RECORDING 9: THE THIRD TRIAL.

[foundationmods]

The worst has happened... and now you're all here, in the living room where all the trials so far have taken place. As all of you enter, the Vessel is there - Jack, looking expectant and as militaristic as ever.

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.

But this time...potentially, someone innocent...must die as well.

VICTIMS: FLAYN AND HAKU
PEOPLE TO VOTE OUT: 2

WEEK 3 VOTING

Comments

[noneforall]

I have my doubts you'll get a majority vote here, but I agree with this method. There are plenty of arguments flying around, I hear, including that we should prioritize the lives of those with immunity and that those with weaker abilities may be a better choice to manage the miasma at this stage.

We should also look for a way to confirm whether he has in fact made it out.

[cw_suicide]

That is not what I said.

[noneforall]

Then please, say it in your own words.

[cw_suicide]

What I said was none of us who have immunity and would be better options for sending out of this place because we don't risk infecting others committed a murder for the chance to escape.

And even if we had the choice to send someone out of here without that factor, I would nominate Gilgamesh or Seteth. Not myself.

And Ango can confirm that I don't have a lick of self-preservation so literally your idea of me saying "don't kill the immune ones! we're important!" in hopes that I'll be overlooked is absurd.

[noneforall]

Does your self-preservation have anything to do with your mathematical skills, Dazai-san?

[Just askin', for the sake of askin', probably. Also Ango already contradicted you below so he's just amused now.]

None of us know the exact vector of infection for the miasma -- there must be a reason that it's contained in this house, especially when the miasma itself appears to be what is keeping us inside. All you have is speculation that it will spread outwards when it hasn't up to this point.

[cw_suicide]

[ANGO FOR FUCK'S SAKE.]

It was leaking outside of the house before we even got in here--that's not speculation.

[noneforall]

This house has stood here for much longer than that, and I'll wager the SCP has been here for some time, too. I have to wonder about the rate of spread.

And besides, none of the previous team was able to escape -- so does that really give you a correlation between the spread of the miasma outside and us leaving this place?

[cw_suicide]

None of the previous team escaped and yet you're telling me we should expect the odds to be in our favor that someone on our team will?

[noneforall]

Well, if they all thought like you, then maybe that was the problem.

[A slow shrug.]

We won't come to a consensus, Dazai-san. Either way, the odds are stacked against us here -- I suppose the best we can do is see to it that no one regrets the decisions they made here today. Too much, that is.

[notbymyside]

I agree on the immunity part. Someone who isn't currently affected by the miasma would have the best chance of succeeding. Dazai-kun in particular would be a good choice, since he stands a chance of negating whatever is outside that killed all the other agents.

But failing that, it needs to be someone who can fight. Since getting out of here doesn't mean not having to face the horrors outside.

[noneforall]

[He just has a laugh to himself because of the whole Ango contradicting Dazai one comment up thing, but it's fine.]

Indeed, those are our two considerations here, and I doubt Momochi-san would be willing to go for the first.

What are your ideas for confirming his escape, should it happen?

[notbymyside]

We wouldn't just sit here waiting, you know. We would still be looking for other ways out.

He could also take one of our short-wave radios with him. If he makes it out, he can tell us as much.

[noneforall]

Perish the thought. We do still have other resources and options, as we've all been arguing very energetically.

It might be useful to ask the Vessel to allow us to confirm that. I'm sure it would be in their best interest as well.

[Because yeah. Of course.]