[Yeah that's fair as hell. Anyway since he can turn, he's going to be shifting so his left foot is on the nearest yellow circle and his back is facing the center of the playing board.]
Who knows! We seem to be doing pretty well, I guess...?
[Or at least none of them have been injured yet or unleashed angry dolls so like. Better than before!!]
[hey quick q why does the spinner hate kagachi and only kagachi]
You've got to be kidding me...
[stop staring at him??
the good news is that even if he's no ballet dancer, kagachi's fairly flexible!
the bad news is that HE HAS A FRACTURED WRIST, YOU JACKASSES. he bends over easily enough, but yeah, pain sure is flaring up his arm now. this is great. why do you all get the easy moves!!]
[The mat releases them, and the spinner above slowly comes to a stop; the speaker is still activated, though, and upon completion they'll hear the same voice as before continue to speak.]
C̴̡̫̗̪̜̬̳͎̰̺͖̜͓̯͈̙̭͈ͥ́ͫͦ̐̃͟͝-̵̸̵ͪ̂͗ͭͧ͏̭͚͎̤͔͇̱-̵̘͉̗̙̜̰̻̪̪͖͊͑͛̊̾̀͜͢͝͡-̸̑́́̓̍̈́̂̌ͨ̃ͭ̓̾͑͛̈́ͨ͘҉̸̢̗̬̼̣͔̲̭͖̱͙̩ͅ-̓̀̅͑̍ͯ̃͆͘͏҉̡̣̠͚̰̥͔̲̬͇̱-̵͎̩̺̪̻̋̊ͥͫ͑̔̽ͩ̑͌͊̈͘-̸̧̝̩̲̘̼̯̯̃ͪ̊ͨ̃̒͐̎̀ͦ̈̐̌̓-̷̭̠̠̣͈̣̮̥̇͆͆̓̓͢͠ͅ-̵̶̛̣̖͍̼̰͈̻͙̣͎̠̭̙̙̜̖̈̅̾̌̋̍͘͠ ̛͑̊̋ͤ̃̌̿ͣ̈́̈́̿҉̵̯̬̰͓̦̯̙͇͇̟̤͖͚͚̲̦̜̮͠͡s̶̛̈͑̉ͨ͐̆̅ͥ͒́̃͊̎̆̆̕͏̮̖̤͚͎̱̠̩̠mͭ̊̉̇̉̇̿͌́̂̇ͧ҉̛͍͓̠͚̬̥̫̣͕̲̩̠ïͤ̇̆ͮ̏̽ͫ̉̃ͧ͒͌ͫ̌ͯͮͫ̓͢͏̦̯̥͖̪͕͕́̕͘l̵̢̹̳͉̭̝͕̠̜̹̠̫̐̋̋͗ͧͦ͋̐ͧ̓̈́̒̌͆ͧ͐͆e͂̿̆̆̑͊ͨ̉ͧͥ͗̐̊̅̐͋̾̽͏̛̭͚͖̲̣͙̹̝͖̖̖̹̱͝d̵̸̡͎̘̞̪̤͎͓̱̦͙̩͉̹̟̻̾͒̋͝ ̶̢̪͍̻̘͖̭̠́ͥ́̄ͧ̽̃ͤ̀̋́̚͞͝ͅǎ̷̶̡̛͉̯̲͍̩̘̞̳̯̗͉̝̥̟̱ͭͧ͊̽̆̽̎ͧ̿̅̊̏̒͂̑̅ţ̶̲̫̥̬̱̞͚̖͎ͯ̽̈́ͥ̐̏͆̾ͫ̒͑́ͤ̑̿̀͝ ̢ͮ̂̌̃ͨͪͧ͌̾͑ͦͣͣͣ́͠͏̴̘̗̦̬̹̰̤̻̲̝̜̱̻̲̯͔̺̪̟ư̵͖̝̙̞̱̮̗͍͓͙̙͇͐ͫ̈̂̊̃ͦ̂ͫ͂ͣ̆̏ͯͯ́͟s̸̪̙̞͉̺̘̰̳̫͈͚͔͚̖͖̳͛ͪ̃̈́ͩ̄͂͗͟͠ ̢͇͎͓͚̗̠̻͉̳̮̝͖̟̠̩͍ͤ̀̔̃͑̇͒ͯ̊ͪ̍ͩͮ͌̃̏̕͟͠a̷̧̺͈̻̲̭͛̂͑̃͟͞s he left the G͉̤̅̓̊ͯͮ͑ͦ-͓̫̔̋̓̔̑͟-̗̟̠̖͇̺̭̲̀̅ͬ͛͒͑ͅ. H͖̦̖̠͌̓-̦̘͙͉̹̞̠̉-̓̇ͥ̑̅͗̚҉̮̺̦̲̬̰̩-̢̲͎̘͑͛ͦ̐͠-͈̘̮̲ͨͪ͗̋̽͑̀̓ͨ̀͟͞-̠͈̯̳̯͆́̽ͪ͗́͜͞-̮̻̭̘̖̫̦̿͋̈ watched him until he was completely out of sight, before turning to me with the most vitriolic look I had ever seen on his face. His knuckles had turned white from the intensity with which he held onto his lance.
"You're insane, you know that? What would you had done if he was a demon, and noͣ̆̒ͮ̔̆̎̾҉̘̺͍̗̲̲͉̯t͎̩̙͛ͫ͌͐̿̅͢ ̸̵̰͖͓͓͎̄͑-̲̙͇͕͖̘̏ͬ͐͒̉̾ͤ̎́̀͘-̨̥̪̬ͭͣͩͬ̈̿̾ͅ-̶̧̙͉̮̭̖͈̗̥͇̃-̶͙̖̥̬̭̘̥̝̥ͬ̓ͧ̓ͯ̈́ͭ͑͘͜-͚̻̗̈ͯͦ-̘͓̙̣͉͙͈̺̄͗͒͑̓͐̀̊̿̕ͅ-̨̣̼͍̟̼̟̜̫̏̂͗̌̎ͮͩ͗̃̕-̶̦̤̆͐̎̅-̵͕̗̘ͫ̓̏̒ͧ͂͡-̧̖̰͚̅̽̀̀͠-̶̸̸̖ͦ͗"̵̱̰̼ͬͦ́ͣ̔͑̆̚
I waved him off, scrolling through the application until I found C̰͈̐̈́͊ͪ̚-̤͚̰̝̱̟ͯ-̶̸̺͕̰̩̋̃̃͒̓̊ͬ͑͠-̛̞ͮ̄͘-̛̞͙̠̖̼͚̰̈̄ͫ̃ͯ̒ͯ̕͘-̅̓͂ͦ҉̛̻̭̳̫̘͙͠-̞̮̯̮̯̪̙̙̄̎ͭͣ͐̍͟͞-̝͍͓̘̽͟-̙̳̠̤̬͕̣ͨ́ͨͮ'̢̘͓̬͓͖̣ͫ͒̋ͣ͌͛̿ͅs͔̗̥̟̮̳ͤ̏ͩ ̈̊ͥ̌̈́̾̓͑͏̶̘̞͇͓̱̳̱̪p̶̨̦̹̜̳͐ͥ́̂ͅr̘͈̉̊̍̚͢o̴͖͍̳̗͆͐ͥͥ͝file. "You worry too much," I told him. "It turned out fine-- and we got some valuable info from him. Now we know that the demons and the -̶͙̖̥̬̭̘̥̝̥ͬ̓ͧ̓ͯ̈́ͭ͑͘͜-͚̻̗̈ͯͦ-̘͓̙̣͉͙͈̺̄͗͒͑̓͐̀̊̿̕ͅ-̨̣̼͍̟̼̟̜̫̏̂͗̌̎ͮͩ͗̃̕-̶̦̤̆͐̎̅-̵͕̗̘ͫ̓̏̒ͧ͂͡-̧̖̰͚̅̽̀̀͠-̶̸̸̖ͦ͗... They're both like the hydra. Cut one head off, and another will take its place."
"So you believe him, then?"
"Kind of. I plan to ask A̝͙͓ͩ̃͜-̵̵̢͕̖̟̥̦͈͕̒͂̃ͭ̔̅̏̉-̓ͧ͊̅͑̃ͪ͏̪̭̤̰̹̜̠̬-̵ͩ̂҉̺̠͚̘̳̺̬̘͍-͇̻͗̍͌ͣ-̡̈̆̄̿̅͏̯͓̬ͅ-̢̑ͤ͏̲̱̭̰̞̩-̫̥̩̣͚̬͙̘̦ͥ̋ͥͨ͡ to confirm."
"... Right. Of course. You can still talk to A-̶͇͕̺̦̪̐̅̂͛ͬ͐̒͂̊-̴͍̞̫̘͎̼̱ͦͮͦͮ̅̽͑͡-̢̤̼͙̗̭̪̮̰̂̔͗̏̀̀-̛̟̟͎̪͈̹̯͔̗͌͑ͬ̊-̣̰̼ͣ̅͝-͇̗̜̲̦ͩͨ̔̂̆ͫ͋̍͑-̪̳̰͔͙̩͛ͤͯ̅-͍͂̍-̫̻͓̤̦̜̅ͮ͌͜͢͟-̢̱̤̬̩͓͚̋̒̆̆̂̑̊̈͗-̜̟̣̩̠͈̊͒."
I pretended not to see the hurt in his eyes.
[Once the speaker goes silent again, they'll hear a loud click from the entrance as the door unlocks. It looks like the arcade has decided to let them go.]
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Who knows! We seem to be doing pretty well, I guess...?
[Or at least none of them have been injured yet or unleashed angry dolls so like. Better than before!!]
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ONE ROUND REMAINING.
WEST PLAYER: LEFT FOOT RED.
NORTH PLAYER: RIGHT FOOT GREEN.
SOUTH PLAYER: RIGHT HAND BLUE.
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and then puts his left foot down next to his hand
that’s it that’s all he does
he stares at kagachi while he does it]
Good luck!
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You've got to be kidding me...
[stop staring at him??
the good news is that even if he's no ballet dancer, kagachi's fairly flexible!
the bad news is that HE HAS A FRACTURED WRIST, YOU JACKASSES. he bends over easily enough, but yeah, pain sure is flaring up his arm now. this is great. why do you all get the easy moves!!]
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Ah, looks like the bad luck transferred to you somehow.
[He says this but he's still leaving a splap of blood where he puts his hand down thanks to all of his arm bites.]
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[The mat releases them, and the spinner above slowly comes to a stop; the speaker is still activated, though, and upon completion they'll hear the same voice as before continue to speak.]
C̴̡̫̗̪̜̬̳͎̰̺͖̜͓̯͈̙̭͈ͥ́ͫͦ̐̃͟͝-̵̸̵ͪ̂͗ͭͧ͏̭͚͎̤͔͇̱-̵̘͉̗̙̜̰̻̪̪͖͊͑͛̊̾̀͜͢͝͡-̸̑́́̓̍̈́̂̌ͨ̃ͭ̓̾͑͛̈́ͨ͘҉̸̢̗̬̼̣͔̲̭͖̱͙̩ͅ-̓̀̅͑̍ͯ̃͆͘͏҉̡̣̠͚̰̥͔̲̬͇̱-̵͎̩̺̪̻̋̊ͥͫ͑̔̽ͩ̑͌͊̈͘-̸̧̝̩̲̘̼̯̯̃ͪ̊ͨ̃̒͐̎̀ͦ̈̐̌̓-̷̭̠̠̣͈̣̮̥̇͆͆̓̓͢͠ͅ-̵̶̛̣̖͍̼̰͈̻͙̣͎̠̭̙̙̜̖̈̅̾̌̋̍͘͠ ̛͑̊̋ͤ̃̌̿ͣ̈́̈́̿҉̵̯̬̰͓̦̯̙͇͇̟̤͖͚͚̲̦̜̮͠͡s̶̛̈͑̉ͨ͐̆̅ͥ͒́̃͊̎̆̆̕͏̮̖̤͚͎̱̠̩̠mͭ̊̉̇̉̇̿͌́̂̇ͧ҉̛͍͓̠͚̬̥̫̣͕̲̩̠ïͤ̇̆ͮ̏̽ͫ̉̃ͧ͒͌ͫ̌ͯͮͫ̓͢͏̦̯̥͖̪͕͕́̕͘l̵̢̹̳͉̭̝͕̠̜̹̠̫̐̋̋͗ͧͦ͋̐ͧ̓̈́̒̌͆ͧ͐͆e͂̿̆̆̑͊ͨ̉ͧͥ͗̐̊̅̐͋̾̽͏̛̭͚͖̲̣͙̹̝͖̖̖̹̱͝d̵̸̡͎̘̞̪̤͎͓̱̦͙̩͉̹̟̻̾͒̋͝ ̶̢̪͍̻̘͖̭̠́ͥ́̄ͧ̽̃ͤ̀̋́̚͞͝ͅǎ̷̶̡̛͉̯̲͍̩̘̞̳̯̗͉̝̥̟̱ͭͧ͊̽̆̽̎ͧ̿̅̊̏̒͂̑̅ţ̶̲̫̥̬̱̞͚̖͎ͯ̽̈́ͥ̐̏͆̾ͫ̒͑́ͤ̑̿̀͝ ̢ͮ̂̌̃ͨͪͧ͌̾͑ͦͣͣͣ́͠͏̴̘̗̦̬̹̰̤̻̲̝̜̱̻̲̯͔̺̪̟ư̵͖̝̙̞̱̮̗͍͓͙̙͇͐ͫ̈̂̊̃ͦ̂ͫ͂ͣ̆̏ͯͯ́͟s̸̪̙̞͉̺̘̰̳̫͈͚͔͚̖͖̳͛ͪ̃̈́ͩ̄͂͗͟͠ ̢͇͎͓͚̗̠̻͉̳̮̝͖̟̠̩͍ͤ̀̔̃͑̇͒ͯ̊ͪ̍ͩͮ͌̃̏̕͟͠a̷̧̺͈̻̲̭͛̂͑̃͟͞s he left the G͉̤̅̓̊ͯͮ͑ͦ-͓̫̔̋̓̔̑͟-̗̟̠̖͇̺̭̲̀̅ͬ͛͒͑ͅ. H͖̦̖̠͌̓-̦̘͙͉̹̞̠̉-̓̇ͥ̑̅͗̚҉̮̺̦̲̬̰̩-̢̲͎̘͑͛ͦ̐͠-͈̘̮̲ͨͪ͗̋̽͑̀̓ͨ̀͟͞-̠͈̯̳̯͆́̽ͪ͗́͜͞-̮̻̭̘̖̫̦̿͋̈ watched him until he was completely out of sight, before turning to me with the most vitriolic look I had ever seen on his face. His knuckles had turned white from the intensity with which he held onto his lance.
"You're insane, you know that? What would you had done if he was a demon, and noͣ̆̒ͮ̔̆̎̾҉̘̺͍̗̲̲͉̯t͎̩̙͛ͫ͌͐̿̅͢ ̸̵̰͖͓͓͎̄͑-̲̙͇͕͖̘̏ͬ͐͒̉̾ͤ̎́̀͘-̨̥̪̬ͭͣͩͬ̈̿̾ͅ-̶̧̙͉̮̭̖͈̗̥͇̃-̶͙̖̥̬̭̘̥̝̥ͬ̓ͧ̓ͯ̈́ͭ͑͘͜-͚̻̗̈ͯͦ-̘͓̙̣͉͙͈̺̄͗͒͑̓͐̀̊̿̕ͅ-̨̣̼͍̟̼̟̜̫̏̂͗̌̎ͮͩ͗̃̕-̶̦̤̆͐̎̅-̵͕̗̘ͫ̓̏̒ͧ͂͡-̧̖̰͚̅̽̀̀͠-̶̸̸̖ͦ͗"̵̱̰̼ͬͦ́ͣ̔͑̆̚
I waved him off, scrolling through the application until I found C̰͈̐̈́͊ͪ̚-̤͚̰̝̱̟ͯ-̶̸̺͕̰̩̋̃̃͒̓̊ͬ͑͠-̛̞ͮ̄͘-̛̞͙̠̖̼͚̰̈̄ͫ̃ͯ̒ͯ̕͘-̅̓͂ͦ҉̛̻̭̳̫̘͙͠-̞̮̯̮̯̪̙̙̄̎ͭͣ͐̍͟͞-̝͍͓̘̽͟-̙̳̠̤̬͕̣ͨ́ͨͮ'̢̘͓̬͓͖̣ͫ͒̋ͣ͌͛̿ͅs͔̗̥̟̮̳ͤ̏ͩ ̈̊ͥ̌̈́̾̓͑͏̶̘̞͇͓̱̳̱̪p̶̨̦̹̜̳͐ͥ́̂ͅr̘͈̉̊̍̚͢o̴͖͍̳̗͆͐ͥͥ͝file. "You worry too much," I told him. "It turned out fine-- and we got some valuable info from him. Now we know that the demons and the -̶͙̖̥̬̭̘̥̝̥ͬ̓ͧ̓ͯ̈́ͭ͑͘͜-͚̻̗̈ͯͦ-̘͓̙̣͉͙͈̺̄͗͒͑̓͐̀̊̿̕ͅ-̨̣̼͍̟̼̟̜̫̏̂͗̌̎ͮͩ͗̃̕-̶̦̤̆͐̎̅-̵͕̗̘ͫ̓̏̒ͧ͂͡-̧̖̰͚̅̽̀̀͠-̶̸̸̖ͦ͗... They're both like the hydra. Cut one head off, and another will take its place."
"So you believe him, then?"
"Kind of. I plan to ask A̝͙͓ͩ̃͜-̵̵̢͕̖̟̥̦͈͕̒͂̃ͭ̔̅̏̉-̓ͧ͊̅͑̃ͪ͏̪̭̤̰̹̜̠̬-̵ͩ̂҉̺̠͚̘̳̺̬̘͍-͇̻͗̍͌ͣ-̡̈̆̄̿̅͏̯͓̬ͅ-̢̑ͤ͏̲̱̭̰̞̩-̫̥̩̣͚̬͙̘̦ͥ̋ͥͨ͡ to confirm."
"... Right. Of course. You can still talk to A-̶͇͕̺̦̪̐̅̂͛ͬ͐̒͂̊-̴͍̞̫̘͎̼̱ͦͮͦͮ̅̽͑͡-̢̤̼͙̗̭̪̮̰̂̔͗̏̀̀-̛̟̟͎̪͈̹̯͔̗͌͑ͬ̊-̣̰̼ͣ̅͝-͇̗̜̲̦ͩͨ̔̂̆ͫ͋̍͑-̪̳̰͔͙̩͛ͤͯ̅-͍͂̍-̫̻͓̤̦̜̅ͮ͌͜͢͟-̢̱̤̬̩͓͚̋̒̆̆̂̑̊̈͗-̜̟̣̩̠͈̊͒."
I pretended not to see the hurt in his eyes.
[Once the speaker goes silent again, they'll hear a loud click from the entrance as the door unlocks. It looks like the arcade has decided to let them go.]