AFTERMATH 02

[thecomputer]

Thank you for your input, Citizens! The results of the trial will now be revealed on your screens.

[The interface with the voting buttons vanishes, and is replaced with the following:]

Anthy-R-███-2 voted for Rin-R-███-1
Aud-R-███-1 voted for Aud-R-███-1
Bobby-R-███-1 voted for Rin-R-███-1
Clay-R-███-1 voted for Rin-R-███-1
Curly-R-███-1 voted for Rin-R-███-1
Dan-R-███-1 voted for Rin-R-███-1
Horace-R-███-1 voted for Rin-R-███-1
Logan-R-███-1 voted for Rin-R-███-1
Mukuro-R-███-1 voted for Rin-R-███-1
Paul-R-███-1 voted for Rin-R-███-1
Phi-R-███-1 voted for Rin-R-███-1
Rin-R-███-1 voted for Rin-R-███-1
Robin-R-███-1 voted for Rin-R-███-1
Sakura-R-███-1 voted for Rin-R-███-1
Simon-R-███-1 voted for Rin-R-███-1
Yomiel-R-███-1 voted for Rin-R-███-1
Zolf-R-███-1 voted for Rin-R-███-1

Total:
Rin-R-███-1 (16)
Aud-R-███-1 (1)

Comments

LAST WORDS

[thecomputer]

[As the votes are revealed, a ring of metal bars snap up in place around Rin’s podium, folding and meeting overhead to create a cage.]

You have voted for the elimination of Rin-R-COM-1.

The sentence will be carried out in one minute.

EXECUTION

[thecomputer]

[One minute after that declaration, Rin’s podium/cage suddenly plummets downwards, into the inscrutable depths. A second later, tiny hatches open all along the walls below, and massive torrents of raging flames emerge. You can feel the blazing heat even from as far away as the inferno is.]

[After ten seconds, the incineration stops, and the floor slides back into place, the door opening once more. There are now eighteen participants remaining.]

[On your PDC, the UI background has changed from red to orange, and your User IDs have been updated.]

[alchemicals]

[...Well, that was a shitshow.

Kimbley doesn't seem too affected by the execution, nor by the...whatever the hell Rin was talking to him about beforehand; looks like it's his turn to be sitting on one of those random ledges in the Central Hub, playing with that watch of his again.

At least he doesn't seem inclined to take heads off if he's approached, which is...improvement over this morning.]

[staunton]

[ Oh, look, their clearance level went up! That means he should head to the Food Sector and see what sort of things they get to eat now. He's somewhat disappointed when he gets cube-shaped stuff, but the artificial apricot flavor isn't as bad as he thought it would be. It's definitely an improvement. ]

Maybe we'll get real food next time...

[fullonbraced]

[That sucked all around, really. At least they got a communist, right? Even though she literally confessed when everyone was too confused to figure anything out.

Bluh. It reminded Robin of the mock trial back home.

She walks out into the central hub and doesn't stay there very long before she starts marching back to the bedrooms. They finally got a communist. All this excitement was making her sleepy.]

Food Sector

[plentyfriendly]

[...She did kind of remember that they got better food. And while these cubes probably still weren't going to be as good as those impossibly-long-lasting boxes of processed foods she half-remembers... she also seems to be trying to get as many flavors as she can think of. Especially complicated ones. Especially especially twice-cooked pork.]

Labyrinth (at the entrance)

[thefaceofjustice]

[Bobby is over here, frantically going through his pockets.]

Hey, has anyone seen my SYMBOL OF JUSTICE-- I mean, my detective ID badge? It's missing! I thought I just put in the wrong pocket, but I really must have dropped it somewhere!

[...Also, he's barefoot.]

Outside the Labyrinth

[stinkingdeadendjob]

[If anyone was walking towards the food sector, they'd see Clay pacing around just outside the recently opened doors to the labyrinth. He's checking his personal digital companion every two seconds or so.]

Yellow. Just one more commie, and I'll get to taste sweet, sweet nectar again.

Just one more. One more...!

[He leans on the door, fist up.]

I can do it... I... I'm a man...