RECORDING 3: THE FIRST TRIAL

[foundationmods]

The worst has happened... and now you're all here, in the living room where you first met Todd. As all of you enter, the Vessel is there - glowering at all of you, still missing the arm Dazai shorn from him with his touch.

On one of the tables away from the center is a small enclosed box entitled 'VOTES', with slips of paper nearby and a pen. It's sufficiently away from what will be the 'main' action, but not enough to really give anyone complete privacy as they vote.

Once everyone is inside, the doors automatically shut and lock themselves, leaving you trapped in here with the Vessel...and each other.

One of you is a murderer...however, in this game, the guilty do not need to be voted out. As long as there are enough people voted out that matches the victims...then it will be accepted.

...But, can you really let someone get away with murder...?

The choice...is up to you.

VICTIM: OLYMPIA
PEOPLE TO VOTE OUT: 1

WEEK 1 VOTING

Comments

[tangentlion]

It means you suck. But if you suck the only thing you can do is get better. So get better.

[sageking]

You DO realize that not that long ago he tried to blow up everyone in the room?

[finalring]

[ once that's done, romani is going to set him down carefully on the floor and go to someone that definitely needs to be in the know of this whole thing. ]

Rosa? May I speak with you?

[ he looks pretty serious. ]

[reanimania]

Wha-- HOW!!!

[soupervillain]

You suck!!

[ As before, his heart's not in it. ]

[soupervillain]

Uh, yeah?! That's why I'm trying to stop him from hurting anyone else!

[tangentlion]

I don't know about you, but where I come from, neither robots or computers or machines have rights. No matter how well they copy the human set!

[finalring]

That's incredible!

[ he's actually highkey impressed by it? ]

I'd love to talk more about it later if possible, but this is exactly what we need as an explanation. As long as we keep our stories straight, then he'll be alright. Thank you so much.

[tangentlion]

You were supposed to examine her and figure all that out! You were too zetta slow!

[dreamshielder]

[Ah yes, thank you Gil. At least judging from Haku's expression, he doesn't seem wholly satisfied with said explanation, but.]

I see.

[He'll ponder this later when there isn't a Situation going on.]

[reanimania]

[ .....

fuck he's not even wrong!!!!!!!!!!


just

huffs and turns away and wipes his nose ]

[sageking]

[ Gilgamesh wasn't too happy when he encountered it himself...to put it lightly at that time. So, you know what, he'll add: ]

It also seems the mongrel is not even cognizant of the ability. Just so you're aware it'll be a complete waste of time to interrogate him about it even in a normal state.

[ And with that, he'll return his attention to whatever's...happening now. Though, things seemed to have settled down in comparison to much earlier. ]

[hitscans]

No worries. I'm not the creator, but I've read the medical papers from the doctor who helped lead the development of it. I should be able to talk a bit about it.

[eyeforai]

You didn't have to. It was written all over your face.

[baitless]

[...oh uh right he... WHOOPS...]

...ah, forgive me. I should have been a bit more gentle, but he should be fine once he’s been healed. Are you alright...?

[golden_dream]

[She's still dizzy from the sight, and the blood, and venting all her bad emotions at Sho, but she's on her feet.]

Huh? Oh... Doctor.

[She straightens up.]

I'm fine... really.

i had this in a tab and forgot to hit send

[onemolife]

Did someone see her after the party ended?

[zweivoltage]

Two weeks ago I would not disagree with that, but - how the hell can you hear that 'No', and decided to press on anyways?

[tangentlion]

My vision is more important than any other factor.

[finalring]

It's okay not to be.

[ especially after seeing battler like that. ]

I need to tell you something about your nephew--about Battler. And I need you to keep a secret for me, for his sake. But it might be a little complicated.

[golden_dream]

[That gets her attention, and she looks up.]

A secret?

[PAUSE]

...All right. What do you have to say?

[deadanimemom]

I can't believe this. [She says, before going to cast her vote.]

[golden_dream]

It's... it's fine...!

[Oh god, the horror...]

Just... just heal him again! Just like that... it'll all be better... sure...

[starts babbling, obviously distressed]

[baitless]

Flayn is incredibly skilled at what she does, I assure you. He is absolutely in good hands.

[...it’s, um, really hard to know how to be comforting in this specific situation... like, given he cold clocked her nephew...]

[finalring]

Battler does not react well with magical things, if you haven't already noticed. I'm suspecting that it's an effect of SCP-6350 that has given him special abilities related to his personality.

[ he sure loves to defy magic all the time, after all. ]

Anything he perceives as magic or fiction isn't real to him. Because of that, he will always try to find a rational explanation that will become reality to him. That is why he was unable to understand Sissel before we explained that he had a collar to translate his thoughts--because since when do cats talk, right? [ he gives her a small, wry smile. ] The point is, that he sustained a grave injury in the fight for the detonator. Really, it's something that would have definitely needed actual surgery, but you know we aren't capable of doing that here. So I asked Seteth to knock him out so Marona could heal him completely-- I wasn't sure if it was going to work, but it did because he was unable to perceive anything.

[ he pauses, giving rosa some time to let it all sink in for her. ]

I'm almost certain that if he finds out that he was healed by magic, all the effort will be undone and his injury will come back. So we are all going to say that Jack helped him fullly recover using a medical device that he brought with him from his world. But as his family member, I needed you to also be aware of it, too. He cares about you greatly, and I don't think that he'll doubt any of us if our story is straight. I would also prefer if he stayed unaware of his own ability, too-- I wouldn't want to see the effects of him finding out that he is able to do something impossible. Do you agree to this?