TRIAL 01

[thecomputer]

Attention, Citizens! You have ten minutes to proceed to the Loyalty Chamber. Anyone who is late to the Loyalty Chamber, or who brings any weapons into the Loyalty Chamber, will be immediately executed.

[Once you arrive, you will find a large chamber, with twenty podiums spaced around the room in a circle. On the ceiling, a massive screen showing the digital eye of The Computer, turning to look at whoever is talking.]

You have one hour to come to a consensus about who to eliminate. Ties will be broken randomly.

[The floor of the chamber begins to split apart, eventually only leaving the twenty podiums as safe places to stand, above a seemingly bottomless abyss. Each podium lights up with a touch screen showing twenty user IDs (Seryu-R-CIT-1 is grayed out), plus the word “ABSTAIN”. The trial begins now!]

[[Vote Here.]]

Comments

[alchemicals]

[...this is just getting asinine.]

...So after all of this, we've got no concrete leads, whatever happened to Ubiquitous was probably completely random, Yomiel's gotten his head out of his ass long enough to make a good argument for why we should all think Moge-ko is a communist, I personally don't like Phi's tone, I am not taking my damn shoes off because I know I'm going to fall if I do, and everybody here still hates Moge-ko. And that's great.

Is that about it? Does anyone have a reason to not vote for that girl now, or should I just put a vote in and be done with it? Because I don't know about the rest of you, but I'm sick of standing around yelling at everyone.

[in_plain_sight]

...I... can't think of an argument.


[Mukuro doesn't necessarily like it, but nobody wants to hear an argument about her Having a Bad Feeing About This. She's not exactly defense attorney material.]

[ossifragant]

He's right. Let's be done with this.

[dictator_ko]

Moge-ko keeps telling you, her role is a boring one and she hates it.

If she was the Indocrinator, she wouldn't have converted on the first night. That's a stupid thing to do.

If she thought she would've lost, she'd have just hurt everyone she could today instead of converting.

I hate you all.

[in_plain_sight]

Sorry, but... without proof, everyone just has to decide whether your argument or Yomiel's makes more sense.

[dictator_ko]

You're the only one I don't hate.

[in_plain_sight]

...I don't hate you, eiher.

[standbyrival]

That's pretty much what I've been saying from the very beginning. . .

The only other option is for you not to vote if you're that frustrated. There's a chance no one could die right now, if people are that concerned about keeping the "Citizens" numbers up.

For all the grief you guys were giving Mr. Pointy hair over there, you're sure quick to change your tune when you can't find your own leads.

[also he still wants to throw throw stuff at Moge-ko. damn the bottomless pit down there.]

[alchemicals]

So do you actually contribute anything of value, or do you just like trying to make yourself seem smart? Because I'm not here to listen to your shit today, either.

[standbyrival]

Just as much as you've got, apparently. [a snort]

Anyway, those are your options. Vote for her, someone else, or stop complaining and don't vote at all. If people are going to start abstaining, I want to know who. Since it's a shot in the dark now, it boils down to which is the better for the Citizens in the long run. Keep our numbers as is, or take a chance and take down a Communist. It's simple as that.

[alchemicals]

Come back with a number of how many people you've killed and then maybe we'll start taking your opinion seriously, kid. Until then, stop whining when we don't pay attention to you. How the hell old are you, ten?

[standbyrival]

Twelve.

[probably. WHO KNOWS. MAYBE HE'S NINE.]

I'm hardly whining, only pointing out that it's been said several times that it doesn't make sense to defend Meowth Girl without proper reasoning. As for a death tally, if that's supposed to be a threat or make me feel inferior, don't bother. Great job, you're a murderer. Nice for you. The only people I'm worried about are the Communists in this game. I suggest you learn a bit of focus, too.

[alchemicals]

Soldier, actually. We recruit at twelve now, apparently - doesn't mean you'll see the battlefield until you have any idea what you're doing.

[...okay, yes, murderer too, but that's not the point.]

I have enough focus to know better than to listen to some brat I don't know trying to pass judgement on me - and if you think I actually give a fuck who wins this exercise, then you know what, that's cute.

[standbyrival]

There's only one kind of battlefield I care about, thanks.

[raises an eyebrow]

Cute. Right. That's kind of surprising, are you saying you don't care if you die? I'm sure Moge-ko would love for someone to volunteer to be voted off.

Only a portion of us will get to leave. You don't need to care about anyone individually, but you do need to care about which side you're on.

[alchemicals]

Actually? That's exactly what I'm saying.

I'm not volunteering for anything, but if I get voted off, I get voted off. If not, then all the better for my side. Either way, we're all going to get exactly what we deserve in the end.

[standbyrival]

. . .wow. Am I the only one that kinda cares about getting my life back?

At least you're honest.

[can KIND OF RESPECT THAT if now pretty convinced everyone here is crazy]

[schrodingers_man]

No argument here.

[ Look his freakout was perfectly rational and if anybody here besides him knew anything about coding they'd understand, but he doesn't really feel like making an argument of it. He'll vote and, private or not, nobody's going to get a prize for guessing which option he's picking. ]

[alchemicals]

[...he is from technologically-backwards 1915 and the explanation would probably just go right over his head, so that is really for the best right now.]

[notikea]

Not to sound difficult, but the idea of killing a simple minded child who doesn't seem to be a very good liar doesn't sit well with me.

Unless we're agreeing on getting rid of the more hassle-some people early on.

[staunton]

Go ahead. I'm gonna vote for the little lady too.

[ It's a risky move and he knows it, but as far as he's concerned it's the best option they have. ]

[harshwords]

I don't really care either way whether we vote Moge-ko off or not; there's only three options to vote for, anyway, and it's not as if we have all the time in the world.

[ One hour isn't exactly sufficient time to figure out everything, and besides, if nobody's going to create a counter argument, then there's no reason for her to vote otherwise. ]

[murimurimuri]

[Has been not-super-subtly watching Knightley this whole time, seemingly taking his cues from the other man.]

I'm not so sure she's really a Communist, but... she's just as dangerous. Especially now that we've made her mad, probably. So I'll vote, too.

[fullonbraced]

[Robin didn't like this, even if it was Moge-ko. But...]

Nah, there's no objections.

[cantarellacookie]

I'm fine voting for Moge-ko.

[More than fine.]