[It's a good thing Taako is tapping Sumire on the shoulder because, well, it's kind of hard to remember that when you're 15 and the friends you miss like hell are right in front of you. She's obviously uneasy, but she nods... and gently shifts her position so she can block Taako's view of Lup's corpse a little.]
... If there's a big game, who are they competing against?
But Akira waves at Sumire, smiling. The others also acknowledge her, laughing happily as they spot their friend. Ryuji makes a badly timed joke about cheerleaders.
Claire waves her pom poms. ]
Awww, are you worried about our team? Don't worry! We will kick B-U-T-T!
[ Confetti cannons shoot out at them. Where do these keep coming from. ]
[While Taako tries to teach a cheerleader how to curse, Sumire catches herself smiling back at her not-senpai and not-friends — and forces herself to look away.
Wow... This football field is so interesting... What else is here if she finally looks around?]
[ Sumire will get to see the marching band playing another nice tune. Even more, it's no longer manned by invisible people? there are more Gap models! Where did they come from.
Claire perkily rolls her eyes. ]
Shut the fuck up, Taako! This is why no one tells you anything. Oh, I think our opponents are coming, you two should give a little cheer. Yay!
[ I hate this but Taako actually does seem offended enough by the “this is why no one tells you anything” snipe to shut his mouth for half a second, choosing an anime boy style tch! instead. Fuck off, Claire.
He stubbornly won’t cheer, but he half waves a pom. ]
[Does this team have a name? Do either of the teams have a name? She lifts her pompoms in the air and reminds herself that these are not, in fact, her senpais watching her do this shit.]
His hands kinda sink some, just watching. He did just warn Yoshizawa about not believing these people are real and are definitely illusions to torment them but also the emotion of Miss Friends. Bad. ]
Just fake. Just bullshit.
[...] And shut the absolute fuck up, Claire, I still have a knife.
It seems Sumire is going to spend 90% of this CYOA looking at Taako in concern, given the fact that she's once again watching his reaction to this turn of events.]
Isn't two against eight, ah... unfair?
[But little did she know, Team Persona may or may not regret not having their two endgame DPS in the lineup. Unfortunate.]
[These aren't her friends. Remember, these aren't her friends.
There is absolutely nothing good that could come out of this. No verdict yet on whether staying here is worse than playing but, uh... There is one person she knows for sure is real here, so. Still standing in a spot where she can block Lup's body.]
[ Merle and Magnus both go to one side of the field, while the Phantom Thieves get into position on the other. I don't know football positions besides linebacker and quarterback.
Claire sets the ball on the ground in between them. ]
If Yoshizawa wants to hold hands now, Taako will elbow her and offer one. This is the nicest thing he has ever done, so, know that.]
Hey—- Remember. It’s just - This place just wants you to feel upset. It’s trying to dig in your head and find the shit that will hurt. They aren’t here.
Too bad it's all getting drowned out by the absolute horror of watching her friend take an axe to the stomach. She fucking screams, taking a step forward.]
—Ann-senpai!
[He, uh, may want to be more aggressive about that hand holding. If he doesn't grab her when she steps forward, almost deaf to his words, she is absolutely going to run right at the carnage.]
[ Well, as Alli stated, Taako isn't holding onto her too tightly, so Sumire gets to run onto a field. She probably should have put on the helmet when it was offered if she was going to do this anyway?
But she can get to run in right as the axe cleaves Ann right into two, her bottom half falling over as her torso flies and smacks Sumire. It's comical, of course, because the crowd laughs at how funny it is.
The thing is, the axe isn't stopping as Magnus continues to swing it. So it's probably a good thing that Sumire got smacked by Ann's pieces, because it'll help soften the blow a little bit as the axe hits Sumire in the face. ]
[god this broke bad so quickly! Sometimes you forget that not everyone has seen their friends murdered a bunch before and might freak out like a lot? A lot!]
Hey, wait—- Holy shit!
[Like always, Taako tries to stay out of it and then gets sucked right into the hot spinning vortex of horseshit that’s happening anyway. Rushing in right after her, and trying to grab her by the arm to maybe pull her out of the way of the worst of that axe to the face? I don’t know. Kyuu could traumatize all of us by killing Yoshizawa right here in front of God, Taako, and all of us.]
Taako reaches her, though not in time to stop Magnus' axe from connecting with her face. Ann's upper body flying into her serves to push her towards Taako, sure. But the way she immediately drops to the ground, going limp even as he grasps her arm, is not promising. Her face is tilted down, blood steadily dripping on the grass as the angle obscures most of the damage. She does not twitch a single muscle.
It feels like an eternity before her free hand shakily reaches up to clutch her face. Blood drips through her fingers. So much blood. Speech seems to be beyond her for the moment, the only sounds coming out of her mouth being choked gasps and whimpers, but. Uh. Maybe they should get the fuck out of the way? Unless another one of her friends wants to be the MVP. That works, too.]
Yusuke runs forward to grab the axe with his twink arms, and rushes forward to Merle who--simply tackles Yusuke to the ground. The problem is that Yusuke is holding an axe, so Merle just accidentally stabs himself with it.
It's going great. Lup and Ann bleed on the ground. ]
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Staring right back at them.]
Akira-senpai? And...
[It's a good thing Taako is tapping Sumire on the shoulder because, well, it's kind of hard to remember that when you're 15 and the friends you miss like hell are right in front of you. She's obviously uneasy, but she nods... and gently shifts her position so she can block Taako's view of Lup's corpse a little.]
... If there's a big game, who are they competing against?
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But Akira waves at Sumire, smiling. The others also acknowledge her, laughing happily as they spot their friend. Ryuji makes a badly timed joke about cheerleaders.
Claire waves her pom poms. ]
Awww, are you worried about our team? Don't worry! We will kick B-U-T-T!
[ Confetti cannons shoot out at them. Where do these keep coming from. ]
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[ really wish he’d stabbed her instead. ]
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Wow... This football field is so interesting... What else is here if she finally looks around?]
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Claire perkily rolls her eyes. ]
Shut the fuck up, Taako! This is why no one tells you anything. Oh, I think our opponents are coming, you two should give a little cheer. Yay!
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He stubbornly won’t cheer, but he half waves a pom. ]
Whatever! W-H-A-T-E-V-E-R!
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Um.
[Does this team have a name? Do either of the teams have a name? She lifts her pompoms in the air and reminds herself that these are not, in fact, her senpais watching her do this shit.]
... Gooooo, team!
[Shakes her pom poms? Shake, shake, shake.]
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The other cheerleaders cheer approvingly. ]
Good job! Look, our opponents are coming, so make sure they know we're going to kick their [ Claire looks straight at Taako. ] B-U-T-T!
[ And right on cue, the other team arrives. It's, uh. Much smaller than the home team, for some reason. ]
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His hands kinda sink some, just watching. He did just warn Yoshizawa about not believing these people are real and are definitely illusions to torment them but also the emotion of Miss Friends. Bad. ]
Just fake. Just bullshit.
[...] And shut the absolute fuck up, Claire, I still have a knife.
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It seems Sumire is going to spend 90% of this CYOA looking at Taako in concern, given the fact that she's once again watching his reaction to this turn of events.]
Isn't two against eight, ah... unfair?
[But little did she know, Team Persona may or may not regret not having their two endgame DPS in the lineup. Unfortunate.]
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[ The crowd goes wild!
Claire looks at Taako and Sumire. ]
So, are you going to play, or are you going to watch?
[ Two football helmets appear in front of them. It looks like they have a choice. ]
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Without powers . . . ?
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[Returning that glance, uhhhh...]
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[ Lup continues to bleed behind them.
The two teams seem to be getting a little restless. ]
If you don't pick, then we assume you're going to watch!
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Not to beat a catchphrase into the ground, but: Taako’s good out here.
[Though, he does take a step towards the helmet.]
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There is absolutely nothing good that could come out of this. No verdict yet on whether staying here is worse than playing but, uh... There is one person she knows for sure is real here, so. Still standing in a spot where she can block Lup's body.]
... I'll stay with you, Taako-san.
[Whether he yeets or does not yeet.]
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[ Merle and Magnus both go to one side of the field, while the Phantom Thieves get into position on the other. I don't know football positions besides linebacker and quarterback.
Claire sets the ball on the ground in between them. ]
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The whistle blows, and Magnus immediately runs forward to grab it and embeds it into Ann's stomach. ]
Boooooo!
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Well.
If Yoshizawa wants to hold hands now, Taako will elbow her and offer one. This is the nicest thing he has ever done, so, know that.]
Hey—- Remember. It’s just - This place just wants you to feel upset. It’s trying to dig in your head and find the shit that will hurt. They aren’t here.
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Too bad it's all getting drowned out by the absolute horror of watching her friend take an axe to the stomach. She fucking screams, taking a step forward.]
—Ann-senpai!
[He, uh, may want to be more aggressive about that hand holding. If he doesn't grab her when she steps forward, almost deaf to his words, she is absolutely going to run right at the carnage.]
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But she can get to run in right as the axe cleaves Ann right into two, her bottom half falling over as her torso flies and smacks Sumire. It's comical, of course, because the crowd laughs at how funny it is.
The thing is, the axe isn't stopping as Magnus continues to swing it. So it's probably a good thing that Sumire got smacked by Ann's pieces, because it'll help soften the blow a little bit as the axe hits Sumire in the face. ]
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Hey, wait—- Holy shit!
[Like always, Taako tries to stay out of it and then gets sucked right into the hot spinning vortex of horseshit that’s happening anyway. Rushing in right after her, and trying to grab her by the arm to maybe pull her out of the way of the worst of that axe to the face? I don’t know. Kyuu could traumatize all of us by killing Yoshizawa right here in front of God, Taako, and all of us.]
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Well.
Taako reaches her, though not in time to stop Magnus' axe from connecting with her face. Ann's upper body flying into her serves to push her towards Taako, sure. But the way she immediately drops to the ground, going limp even as he grasps her arm, is not promising. Her face is tilted down, blood steadily dripping on the grass as the angle obscures most of the damage. She does not twitch a single muscle.
Sumire Yoshizawa is dead.]
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Just kidding!
She's alive. All of that still happens, though.
It feels like an eternity before her free hand shakily reaches up to clutch her face. Blood drips through her fingers. So much blood. Speech seems to be beyond her for the moment, the only sounds coming out of her mouth being choked gasps and whimpers, but. Uh. Maybe they should get the fuck out of the way? Unless another one of her friends wants to be the MVP. That works, too.]
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Yusuke runs forward to grab the axe with his twink arms, and rushes forward to Merle who--simply tackles Yusuke to the ground. The problem is that Yusuke is holding an axe, so Merle just accidentally stabs himself with it.
It's going great. Lup and Ann bleed on the ground. ]
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