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For his own part, the red panda really had no correct answer that he expected from those who gathered around him. He had his own thoughts on the matter, but he would not speak them. He was genuinely interested in their philosophies and did not want to alter their opinions by injecting his own. Instead, he listened to them all with equal interest, smiling when appropriate (for instance, at the loud antics of Shida) and nodding when that seemed to fit the situation better. Occasionally he would shit, rearranging the egg, but otherwise he remained on his perch atop the building.

When they all had been giving time to speak, the red panda smiled and began giving directions. “Pair up as I point to you,” he commanded, and began aiming fuzzy paws towards mares and foals alike. Interesting that no stallions had arrived. Was this a group of babysitters that was keeping watch over the children? Regardless, it would not change his plan. He paired them for a variety of reasons- for familial ties when he could divine them, for similarity or difference of answers, or because a whim aimed him that way. When all was done, he had seven pairs of two.

“The two of you are travelling together and get lost in a desert with no food or water. When neither of you think you can go on any longer, you come upon a genie. She offers to give one of you safe passage through the desert; the other must remain behind and will surely die a slow, agonizing death.” He paints a grim picture indeed, but he must hear their answers to know who is best suited to the task of caring for this lost egg. “He allows the partner to my left to make the selection. The partner to the right has one chance to confirm the selection, or to change the genie’s mind. What do you say?” Carefully he watches, wondering who will decide what.

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‘The partner to the left’ is whichever partner posts first. You must decide if you tell the genie to save yourself or your partner, and why you make that choice.
‘The partner to the right’ is whichever partner posts second. If your partner decides to save themselves, you must say why you agree or why you think the genie should save you instead. If your partner decides to save you, you must say why you agree or why you think the genie should save your partner instead.

Pairings are as follows (Again, left or right on this list is not relevant. Whoever is ‘left’ or ‘right’ IC is determined by whoever posts first or second. If your partner has not posted yet, do not wait for them. You post first and they can post second!):

White December & Aakesh
Shida & Auriel
Erebos & Ilios
Rhea & Vitani
Agrona & Astraea
Hotaru & Arya
Raeru & Brisa


You have 72 hours from the time of this post.