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Gabe

I’d always preferred going second in a draft. You could learn a lot about your opponent by their first pick. Of course the cast of Living in Sin was much larger than The Furies, and you could pick the same character twice, and we knew the game inside and out, and my team didn’t get enslaved by some overweight court wizard.

Okay, so I wasn’t prepared.

“He can pick first.”

The whole team groaned. Everyone felt unprotected, ****.

Skye nodded. “Generous Prince.” She turned to The Bus Driver. “Dark lord, the first pick is yours.”

He smiled, and walked across the line of assembled women. He made my skin crawl and I wasn’t the only one. Even Jasmine squirmed under his gaze. They were meat to him. For a moment I thought he would made an error because he was a horny fuck. I thought he’d pick Hilda or Lana because they were the most beautiful.

“He’s got a boner.” Precious whispered to me.

I don’t know what was stopping me from getting up and kicking his ass, I don’t know what was stopping any of us. We were all taking this bullshit in stride.

“You.” He finally declared pointing one of his pudgy fingers to Daisy.

Everyone slackened, even me. I felt relief and grief that he’d chosen her. It wasn’t hard to see why, she was our highest level character, and was a huge threat without any magic at all. At the same time The Senator wasn’t on my team in the same way as the others.

Then there was the sickening grief that a person I was responsible for was just lost.

He waved the staff before Daisy’s face. Her eyes flash red momentarily, and then she shrugged. “Alrighty.” She trundled alongside and formed a short line opposite of my throne, unmistakably’His’ side of the chamber.

“Daisy, how do you feel?” I asked cautiously.

She shrugged again, so nonchalant. “I feel fine.”

“Do you feel brainwashed?”

She thought about it. “No I don’t feel any of the signs brainwashed individuals usually exhibit when we do it back home.”

…okay I’d have to put a pin in that thought for later.

“Well can you disobey him? Leave him.”

She looked up at him, and shrugged again. “I guess not.”

I shuddered, feeling good and sick now. To make it worse she reached for and began to rub his chub through his slacks. A faithful minion to the end.

Everyone else rolled their eyes, more annoyed by her behavior than disgusted. I’m the one who made her a sex toy for him, and no one thought much about it.

I turned away, my first choice was obvious… if I was playing a video game.

Ana, Lana, and Vera were all at my throne.

“Please Gabe you have to pick me.” Ana begged. “You can’t just leave me to that guy.”

“Me too, come on we’re sisters.” Lana was on her knees. “You owe her. Prove what you’ve been saying.”

Vera was trying to appeal to my coach mentality. “I’m the only one who can heal will, you’ll need me against Daisy.”

Ah fuck, hello anxiety my old friend. Three women begging me to own them, what a nightmare.

I looked to Night, she was trying to choose between not looking at me at all, and glaring. I’d already chosen Illumi over her once, she had no hope I’d save her this time.

Jasmine was just looking at me, willing me to be strong and do what needed to be done.

Hilda was the only calm one amongst us. She didn’t look worried, or scared. She was watching the bus driver grope and be groped by Daisy. She felt me, and looked over. My panic must have been evident, because she gave me a small smile.

It was the first time I got the sense that the old her really was in there… or rather that the elf was her.

I slept with Hilda to hurt Anna, no excuses there, but there really had been something about that chubby redhead I thought could save me. I don’t know what, I don’t even know if that’s fair, but I always felt it strong enough that I didn’t feel like a complete scumbag when I was fucking her.

I felt it now too, a soft comfort, from a newly old soul. ‘Everything will be okay’ I could almost hear her say.

“Focus Gabe.” Precious grabbed my face. She was serious now, despite her cartoonish figure. “You’re the champ, build us a winning team. Ignore everything else, just win.”

Just win, just win.

What was I good for if not that?

Seven players left, I get two.

Ana- Cleric

Lana - Bard

Vera - Paladin

Jasmine - Warrior

Precious - Wizard

Night - Rogue

Hilda - Barbarian

Let’s make a team.

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