trial #4 - execution

[judgejudy]

DAY 8 (evening) Complex Population: 19 At 7PM, a tone rings out, but it's not Judy's voice that filters out over the intercom. "TALLYING VOTES. . ." The voice is mechanical and robotic, and a pause lingers in the air. It seems that the voting system is run by some kind of AI. "CONSENSUS REACHED. MAJORITY VOTE. RHYS, EMPLOYEE ID VTSCI62270894. STATUS: GUILTY. RHYS, PROCEED TO THE JUDGEMENT THEATER. CHARGING..." There's the sound of clicking, and Rhys will receive a very sharp shock to their ankle monitor. If they don't step into the judgement room, the shock will increase in strength every ten seconds until they're unconscious. Regardless, the voice continues to drone on. "DESIGNATING EXECUTIONER. . . AL—" The protocol starts, but cuts off abruptly. Instead, Judy's voice speaks up. "Consider this an official notification for the entire population. If you feel a noose tightening around your neck, I am at least accommodating. If there is someone in particular you want to take your life, I can override the selection protocol for that purpose. Perhaps next time, Alice, since Rhys has requested Jack. Please proceed to the judgement theater." No one else will be able to step into the judgement theater after them without receiving a nasty shock before they can step too close, and once they're both inside, the door closes behind both of them. There's a clicking sound from the walls, and the panels on the right side of the room are pulled up to reveal a thick glass that allows you to look into the Judgement Theater. It seems justice is meant to come from the the hands of the jury. — ic rulebook character statuses character profiles votes

Comments

[jackhole]

[ a dismissive handwave here ]

It's not hell, it's better than this.

[ but right. angel's from their world, isn't she? he looks a little awkward here. ]

Yeah. My memories are a bit of a jumble but, yeah? I'm... mostly sure Elpis isn't real. I haven't had a chance to really figure out the rest though since I only found out last night.

[injectors]

"Mostly?"

[She's not an expert on astronomy, but she's pretty damn certain that without Elpis... Pandora would be screwed over. That, or nonexistent. The whole planet would lose it's stability, for one.]

And how do you know what you remember is real? I'm hard pressed to believe the moon isn't real, simply because you say so.

[jackhole]

[ he just sighs here and isn't quite sure how to respond. he wants to though, that's clear enough. ]

I don't -- I don't know. Everything seems real, so I'm trying to figure out which is realer? It's. Stupid. This whole thing is stupid.