DAY 02

[thecomputer]

[Good morning! The doors unlock at 07:00, the enforced sleep effect wearing off just a few minutes prior. This time, There’s no body in the central hub… because the body of Greed is in the Hygiene Sector!]

Good morning, Citizens! Last night, participant Greed-R-PAR-1 was terminated due to Communist action. There are now 11 Citizens and 6 Communists.

Trial 02 will begin at 20:00.

[Friend Computer will remain to answer questions for ten minutes. One hour after the body is found, the usual fleet of cleaning droids will clear up the corpse and surrounding mess.

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

Comments

[schrodingers_man]

[ Yomiel's not passed out, at least, if that sniffling's anything to go by. ]

[thefaceofjustice]

[Reaches over him to take the cuffs off.]

[schrodingers_man]

[ Once his arms are freed, they fall limply to the ground beside him, and, yeah, looks like he doesn't intend to stop lying there any time soon. ]

[staunton]

[ ...

...Knightley glances down and then decides to give him a nudge with his foot. ]

[schrodingers_man]

Go away.

[ In this thread Yomiel is a shining example of maturity. ]

[staunton]

[ Real mature, Yomiel. ]

Why the hell did you try to strangle him?

[schrodingers_man]

...

Greed was... my friend. I knew I could trust him. And now... I can't trust anybody.

[staunton]

[ Normally the field in which Knightley grows the fucks he gives be completely barren, but he gets the feeling that if Simon had been the one who died tonight, he would've been the one trying to strangle people. So he actually feels a little sorry for the guy right now. ]

Didn't you only know him for a few days?

[schrodingers_man]

[ Yomiel finally bothers to move into a sitting position, taking his sunglasses off to clean them with his tie. Between this and Moge-ko's shoe last night, it's probably a miracle they're not scratched yet. ]

...We had something in common. Something I thought was unique to me. You wouldn't understand.

[staunton]

You're right. I wouldn't.

[ ...At least he's honest? ]

[schrodingers_man]

[ Yomiel'd been completely honest and sincere when he said Knightley wouldn't understand, so he's glad he's not trying to press the issue, honestly.

He sits there in silence for a moment longer. He'd like to go back to his room and just sleep until this is all over, but he's calmed down enough to know he can't do that, as tempting as it is. He needs to be prepared for tonight's trial. ]

...Do you still want that chess match?

[staunton]

[ Knightley nods in response and offers a hand to help Yomiel back up on his feet. ]

Of course.