TRIAL 02

[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 (the dead are grayed out), plus the word “ABSTAIN”. However, ABSTAIN has now been grayed out as well. The trial begins now!]

[[Vote here.]]

Comments

[alchemicals]

...So you were converted, then - if what you're telling Yomiel is true and you've got the Survivor role, you were converted. Meaning you just outed both you and your sister in one go.

[...]

So that's what you meant by saying you'd kill her if you had to.

[harshwords]

I have no reason to lie. Besides, she's not my real sister. She's not even from the same world I'm from.

[ Rin Tohsaka doesn't care. ]

But for all that it's worth, Sakura doesn't play an important role in this game. However, I know who does, and I'm willing to share my information once I come back. I said I was going to win, and I meant it.

[alchemicals]

You know, you keep saying you can't out all the communists.

Confirm for me whether one person is or not. Of my choosing.

[harshwords]

What's in it for me?

[ Because honestly, she has no obligation to say anything at this point. ]

[thecomputer]

Please note this rules clarification!

Now that you have identified yourself as a Communist, any statement you make implicating another Communist will be followed by the termination of all participants.

[alchemicals]

...Are you actually shitting me.

[harshwords]

Well, that's just too bad, now is it?

[alchemicals]

Hey, at least give me credit for trying.

[harshwords]

I give credit where credit's due. Though I'm not surprised they had to actually clarify a rule that had its own loopholes.

[alchemicals]

Us making your life easier when you come back, if you're really on our side.

We're probably just going to kill you twice to be sure. You know that, right? Give us valid information and you'll live longer.

[harshwords]

You want valid information? Sure, I'll give it to you. They're probably going to kill you next.

[alchemicals]

[...]

Yeah, I know.

[harshwords]

You and Yomiel-kun make a very good team, so I would rather not have someone useful die on me after all of this.

[schrodingers_man]

...Last night, the Scanner. Who did they choose? Can you tell us that?

[harshwords]

Well, it doesn't out anybody as a Communist, so I suppose I can give that information out for free. It was Kimbley-san.

[schrodingers_man]

...

Why him? Why not me?

[ He's starting to get an idea of the reason already, but he wants to hear it straight from the horse's mouth if he can. ]

[harshwords]

Well, I personally don't see you as much of a threat.

[alchemicals]

I'm not really known for making anyone's lives easier.

[harshwords]

I'm not expecting you to. I'm expecting you to make the Communists' lives harder.

[alchemicals]

It's a little hard to do that if I die tonight.

But I appreciate the faith.

[harshwords]

Then let's hope you don't.

[plentyfriendly]

If you are the Survivor, I'd like to ask you about that another day.

[harshwords]

I wouldn't mind talking about it, if I'm allowed to in 24 hours. Just as long as you guys don't screw up too badly.

[plentyfriendly]

Your past shouldn't have anything to do with the exercise, so it should work.

[harshwords]

Then it's perfect. I'll speak to you then, if you're still alive.