62 | trial #5

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.

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Okay look I don't know about everyone else here but PERSONALLY I would super like to continue living

even if it's like, quasi-living

I don't know but don't turn us off dickheads

If you're living in a computer. I guess you were right about the space thing sorry.

[ is this really the time, steve ]

You really want 2 stay in a computer? What's it like where you are? Is it all 1s and 0s or something

you know actually I was wrong about the space thing and that kind of pisses me off

but yeah, I do. it's this stupid cute little neighborhood. like I have a friggin house with a white picket fence. destroyed the couch tho because I was pissed off

also asked for a shooting range so that's pretty kickass

White picket fence Are you serious or are you being sarcastic i can't tell over text

totally serious

judy has a particular taste I guess but I get it

so she's a crazy evil computer who also likes the american dream classic. Well it doesn't sound awful but i'd rather go home thanks.

What do you guys think we should do? Is Rhys feeding us more bull?

yyyyeah that's kind of the problem. you probably don't have a home left. that's why I'm pretty cool with being here by comparison

personally? I'd say kill yourselves.

[ thanks jack ]

[ THANKS JACK ]

wtf are you talking about don't give me that

[ Though after Steve types out a comment, he'll suddenly get a rather sharp headache. At least it's not a nosebleed, but it seems like something in what Jack typed there might have been redacted ]

actually completely serious here. you want to come to the quasi-afterlife where it doesn't completely suck? have to die

Ow! My head!!

[ Steve physically jerks back from the keyboard in his usual dramatic fashion, gripping one side of his head. It takes him a second to realize what that means. Side effects, brain hemorrhage... Suddenly, he looks a little panicked.

What was it? Not having a home left? Is that one of the memories he forgot? That means it's true... A deep, sinking feeling starts to weigh him down inside. ]

You are serious okay.

is it that bad outside? Don't kill me though.

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With everything we've learned, it seems safe to say executing Judy is no longer an option. Don't worry, Jack.

Hey, glad to hear it, kiddo. For me obviously, but it's also... I mean, it's not bad here. I'd take it over that place and over what's outside.

What is it like, then? Wherever you are. Rhys assured us it was peaceful during the last trial, but I find it somewhat hard to imagine.

Dunno what he knows about it but yeah, it's pretty peaceful. It's a cute little neighborhood kind of deal. Very idyllic. Kind of creepy because Judy stands outside in the cul-de-sac all day but eh she's a freak

We can ask for whatever we want to add to it too. I got a shooting range since I miiiight've been impulsive and angry, but. Hey. Bullets never run out.

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Pardon my skepticism, but - are you being serious?

Why did you both ask that??? Am I that unbelievable jesus

yes I'm being serious ask Liz or something

Sorry. I didn't mean to imply you were lying.

It's just hard to picture the "afterlife" as a quaint little neighborhood.

well I mean it's probably judy's idea of "heaven" or whatever

so weird, slightly creepy, but overall not the worst (I guess)

just like her

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heroizes - 2016-11-06 23:34 (UTC) - Expand

Jack, is there any way to change Judy's code so she can allow more people outside? Since obviously, there's more than five of us here.

I mean in theory, yeah, but easier said than done. don't know enough about her or her code to give you a good answer and I'm nnnnnot sure I'd be able to now considering the whole being dead thing

I'm afraid I don't know much about coding myself. Could you talk to Angel, perhaps? She has hacked into Judy's files before, perhaps you could work with her to find a solution, if it's possible.

yeah I guess if anyone could it would be angel huh

but super personally here? I wouldn't bother

Why not?

Do you expect us to live out whatever little time we have left here? The resources are limited here. We can't stay.

no? I mean from everything I know your choices are probably going to either be "total shit" or "starve to death" so I'd pick the option I have here

which, granted, did not choose that because RHYS IS AN ASSHOLE but whatever