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

[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...