at that time my plan was for everyone to be a sacrifice

[finalbows]

WHO: The Rose Devil Army (& visitors)
WHERE: rose barn, fountain when we feel up to it, Around???
WHEN: Day 3 & some bonus 4

_{[ dunno about you guys but he's not doing SHIT until he's done practically boiling himself in hot water like a lobster ]}

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[finalbows]

_{[ as soon as it switches he closes his eyes and pulls away, covering them with his hand-- ]}

Switch it to something else, I get the picture!

_{[ if Blood Fiend doesn't in the next 1-3 seconds, though, it switches rapidly between pictures he's taken thus far at random, settling back on the barn exterior. ]}

1/2

[catposting]

[ he doesn't, so it switches to the shot of him high-fiving Red, to a picture of the lake, to the cafeteria, then back to the barn. ]

[ ... what the fuck? ]

[catposting]

[ after a few seconds of stunned silence: ]

You're a Light Bearer.

[ neutral, with a hint of wariness. he'd told Angel Devil that the device couldn't be stolen, but he hadn't expected there to be Light Bearers here. ]

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...

_{[ staring back. ]}

We discussed that I am an angel the first day we got here.

[catposting]

[ ugh. ]

[ well, better to know now than during a clash. ]

What happens if... if you pull on it? With magic.

[ if Angel Devil tries to take complete control, he'll get through slightly before being slammed by a massive mental ki barrier decorated with some badly-masked killing intent. it's subconscious, sorry teammate. ]

1/2

[finalbows]

<sub>[ twiddle fingers, some blue sparkles...

tug, tug.

he moved it. like he was pulling on a curtain rope. ]</sub>

...I'm kidding, you want me to, what, go through what's in it? Sure, sure--

2/2

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...Defense systems fully functional, congratulations.

[catposting]

[ lets his gaze linger on Angel Devil for a moment —

then flops back onto the couch, staring absently at the ceiling. the Lighthouse turns invisible once again. ]

Having this is better than nothing, but there's no way anyone would ally with us over pictures of scenery.

[ with Blossom's book being off-limits, and his "defense systems" not as guaranteed as he'd thought... they need a plan B. ]

Knowing Red, I'll have to do one quest per extra function... but we should see where the other teams stand first. Upgrading the Lighthouse might be pointless if they're against us regardless.

[finalbows]

_{[ Angel Devil sits back on thin air like it's an armchair all its own, fishes his pen and paper out to scribble a matching diagram as he talks-- ]}

It already looks all but inevitable to me. But let's talk out the steps of the dance. Clover and Daffodil are hopelessly enmeshed, with a slant toward Clover being junior in power to Daffodil, due to-- dear, sweet Lyra. --And there's a third one of that dynasty, isn't there? Must be a Lily or a Bluebell, you wouldn't bother wanting to court Thistle otherwise.

Bluebell seems... soft. Cooperative. Malleable. You always need at least one of that type around, right? But they're hardly the martyrs we have in Lily.

[catposting]

Thistle are restrained, just as you are.

All of them.

[finalbows]

No one's restrained like I am.

[catposting]

[ are they really doing this ]

Unless you can share your excess power with all of Rose, my point still stands.

[finalbows]

_{[ you set it up for him perfectly. ]}

Right, right. So your Thistle's got thorns, and they know it. _{[ scratch scritch goes the pen. ]}

[catposting]

... Their leader seems open enough to conversation, at least.

[ don't worry, he sees the bait. ]

I'll let him know that we don't intend on fighting them. And... they refrained from voting for us even until the end, so this shouldn't be a problem, but...

[ sighs ]

Just in case, I'd like to request that the President Devil's humble scribe keep her attention elsewhere.

Unless you want to play combat babysitter, that is.

[finalbows]

_{[ for once, he lets the scribe bait pass by. ]}

A rose and thorn alliance~... one solid, woven wall of those who are all least inclined to hide their power.

I like it. It'll be sharing a little of the love of being everyone's enemy.

[catposting]

[ hiding their power, who would do that ]

Let's be careful about our wording for now, for our team's sake. The President isn't the only... outspoken one among us.

Our official goal should be to "refrain from provoking Thistle".

[finalbows]

Aheheheh. Old habits.

I'll leave them be well as I can, and frankly, the President's ire doesn't strike me as all that... permanent. What with that cuddle toll and all. The river shan't be too difficult to divert.

[catposting]

Glad we're on the same page.

[ Please don't put the word "alliance" in the tiefling's head. ]

[ sits up, turns to look at Angel Devil. ]

How was your trip to Bluebell?

[finalbows]

...Not bad. Could have been worse. Could have been better, as one of them decided to be all... touchy-feely, spontaneously.

_{[ horror of horrors, Angel devil. ]}