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

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[alittlemaster]

It's the only way to check, and they only have to take off one piece at a time! This is why I'm not going to be the one checking a woman, and why I asked other women to do it!

[grimdeity]

Perhaps it wasn't a woman that you wanted to see naked, then, hm?

[alittlemaster]

I have a fiancee!

[grimdeity]

Irrelevant.

[heroizes]

Wait, seriously?

[ it's totally not relevant, rose is correct, but jack is surprised by this information ]

You're like twelve. How are you engaged?

[alittlemaster]

[He crosses his arms.] I'm thirteen.

We were betrothed when we were young by our parents.

[heroizes]

...That's still a thing? Woah.

[ He laughs, since that sounds about as old-fashioned to him as you can get. ]

Okay, so, question, then. Always wondered with that kinda thing. What do you do if you, y'know, hate each other? Because that seems like a pretty big problem. It- I mean, seems weird to not marry for loving someone.

[alittlemaster]

[STOP LAUGHING??]

You marry anyway. It isn't about whether or not either of you like each other. It's about uniting the heritage and fortune of two families. [A huff.]

But my fiancee is... [UGH, HE'S SO EMBARRASSED. LET HIM REST.] She's--a fine young woman! And she will make a fine wife.

[grimdeity]

And a fine beard?

[ rose why, this child is like 5. ]

[alittlemaster]

NO! She is a girl! Don't talk about her that way!

[grimdeity]

Many homosexual men have married women to hide their sexualities, it's hardly unusual.

[ i'm so sorry ]

[alittlemaster]

I'm not homosexual! I--

[His face pretty much gets bright red.] It's not as if... I-- [HE CAN'T EVEN SAY IT WTF!! god rest his respectable, dignified noble soul]

I won't let you talk about my fiancee as if she isn't important to me!

[heroizes]

[ Well, Jack is pretty surprised. He just kind of stares in disbelief for a moment, but his eventually commentary will probably kill Ciel. ]

Okay, that is actually pretty adorable. I approve.

[alittlemaster]

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It's--there's nothing "adorable" about it! It's just the way it is!

[heroizes]

[ Jack laughs again, but at least this time it's friendlier instead of Rude Asshole ]

It totally is. I figured with, uh... You being you, kiddo, it'd be a weird thing where blah blah money, but- But, I mean, you're totally blushing, so.

[ He waves a hand dismissively as he grins ]

Hard to deny it.

[puffing]

Keep your mind on your fiancee then. Elizabeth is a little too old for you.

[ LAUGHS INTO THE DISTANCE ]

[alittlemaster]

[FUCKER???]

That isn't what this is about!!

[puffing]

You kind of piled all of this onto yourself. I hope you know that.

[alittlemaster]

Be quiet. I had only wanted to check for injuries that had been the most recent.