Written by Zenith & SportsFan
[ The environment in the diner is bleak. The daily check-ins held by Okabe seemed more and more dark, and with only four matches left, there was very little time left until all hope was lost. Of course, that was the case until… ]
BIG ANNOUNCEMENT!
the fuck?
Announcement? Ooh, I can’t wait for the headlines… “We’re all gonna die!”
C’mon, Cheese. You don’t gotta say that, dude.
We have to stay hopeful. If we continue to be this hopeless, Skeletor will have his way. Did you find anything, Okabe?
Precisely why I came here! It seems… we have an opportunity!
… An opportunity? What in blazes are you talking about?
Hoho… I knew you would say that, because I have seen… THE FUTURE! And I know how we can save our friends!
Great! Let’s hear it.
With my spectacular and fancy gadgets (as well as some trusty allies), there seems to be a lapse in security during the match!
No way! That means we have the perfect chance to strike! Let’s take ‘em down now!
No, a raid isn’t the best option. I think we should be careful, and try to peacefully get everyone out of there.
Peace? Psh! We got giant targets on our heads! It’s time for action, dudes!
No, you buffoon! Once we mindlessly walk in, our blood will be scattered across the floor! The time to fight is not now.
Let’s say we do negotiate. That means we’ll be in debt to them. They might take some of us. Trading captives for more captives isn’t a smart move. Get the enemy out of the picture, and we’ll be good.
Well, it still isn’t a guaranteed victory! What if someone gets hurt? Or we lose the fight? I don’t want to bring it up, but it could happen! That gets the number from four captives to, like, twelve!
nah because how the fuck are we gonna negotiate? you wanna talk to them? that’s stupid.
We just won’t give them what they need to win! We’re in a situation of power if we negotiate!
No, right now, we’re the underdogs! They have what we want, so we have to go in there and take it while they’re weak! It’s the only way to save our friends!
Doing this could hurt our friends, Jenny. This isn’t gonna work if we go in there and start mindlessly attacking. It makes them the victims.
If we stand idle, it’ll hurt our friends even more, Viridian!
And going in there wouldn’t cause harm either? Jenny, we have to think rationally about this.
There’s no time. If you’re not gonna be cooperative about it…
[ Jenny starts up her rocket boots and begins to fly. ]
Then I’ll go over there myself!
[ Jenny jets off, but is immediately intercepted by Viridian as he grabs her robot legs. He holds on tight as Jenny tries to be set free, but Viridian is surprisingly sturdy. It then hits Jenny’s head. Viridian is setting the gravity to be high so that he can stay grounded and Jenny can’t go anywhere. ]
I can’t let you do that, Jenny.
And I don’t want to hurt you, Viridian.
[ Jenny transforms her hands to her blaster, ready to fire, while Viridian looks on with determination. Everyone else in the SALT crew is taking sides, some of them cowering like Duane and Richard Cheese, while others are ready for battle like Ruby and Penta Axe General. So what will it be? Should the SALT cast negotiate, or should they go in guns blazing? Only one way to find out… ]