cfuw 142: limbo.

[cfuw_shepherd]

[you are locked in a small room underground with no air conditioning and several TVs with video feeds to the game.

enjoy.]

Comments

[runstowardsfire]

. . . You thought that was me being nice?

[Maybe two years at camp did sand down a few prickly bits . . .]

[meteorstorm]

[ nice is relative when you're already a jerk ]

Mostly cooperative, then.

[runstowardsfire]

But I've played the game before. There's no point in letting new people have the wrong impression of the game because that's not fair.

[meteorstorm]

It puts you a step ahead of some people.

[runstowardsfire]

Yes, it might.

I wish people would listen though--it could be very much worse.

[meteorstorm]

One of those games where people die, correct?

[runstowardsfire]

Yes.

. . . I came closer than I would have liked to panicking when the Shepherd threatened to kill people. I should have known that it was an idle threat.

[meteorstorm]

There's no real way of knowing whether or not this Shepherd would. They're already lying to us; there's no reason they wouldn't lie about that, too.

[runstowardsfire]

. . . That sort of thing is the kind of uncertainty that drives people mad. *lowers voice because you have a loli with you*

The kill games are always separate from the safe games, in my experience. It might be a pre-condition or a setting of the game. Or the kind of Shepherd we have.

[meteorstorm]

[ hopefully your not!goat partner is keeping her occupied ]

This Shepherd didn't seem to care about following any preconceived rules or whether or not they're causing additional problems.

[ like my loli and her lack of a toy goat to cuddle ]

[runstowardsfire]

According to the rules of the wolf game, the Shepherd wasn't exactly out of line. Just annoying.

[Wants her necklace back but grrr . . .]

[meteorstorm]

[ he probably hasn't even noticed what of his is missing yet :| ]

I can think of a few more accurate words to use but that's probably the safest one to use in present company.

[runstowardsfire]

Yes. We can channel that anger into more productive things.

[One of the few benefits of wolf games is that she hears less of people's unvoiced thoughts and swear words.]

[meteorstorm]

Which, currently, is to try to not go stark raving mad in this place while we wait.

[runstowardsfire]

I'm keeping track of the game and solving the clues when they find them--but there are long intervals in between.

You could think up of some game for your friend?

[meteorstorm]

I don't really know what else I can do to keep her distracted.

[runstowardsfire]

[Um, it's been a while since she's considered herself a young girl . . .]

We used to run run around outside and get all mucky when we were younger. But girls also do things like . . . hair-braiding, hop-scotch and making doll clothes

[meteorstorm]

Running around outside doesn't seem to be much of an option. The other stuff . . . unless materials magically appear for that, we're basically out of luck.

[ I can barely do girls my own age how am I supposed to work with twelve-year-olds ]

[runstowardsfire]

[No magically appearing pandas for us. Also, it will get cramp in here.]

You have hair.

[meteorstorm]

[ and then I will have a tiny permanently attached to me. and possibly a schoolmate :| ]

. . . I do.

[runstowardsfire]

[well, at least you know them.]

She can braid your hair if she's bored. I only have enough bootlaces for the simpler cat's cradles after that.

[meteorstorm]

[ the loli I met when I got here and the goth is . . . well, Tomoko-chan ]

. . . I guess it's worth a shot. No chance for a deck of cards, huh?

[runstowardsfire]

[So that's the girl who might be a witch . . .]

I don't have any--some of the senior witches carry them around in case they get bored. Perhaps the others have a deck?

[If they do, then we can practice our poker-faces.]

[meteorstorm]

Couldn't hurt to find out, I guess.

[ my poker faces are a million times better than my freakout faces ]

[runstowardsfire]

[That's not surprising.--it's the same for most people.]

We can ask whoever drops in next.

[Multitasking and noting the new clue--looks like it's a wolf clue and not a safe sheep clue in the next round.]