[X] Team Three should consist of Lutecia, Agito, Yuma, and Garyuu, and Team Four will consist of Flandre, Flandre, Flandre, and Flandre.
You step away from the others and look up for a moment, thinking. Mind made up, you spin back around, grinning. "Nope! Team Three is not good. It needs someone else on it, instead of me." You tilt your head and stare at Lutecia. "He hasn't gotten to come out and play, after all." The assembled girls glance between you, Lutecia, and Homura, and Agito growls at you. Then Lutecia turns to face the others.
"Um. I do have another friend … if it is alright, would he be able to participate?" After a long moment of confused silence, Kyouko shrugs.
"Sure, why not? I mean, I've got nothing against him showing up, at least, but I'd like to not wait around for too long." Lutecia nods and hurries over to her clothes, picks up one of her gloves, and whispers something to it. A blackish mist bursts out, then coalesces into the bug-shaped youkai. There are startled gasps from the magicians, and Madoka hides behind Sayaka – then Kyouko walks up to Garyuu and nods. "Not gonna lie; that is cool, and you are one awesome giant bug man." She holds out her hand, and the two shake before she turns to you. "So what are you gonna do? Run as your own team?" You smile widely.
"In a manner of speaking …." Your clones step out from you, and most of the girls' mouths drop in shock. The two biggest exceptions are Homura, whose stare intensifies, and the other Kyouko, who pales and staggers back. And for step two ….
"Hey. You awake in there?"
"Um, me? Wait, you mean, I can -?"
"Yes, yes; come on." You feel Headless expressing … concern? – as the girl tumbles into you. There's a short moment of unease, of confusion, but then everything is fine. And you're about to play a game with a bunch of people, that'll be fun! You spin twice and then bounce in front of the white-haired girl and gaze up at her. "So what are the rules, and what's the game, and how do we play?" The girl shakes her head after a moment and glances over at Homura, so you follow her gaze.
"Haa~." The black-haired girl sighs and tosses her hair to the side, and you nearly clap your hands – and the pink-haired girl makes a barely-audible sound of appreciation as well, but you don't think she heard it. "We will be playing team-based water-tag. There are a number of varieties of soaker weapons in the building, along with a substantial number of water balloons. Each team must have at least one member whose primary armament is balloons, although no member is required to use a soaker weapon as their primary armament. Whether a hit is enough to knock a player 'out' is going to be honor-based – a single small hit is fine, but a significant hit, a balloon hit, or multiple hits in quick succession will lead to the player being taken out. Go to the table and set one of the timers for five minutes; if, at any point, an entire team is sitting at the table, the team is finished for that round. And, as said previously, no special abilities or powers. Is that understood?" She looks meaningfully at you, and you nod excitedly.
"Yup! Gotta run slow! Run slow, run slow." You mutter it to yourself a few more times, and the quiet dark-haired girl chuckles.
"I can help you with that …." You turn toward her, smiling widely.
"Really? You can –" You shiver as a wave of anger rolls through you, and you frown up at her as the pale-haired girl gently bops her head. "I don't think you're supposed to do that, and I don't think it would be a good idea," you say. "Um, sorry." You back away, confused, then spin and whack your clones on the head. "No! No staring, that's rude!" They make faces at you, and one sticks her tongue out, but they stop staring at the dark-haired girl.
"Uh, question." The blue-haired girl raises her hand. "So, if we run out of water for the guns, do we reload somewhere special? Or can you still be shot at?"
"You still get shot, of course. Gotta have some risk in this." The red-headed girl – the one who isn't staring at you nervously – grins and puts a stick into her mouth. Then you clap your hands.
"Okay, let's go! Let's go, let's go!" You rush to the door and push it op-. It doesn't open, and you push it again. There's no lever or button or anything, but it doesn't open! An arm reaches over you and pulls the door open, and you look up to see the red-haired girl grinning at you. You smile back, then pull the door the rest of the way open and hold it for everyone else. You totally meant to do that. Agito is the last to enter before you and your clones, and she gives you a curious look as she passes. "Get to play a game, get to play a game~"
You run to the pile of plastic weapons and rush around, finally selecting a pair of sleek blue pistols. Shooting's a game, and you're good at games, so you're good at shooting! Perfect! Your clones … one of them walks to the pile of balloons alongside the bug youkai and begins picking them up, occasionally putting one back. One of the others is being helped into a backpack, and the last has a sliding water gun and three pistols, then heads over to the water balloons.
"Flandre?" You whip around as Lutecia calls to you, then lunge forward and hug her. "Flandre, are you alright?"
"Of course! We're fine, don't worry! Are you going to have fun, Lutecia?" Very important, having fun, and your friend has to have fun, too! She smiles at you.
"I will – and I think my team is going to win," she says, and you giggle. The teams separate, but not before you check everyone's armaments. Lutecia and Agito both have large pistols, and the green-haired girl with them has a big bottle-fed gun. Homura has at least two pistols, the pink-haired girl and the red-head both have big guns, and the blue-haired girl has the balloons. The pale-haired girl, the blonde girl, and the red-head all have big guns, and the dark-haired girl has a lot of balloons and a small pistol.
You make your way to the far side of the second floor, after the food area. There are a lot of low walls in this section, but the way to the main stairs is a wide, open area. There are two smaller stairs, though – one against the wall, visible to everyone, and one interior stairwell, difficult to escape from. And the team you're closest to is Homura's team. Then the chime sounding the start goes off!
The four of you quickly scurry toward the main stairs, with you in the lead. You hum under your breath – you really need some catchy music to go along with your team. You see a flash of blue and start to dash forward, but manage to catch yourself before you break the all-important rules … so of course you trip over your own feet. It's good, though, because two streams of water flash over you as you fall. You laugh as you start shooting back, and you know your grenadier is tossing balloons off to the right to keep your heavy protected as she moves up. A balloon from the blue-haired girl pops on your head, and you raise your hands as you stand, then quickly run to the table, passing Homura as she stalks down the stairs.
"Oh, so you got out already?" Agito smirks at you as you hop onto the seat and set one of the timers. You stare at the faces already sitting – Agito, Lutecia, and the bug youkai are already there, along with the blonde girl, the pale-haired girl, and the dark-haired girl – before sticking your tongue out at her.
"Yes, we'd have gotten her whole team if she'd moved a little slower getting out, or if they were a little less lucky." Homura sits down and readies her timer. "They do seem very well-coordinated – have you done something like this before?" You shake your head.
"No, this is only the second time I've been out, and I only got to play a little bit of tag the last time, so –" You wince and grab your head as an ache surges through it. "Uh, not that, I mean, they can link really well, but they're not supposed to be doing that, 'cause it's cheating and that's wrong. They're really smart, though." You rub your head. A timer goes off, and the youkai stands up, bows, and charges back into the fray, balloons at the ready. You grin; he'd probably be great at tag.
One of your clones comes down, along with the blue-haired girl and the pink-haired girl, then Lutecia's timer goes off, and she winks at you before slipping away. Your clone sits empty-handed, and the blue-haired girl glowers at it good-naturedly. Then your timer goes off, and you dash up the wall-side stairs. You skid to a stop at the top landing, then peek up to see the pink-haired girl looking nervously between the four entrances that surround her. Waiting for your moment, you hop up onto the railing and shoot over it, tagging the girl out, and you giggle and hug her as you pass. She smiles and hurries down to the table as you look for your remaining clones. They're refilling their weapons at a fountain, and the three of you head for the main stairs after they finish.
The pale-haired girl's team wins that round, but only a few minutes into the next round your head starts hurting. A thrown balloon hits you in the back, and when you get to the table, you don't set the timer immediately, you just put your head on your arms and close your eyes for a moment ….
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"Flandre?" You jerk awake as Lutecia shakes you gently, then smile at her. Her hair is dripping, so she probably walked into a crossfire …. "Are you alright?"
"Yes, I'm fine. Just had a little headache." You frown to yourself, hoping that you didn't slip up too much, but all too aware that you probably did. Your memory isn't usually so fuzzy with Headless, but … this wasn't Headless. You tilt your head as you try to locate your clones. "… Ah, they dropped out?" Lutecia nods slowly.
"Yes, and it seems this round is finished as well." She looks up as Agito runs into the room, grinning.
"Hah! Told you it'd work, Lulu!" She looks worriedly at you. "Uh, you okay? You were out for a bit." You smile back and nod.
"I'm fine. So, this round is over, and now we're to hold the vote on whether to have a third round with powers, right?" Oriko nods as everyone else walks over. She – everyone, really – is absolutely dripping, and you look around to see that the pile of balloons is mostly gone.
"That is correct. Thoughts, anyone?"
What do you do?
[ ] Abstain, and sit out any remaining rounds.
[ ] Some abilities, but nothing overwhelming.
[ ] Open it up to all powers and abilities.
[ ] Other?
