DAY 01

[thecomputer]

[Good morning! The doors unlock at 07:00, the enforced sleep effect wearing off just a few minutes prior. As you file out into the facility for the morning, it won’t take long to figure out what’s different. The first clue is probably the corpse in the Central Hub - the body that formerly belonged to Seryu Ubiquitous.

Once everyone’s up, there is an announcement from Friend Computer.]

Good morning, Citizens! Last night, participant Seryu-R-CIT-1 was terminated due to Communist action. In addition, one participant was successfully converted from a Citizen into a Communist. There are now 13 Citizens and 6 Communists.

Trial 01 will begin at 20:00.

[At 08:00, the usual fleet of cleaning droids will clear up the corpse and surrounding mess.

On the profiles list, Seryu’s full User ID is now visible, and her status has changed to DEAD.]

Comments

[fullonbraced]

[Robin is just... over here, pressed against the other wall. She can't handle any of this.

She'd promised this girl that they're figure everything out in the name of justice... why did this have to happen?]

[thefaceofjustice]

[A moment of silence for JUSTICE...]

[fullonbraced]

[We have to keep the justice alive, man! For her sake!]

[alchemicals]

...hey, kid. Get the hell out of here.

[It's not a command; it's quieter than that, still harsh because that's just his way but he's not angry. If the kid wants to stay then he doesn't really give a shit; it's just...something to say.

Granted, Kimbley's not looking at Robin; his gaze is fixed on the body. He doesn't seem troubled by it; he's just...taking it in for the time being, because that's a fun thing to wake up to first thing in the morning.]

You don't have to stick around, I'll tell you what we find.

[fullonbraced]

I...

[You know, she wants to argue. She wants to stay and see this horrible affair out. But, then again, she wants to leave the room and go curl up in a ball on a bed somewhere.

She was barely thinking about being manly at the moment.]

I-I didn't think someone would... do it, man.

[alchemicals]

[And something in that manages to hit him completely wrong; it's obvious in his eyes.]

You know what? I did. And I can tell you right now that a lot of shit is going to start happening really fast, and there's not going to be any stopping it until either we win or we're dead.

[He manages to bite the rest back, though there's a lot that constitutes "the rest"; he runs a hand back through his hair after a moment, just kind of...looking at Robin as though trying to work out where to go from here.]

Look. Get back to the room we were in last night. Stay there. I'm going to come talk to you after a minute, okay? About all of this shit.

[fullonbraced]

But...!


[She still wants to argue, but the strength is sapped away when she sees the look in Kimbley's eyes. Her shoulders, still tense, sag a bit and she gulps.]

Fine.

[And she turns and walks away without another word.]

[decrees]

[Logan isn't exactly good at comforting people, but the last thing he wants to do is get near the body. He approaches Robin, hands clasped behind his back.]

Are you alright?

[Well, that's kind of a dumb question, isn't it? He tried though!!]

[fullonbraced]

[Robin shakes her head, clearly trembling a little, although that might have been due to the brace more than anything else.]

I'm.... I'm fine, man!!!

[No, she's not.]

[decrees]

[...You don't really look like you're fine, but Logan isn't sure if he should push it or not.]

...Are you sure?

[He's so good at this.]

[fullonbraced]

[....In her defense, she holds it in for ten whole seconds before she loses all composure.]

NOOOO, MAAAAN!

[decrees]

[Oh dear, how does he handle this, um...]

Is there anything I can do to help?

[He doesn't usually offer help but this is... kind of worrying.]