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

[liven]

Not exactly. Luke was who I found most suspicious last time. He wasn't the loudest, but he was the person my instincts least trusted. Things that didn't add up, false or not, and how he reacted when questioned about those things. I do not think all of us will simply vote for whomever is loudest.

[ but, whatever. she tbh does not think...they are unified enough for it to matter... ]

I did not see her reasoning towards Lara as holding water...I said so, I think, or at least said I found it more likely Luke was the staff member in her list. But it is true it persuaded enough people. And very likely some of those were staff, taking advantage of the way the wind was blowing.

I do not think it likely we will avoid the deaths of more innocents. If we simply choose to abstain or vote for the least likely culprits every time, to make ourselves feel better for not being certain, then of course we will often damn those who are innocent by the rules here to death, time and again. It's obvious by now that we will never be certain. Lara's blood isn't only on Franziska's hands, but also on all of ours. Luke's, obviously. But all of those who wasted their time saying only true hard evidence would earn their vote and then split things a thousand ways.

Some of those who didn't vote for Luke said they thought he was likely, and yet they voted elsewhere because they were not certain. The cost is one we must get accustomed to if we are unwilling to change our ways.