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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[puffing]

[ Bigby's kept to himself for the beginning of the trial. you know, to avoid any ideas of kicking him in the nuts. he was busy nursing the fresh wound on the palm of his hand, making sure the bandage was placed firmly over it and that there was no new bleeding. everyone's ideas and suggestions are soaked in and it was only a matter of time before he piped up. ]

There's still over thirty of us alive and in this room. Chances are that we aren't going to just guess and be right. I can sure as hell tell you that if they have a habit of killing children, they aren't going to be the most vocal people at a time like this.

They're more likely to shut up and let everyone bicker and suspect each other than to risk the idea of casting suspicion on themselves.

―What we need to do is make sure they can't do that. We need to force everyone to talk. To throw opinions out there, to explain their thoughts. And if they still don't want to talk after that...

[ well, Shijima and Alice seemed awfully happy to torture. not that Bigby is saying he is condoning that. he's not. he isn't, is he? no... never. ]

[liven]

My opinion is that I don't see how any of what we're discussing will lead us to anyone...at this rate it really will be just the same as abstaining, choosing whomever we like the least and condemning them to death.

[ dryly said. ]

Well, what's your opinion, then? And your thoughts?

[puffing]

It's been three days before today. We have to discuss any and everything. As a group, not just a handful of opinionated smartasses. Remember, we don't get the luxury of investigating and finding evidence.

Even if someone ― [ coughVeronicacough ] ― broke through glass to get to the body, it didn't help much other than to let us know it was another weapon likely found in the defense locker Judy told me about.

[ and HAHAH thoughts you say. ]

Can't tell you anything definitively yet. Our roommate, Alfendi, is a little more crazy than I thought. [ sorry buddy. ] If he's got a personality complex, it'll be hard to determine what is fabricated versus what he can or can't remember. Elizabeth... I don't think she's suspicious, but she needs to calm the hell down before she gets killed because someone does.

And then there's you. You're voting based on what Alice wants because... what was it again? So you can have the bed?

[liven]

Yes, that would be correct. That's why I switched to abstain last time.

[ she WAS gonna vote diva... ]

However, you should probably keep in mind I don't have the same motivations for anything that you would. [ because she is. a cat. ] What's this about a personality complex, however?

[tearable]

[ Also just glares??? Do you want to fight??? ]

[selfdenying]

Crazy? Excuse me?

[He just gapes at Bigby, like he can't quite believe what he's hearing.]

Elizabeth is just trying to find out who the culprit is. While we all do need to keep ourselves calm, I can hardly blame her for what she's trying to do.

[mitsubou]

That seems like a good idea but... there's plenty of people here that probably aren't willing to talk just because it's not in their nature.

[Mitsutada is always pretty vocal and outgoing though, so he's not saying this about himself.]

Well, that's just my opinion at least. Not to mention this evidence hardly points to anything and it's all speculation... but maybe you're looking for something specific? [Or he's just misunderstanding.]

[puffing]

I don't think being trapped and forced to vote to kill someone is in a lot of people's nature. We all need to get over it. The staff would run a better chance keeping quiet and waiting until the number is whittled down. Assuming this is going to be a daily ritual like the past few...

[ sighs. this is all Dumb. ]

Like I said, evidence isn't going to provide us jack shit. The staff made sure of that. All we have to go on is speculation. To do that, we need to talk to everyone. Run through the roster and cross them out accordingly.

[mitsubou]

Yes, well, what I mean is that lots of people won't want to say anything because what we have is speculation. And, like I said, even in a situation like this, people who are naturally reserved won't change out of the blue...

[Huffs.]

Although, you seem to have a lot of faith in talking to people to figure this out. Since I recall your profile mentioned "interrogating" as one of your skill, I'll support the plan if it's all we have right now. [Rubs chin.]

But, there's a chance for all of this to go wrong. I still think the idea is risky, especially since it just seems like we're casting suspicion on the basis of someone not participating in discussion...

[selfsufficiency]

[Alice is ready and willing to get violent if it'll make someone talk, but she promised Jack she'd try other options first...?? Life is hard. Please clam up and make torture the only option, guys.]

Just start talking, everyone. ♡ If you don't have anything to hide, you don't have anything to worry about, right? ...and then we know that whoever doesn't start talking does have something to hide.

[She hopes that this might be something of a lose/lose situation for whoever's keeping quiet - clam up and risk looking suspicious, or start talking and risk getting caught in a lie - because that would turn into a win/win situation for the people who are innocent.]

[unnames]

[...A huff. He crosses his arms, frowning.]

Alright, fine... if it's our thoughts and opinions you all need--

There's a lot to be said for the attractiveness of an older woman! Not that there's anything wrong with someone a little younger too, but still.

[Alice? no.]

[selfsufficiency]

...

[...]

Did you really just say that out loud?

[heroizes]

[ oh my GOD ]

[ Jack snickers, but he gives Jeff a thumbs up anyways ]

Not relevant at all here, but I agree.

[tearable]

[ Just glares??? ]

[liven]

...I believe we want opinions and thoughts about who could be killing, not your romance...

[injectors]

[J U D G E S.]

[subsisted]

[ LARA IS LAUGHING LIGHTLY TO HERSELF you're an idiot, jeff ]

Well now that we know Jeffery's preference is an older woman, perhaps we can take him out of the running as a potential killer.

[daturah]

I agree!

[heroizes]

'Kay, well, thought numero uno here for me? Let's not torture people or beat them up.

[ not naming names ALICE AND SHIJIMA, but Jack sighs and adds: ]

Just wanna throw that one out there, since I think we're skipping a few steps before we get to, uh. I'll just call it Pandoran behavior and move on.

[selfsufficiency]

[booooo you're no fun, jack :( ]

[puffing]

Your "thought" is appreciated.

[ notice how Bigby ain't looking to agree or disagree on if torture is a thing that needs to happen. ]

Just out of curiosity, though. What steps are we missing in between?

[subsisted]

I don't exactly know what it is you'd like us to form opinions about considering the only thing we have to go off of is the missing ankle monitor.

[ she's just a little bit cranky, bigby. give her a moment to purse her lips and look peeved. ]

My opinion is that perhaps we need to consider alternatives to the ankle monitor, or try to get into them ourselves. If the theory that they're taking the monitors is correct, then there's something valuable in them. If we found out what that is, perhaps we can narrow it down and stop this before we lose anymore innocent people.

[injectors]

Regardless of how we vote, there will be one more death by the end of this day. Forgive me for being morbid — but we could use that to our advantage and look further into the ankle monitors.

[Since it's not like they can look into it now, so...]

[tearable]

[ After she hears her own name in the below comment. ]

Mmm. I could say some things are suspicious but I know bad personality traits aren't enough to cast suspicion.

[ There's a threatening glare at Bigby. ]

See, that's where I have to disagree with you in part, mister. These staff members may be trained in this. When you're hired for a job, you get proper protocols and rules to follow, you see. [ Lol not like she'd know - ] Blending in may be just that: risking everything to show confusion, fear, anger at any cost. Being quiet, unless they're a horrible liar, may be too telling.

They could have anticipated your thought.

[ But, she smirks a bit. ]

By all means, if we plan to force people to talk, we can do so without your groin coming into peril.

[puffing]

[ oh, are they going to do the whole threatening glare thing again? they should learn to get along at one point or another, smh. ]

Okay. It's possible. [ did you think he was going to fight you on that? if there's one thing Elizabeth has, it is sense. and good lucks, but that is neither here nor there. ] But depending on the number of people among us, I'd say it's also possible for them to do both. A few could stay in the background while the others stir a bunch of shit.

[ and then she had to go and involve his groin. cue him growling and cradling his face with his palm. it least it wasn't his dick. ]

Let's not talk about that. I've learned from my mistakes.