62 | trial #4

DAY 8 (afternoon)
Complex Population: 19

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.

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Not even going to try to defend yourself? Deny the accusations? Is it because you're guilty and caught, or just don't care?

[ he gives a shake of his head here. ]

I'm not -- I'm not confirming anything but I just, I don't really care what happens here because this isn't my endgame.

Isn't your endgame? You realize that if we vote for you, you die, yes? That's the only endgame you'll see.

[ *probably. terms and conditions may apply. in homestuck everyone and no one dies, so. ]

[ and he just smiles at that. ]

Yeah, I do die, don't I? That's exactly what I want.

So, you're suicidal? Or just have a deathwish? It did work for Adam.

Angel will likely die as well. Is that just a footnote to you, or your true goal? Though I have no idea what you or Staff would have to gain from such a thing.

He's implying "death" doesn't mean "dead". Personally, I don't think it makes much of a difference in what we do here. Unless we plan a group suicide to do away with the tedium...

Intriguing, but we have little evidence to support it, yes? It could just be he's completely lost all ability to think rationally, instead latching onto an illusion he's created to justify the murdering. Though a group suicide would hardly be the most absurd thing I've ever done, I would hope it wouldn't just be to rid ourselves of this tedious nonsense.

I honestly don't give a damn if it is true or an illusion. Using some excuse like that to excuse one's actions is still a cowardly, human thing to do. I don't believe in being "forced" to do something. There is always a way out. He simply did not wish to take it until it was convenient to him, isn't that so?

I can't disagree with that, even if I take mild offense at the "human" remark. There seem to be plenty of paths he could have taken, but he chose to take this one, a rather unfortunate one without much pride. I just suppose I like to try and understand the actions of others, even if they are such as these. A bad habit, I'm afraid.

[ shaking his head ]

Not... suicidal but we're all on borrowed time here, you know? We were dead the moment we got here and leaving -- well. No. I'm not saying anything about that.

[ angel does get him to look mildly guilty. ]

Okay, well, that wasn't really my idea but just a sort of -- a consequence, I guess.

[ snorts ]

Are you saying this is some kind of purgatory? An interesting theory, but do you have anything to back it up or is it merely idle speculation?

A consequence for what?

[ he shrugs ]

Judy told me.

[ FUCK YOU JUDY, THAT'S WHAT YOU GET FOR SPILLING ABOUT THE STUFF HE REQUESTED. ]

Well, this -- uhm, what I'm doing. Kind of a me plan and not an us plan, if you get me? It was part of the other thing and then sort of got, uh, wrapped up in this.

Of course she did.

[ judy is just a poor apartment manager let her live. ]

Rhys, I don't think anyone gets you.

[ just sighing and flopping back in his seat. ]

Dude, I know, but it's not the right time yet? So, I don't want to give anything away.

And when is the right time? When more of us are dead, whittled to our last few? I don't mind if you ruin the surprise, personally.

[ just shaking his head here ]

No. When I'm in the execution room. So, vote for me, and we can get this over with.

How convenient. And what if we don't vote for you, vote for someone else, and decide to execute you ourselves instead? Just to deny your request to vote for you, of course.

[ he just frowns at that. ]

I guess I still get what I want but it'd really suck since I was planning a little infodump before I died.

Oh my, we wouldn't want that to go to waste. Say, why don't you just give it now? Just to be safe. You never know who might act out just to spite you.

Nope, because then you won't give me what I want.

Death? I'm sure many of us would be happy to give you that, Rhys.

We'd be more likely to vote for you if you took off Angel's collar, you know. Then there'd be no qualms about voting for you from anyone.

[ he shakes his head and starts looking antsy at the amount of times he's had to repeat himself here. ]

No, that's not -- ughhh, just. Give me my execution. That's all I want. The collar has to stay.

[ listen rhys everyone here is an idiot rose included

and if it weren't for judy shocking people for rhys rose would just stab him with a knitting needle BOY SHE WISHES SHE COULD just maim him a little ]

Why? Is it just to take an innocent girl down with you? Surely you can tell us that much.

[ no one's more of an idiot than rhys though so excuse you ]

No, it's -- well, I can't say but ideally, I'd like to take the collar off while in the execution room. But I can't yet or I might not get what I need while in there. It's a whole -- a whole thing, honestly.

[ well that's a given. ]

A whole thing. Yes, that's quite descriptive. I feel so much more confident in your abilities now. What is it you need in there, anyway? A certain weapon, a particular executioner?

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