trial #5

[judgejudy]

DAY 10 (afternoon) Complex Population: 15 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 11/5. voting

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[judgejudy]

A distant one.

Yes. These doors will be unlocked tomorrow, when five people remain alive, and/or under circumstances I cannot fully predict.

[selfsufficiency]

[...there's a possibility that they'll be unlocked tomorrow. There's a possibility that they won't, too, but -

Escape isn't impossible. Following Rhys's plan isn't the only way out. If they can find whoever the Overseer is, then that's fine too. If it has to be a group of five, she doesn't care as long as she's part of it.]

Right. I see. Thanks, I guess.

...what would you do if all of your superiors died, Judy?

[judgejudy]

Do you mean the staff or the ones above even them? Though I suppose the answer does not ultimately differ. Their deaths are irrelevant. I was chosen for this task because I will carry it on without fault until completion.

I have been doing so for decades.

[selfsufficiency]

What's the point of this task, anyway? We know this is an experiment, but what are you supposed to be learning from all this?

[judgejudy]

I am collecting data to send back to those who devised this experiment.

[selfsufficiency]

Why do they want that data?

[judgejudy]

To further develop the technology that modified your memories. It is nothing more than that.

[selfsufficiency]

I hope this entire experiment is a failure. I really do.