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Laine reached over and casually swiped the beer from Gabriel and took a sip before passing it back. It amused her how everyone was going about this. "While I think someone else was also quick to speak. I feel you should go as well." She said looking at Krishna

Krishna's golden eyes lit on each individual as they made their decision. His body language changed, subtly at first, but then with more vehemence. His arms folded across his chest, his eyes narrowed, his teeth set. This was the game? Spreading paranoia and a need to defend himself... when no one else had any other reason to suspect him besides his superior decision making skills? Two women turned on Richard because they did not like his treatment of their sex; did he have to have a more substantial reason for his own?

Too many had already made up their minds, as far as he was concerned, and frankly? He did not really care at this point. He was not charismatic. He would not change their pathetic minds. Let them think what they wanted.

"Fools," he spat eventually, taking a long drink from his beer to wash away the bitterness he heard in his own tone and to lubricate his dry throat. "I speak first; that makes me guilty? Little minds, filled with little thought. Jumping at the first shining lure of suspicion."

He shrugged and drained the rest of his bottle. It was not often that he spoke this much. "I nominated because she struck before the game began. Even more eager to turn on her fellows than the lot of you. Seemed werewolf to me." He offered nothing more.

"It's just a game," said Vanya, almost as hurt as she was completely baffled. "I don't think any of us are really werewolves. And everything was assigned by cards... I don't think we could magically just get roles that suited our natures..." She paused, looked around the room for backup or support or something. "...Could we?"

Lena couldn't help but feel a bit bad for Vanya. She didn't mind the level of discord within the room, that was the point of the game, wasn't it? "Nah, worst thing Ever could probably do was make the card drain your energy or something. Which hey would be pretty neat. Ever, write that down. We should do that in the future." Hadn't they done something like that once? Or was it on TV? "Avery's a succubus though. Watch out." A deep drink of vodka and cranberry shut her up, thankfully.

"You never know," said Vanya, who was undoubtedly mollified by this consolation. Avery was probably the one touching her knee. Uh... actually, Avery was definitely that one. Vanya turned a pale, unflattering pink and studiously looked away. "I heard someone got turned into a youma." Actually, she'd heard like... three whole people had ended up merged with youma or just plain youma-ized. It wasn't an overwhelming statistic, Vanya wasn't sure it could happen to her, but it sure was one. "Thank you, Suri, Lena and Avery."

It seemed polite to call them all by name.

She did not ask if Avery was really a succubus. That just seemed silly. But she had to admit, she was a little curious. People did tend to turn somewhat... weird... in the Negaverse, after all. It was probably the devotion to dark powers that did it.

Ever blinked after Richard as he got up and reached out to grab him before he got too far.

"Maybe you should grab Krishna another one, too. Alcohol can relax away all that unnecessary tension."

And then, to Krishna, more seriously -- "Play nice."