starmods | FUNERAL MARCH

[Your team stands in a solid glass rocket-looking elevator, which lunges upwards at the speed of sound before stopping to suspend you in the colorful galactic sky usually lingering above. you can see the rocket-elevators of the other teams around you. the Outer Lord's deep voice comes in on a a scratchy intercom.]

I believe I once read on the internet that the greatest fear associated with elevators is plunging to the lowest floor. That is and isn't the case for you today. This elevator will raise you to the starry heavens that I adore nearly as much as the palace.

—but you don't want that. The higher you go, the less oxygen you have. These elevators aren't sealed as tightly as they ought to be, so you will lose oxygen—which you need to live, in case you were not aware.

However, should nobody reach the top, I will simply plummet the teams that are quite low back down to the planet. Don't worry, my palace will survive.

To summarize my point, you want to keep your elevator as low as possible and other elevators as high as possible to live past this trial.

[★ Every round teams can choose to raise any team 3 levels, including their own team.
★ Every round teams can choose to lower any team 1 level, excluding their own team.

IT'S OPPOSITE OF USUAL ELEVATOR GAME! No matter what, two teams must suffer.

higher = bad! unless you hover below the top long enough for teams at the bottom to plummet, then yay!
lower = good! unless you reach round 5 with 0 teams at the top, then oh no!]

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YOU ARE CURRENTLY AT ZONE 5. The air is breathable and tolerable.

THE TRIAL ENDS AFTER TWO TEAMS REACH ZONE 15 OR FIVE ROUNDS. If 0 teams reach Zone 15 by the fifth round, the two lowest teams are instead plummeted to their death. If only 1 team reaches Zone 15, only the lowest team will be plummeted.

Do we have preferences as to how we handle this?

Hah. To this could have been a great opportunity to put my new wings to use. Why must you be like this, Outer Lord?

[why is daughter here, no]

We could play "fair" and distribute things evenly across rounds, but things might end up stacking quickly after the first one or two.

Playing it safe first round sounds like the best idea.

[sorry dad]

It's risky, too.

[looks outside, arms folded tightly]

We need to pick a team and target them until they reach the top.

[a chuckle from the Outer Lord themself]

Who knows, perhaps they will be of use to you in this trial.

Assuming you do not crash land to your death in this glass coffin, that is.

Play it safe?

Do you want to focus on just one team until they're out of the competition, then?

That's the plan, of course.

That is what I think.

Then it's either Pathetique or Ode to Joy, hmm?

...I know you prefer the one to the other.

What I prefer doesn't matter, our priority should be winning ourselves.

And in terms of odds, it's more likely that Pathetique will be targeted by other teams, since they're at the top right now.

I don't think ode to Joy will target Pathetique over us.

What about O Fortuna?

[idly glancing at their elevator]

At any rate, we should probably lower them, yes?

'Dad' has a grudge against someone on O Fortuna, so yeah, let's lower them.

[lol it's the same grudge I have]

Then it's settled! Any preference about who we should raise, then?

You think O Fortuna will go for Pathetique? We should match them.

I have comrades on O Fortuna.

...but it should be fine this time. I'm not opposed to raising Pathetique if neither of you are.

They won't target us at all because Endless Night is here, and between targeting Ode to Joy and Pathetique the latter makes more sense for them, so... yeah.

Let's raise Pathetique then.

[oh, you mentioned it...]

Pathetique it is, then.

Raise Pathetique 3 levels.
Lower O Fortuna 1 level.

YOU ARE CURRENTLY AT ZONE 4. The air is breathable and tolerable.

THE TRIAL ENDS AFTER TWO TEAMS REACH ZONE 15 OR FIVE ROUNDS. If 0 teams reach Zone 15 by the fifth round, the two lowest teams are instead plummeted to their death. If only 1 team reaches Zone 15, only the lowest team will be plummeted.

A hologram appears, depicting everyone's location and the log of previous choices after round 1.

[examining the hologram, then looking up to see the two elevators at the top]

So pretty much as expected...

[looks at the location of O Fortuna's elevator longer than most]

I think we should repeat what we did before. We should be fine.

Fine by me.

[Frowns tensely at the hologram and nods.]

YOU ARE CURRENTLY AT ZONE 4. The air is breathable and tolerable.

[BING BONG~ ♫]

"The trial has ended. You will be evacuated safely to the palace in approximately five minutes."

The hologram appears, once again depicting everyone's current location and the log of the last choices.

[guess I'm watching Pathetique blow the fuck up from a distance and finally showing an emotion]

[oh

that sure is a thing that's happening

O Fortuna dying is, too, but not in a flashy way

nts talk to dad after this]

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