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[behavioural]

maybe they think the game has a hand in it
even in death, a corpse can be puppeteered

why do you want to win so badly anyway?

[redsoil]

Oooh, spooky... I can do that, for sure. Maybe not during the game, though.

Should I not want to win at all, Pierce?

[ he definitely has a reason ]

[behavioural]

don't try to act casual now
no one here has wanted to win this game as badly as you have

[redsoil]

[ ugh pierce would be the only one to actually ask the question ]

The short answer is "I want the house to look favorably upon me".

Playing the game and being entertaining is part of that. Winning is all the better, because of the prize.

[behavioural]

so there's something you want

what is it?

[redsoil]

Power, mostly. In all forms that it takes.

[behavioural]

you really think winning this game is the stepping stone for you to gain more power?

[redsoil]

The right kind of power.

I want to find the heart of the force bringing us here, keeping us — and wrap my fist around it. I need to return to my home, and it is the best way I can think of do so.

By taking control.

[behavioural]

not trying to discourage you from your goal here, but i don't think winning this game will earn you much favor from whatever force brought us here

maybe just a good laugh
or not even that

it might not even be sentient
unless you happen to know something about this house that i don't

[redsoil]

You are not listening. It is not SOLELY the win, it is also the entertainment factor AND how I would use the prize.

Something here is drawing us in and keeping us to the estate grounds. It keeps even me, a god, imprisoned.

Others have mentioned the push and pull of order (the Balfours and their rules/schedules) and chaos (the house moves rooms around and has these silly events), which means there is some power. It feeds into our worst selves.

I intend to seize whatever is at the core. I do not care if you believe in any of this.

[behavioural]

i believe you

( he has made similar conjectures, which is why he retains such a healthy dose of skepticism for set's grandiose aim. )

but even if you can locate it at its source, what makes you so confident that you can withstand its power, no less control it? this isn't a feat that can be accomplished on your own

[...]

what prize are you going to ask the library to give you if your team wins?

[redsoil]

I have no other choice. But if I allow myself to doubt, or slow in the face of many unknowns, I will never accomplish anything.

[ it's either withstand it, or don't; the same answer to every other matter in his life ]

Something to maybe help ingratiate myself with one of the Balfours. I decided to start my investigation with our strange hosts.

[behavioural]

( well,

better a god try it than himself, so— )

fair enough
it's worth a shot

but you're right, it isn't looking good for your team
maybe your next course of action should be convincing someone on the winning team to give you their prize

[redsoil]

I have considered that.

[ He knows whom he'd ask on the team most likely to achieve victory. Set's a bit of an opportunist, after all. ]

Whether possible to do or not, I would never ignore an opportunity. I am the god of war, after all. Victory is mine if I obtain the prize. I simply wanted the others to reap the spoils, too. Some of them have worked very hard.

[behavioural]

considerate of you

there still might be time for your team to turn things around, depending on the outcome of this round