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[monocle_layton]

[Huzzah! Your Prime Minister has returned to life! He's currently shakily getting to his feet in the lobby, because being dead for ten days leaves you feeling a little disorientated. With him, is attached a note from the Dressing Room itself in regards to the winners of our game of Cluedo.

It reads as follows:

"Dear Residents of the Dressing Room,

Following our game of Cluedo, we have three winners, all of whom guessed at least in the right area and were close enough to merit a reward; Snakes and Ladders, Scrabble, and Claire. Twister will also be gifted due to being such a cooperative game piece.

Those winners will be gifted one wish, to be made at any point before the end of the month. As a penalty, those who guessed incorrectly or failed to offer a guess are to have one thing that's most precious to them taken away, to be returned at the end of the month. Thank you for playing, and congratulations to the winners.

The Dressing Room"

I'm sure that you can all either celebrate your correct guesses or mourn for your losses. If you're feeling kind then you could also welcome Twister back to life.]

Comments

[monocle_layton]

I have no doubt that she would.

[livewiththisdisgrace]

Then there'd be no issue to it, right?

[monocle_layton]

There is an issue. The issue is that I do not want her to rule and my opinion won't be swayed on that matter.

[livewiththisdisgrace]

I don't want you to rule!

[monocle_layton]

...

Clive, I don't believe that continuing this discussion would be pleasant for you.

[livewiththisdisgrace]

I just want you to... to be with me.

[monocle_layton]

And I can do that while governing the Dressing Room.

[livewiththisdisgrace]

No, but it's like... it's like you belong to the rest of them as well, and I...

[monocle_layton]

You cannot share. You've told me countless times. But unfortunately for you, governing people is who I am. I could not take that away from myself, even for you.

[livewiththisdisgrace]

You can order me around. Have me do... whatever you want, anything at all.

[monocle_layton]

But you cannot be everyone, Clive.

[livewiththisdisgrace]

...please, Hershel. Just... please...

[monocle_layton]

...No.

[livewiththisdisgrace]

I can't keep feeling like this.

[monocle_layton]

And I can't cut myself off from others.

[livewiththisdisgrace]

Why not? I could be enough for you, Hershel!

[monocle_layton]

...

Clive, when I say "no" I mean "no".

[livewiththisdisgrace]

But why not?

[monocle_layton]

Because you are not everyone, Clive. And it is foolish for you to believe that you ever could be.

You are also not the only person who needs me and it is selfish to act as though you are.

[livewiththisdisgrace]

The others do fine without you! I don't!