DAY 03

[thecomputer]

[Good morning! The doors unlock at 07:00, the enforced sleep effect wearing off just a few minutes prior. The body will take some time to find this time - because Zolf was hidden in the depths of the Labyrinth!

The Computer doesn't speak up until someone finds him.]

Good morning, Citizens! Last night, participant Zolf-O-DEF-1 was terminated due to Communist action. There are now 10 Citizens and 5 Communists.

Trial 03 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, Zolf’s full User ID is now visible, and his status has changed to DEAD.]

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THE BODY

[thecomputer]

[Zolf’s body was found slumped against a dead end in the Labyrinth. There is a massive hole blown clean through his chest, and no less than four different knives - and one icicle - were jammed into his head and neck.

The only other damage to the body was a message, half of it carved into his left arm, and the other half carved into his right: “JOHNNY IS AMONG US”.]

[murimurimuri]

[Never fear! Monkey Detective is here! He's investigating the scene! Flashing "his" badge! Rooting through the body's pockets (for evidence, probably)! This mystery is as good as solved or your Money back (cue laugh track)!]

[plentyfriendly]

[She's really got to talk to Simon about keeping his wallet under control.]

[murimurimuri]

Oooh-ooooh!

[PRESENTS BADGE. Trust me, I'm a detective. And Simon isn't coming anywhere near the labyrinth.]

[plentyfriendly]

[Not necessarily now, obviously! She'll just leave the monkey to its extremely questionable work, since she won't get anywhere talking to an animal.]

[in_plain_sight]

[looks around furtively


steals all four knives]

[fullonbraced]

[There was a sick, churning feeling in the pit of Robin's stomach as she heard the computer announce a new body discovery. She'd rushed off to the maze, and after several minutes of lost wandering, she finally found where the body was.

She almost wished she hadn't. In all of Robin's life, she had never seen a corpse that messed up before. And considering it was Kimbley, one of the people she could sort of call a friend in this madness, it added just that extra bit of horrible to the situation.

She'd told him to be safe. Why did this happen?!]

[cantarellacookie]

[Anthy chases after Robin. When she catches up to her by the body, she ends up visibly recoiling from it. There's something about those knives that brings back very bad memories.

Chuchu, meanwhile, is on the ground throwing up all the food cubes she'd fed him last night.]

[fullonbraced]

[Robin was visibly shaking.]

I... I can't handle this, maaaan!

[cantarellacookie]

Don't look anymore, Robin. Just...

[There's a monkey-mouse who's just finished barfing that is now clinging to your pantleg, Robin. And even Anthy's got her hand on your shoulder.]

[stinkingdeadendjob]

[Clay has been wandering around the labyrinth, trying to find the storage closet. He's no good with puzzles or mazes. It's through perfect blundering that he stumbles onto Kimbley's body, with others already around him.]

... Welp, I saw that coming.

[He kneels down and breaks a piece off of the icicle, the non-bloody portion, and puts it over his head. That'll soothe that headache.]

[angry_jerk]

[Dan's actually looking at the corpse today, rubbing his chin thoughtfully.]

Say... Why do you think Mr. Crapshoot AI over there keeps taking these bodies away?

[in_plain_sight]

Cleanliness, probably.


[Even Junko wouldn't just leave corpses laying around in areas people use.]

[angry_jerk]

Orrrrrrrrrrrrrr....

He doesn't want us to find something he's put inside us.

[Conspiracies are fun for the whole family.]

[in_plain_sight]

...Like what, small bombs? That would be pretty unnecessary, considering the turrets all over the facility.


[She's at a point where the notion of being surgically implanted with suspicious objects isn't all that spooky or exciting, frankly.]

[angry_jerk]

Or zombies!

[stinkingdeadendjob]

Tooooo... use 'em? Robots shouldn't tolerate waste, it's not in their cold, mechanical nature.

[angry_jerk]

Yeah, but what for? Gotta be using all those bodies/clones for something!

[stinkingdeadendjob]

Maybe the soulless automaton just wants a heart. A beating, human heart with which it can love and almost immediately fall into disappointment with.

... Except only it's taking it too literally.

[angry_jerk]

Oh! Or maybe he's using all those body parts to make some kind of horrific Frankenstien creation with! Hearts and all!

[schrodingers_man]

[ It's probably a good thing that Yomiel was planning to explore the labyrinth today anyway. He's not surprised that today's victim is Kimbley--as far as he's concerned, that was implied by the fact that he's still breathing--but when the announcement says "DEF" instead of "CIT," that's a surprise.

Once again, he can't bear to look at the body for long, but at least he keeps his wits about him today. If... talking to a corpse counts as keeping his wits about him. ]

Looks like your attack dog was more of a guard dog, huh? I should probably thank you. Even if you weren't trying to protect me, you've bought me a lot of time I probably wouldn't have had otherwise. I won't let it go to waste.

...Tell Greed hello for me. I probably won't be far behind you, but hopefully I can at least send a Communist or two down first. Look forward to it, okay?

[ He won't be hanging around for much longer after that. He'd like to give Kimbley the full hour-long vigil he gave Greed, but he's got a lot to do and not as much time as he'd like to do it in. ]

[fullonbraced]

[Robin moved quietly up beside Yomiel. She felt the need to say something to the person that had offered her a room to stay in, but what could she say.]

...I can't believe he's dead, you know?

[schrodingers_man]

...Yeah.

[ There's a couple of false starts towards saying more, but nothing actually comes out. He just doesn't... really know what to add to that. ]

[fullonbraced]

[She shakes her head. She can't look at the body much longer.]

Maaan! He was supposed to survive with us!

[standbyrival]

[Paul eventually follows the gathering crowd into the maze, giving Kimbley's body a brief look over, then shakes his head.]

A guy like you having that kind of role. That's ironic.