Taillesskangaru leaps on to the couch and grabs the paper
"So, civplayah... civplayah... hmm... civplayah, if that is your real name. Is that capital C or lowercase c? You say it like it's lowercase. Names are usually capitalized, but I admire your nonconformity. We need more of that in the world. Or, maybe it's just me. Anyway, I know you. I heard about you. You were in the papers (holds up newspaper. Today headline: "Babies among flotsam"). Well, you weren't mentioned by name, of course, but they found these corpses and something about a mysterious game that was played, with promise of a huge reward, yadda yadda yadda, sound familiar, right guys? Remember that story fellas? So, you have a certain reputation, civplayah. I thought you as more an urban legend until, well, until I participate in this, I suppose.
Last time you tried to turn your victims against each other, eh, civplayah? Mess with their heads? But people are smarter than they look, civplayah. Oh, I say this, but this time you may indeed get to have the last laugh, and I don't mind that. I think you a worthy adversary. I don't mind, you know, if I die here. I'm a screw-up, yeah? But, no, seriously now, even my life has a certain value and I'm not just going to throw it away. And you guys are such a nice bunch of folks. Really. I'd hate to see any of you die, especially needlessly.
Now, Takhisis, you've got quite a reputation too. Imagine the sensation if the press knows you, of all people, are here (holds up the newspaper again) or if you were to die here. But I think I'll hold my judgement for now, yeah? Don't want to give this gentleman (glances at civplayah) his entertainment that soon now, do we?
Taillesskangaru looks as if he was about to continue, but he shrugs, and starts reading the newspaper.