours late with starbucks--

Anyway uh. Sayaka is taking a look at this group of people and analyzing them briefly. She's not sure if it's an entirely good idea to approach, but are they getting violent with each other...?]

...What do you guys think we should do?

[Sayaka will look to the group, briefly.]

[beathollow]

Maizono...

This is Sou Hiyori's palace. ... He's been using a false name, and agreed to a very unfair contract to something or someone called "Asunaro" for a chance to meet his long lost sister. I think... this is the death game that resulted for it...

We also have to vote on major decisions as a group.

We only just got to this area, so... let's find out what's happening first.

[destage]

[The catch-up is definitely appreciated...]

That sounds like a plan. I imagine we'll need to be cautious with these people, if that's the case. I'm not sure how this is going to be in comparison to...

[...Sayaka pauses really quick and elects to not elaborate right now, maybe later, she's already murdergame 101'd and this seems like a whole different genre--]

...Sou-kun really has dealt with a lot, hasn't he. I really hope we can get him out of this...

[emptyself]

I think we should go talk to them but...

[ he hums, looking somewhat troubled. ]

In Sou's memories... this death game gets, well, a little heated. I wouldn't even know where to start.

[destage]

[Sayaka looks to Soujuurou, giving him a small smile before looking back to that group of people.]

Maybe we can find someone among them who's agreeable? I don't know if it's going to be worrying that it looks like we're all outside of the game while they're in it, though. I can't imagine they'd take that well.

[Sayaka's not surprised to hear any of this, really, but good lord.]

I'd ask if there's a way to work around them but--

[Looks like Mafuyu is going to break the ice, at least.]

...I'm sure we'll do our best. We always find a way, right?

[beathollow]

( are they talking about anything? looking at anything? )

[pointzeropercent]

[They're mostly talking about how freaking weird this whole situation is, or looking traumatized. The girl with a bucket on her head in particular looks like she Saw Some Shit.

There is an opening to talk if anyone wants to.]

[emptyself]

[ steeling himself, soujuurou goes to the group of people, timidly speaking up to someone. ]

Um... hello.

[pointzeropercent]

[Soujuurou has found a traumatized girl, who is just standing there shaking.

There is Another girl nearby too, watching over her. She is the one who speaks to Soujuurou.]

I was hoping to get introductions done, but with the way some of us are it might not be possible right now.

[speedingticket]

[ Rutile steps forward at last, gaze sweeping the group. ]

Everyone has the same collar. [ He gingerly touches his neck, even though he knows it's not actually on his own person. ] Does anyone know what it does yet?

[pointzeropercent]

[A tall man is the one who responds to Rutile.]

Not a clue, but it can't mean anything good. In the movies these are usually bombs, right?