Serris

    A"Crap....nothing down here."
    "Abraham crawled out from under the cabin, covered in dirt."
    T"Nothing inside either."
    "Tina and Dwight came out with a look of dejection on their faces."
    N"Not even a weapon?"
    D"Nope..."
    A"Damnit, what a waste of time."
    N"Look on the bright side, at least we got to rest for a bit."
    "Tina muttered under her breath."
    T"Easy for you to say..."
    N"What did you say?"
    "Before Tina could answer, their PDA's let out a sound."
    T"Huh?"
    d"Attention, there has been a change to the Game."
    d"Twenty nine hours ago, a Player was killed prior to the beginning of the Game. Shortly thereafter, that Player's brace was deactivated."
    d"However, we detected that the life signs in the Game has remained at twelve since the start."
    d"Fifteen hours ago, it was confirmed that the murderer of Player 7, Mami Kurosawa, has taken her brace and is using it to blend in with the other Players."
    d"Ten minutes ago, we learned the identity of this intruder. But due to constraints to our own workforce, the Director has graciously decided to give all the remaining Players an opportunity to escape without the need to complete their objective."
    "At those words, all the Players quickly became attentive."
    d"The Player who kills the intruder will be evacuated from the Game Field once the kill has been confirmed. All Death Rules will be ignored in this case. So Players who have been prohibited from killing other Players can also participate in this offer."
    d"The intruder's name is..."
    centered "Tanya Serris."
    "When they announced the name, Abraham, Tina, and Dwight stared at the woman in question."
    "Tanya had her eyes to the ground. Her face was like stone."
    A"Care to explain yourself?"
    N"... ... ..."
    A"Tanya, answer me."
    T"Tch!"
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    "Tanya's glasses flew off her face from Tina's slap. Still, that stone gaze remained."
    T"Answer him! What the fuck is up with you?!"
    N"... ... ..."
    "A cold smile spread on Tanya's lips as she looked at Tina and Abraham."
    N"Why don't you ask Abraham? He should know why I'm here?"
    "Dwight and Tina looked at the man."
    A"What are you talking about? I don't even have a clue?"
    "A chill went down the man's spine as Tanya glared at him."
    N"Why are you in this Game, Abraham? And don't say you were kidnapped."
    T"Y-You're here willingly?!"
    A"N-No, I'm not! If I truly had a choice, I wouldn't be here...."
    N"But you {i}did[/i} have a choice, Abraham. You could have chosen to ignore the people who run this Game. Instead, you hunted them..."
    N"....Just like I did."
    "Suddenly, the tone in her voice lost the warmth it had up until then. It stung like ice."
    N"Me and Abraham share a common interest: we both wish to see the downfall of the people who took our loved ones from us."
    N"But unlike him, I am more willing to be their judge, jury, and executioner."
    "She took a step back and gave them all a cold smile before she began to explain."
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    P"This Game has been running for the last twenty years. It started as a testing ground for new weapons and military equipment. Using convicts who wished to save themselves from Death Row, they managed to use the Game to gather 'real-life data' about how their arms could be used."
    P"While not every game made use of it, this was also the origin of the Death Rule: the special rule placed upon a Player. This was done to keep inmates who were notoriously violent from outright decimating the others, and to push more 'innocent' inmates to kill others."
    P"Over time, the Committee's bloodlust grew, and soon the Games were being filled with innocent people. But just liken the inmates, they would be pushed to kill one another."
    extend " Soon, all original meaning behind the Game was lost. And while they still tested weapons through this venue, they were now doing it more for their own sick pleasure than to advance their research."
    P"It was because of their choices that I....that I lost someone I loved with all my heart...."
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    P"Five years ago, my lover was taken from her workplace. She was selected to participate in one of the Committee's more cruel versions of their Game. Suffice to say, she never made it back..."
    P"When I learned of her fate, I felt broken. The one who had been my pillar of support was now gone. Taken from me by a group who had no sympathy for the lives they destroyed."
    P"Over time, my grief turned into anger. I wanted to see the people responsible for my loss to die. I wanted to tear them apart with my own hands..."
    extend " ...and that was when I met {i}her.{/i}"
    P"She never told me her name, but she knew the pain I was experiencing. She invited me to her group, the Queen's Syndicate. It was amde up of people who wished for the same thing I did--the deaths of the people responsible for taking our loved ones. Once I learned of their goal, I signed up in a heartbeat."
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    N"From that moment on, the group began to plot our move against the Committee."
    N"And now, we've put that plan into motion."