009✖; (voice)

[circumitus]

"Any of you asshats realize that those urges that get inflicted on you on practically a monthly basis can be resisted, right?"

[Just going to let that sink in for a second.]

"Stop fucking shooting each other. Those things aren't actually toys."

[Boy is she glad that she melted down her own gun the second it caught her attention. But that also just means she's going to be carrying around her own piece, and it doesn't shoot paintballs.]

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[ voice ]

[braveoff]

Just hole up. People aren't listening.

[ He's still got his gun and he's gonna keep it on him at all times because if somebody shoots at him he's fucking taking them out. ]

[ voice ]

[circumitus]

Yes, well. People are stupid because they keep falling for this shit every time.

[Rey is hardly a shining beacon of perfection, but she knows​ better than to harm others for the gods.]

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[braveoff]

I'm not arguing. I'm just saying if you go out there and you're not playing, you're going to get hit. There are bodies lying in the streets.

[ Drake had checked a few enough to know that they were still alive, but he wasn't going to get hit trying to carry them to safety, either. Not when shots were ringing out from every corner. ]

[storyseeker]

What? Sure they are. It's just a game.

[And she's got the drive to win.]

[circumitus]

People don't tend to immediately drop into a coma when hit by a ball filled with paint. So, no, it's really not.

[storyseeker]

Oh come on, it's not a coma, they're just...resting. From all the activity.

[Yeah, someone is a bit addled by whatever effect the gods have laid upon the cave.]

voice

[notimpervious]

I would hardly call your fellow abductees "asshats" and "stupid" when the vast majority of us is well aware that our abductors possess technology so advanced that they can easily and completely alter our perception of reality.

[Like that time everyone thought they were living entirely different lives.]

Furthermore, these guns are not lethal weapons. No one who has been shot is dead.

[She checked. Trust her, she's a scientist.]

voice, butting in

[hot_mes]

Not yet, but I found someone unconscious earlier. The only mark on him was paint splatter.

voice

[notimpervious]

Yes. Unconscious. I have verified that paint-splattered individuals are alive.

You are in fact only supporting my point.

voice;

[circumitus]

Good to know that someone here fucking gets it.

voice

[circumitus]

If people fall into comas without being medically cared for, they're going to die in a matter of days from dehydration or starvation.

So, unless there's someone putting the unconscious on life support or something, they're not going to last the week.

[Sorry, she's not convinced.]

[am_i_a_monster]

What's the alternative? Wait around to get shot?

[circumitus]

Disarm them any way you can. No one can shoot you if they've got nothing to shoot with.

If you can't do that, then just try to stay out of sight for the next several days.

[audio]

[tongueamok]

One d- doesn't even need to be shot f- for the damage to be done.

[audio]

[circumitus]

What happened?

[Since she's pretty sure Carlisle wouldn't be telling her this from out of nowhere.]

voice

[64th]

Wow. That's a nice attitude.

voice

[circumitus]

As opposed to hunting people because "the gods made me do it"? Some might call it an improvement.

voice;

[hasitsthorns]

Who made you the fun police chief?

[ The 'competitve urge' was a lot stronger in Rose than even she liked to admit, most days. Kind of understandable though when your mentality for years was kill or be killed, where being the best meant getting to see another day.

This isn't that extreme but the feelings are of a similar vein. Win, or else. ]

voice;

[circumitus]

[Somehow, Rey is not surprised.]

When the idea of "fun" ends with people being rendered unconscious and unresponsive. We don't know what the effects of being shot might be.

[What're the odds that they'll all be teleported to a ~RAD PARTY~ in a few days? Oh, wait.]

[text]

[nowherewolf]

[Text because he doesn't want to even remotely give away his location.]

rather shoot than be shot lmao
didnt u see the fuckin note
there can be only one n all that
havent u seen highlander
if everybody else is shooting i aint gonna sit on my ass n wait

[text]

[circumitus]

you're an idiot if you think there's ACTUALLY going to be only one by the end of the week.

then again you probably are.

and no, don't know what highlander is. don't care. still stupid.

[eyeofthetiger]

Resisting sounds nice until someone tries to shoot you. And then I just call it self defense.

[ but the gal on the other end of the line does have a point. ]

So is murder by paintball something that usually happens around here or did I just get lucky?

[ Dean's still a little new around here and it's always good to get the fully story. Even if he is rather enjoying this game of cat and paintball. He can't help it. He's still pretty much a kid at heart. ]

[circumitus]

[She scoffs. Finally, someone who understands.] Agreed, though it seems there are some who have differing opinions on what "self defense" is, despite the fact that a bullet wound can at least be easily treated.

[When not even a healer can use their magic whatevers to revive those who are unconscious after being shot by knockout paint, Rey likes to think that her methods are better.]

Not necessarily, though it might be a step up from Rage forcing people to want to kill each other. That fucking sucked.

[voice]

[blessedmaiden]

[Rydia's been fightning the desire to fight for a while now, mostly satisfying her 'urge' to win by being actively outside and-seeking for places to hide in- after all it's a 'who will stand in the end' challenge, no one says she has to take out people... right? Oh, it's stupid and she knows it.]

Honestly? I think the knowledge the gods want us here and Hope will probably bring us back is... desensitizing people from things like this one.

[She's been lucky avoiding death so far and if possible Rydia would rather also avoid... this, whatever this game is supposed to be. To think she actually enjoyed the idea of shooting pain at first.]

My biggest suggestion is to hide as long as possible.

[voice]

[circumitus]

Agreed. Which is all the more reason that we need to stop being comfortable and start being more careful with our lives, because we also know that Hope is the Null's primary target. For all we know, they plan to wait for us to take each other out during one of the gods' feeding time, which will make it easier for someone to assassinate the only one who can bring the dead back.

[Maybe she's being paranoid, but she's not allowing herself to get careless and complacent. Death is a big deal to Rey, and even more so now that she has a better idea on what they're dealing with. Because taking out a target while their chances of defense are greatly diminished would be exactly what Rey would do.]

Hiding is probably the best chance for a lot of people. Am going to try to get those out in the open somewhere safe and maybe destroy any of those guns, if possible.