newlydead r2 - day 11 - 3 999s and 3 ushiromiyas

[jinglebros]

[ Santa drags them all into the scifi set, the usual placement for meetings. It's empty due to everyone else wandering around the more common areas while playing the truth serum game. He stands by the door, keeping a lookout for any passerbyers, glancing between inside and out frequently. ]

Alright. We've got a few matters of business to handle here. Is everyone fucking ready?

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MEMORIALS?

[jinglebros]

So I guess they're not exactly dead, but we should do a tribute to Lotus and Clover anyway. Snake's off the fucking table, we're not doing shit for him. If you feel so inspired, do it on your own time.

MEMBERS OF THE GROUP?

[jinglebros]

[ He dumps some folded pieces of paper on the meeting table, along with crayons he managed to dig out of the prop room. ]

Look. We're not going to survive with what little we have. We're going to get cut down in numbers even more, especially if we have another Snake in our midst. I think we should recruit at least one more person to round us out. Let's discuss it, talk about it, then vote on it with these papers. Feel free to write 'none' or 'fuck you' when we get to that, but I think we should at least discuss it.

[unexpectedboner]

Why add more people? Keeping this many people in line didn't even work.

[jinglebros]

Because those people were people forced together through convenience. This would be people put together by choice. We can actually capitalize on shit like skills.

[unexpectedboner]

I don't really see the difference, but whatever. Who are you proposing, Corrin? Belly button guy?

[jinglebros]

I'm not Lotus, I don't have enough belief in Rohan to propose him. But you know what, we could use someone like Corrin. He can teach us how to defend ourselves. Who's done that yet? Nobody, that's who.

I've got other ideas, but since you brought those two up, that's who I'm addressing.

[meatitfeedson]

Rhys actually just approached me about whether we could be allies. Considering he won last time, he might be useful.

[jinglebros]

I'm not against that. But we might want to see him as your ally before we see him as an ally to all of us. Test him out, you know?

[meatitfeedson]

I thought as much - he seems reliable, but you never know. I'll be sure to ask plenty of leading questions while the truth serum is in effect.

[jinglebros]

Cool, thanks.

What do you think about the other idea on the table? i know it literally looks like bias but I swear I'm not doing that. I have a lot of reasons here.

[meatitfeedson]

I need to talk with him more to have a better sense of him, really. He certainly seems capable from a self-defense standpoint, at least, and I would trust your judgement.

[jinglebros]

I'll trust your judgement, too, then. How about we look at both of them, if the others agree?

[meatitfeedson]

Sure, we might as well. Everyone try to get a good conversation in with anyone who's proposed here?

[exequte]

Do we really want to add anyone? It could be useful having more people, yes, but at the same time things are only going to gt harder going forward, not easier. More people means it's more likely someone s going to betray us, if no one volunteers to go and there can only be one in the end....

[jinglebros]

[ Gives her a Look. ]

Okay, but we're lacking in certain skills and if we don't fix that, we're going to fucking die or go to the hotel even quicker than we are already.

[exequte]

I'm not saying we're not, but just keep in mind that only five people can ultimately stay in the game until the very end. I'm not sure how many people are going to volunteer to go to the hotel, if anyone is - everyone who got this far is here for a reason, and it's that they don't want to leave. And if our alliance is in the last group, what then?

[jinglebros]

Then we're already fucked, because we're six to the five.

[exequte]

That's true, but why will adding more people make it better, if that's the case?

[jinglebros]

Because we're going to dwindle anyway and we've got alliances with these people anyway outside of this, why not keep an eye on them more firmly where we can all see them? Let alone we should all share the skills?

[exequte]

All right, just keep in mind that while it does bring advantages, it increases the risk as well.

[jinglebros]

That's why we're only adding two.

HOTEL TIME?

[jinglebros]

While we're talking about people to add, let's talk about people to subtract. If any of you are looking to go to the hotel, let us know now. The sooner the better, so we can arrange this for you and get this shit rolling.

LACK OF LOTUS?

[jinglebros]

We relied on Lotus too hard to organize us and keep shit going. We've got to figure out who's going to do that now. And whether we're going to argue about it or let someone step up.

I'm willing to do it if nobody else wants to. I'm fucking determined and I think the number of votes I've earned shows I know how to play this game. What say all of you? Anyone else want to do it, or just want to let me?

[meatitfeedson]

Do we really need any one particular person?

[jinglebros]

Yeah we do. You've seen how it is out there without one person taking ahold of it. Zelda steps aside for a bit because fire and suddenly everything falls to pieces. I don't want us to be the same.

[meatitfeedson]

We're a much smaller group and can better talk between us to figure things out together, though. Not that I don't trust you, but a single leader can be a big risk, in a lot of ways.

[jinglebros]

Tell me how. I'll listen.

[meatitfeedson]

Hypothetically someone could take advantage of that power, or someone else could take advantage of them, or blame problems on them. Not to mention power struggles if anyone else decides they should be the one in charge.

And making any tough decisions shouldn't rest on one person's shoulders. That will inevitably become their fault.

[jinglebros]

Okay, then we share the power. Sounds good. But who organizes our meetings? Who makes sure we show the fuck up? That should be up to someone.

[meatitfeedson]

That part at least is probably easiest to have one person in charge of, youre right. If you want to, I have no objections there, or if you don't want the trouble, I don't mind doing it either.

[jinglebros]

We can always switch off and share it, if you're worried about misbalances.