[shortstop]

Do you take the hand of the chicoon next to you?
[Yes]

When Jackson next returned to the Pit, it was obvious that he had missed some important things. The vibe was different, and things seemed a lot quieter than usual. For a Pit that was usually screaming, this was incredibly unnerving. Jackson looked around frantically for any kind of hint as to what was going on. He found another Chicoon sitting on a tree stump some distance from the Pit, and decided to approach them.
"What's going on?" he asked, voice wavering with concern.
"Are you here about the Pit?" the other Chicoon asked, and Jackson nodded eagerly in response.
The strange Chicoon sighed, standing up and beckoning Jackson closer.
"Then you need to come with me."
Jackson's fur bristled, but he nodded again and followed this other Chicoon down a staircase that he had never noticed before. It was long, dark, and somehow colder than the wintery world on the surface. He shuddered, following closely until the staircase opened into a large room. It was lighter in there, and when Jackson realized who the people waiting were, he almost dropped to his knees.
He'd only heard of the Chicoon Gods in legends and stories. To see them in person was both awe-inspiring and slightly terrifying. He listened carefully as they spoke, heart sinking as they talked about the Pit. He hadn't realized that the Pit wasn't allowing people to leave. The way Jackson had understood it, people were just sort of hanging out in the Pit as something to do. But learning that they were actually trapped? That was horrifying. The Gods talked more about sealing the Pit. Jackson swallowed hard.
This would be one of the most difficult decisions that he would ever have to make. On the one had, he felt as though he had made a good friend out of the Pit. But on the other, kidnapping people was unforgivable. Jackson fought with himself until Bell beckoned the circle of Chicoons to hold hands and join him.
Closing his eyes, Jackson held his breath as he reached for the hand of the Chicoon standing next to him.

[AnxietyBlackStar]

Do you take the hand of the chicoon next to you?
Yes!

[Booberry Smoothie]

Do you take the hand of the chicoon next to you?
Yes but i'd use a hand sanitizer after that

[*Willow*]

Do you take the hand of the chicoon next to you?
Yes

[.henloimmabirb.]

Do you take the hand of the chicoon next to you?
Yes!

[Myskx]

Do you take the hand of the chicoon next to you?
[Yes or No]
The pit's desperate screams rang in Artemis's ears. He broke into a cold sweat, vision blurring in and out. This couldn't actually be happening. He took a few shaky steps back. Finally, Artemis had made a friend, someone he'd bonded with, made memories with, someone who made him happy. Now, he was faced with the decision to save his cherished friend, or hundreds of Chicoons. As he looked back and forth between the two Chicoons on either side of him, offering him their hands, he backed into the wall behind him, tears welling up in his eyes. " I'm sorry.. I can't-.. " He sank down to the ground, using his large wings to cover himself. " I can't do this.. "
[No]

[GreyScale]

Do you take the hand of the chicoon next to you?
[Yes or No] Yes

[seiku88]

Do you take the hand of the chicoon next to you?
> Yes

As the screams of the Pit desperately rang in his ears, days spent with the Pit flashed through Halki's mind. He looked to his side, and a scruffy chicoon with pit-like eyes was reaching their hand to him. It was his turn to decide.

As much as he did not want to lose his special supernatural friend, the Pit had to be sealed. For the good of everyone.

"I... I'm so sorry, Pit." With tears in his eyes, Halki reaches out to take the hand of the scruffy chicoon.

[rem sleep]

Do you take the hand of the chicoon next to you?
[Yes or No]

Hero stalls when he notices the pit too is crying out for help. I'm really starting to doubt that they can do this without hurting it... but would the Gods lead us to making a wrong decision? Hero ponders, delaying accepting the hand. If he didn't take it, what would he do otherwise? He doesn't have another answer, and he can't stand against the Gods and their decision... But what about the pit? What about the chicoons already trapped? Sure, Hero knew they couldn't just waltz right out-- but wasn't sealing the pit for good admitting that everyone who was lost was gone, forever and always? Wasn't it giving up on helping them forever?

"Wait--!" Cried Hero, before he even realized he was doing it, the words barreling out of his chest and into the open air with a force of conviction backed by his ravenous thoughts, "There has to be another way--! We can't give up on our friends-- the ones we've lost to the pit and the pit itself--! Are we sure this is our only option--?!"

Beside him the chicoons on either side still had their hands outstretched to him, but Hero's were now balled into resilient fists.
No.

[stellulite]

Do you take the hand of the chicoon next to you?
[Yes or No] Yes