trial #2 - execution

[judgejudy]

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..." — ic rulebook character statuses character profiles votes

Comments

[injectors]

[Well... Reasonably near, in any case. Angel nods, offering Guy a thin smile in gratitude for his willingness to help. She knows this none of this is easy, and that what she's asking is considerably cruel.]

Thank you, Guy.

[Phobia of the female gender or not.]

I believe Luke was able to discard his monitor with Judy's help, but... There is still the matter of disposing of his corpse. We can't allow it to remain there, lest it begin to rot.

[mansplains]

I can't exactly say 'my pleasure', but I'm happy to do what I can. [And he'll do just as he's told, heading towards Luke's body]

Yeah. Things are bad enough without adding rotting corpses to the list. But I wouldn't say he enlisted Judy's help... more like he forced her to help.

[injectors]

["Forced her"...

She won't follow him towards Luke's body for obvious reason, but she does furrow her brows as she responds—]

Then, do you believe Judy to be an unwilling participant in all of this?

[mansplains]

I don't know. But she sure as hell isn't the one in charge, or at least that's my guess.

[He kind of considers her to be a puppet, in a case]

[Guy crouches to look at Luke better, expression hard]