trial #3

[judgejudy]

DAY 6 (afternoon) Complex Population: 27 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 10/22. voting

Comments

[injectors]

I agree. We already know he killed in self-defense. Anyone who wastes their vote like so might as well renounce to their right to protect themselves if confronted by an armed person.

[selfdenying]

And the other weapon? The barbed one? Was he still holding it?

[THE CASE OF THE MISSING WEAPONS: START]

Very true. If he was not staff, she could've sent a staff member just to clean up afterwards...but really, it's funny! She allows people to keep weapons they've brought with them, but takes away the weapons that belong to the Complex? What a hypocritical woman.

[liven]

Even an uncaged animal would have done the same thing. Laying back and letting someone kill you is stupid.

[modissty]

[He seems to be considering that, but hey, it's a way better starting point than he had... He nods after a few seconds.]

Then it really is just a matter of behavioral and conversational patterns... For Kei, at least, I can't think of any strong opinion he voiced outside of his disdain for the execution system.

[judgejudy]

Theoretically, yes. However, only one under their given parameters is permitted. Any additional murders are their own decision and unrelated to the requirements of their position.

[selfsufficiency]

[She does perk up a little at that. Oh, god.]

You know what would be really funny? Is if we managed to kill one of them by playing by their rules. ♡

[liven]

Anyone who votes for him would likely be those aligned with the staff...our time is better spent finding another suspicious person, who is actually suspicious.

[modissty]

To get answers, certainly.

[NOT LIKE HE'S GOT GRUDGEBONERITIS OR ANYTHING. Also what the heck... Does Alice sound worse today??]

In the meantime... try not to spend too much of your energy before we get to that point.

[ie please take care of yourself alice wtf]

[tearable]

Which is why, we're all caged here. We're all lab rats, if we want to be transparent about it.

[ She gives a shrug. ]

If Bigby was truly defending himself, no one would blame him.

[puffing]

There had to have been some incentive. Maybe it had to do with the fact that we're all a little cloudy in the head. Elizabeth had some... shit happen with what happened in the cage, with Lara and Luke. Could be common knowledge to the staff if they know, but―

[ it's best that she explain it rather than him. ]

―Ms. Elizabeth, if you could just... pick up where I left off, please.

[ cause he gonna go die ]

[tearable]

[ LOOK. STOP?? ]

I'm just defending your case, mister. We're all in the same boat. Just with some predators mixed in.

[liven]

I believe that is an opinion shared by most.

[ since it's bullshit. ]

I suppose we'd have to poll everyone to see who remembers what...and try to keep better track of such things in the future.

[ by which she means: you need to remember this shit for her in the future. ]

[selfdenying]

Oh, playing at their own game, huh? That'd be wonderful! Imagine, the prey becoming the predator...could you imagine the looks on their faces?

[DON'T INDULGE HIM, ALICE]

What a beautiful mental image...I'd love if that could happen. They need to get their just desserts.

[judgejudy]

Ah, yes. I had meant to do so yesterday, but the chaos in the apartments was somewhat distracting.

[ aka we, the mods forgot, so don't harp on this icly too much sweats ]

Franziska Von Karma was one member of your medical team.

[grimdeity]

Hm, probably not. No sign of zombies or ghouls so far, at least. [ #joking ] Perhaps someone just figured you'd be an easy target, clearly.

As am I, if just so we have a solid candidate to consider voting for for.

[selfsufficiency]

[There's a flicker of a smile at that - Angel seemed like she was pretty good at getting people to listen to her last time. Good.]

Yeah. Ex... [Alice takes a breath.] Exactly.

[liven]

We are, yes. I can't say I ever wished to return to my roots quite so literally, but whatever...

[ she survived being a lab cat once. maybe this time will kill her? ]

There is no "if" about it, I believe. The evidence supports his story. Also, if he were not killing in self-defense, it would have required him to, for some reason, drag Kei to our room to kill, and also to have supplied Kei with a strange weapon that no one else has with which to attack him...that scenario makes absolutely no sense. If he were truly the instigator, it'd have played out in a very different fashion. So, we should say "Because Bigby was defending himself, no one would blame him".

Those who would are a bit suspicious, I think.

[selfsufficiency]

[Maybe someone poisoned her. HMM...]

...I'll take it easy.

[The fact that she actually does go to find somewhere to sit down and rest is an indication of how godawful she's feeling. She's not exactly steady on her feet (though that might have something to do with lugging Leo around), but she heads off to go find somewhere to sit down and sip at her water.

Coincidentally, Alice feeling bad enough to bow out for a bit coincides with me needing to get ready to go to work.]

[tearable]

...I would have preferred if you asked me ahead of time before disclosing but I'll chalk it up to you still being drunk. There's no way you'd break my trust, correct?

[ BIGBY, YOUR FUCKING BLABBERMOUTH. ]

... We've all been suffering from some kind of mental illness - some... memory loss. I couldn't remember much about certain things but -

[ She'll be vague. ]

Once I left after my fight with Luke... I remembered. I remembered something I could never forget unless something occurred. Some manipulation or experiment... took a memory from me but something else restored it.

[modissty]

Yes... He scolded me about it, actually - my involvement, that is.

[KEI, A PUNK.]

But that would be a wise idea. I'll see if I can recall anything else in the meantime.

[judgejudy]

No. He was a third party that took matters into his own hands.

[liven]

...A bit hypocritical of him.

[ what a punk????? ]

I'll let you do the polling, as well.

[selfsufficiency]

It would be- [Oh god she's dizzy.] ...great...

[Well, she looks nauseous all of a sudden. Alfendi will probably get that, given that they both fell into the fountain the other night. Alice raises a hand in half a wave before stumbling off while still lugging Leo on her back to go find somewhere to sit down which explains why she'll be silent while I'm driving to work]

[judgejudy]

You will have to find her to confirm this for yourselves.

[liven]

Is there any reason to do so? Would your shocks to attend the trial reach lethal dosage if someone were not to show up at all?