The White Elephant in the Room Playground

[Namohysip]

"How about WiiDate you then, Darkwhite?"

"...What?" Darkwhite was still looking around the dressers and drawers, but she pulled back to glare at Palkia. "You're supposed to be one of the smart ones! How come you're voting for me when I'm CLEARLY a nice guy?!"

She pointed at Palkia with a snarl. "Fine. Rapid fire Wii Date to prove my innocence! How does that work, Pearls?"

Speakin' of night, y'all should know I was right about playin' along with the Committee's fuckin' games. I just got one of them magic intuitions, you know the ones, tellin' me I have a reward fer botherin' with this datin' stuff that might pay off by tomorrow.

Darkwhite stared at Jesse, growling, and then pointed at him. "Is it like what guy said? If I play this stupid date game, will it say I'm a good guy?"

 

[Shiny Phantump]

die I wanna let the rest of the guests know they can earn assets towards victory by humourin' the bullshit.

"Oh." Perhaps she shouldn't have thrown away the game against Gen. Oh well. Hopefully it would just leave her with nothing. As long as she wasn't punished for losing, she would be fine.

 

[Tanuki]

Rapid fire Wii Date to prove my innocence!

"Love the enthusiasm, Mother and Father of all creation!" the Wii cheered. "But please wait for our lovely couple to finish their first date. You've already had your fun with Jesse, after all."

 

[IFBench]

"I've...helped purify a shadow Pokemon, I share a room, and I'm part of a Rescue Team," Gen listed.

 

[Shiny Phantump]

Abigial figured she'd probably shot herself in the foot already, and the fact that she didn't know what two of those options meant wasn't helping. Still, the guy seemed too timid to be involved in any rescue work.

"Is it the rescue team one?"

 

[Namohysip]

Darkwhite growled, but then looked back at Palkia. "Hang on," she said. "How come you're going for me and not what the dumb one said?" She pointed at Jesse, and then at the Nicket. "I'm talkative and stuff and I can give more info than people who are just skulking around the corners! If we're going to get rid of someone, it should be someone we can't get info out of!" It seemed that Darkwhite was still interested in skipping, but if it meant saving herself, she'd at least look for someone that'd be a better candidate to eliminate.

 

[IFBench]

Gen sighed. "You're right. I'm part of a search party."

 

[Fusion]

Lee blinked awake, he had dozed off at some point and it wasn't even from the drinks. He heard that annoying omniscient box remind everyone to vote. "Hmm... I'm voting to Skip again. Here's hoping I can get some better info from the dead to actually get a solid lead on the killers."

 

[Shiny Phantump]

Abigail was determined to stump the Oshawott. "Nice. Now: One of my past girlfriends has died, I have a peanut allergy, and I used to have contact lenses."

 

[IFBench]

"You...have a peanut allergy?" Gen guessed, sounding unsure.

 

[Shiny Phantump]

Abigail shook her head. "Nope. No dead gorlfriends for me."

 

[IFBench]

Gen sighed, and shook his Wiimote. They were neck and neck now...

"I've...gambled before, I found my reunion cape the day before I arrived here, and I have two friends back home," Gen said, really hoping this would work.

 

[Chibi Pika]

"Y'know, if there's anythin' you'd care to ask a mortal such as myself, or experiences you'd wish to try, I'd be willin' to humour ya. But first tell me, since this is somethin' I've been wonderin': can an ageless bein' such as yerself ever have a meanin'ful friendship with an ordinary person?"

Palkia tilted its head with a crooked grin. “I knew I was right to think you’d be an interesting one. To answer that one truthfully... I haven’t done so well at that in the past. Let’s say it’s... something I’d like to correct at some point,” the dragon said airily.

She pointed at Palkia with a snarl. "Fine. Rapid fire Wii Date to prove my innocence! How does that work, Pearls?"

Palkia grinned. “Sounds good to me!” Something in its tone obviously conveyed the fact that it was hoping she’d fight back. Almost like it didn’t want to see her go at all.

 

[Shiny Phantump]

Oh. This one was going to be trouble. He didn't seem like a gambler, she had no idea what a reunion cape was, much less when he'd gotten one, and he... Yeah, sure, two friends worked. He didn't seem like an extrovert.

"You don't seem the gambling type to me. At least, if we're talking gambling money."

 

[unrepentantAuthor]

"Fascinatin'," said Jesse, quite sincerely. "Well, I doubt we'll meet again after this, seein' as we're from different universes, but on the offchance we do, you seem a decent enough sort, my dear dragon. Anyway, by all means go wrangle Darkwhite, but y'can ask my indulgence any time you fancy."

When the two of them were done with their date, Jesse returned to his chalkboard to stare at his public notes and scratch his ears. This was a puzzle and no mistake.

 

[IFBench]

"Nope," Gen said, breathing a sigh of relief. "Just one friend."

I haven't really known Saltriv and Burhalla long enough to call them friends, abd even so, that place isn't home. Goldenrod is. Gen thought.

 

[Namohysip]

And fight back she did. Darkwhite was ready for it. But not before she looked at Jesse with a betrayed look in her eyes. "You don't even care if I'm gone? I thought we were friends! We're both good guys right? You have a power that asks about the game and stuff! I have a power that--I mean, I might have one of those nine powers!" She seethed, but then looked to Palkia. She clearly didn't get the same signal that it was a facade, and she was grabbing for the remote.

 

[Shiny Phantump]

She shook out her candle. She'd almost come back... though that meant nothing in the end. Almost come back wouldn't get her anything.

 

[Tanuki]

She started rummaging through the various drawers and dressers and closets.

In her search, Darkwhite found many a sock, stocking, lint and lentil, but saw neither hide nor hair of a calendar or card. Not even a clock. Only the invisible sun's light and the night's storm marked time's passage.

 

[Tanuki]

On screen, the votes tallied up and up as the game kept going.
Darkwhite: ❤
Nickit:❤
Skip:❤❤