[Sea Witch / Hook Game]

[boxupallthebutterflies]

[so we're both aware of the rules:

⎈ This is a game run by the Sea Witch and Captain Hook.

⎈ Pairs must decide on one person to live and one to die out of the two of them. This must be a joint decision. They may make an offer of something else in an attempt to save themselves, but must still decide who will die. Refusing to make a choice means that BOTH will die, if their offer is not accepted. Offers may be made individually or as a pair, but will be judged as a pair.

⎈ At the end of the game, your offer will be judged. The top 50% of offers will be accepted and those people will be spared.

⎈ The partner who is slated to die will have the opportunity to decide how to kill themselves. Methods generally are killing yourself, having your partner kill you, or allowing Hook/Sea Witch to do it. Generally, you should wait until part two for any killing.]

Comments

[boxupallthebutterflies]

[...grins]

In that case, what about an offer?

[telltaleheart]

If I'm taking the hit, I'd much rather do that than have anyone else die... so I don't really mind if we don't make much of an offer.

[boxupallthebutterflies]

You could always offer them the pleasure of King's company, and if they reject you, you can just kill yourself in despair.

[telltaleheart]

I dunno, my company is a pretty valuable offer.

[boxupallthebutterflies]

Would you like me to throw in my company too, to keep it even? I won't kill myself though. [cackle...!]

[telltaleheart]

Sure. Maybe we can all sit down for pie or drinks or something.

[boxupallthebutterflies]

If we offer that, then we'll have to quest for the pie and drinks, and that's a pain... I suppose that depends on how intently we're offering.

[telltaleheart]

They're personae, they should be able to manage... we just have to phrase it so we're just offering our company for pie and drinks if they feel like providing them.

[boxupallthebutterflies]

"We shall offer our company at your next social gathering"...? Though that could be anything really.

[telltaleheart]

Yeah, I'm not sure we want to be that vague. Who knows what sort of social gatherings they have...

[boxupallthebutterflies]

I've surely been to worse parties. [cackle!!] Then, "If you should like to invite us to teatime, we shall gladly offer our company."

[telltaleheart]

Doesn't mean you can't prefer good parties. Anyway, that sounds good to me.

[boxupallthebutterflies]

Yes.

...If they don't accept your death...

[telltaleheart]

...I'll die, one way or another.

[boxupallthebutterflies]

I'd prefer to kill you personally in that case. ...But there are two ploys that have to fail before that, right?

[telltaleheart]

...Yeah. Hopefully it won't come to that.

[drawn-out pause]

But if it does... that's probably best... if you're okay with it.

[boxupallthebutterflies]

It's more the opposite. ...Now that I think about it, I can't just accept anyone else killing you. Even if it's you. If you ever want to die, come directly to me. I'll kill you any way you like. But that's my privilege alone.

[telltaleheart]

[is quiet for a long minute because that is actually extremely touching and relevant]

...Sure. It's a promise. My life belongs to you now.

[boxupallthebutterflies]

Then it's a deal. ...I think we've settled this situation without any regrets. So, we've fulfilled our objective.

[telltaleheart]

Yeah. Guess it isn't too bad, being in this together.

[boxupallthebutterflies]

...It's so much more peaceful this way.

[telltaleheart]

Than arguing with Peridot...?

[boxupallthebutterflies]

Of course, children will always fuss... It's only to be expected.

[telltaleheart]

Doesn't always have to be children, I think... it sounds like you guys still have things rougher than we do a lot of the time, though.

[boxupallthebutterflies]

Well, we're opinionated people...