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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[selfsufficiency]

[Alice sighs heavily.

At least he's not saying they can't torture and kill at all. That might very well be their only option in the end, and knowing that he wouldn't stop them from doing it at that point is something of a comfort.

But it's not like she likes waiting. Even if there are other options that might work, going straight to what should be the last resort is often faster. They only have so much time here, but...]

Fine. Fine, I guess we'll do it your way. For now.

[She can tell that she's not going to convince him.]

I still don't see any problem with striking out at them when they're already striking out against us, but... we can try the other options until you're satisfied that they won't work.

[heroizes]

[ Jack looks more than a little relieved to hear her agree, and he nods with a partial smile, though it fades again as she continues. ]

Yeah. Yeah, and- I mean, I know I'm kinda wasting time a little bit, but we've still got time, I think.

[ He sighs, since that's a pretty heavy topic, but he at least adds: ]

Thanks for, uh. Trusting me with that.

[selfsufficiency]

...there's no reason not to trust you, until you prove untrustworthy.

[Alice sighs again.]

Just... don't make me regret this. I really want to get the right person this time.