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]

She sure did. I said it was a zetta good backup plan.

[baitless]

It seems like a good way to attempt to absolve one’s self of responsibility if we somehow make it out of here. I say “attempt” there, because I certainly do not agree with it, but...

[tangentlion]

Just confirming your suspicions, green bean, don't overwork that yoctogram brain of yours.

[notbymyside]

It's a good backup plan in case of emergency, yes. But I can't help but wonder what the killer was trying to accomplish here.

[tangentlion]

Who knows.

[notbymyside]

Actually, you're one of our more mechanically-inclined individuals here, yes? Do you have any potential insight that might help us suss out who did this?

[tangentlion]

Me? Sure, I've taken apart a few car engines and traffic lights, but nothing as complicated as that.

[notbymyside]

Ah, so it's a bit beyond your usual work?

[tangentlion]

A bit? Try a light year.

[notbymyside]

Alright then, we'll leave the expertise to Saphir. Thank you for your assistance.

[golden_dream]

...Excuse me. Minamimoto, is it?

I have a question for you.

[tangentlion]

Speak.

[golden_dream]

Why did you draw the sigil? The negative-energy sigil, in the ballroom?

[tangentlion]

You digits are just going to keep hounding me about that until I answer, huh.

Fine.

It's a taboo refinery sigil. If I'm Erased, it'll revive me. Happy now?

[ghostricked]

So both you and her could survive if you died?

[tangentlion]

Well, it's not as elegant a solution as hers. If I had known this place was a death trap, I would have set it up somewhere else. But not even a genius like me can see the future.

[ghostricked]

So if one of you killed the other, in theory, it's a victimless crime.

[tangentlion]

In theory.

[ghostricked]

[He walks over and just kinda... rubs on his leg]

[tangentlion]

[.....

he crouches down and pets the cat]

You're a zetta good cat, Sissel.

[golden_dream]

...And how often does this sigil work? Potentially forever? Could you die, come back, and die, and come back again?

[golden_dream]

I don't know what that means!

...

Taboo refinery? What does that mean?

[tangentlion]

Explaining it to a zero like you would take an eon! It's a revival rune. That's all you need to know.

[ghostricked]

"Back up plan"... that's what you called your sigil too. Can it do the same thing?

[tangentlion]

I guess you monomials won't leave me alone until I tell you, so....