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

Comments

[newlugers]

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

[heroizes]

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

[newlugers]

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

[heroizes]

totally serious

judy has a particular taste I guess but I get it

[newlugers]

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?

[heroizes]

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 ]

[newlugers]

[ THANKS JACK ]

wtf are you talking about don't give me that

[judgejudy]

[ 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 ]

[heroizes]

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

[newlugers]

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.

[heroizes]

right the brain zappy thing

my b kinda forgot there for a second

but yeah, I mean, I want to stay here. That kinda says it all, doesn't it? I'd rather stay on the servers of a potentially murderous (unsure) AI than leave the uh Complex

[newlugers]

its fine doesn't matter.

Mitsota or whatever said the people i knew from home are probaly dead is that true too?

[ that is the best spelling of mitsutada he could do apparently ]

[heroizes]

probably shouldn't answer that one but you can take a guess

[newlugers]

[ Damn it. He doesn't want to believe what he's reading. He still wants to think this is some elaborate, stupid hoax set up by stupid Alfred with his dumb little laugh. But it's not. The pain in his head was real. The dead bodies are real (he should know.) And what he's learning now is probably real, too.

Maybe the idea of his parents being dead is too big a shock for him to process fully - or maybe he's just numb to the idea, seeing how nebulous his recent memories of them are. Instead, there's a different name on his lips. ]

Claire...

[ fuck. it wasn't supposed to be like this. he was supposed to protect her - your knight in shining armor, yeah right. He screwed up. He doesn't know how or why, but he did. Steve slams his hand against the wall, frustrated, before simply walking away.

sorry jack he has to go sit in the corner and sulk now ]