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mod journal for 62 ([personal profile] judgejudy) wrote in [community profile] 622016-10-15 08:03 pm

trial #2 - execution





DAY 4 (evening)
Complex Population: 32



At 7PM, a tone rings out, but it's not Judy's voice that filters out over the intercom.

"TALLYING VOTES. . ."

The voice is mechanical and robotic, and a pause lingers in the air. It seems that the voting system is run by some kind of AI.

"CONSENSUS REACHED. MAJORITY VOTE. TIE. RESULT 1. LARA CROFT. STATUS: INNOCENT. LARA, PROCEED TO THE JUDGEMENT THEATER. CHARGING..."

There's the sound of clicking, and Lara will receive a very sharp shock to their ankle monitor. If they don't step into the judgement room, the shock will increase in strength every ten seconds until they're unconscious. Regardless, the voice continues to drone on.

"RESULT 2. LUKE CASTELLAN, EMPLOYEE ID VTSCI62271053. STATUS: INNOCENT. LUKE, PROCEED TO THE JUDGEMENT THEATER. CHARGING..."

Luke receives the same treatment, and finally, the last player is decided in the same way:

"DESIGNATING EXECUTIONER. . . ELIZABETH. ELIZABETH, PROCEED TO THE JUDGEMENT THEATER. CHARGING..."



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tearable: (pic#10637916)

[personal profile] tearable 2016-10-16 05:12 am (UTC)(link)
[ On wobbly knees, Elizabeth is pretty much covered in Luke's blood. She checked on Lara for a few minutes, trying to pick up a pulse but when the doors unlock - she knows that's not the case. Regretfully. Elizabeth leads herself out, her lips trembling and her eyes visibly distraught. She's able to stand straight, but not as confident as she wanted to. This wasn't like Rapture. This wasn't like Columbia.

Once upon a time she thought by killing those trying to kill or capture her would lead her to freedom but this? She's back to a cage and that fucks her up. The scalpel is left behind with the weapons and Elizabeth is looking towards the crowd of people not knowing what to expect. ]
Edited 2016-10-16 05:12 (UTC)
liven: (EXPLAIN ► here we go bro.)

[personal profile] liven 2016-10-16 05:15 am (UTC)(link)
[ well, shijima for her part will detour into the room to grab the scalpel, wiping it on her skirt as she heads over to elizabeth. she offers the cleaned scalpel out handle first. ]

You really ought to keep this. Though if you won't, I'll hold onto it until you change your mind.
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[personal profile] tearable 2016-10-16 05:25 am (UTC)(link)
[ She hadn't stopped to get it, to really do anything but try to get out of there. She looks to Shijima with a shocked expression, slowly lifting her good hand to take it tightly. ]

...Thank you. [ She doesn't want anyone else to have to hold onto this, especially after what it caused. ] I .. I appreciate it.
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[personal profile] liven 2016-10-16 05:32 am (UTC)(link)
Treat it well. It saved your life.

[ ...well. she's never fucking mentioned it, but she is a person who is familiar with weaponry.

she pauses, then holds out her hand. ]


...Hm. You can't look after my hair if you have an injured hand. Let's see how badly you're off...I may as well help out a little bit, so that you can properly brush my hair for me.
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[personal profile] tearable 2016-10-16 05:53 am (UTC)(link)
[ Shijima is a real go-getter, even if her cat naps could rival actual cats apparently. :')

Elizabeth didn't expect the kind of words to slip past her lips mainly because it still doesn't feel real? ]


Right. Right. [ She repeats, thoughtfully. She was far too tired to dismiss the girl for something so mundane...so she just agrees. Tenderly, she holds onto her wrist, feeling it tense with every slight movement. ] You have experience with this, then...?

[ PLEASE SAY YES..? ]
liven: (CROUCH ► and watch.)

[personal profile] liven 2016-10-16 05:55 am (UTC)(link)
Of course. You pick up this sort of thing when you're as old as I am. And when you've gone to that sort of academy, or hung about those sorts of humans...

[ NINJAS. HER CANON IS FULL OF NINJAS. SHE'S ACTUALLY COMPETENT AT DEALING WITH BATTLE INJURIES. granted dealing with her own tended to be less. first-aidy. but she can handle this. ]

Shall we go to the bathroom? It'll be easier to clean you up and get things sorted there.
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[personal profile] tearable 2016-10-16 04:20 pm (UTC)(link)
I'll make sure to respect my elders then. [ She says dryly. Whatever history she has, she doesn't have the mind to pry for it. NINJAS OR NOT, THIS WILL BE A LATER DISCUSSION. ] If you think that's best, I'll follow your lead.

[ She looks back over her shoulder to Lara, pitifully trying to keep herself together. ]

Anywhere but here is fine.
liven: (CONSIDER ► it could be that.)

[personal profile] liven 2016-10-16 07:14 pm (UTC)(link)
The bathroom, then. I'll patch you up...but it's a special service, all right?

[ she refuses to play medic to anyone she does't...like...lmao......... ]

Up we go. [ just follow along after her, liz. ]
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[personal profile] tearable 2016-10-17 01:04 am (UTC)(link)
I won't advertise it. If you offer a service too much, it'll become such a high demand. I get it.

[ Elizabeth says with a weak smile. She won't turn the girl into some endless medic without her consent.

For now, she'll take this act of kindness as more of a barter. She'll go ahead and follow! ]


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[personal profile] liven 2016-10-17 01:56 am (UTC)(link)
[ once they're there, shijima will just direct liz to like. a shower bench. whatever this works. she can get water from the sink and use a towel and then clean off some of the blood and see what the fuck she's working with. there's no cuts she'd have to sew up she hopes? but she can do that.

what's liz's injury status on the whole... ]


There is that...also, some of the idiots here are injuring themselves in dumb ways. I won't help with that.

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[personal profile] modissty 2016-10-16 05:54 am (UTC)(link)
[There's a look of sympathy from Sakyou, though his expression is a little steely at the same time. It's not directed at her, though, so much as at the situation in general. He'd never spoken to Luke, but the rest of that had been-- well. It just highlighted how unfair this place was.

He'll quietly approach, holding out his new jacket. He's going through these like water, good lord.]


If you'd like to wipe yourself off, you can use this for now.
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[personal profile] tearable 2016-10-16 06:13 am (UTC)(link)
No, it's fine - it's...

[ She appreciates the gesture, but there's no way she could accept it. Could she? She looks at him with her eyes big, different than the narrowed gaze she first arrived with. She looks vulnerable. ]

I couldn't... I can just go to the shower and wash off. Don't waste it on me.
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[personal profile] modissty 2016-10-16 08:51 am (UTC)(link)
Please. I insist. [He keeps holding the garment out, and after a pause, adds:] If you can clean a little off now, it would be for the best.

["For you" is implied there. Nothing can really make this sort of situation feel better, but wiping off the blood had done a lot to help him, at least.]

There are other robes that I can wear.
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[personal profile] tearable 2016-10-16 04:40 pm (UTC)(link)
[ She's thinking, trying to collect her thoughts as her head pounds. Flashes of moments, everything like freeze frames on something she can't stop.

So now she's here - a boy's blood dripping on her pressed white blouse and Lara's blood consequence on her hands. He holds the garment out further and she feels it drape against her fingers. She'll finally tugs it into her grasp and cleans her hand off. It's just... no matter what she does, she feels as if the blood isn't washed away enough. ]


I'm sorry. I know we have limited... resources here.

[ It was a kind gesture that even now, Elizabeth can't really fully thank him for. Just apologize. ]
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[personal profile] modissty 2016-10-17 12:54 am (UTC)(link)
[His head dips forward a little in acknowledgment, accepting the apology as he'd have accepted a thanks in any other situation.]

It's only clothing.

[And it's only a small token. He knows the weight of a kill stays for much longer than the blood itself does, but there's nothing he can give to help alleviate that.]

...Will you be alright?
tearable: (pic#10330045)

[personal profile] tearable 2016-10-17 04:25 pm (UTC)(link)
Were you?

[ Alright, she means. It's a simple question. He came before her - took a life just as she had to. She figures, if he can come out of this, she can as well. ]
modissty: (to the future)

[personal profile] modissty 2016-10-17 08:17 pm (UTC)(link)
[In a situation like this, there's really only one plausible answer. Getting caught up in guilt will only weight a person down, and while there's a time and a place for regret and sadness, it isn't here, where they're all like lambs to slaughter.

His head inclines forward.]


Yes. ...Continuing forward is the only option.
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[personal profile] tearable 2016-10-20 05:41 pm (UTC)(link)
We have nothing else at the moment, so yeah. I'd be inclined to agree.

[ She's not as optimistic. She's fairly pessimistic but they were backed into a wall. They did not have anything else on their side, did they? She's tired, let her rest. ]

I just... ... we need to make sure this doesn't happen. That no one goes through what we went through.
modissty: (firelight)

[personal profile] modissty 2016-10-21 02:31 am (UTC)(link)
[One day Elizabeth will be able to take the nap she deserves... Hopefully not because she deda.]

...I agree. If we could limit the number of people who have to deal with this, it would be ideal. [Granted, ideal doesn't always mean feasible.]

I wonder if an executioner was selected this time because it was a tie...?
mansplains: (he cursed me to be)

[personal profile] mansplains 2016-10-16 06:56 am (UTC)(link)
[Guy hovers as close as he can without being at risk of cooties, but he looks concerned, more than anything.]

I've got a first aid kit. You should try to take it easy.... I'll do what I can.

[which isn't much because he's a pussy, to be honest]
tearable: (pic#10637954)

[personal profile] tearable 2016-10-16 04:42 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Figures. Liz got one and sewing kits, so other people probably got the same idea. As Guy hovers close, she looks to him with bloodshot eyes and tears, nodding. ]

Don't - [ She has no clue he's a pussy, but she's pretty much covered in blood at this point. ] Don't get too close.

[ She offers a hand out for the first aid kit, mainly looking to see if there's any pain relievers first since her wrist is killing her. ]
mansplains: (Hand-written by my race)

[personal profile] mansplains 2016-10-21 04:41 am (UTC)(link)
Trust me, that won't be an issue. [With a bit of a self-deprecating shuffle. Anyway, once he's grabbed the first aid kit, he puts in the floor and pushes it towards her, getting as close as he can. She can see that he's shaking like a loser, though. He's really cursing his vagina phobia right about now]

...I'm sorry. I wish I could help more.
toyotamane: ([aint that something])

[personal profile] toyotamane 2016-10-17 12:23 am (UTC)(link)
This'll be the last time, yeah?

[No first aid here, not when other people are already rushing up to help.

Dickson takes a drag of his cigar then, not looking at Elizabeth as he speaks. He thinks it's clear what he means, assuming Elizabeth is a bleeding heart like Lara. Someone who wouldn't want to kill again.
]
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[personal profile] tearable 2016-10-17 01:15 am (UTC)(link)
[ Note to self: maybe cigars are better. Elizabeth flicks her gaze up to the smoking man, trying not to show her own weakness and sadness over the event. ]

... Hope so. Nothing's promised, though.

[ Elizabeth seems less prim and proper, more feral in this light. ]

There's - ... there's too many variables to consider. [ She sounds vague on that. ] Too many things that can happen.

[ Like Lara dying. ]
toyotamane: ([its that simple])

[personal profile] toyotamane 2016-10-20 10:18 am (UTC)(link)
[Cigars are absolutely better.]

Of course not. Promises are real easy to break. All you've got is your will, really.

[Which is a sort of corny way to put it, but...]

You start thinkin' up a storm and you'll wear yourself out. Told that girl the same thing.

[Lara, he means.]

Keep a clear head, yeah?