trial #2

[judgejudy]

DAY 4 (afternoon) Complex Population: 32 At noon, the same tone from the morning rings out, and Judy's voice filters out over the intercom. "Good afternoon, residents. As per Safety Protocol 6227-A, it is time to conduct a trial to bring justice for the victim. Please proceed to the courtroom on the first level." Just as at night, if you don't go to the courtroom, you'll be treated to an electric shock of increasing strength until you go to the courtroom or are unconscious. Though considering the ominous penalty for not participating in a trial, you should likely just go rather than risk not voting because you've been knocked out by your own stubbornness... Once you're in the courtroom, you'll find that bottled water and light snacks are provided, but otherwise you'll have to bring anything else you may need. As you come to your conclusions about who to vote for, you can step into the judgement theater to cast your vote at the terminal. You may change your vote as many times as you'd like, but at 7PM, your vote (or lack thereof) is locked in. You have until 7PM to discuss and vote for who you think the murderer is. — ic rulebook character statuses character profiles Voting will close at 9PM EST on 10/15. voting

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[selfdenying]

Sorry, Shijima, I'm still not going to vote for his name to be changed if the man doesn't want his name to be changed.

[His voice lowers to a murmur.]

I wonder if we can push Dickson in...?

[selfsufficiency]

[Ooh, she likes this plan. Alice sidles up to him and smiles, keeping her voice low as well.]

If you can get him close to the fountain, I'll push him. ♡

[selfdenying]

[He smiles.]

Oh, Alice, it's just a joke...but I'm sure we can discuss the implications of the fountain later.

[But he seriously wants to push Dickson in because he's petty like that, they're going to make it happen.]

[selfsufficiency]

Right, right... I was just joking, too.

[No she isn't.

...this is absolutely going to be a thing that happens.]

[selfdenying]

Let's move our focus back on the trial.

[I can't believe they're going to bond over making a man sick, what is wrong with them.]

[liven]

So you're willing to make people sick without their consent, but changing a name is a different matter...?

[selfdenying]

Oh, goodness, Shijima, it's just a joke.

[:)]

But a man's name is something that belongs to him and him alone. It's only polite to refer to him the way he wants to be referred to.

[liven]

Humans say things like that, but you call us whatever you please.

[ cats, she means. DID SHE ASK TO BE CALLED SHIRATAMA, SHE DID NOT. ]

[selfdenying]

I don't understand. Are you referring to nicknames?

[liven]

No. I have frequently been renamed by people to suit their convenience.

[selfdenying]

Why? That's very rude of them.

[liven]

It's the way of things, isn't it? If you rename someone to suit you, that's how it goes...

[selfdenying]

[...]

Then, Shijima, answer me this. Why do you want to cause the same pain to someone else?

[liven]

I never said it caused me pain. It's simply how things go.

[ for CATS ]

[selfdenying]

You shouldn't be used to that kind of thing.

[FRICKIN' SHIJIMA AND HER CAT TRAGIC STORY]

[liven]

What, so you've never named or renamed another creature to suit you...? I wonder if that is really true, though.

[ IT'S SO TRAGIC. LOOK AT HER. BEING GIVEN ALL THESE DIFF CAT NAMES. ]

[selfdenying]

What, you mean like a pet?

[what]

But pets don't have their own names. Why would that be a problem?

[liven]

Of course they have their own names. You simply do not know them.

[selfdenying]

[what is he even hearing]

Well, it would help if they could speak human languages and tell us that, then.

[liven]

Why is the onus on them to learn to speak to humans...? What a lazy approach.

[selfdenying]

Because we don't have the vocal capabilities to replicate animal sounds, Shijima? And neither do animals. They're both at an impasse.

[liven]

...Most animals. And as it happens, you don't need to replicate the sounds to learn the meanings. I learned a speech I could not speak after listening to it for a long while. I think perhaps it is only that many, such as yourself, do not pay close enough attention to those they deem unimportant.