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

Comments

[tearable]

If it was easy, we would have all voted hours ago.

[ She wants to say with an annoyed huff. ]

It's honestly a toss up. We have nothing - no leads. Even if we could have investigated the crime scene more, there's no... solid evidence.

[chiseler]

So really what you're saying is we'd have better luck if we shut our eyes and drew a name out of a hat. [He pauses, almost like he's really considering that as an option.] The only clear routes we have to even explore right now are Adam's of voting for Judy, Alice's where we look at those who know about technology, or Franziska's where it's between you, me and Bigby. We need to pick a route and explore it as fast as possible to rule some stuff out don't you think?

[tearable]

I'm obviously biased in that regard as I don't want you, Bigby, Luke - hell, even Lara to take the fall for my suggestion on interrogation. And I'd very much like to stay alive.

[ So, she selfishly scratches that off. ]

The technology aspect is the only one I can get behind. If I'm to be candid? I'm not from a time period close to yours - or many, I suspect. The 1950s, actually.

[ Congrats, Luke!!! ]

Technology changes vastly and if people are able to wield it - learn it and use it to their advantage? They can do anything. If someone had that skillset... who the hell knows what's possible.

[subsisted]

It wasn't only your suggestion, Elizabeth. I recounted Jerome's case, I brought up the tennis shoes, I had a hand in this. [ THIS SUCKS!! SO BAD!! ]

You can't blame yourself. You're only trying to find the truth. I know what I did, and I could have done it better. My suspicions were wrong, and we all paid the price. Elizabeth, you understand that much, don't you?

[tearable]

Everything made logical sense. Everything connected one dot to another. It's not your fault, Lara. Please believe me.

[ There's... a fear in her eyes as she shuts them briefly. She looks down, feeling much more small than she had intended herself to ever feel here. ]

I understand we all have blame and guilt, but there's - who the hell knows what's going to happen next.

[chiseler]

[He frowns at that because...yeah.] Trust me, all of us want to stay alive. And I think it's ridiculous we're being cast as potential staff members just because things escalated really fast the last time we did this.

[...what.] ...wait what do you mean--really? [What the fuck.] We're gonna talk about that later because...man. Anyway, you're not wrong. Technology changes a lot, but people can also learn how to use it. I try to stay away from it because I sort of value staying alive. But that doesn't mean people can't teach other people here. Maybe we're going about this the wrong way.

[tearable]

If we're both still standing at the end of this? Yes, I don't mind having a talk.

[ Vague hand gestures. ]

That may be a fair notion. Someone mentioned maybe there's one informed person helping to assist others in these kills...