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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[selfsufficiency]

Wow, thanks! I'll go get it after the execution. ♡

[heroizes]

No.

[ Jack senses irresponsible murder children ]

You've already got a friggin' problem with wanting to torture people, so, no. No whips.

[selfsufficiency]

Phooey, you're no fun!

[heroizes]

You can have a whip. Once you've earned it.

[ His tone here is very much a dad tone. It's stupid. ]

And by "earn" I mean "I'm reasonably certain you're not gonna use it to mess people up."

[selfsufficiency]

[BOOOOOO]

I'm not going to use it on anyone unless they give me a good reason to! Come on. [She stomps her foot, which is totally a mature gesture.]

[heroizes]

See, "good reason" is the part I'm concerned about here. We've- We've kinda got a discrepancy between what counts as good.

[ He sighs and shakes his head, but offers: ]

Okay, how 'bout this. I hold the whip, and if you wanna use it and I think it's a good reason? Sure. All yours.

[selfsufficiency]

Look, I haven't done anything really bad since we got here.

[POUTS AT HIM.]

Pretty please, Jacky? I'm the leader of my group's combat unit back home. It's weird not having something to defend myself with around here.

[jackhole]

[ CHOKES ON HIS WATER AT JACKY ]

[heroizes]

[ okay arming murderous girls is all well and good, but, ]

Wait, wait, wait, Jacky? That's-- Uh, why am I getting a nickname? Jack is just fine!

[ jack is already technically nickname in itself ]

[selfsufficiency]

Because I like you! You're interesting.

[Beams.]

[heroizes]

[ Jack is actually surprised into silence for a moment, but then he nods. ]

...Okay. Fine. You can have the whip. But if you use it, uh, badly, I'm taking it away.

[ Did he relent on this only because Alice bolstered his ego? Very possibly. He's simple. ]

[puffing]

This is a terrible idea.

[ you all know she cut off Leo's foot, right ]

[selfsufficiency]

[et tu, bigby]

No it isn't.

[puffing]

Yes it is.

[ he'll keep doing this until the end of the night. ]

[selfsufficiency]

Noooo it isn't. It's a great idea to have something to defend myself with!

[You don't want to leave her defenseless, do you Bigby? :( ]

[puffing]

You have something already.

It's called your teeth.

[ smile. ]

[selfsufficiency]

[She opens her mouth wide so he can get a look.]

You think they're sharp enough?

[puffing]

If you bite down hard enough, it doesn't matter how sharp they are. Your jaw's your most powerful tool.

[ also stop showing him the inside of your mouth alice. BE DECENT ]