GAME OVER (S██'s Palace)

[pointzeropercent]

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[beathollow]

Yes. But have you? I'm not so sure.

[pointzeropercent]

Guess you'll find out.

[Aaaaand he's gone.]

[beathollow]

...



Atem, I kind of wanna smack him.

( since he's the one she's kinda leaning on for this mess of a palace. )

[metagame]

We have to find the 'real' Shin first.

[Probably a good idea they start calling him that now...]

[beathollow]

Mmm. ...

We have to get through to him.

[metagame]

Let's start by calling him by his true name.

[beathollow]

( she nods. she already kind of was, only acknowledging the other name to fill sayaka in. )

... Thank you, also, for supporting me, Atem.

[metagame]

It's nothing you wouldn't have also done for me.

[He looks at their little group.]

I'm curious what'll happen to this game if we tie again. I want to try, but I don't know if I can get everyone on board.

[beathollow]

It... might be a bad idea, if he was telling the truth just now. And if you take the role of ringleader in an experiment like that, it may fall on you.

( ... please don't make her watch that, atem. )

[metagame]

It is a risk...

[He measures his next words carefully.]

But the rules of this Shadow Game are that the majority vote wins. So far it seems scripted, yet our tie caused a new outcome... that red-Shin appeared and spoke with us. So if we tie with the minority again or... everyone abstains...

If everyone abstains...

[He repeats to himself. Just some quick thinking outloud.]

[beathollow]

...

( she's got a bad feeling about this train of thought. )

[prozaic]

[Listening to this conversation and saying nothing... but he's definitely radiating disapproval.

What is a true name? The one someone was born with, or the one they say it their true name? One of many issues he has with this entire leg of the voting process.]