GAME OVER (S██'s Palace)

[pointzeropercent]

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[beathollow]

...

( she just whacks him upside the head. )

That wouldn't have saved you! It wouldn't have saved anyone! If you could have overpowered and outsmarted all of those people, would that facility let you out? Would they let you walk free? They already manipulated even children, what makes you so sure victory would have helped?

[pointzeropercent]

Because I have what nobody else there had: hacking skills. Everything there was electronic: locks, doors, even our voting panels were done on tablets. I had a computer, and with enough time I could have torn everything down myself.

But no. He spent our time creating that useless AI to make Sara feel better!

[beathollow]

Bold of you to assume they would give you "enough time". You're so caught up on the idea that you're right that you can't see how shortsighted you're being.

[pointzeropercent]

[Okay he's picking up a chair and throwing it at Mafuyu now.

...it's a nat 1 so it does not go far, and in fact he kind of stumbles a little and looks Very Uncool doing it. But it's on brand for this noodle.]

[beathollow]

( ...

just. this face. )

[pointzeropercent]

[Just wait until his boss battle starts and he crushes all of you.]

[beathollow]

( mafuyu just sets the chair up right and then sits in it, legs and arms both crossed. )

I won't say you're wrong to be angry. I'm furious on your behalf. But you're short-sighted, callous and that may have helped you get through some trials... but it's also part of why you died. Listen to how those people talked about you.

[pointzeropercent]

People always talked about me. Do you think I didn't hear what they said when we were in school?

[beathollow]

A loner and a scheming villain are entirely different things.

[pointzeropercent]

Scheming villains force big fights on the heroes, you know. Is that what you want?

[finalmix]

[ threadjacks this and he sounds bored ]

It's not the first time we've been forced into a big fight, take a number.

[beathollow]

Wouldn't be the first time I made a man so angry he wanted to do violence.

... It could have been different, you know. Even I can see that. Maybe ruthlessness was necessary at times, but it only works when tempered properly.

FIGHT START!

[pointzeropercent]

I may not be the first, but I'll be the last. If you won't see reason, then I'll drag you down to hell!

[Suddenly the room warps. Desks, chairs, and papers go flying, and chains shoot right up out of the ground. Somehow the chains and the desks work together to make two single-desk platforms held up by the chains, balancing them in front of everyone. Teal's eyes go wide as he is snatched up by a chain and set on top of one of the platform-desks, where he has to sit on his knees because he is too wobbly to stand up. Magenta, meanwhile, is standing on top of his own desk.

The papers flying around rip to shreds and swarm in front of the two desks, making a floating paper 5 in front of each desk.

Battle: start]

[prozaic]

And in the end, it just comes down to this. [He was patient! He allowed everyone to talk them down, and yet...

They just end up fighting anyway. He usually opens a fight with a Rakukaja, but he's trying to limit the amount of magic he uses, so he's just waiting for either Sou to do something.]

[beathollow]

We won't see reason? Listen to yourself! You're the one believing your own lies!

( but, she's going to cast matarunda on magenta. enjoy your lowered attack! dick. )

[moodwrecker]

Come on, Shin! You don't need this jerk anymore!

[Which she will emphasize by casting Bufudyne on Magenta (17)]

[metagame]

Wait, Aubrey!

[No, that's not right--- they need each other...!]

[metagame]

[Atem refrains from attacking... He has a bad feeling about what will happen if they try. Magenta's still up to something.]

Odd I find myself in this situation again. One angry, yet seems strong... One afraid, yet seems weak... Well, my other self--- my partner who I once shared a name... I have to do this alone.

[He points at Magenta.]

When someone such as yourself becomes arrogant and twisted in a web of lies, he loses his heart! You think you're strong because you hurt others without a second thought... But every time you've acted, your plan fails time and time again!

[beathollow]

( mafuyu gives him a concerned glance, but... ... they have to focus. )

[pointzeropercent]

[The Bufudyne hits Magenta, but it doesn't seem to hurt as much as it would normally. Still, the number by Magenta's desk changes to 4.

Since all the others are buffs or debuffs, Magenta just laughs it off.]

I think we had this discussion about elements before, Aubrey.

[And he is casting Ice Break on the party. No more ice resistances for you!

At the same time, Teal manages to act and casts Diarama on Magenta. The number below Magenta goes back up to 5.]

[metagame]

Everyone! Before attacking further, look! The number changed after he got hit!

[What's that number have to do with it...

No good. There's still not enough information for him to figure out why... But he casts Marakukaja on Mafuyu, Joshua, and Shalem just in case. If he recalls, Shin's element is ice... and after Braphine's blessing, Shalem's element swapped to fire. He's at a disadvantage...

And though they aren't getting along... he still doesn't want him hurt.]

It reverted when Teal healed him...

[prozaic]

[Well. Sou is ice, isn't he?

And Shalem is fire, but he's trying not to use magic. This is going to be terrible.]

So you're saying that fire works. And it seems like you two need to be whittled down together, hm? [He needs to think about whether or not he wants to do this. Give him a moment to make this decision, he won't act this round.]

[moodwrecker]

What the- why did you heal him?!

[Ugh - she'll raise her own defense with a Rakukaja, then.]

[metagame]

Isn't it obvious?! They're both halves of the same whole! If one is without the other... You're dooming them to a half life!

[moodwrecker]

He was originally just nervous, meek Shin. Why would he need this lying jerk?!