day one - aftermath

[guestcontrol]

dreamland day one 41 players remaining. As the voting period comes to an end, a bell goes off from the ticket machine, and the metal bars blocking the tunnel at the end of the Hall of Mirrors lifts. A voice speaks over the loudspeaker: "Attention, guests! Please make your way onto the ride! For your safety, keep your hands and arms inside and do not attempt to leave your seat!" Through the tunnel, single cars on a track stop and wait for each remaining player to step on. Don't dawdle, or your bracelet will begin to beep a warning. Once in a car, the safety bar locks you tightly inside, unable to move. The car trundles along a dark, twisting track, nearly veering into cartoonish obstacles, but veering away at the last moment. Music and cackling laughter echoes loudly through the ride as you drive faster and faster. Suddenly, your car seems about to veer off to the left, through a set of tall doors, before abruptly spinning off to the right. With a powerful jerk, each car comes to the end of the ride. The safety bar lifts, and you can leave. It seems no one was executed tonight, but a list of votes has been pinned to the wall for your perusal. You now have the rest of the evening to explore the park, before night comes again. character statuses private conversations This is a general post-vote mingle encompassing the time from the end of the trial (about 5 PM until the fireworks at 11 PM). You are encouraged and welcome to backtag discussions in this post until the next day post, or to have afternoon private conversations.

Comments

[fanbase]

I knew you were gonna be a big help! I knew it!

[chainjailer]

Why didn't you say something earlier? Before the vote? [Kurapika sounds mildly irritated.]

[edealistical]

Why reveal it now if you weren't going to say anything during the trial?! Didn't you hear us arguing for hours?!

[shortcutter]

Why? Because if we keep up with this kind of voting, the VIPs will kill us all one by one.

[mediumburgers]

Maybe we could have everyone make a list of what would hypothetically motivate them. And use... that... somehow.

Right now it doesn't seem like anyone trusts anything.

[perfectstrike]

Ah. My classmates from Hope's Peak Academy.

[She was just thrown by them being called her friends. What a loser.]

That is not incorrect, though the rules were... somewhat different. The "incentive" was clearly presented to our entire class, for anyone to kill for if they so chose. A successful culprit was permitted to leave the island, while the rest of us were executed in his or her place. If we deduced the true culprit, they alone would be executed. We were forced to investigate, gather evidence, and hold a trial.

...There are not enough bear motifs for this wretched place to be the same work as the one who captured us originally, however.

[perfectstrike]

Are you relying on someone to protect you from being murdered tonight? Or are you merely a fool?

[eventhandler]

Yes, but...you didn't even try to persuade us against it...!

[It's not often when Royce's expression changes, but the way he narrows his eyes suggests that he is very annoyed by this. Honestly, if they had known...!]

What's the...what's the point in trying to argue for us to do something if you, ah, didn't even try to make it happen in the first place?

[edealistical]

It's an unbea -- [...] awful situation. I heard from Ibuki - I can't imagine having to do this twice.

[She sounds genuinely sorry.]

...I know my words don't count for much, but... please believe me when I say that I will do everything in my power to save the people here from this nightmare.

[royalizing]

What?! Why did you not speak up during our discussion when we decided not to vote for anyone?

[photoshot]

... I have to admit, I never would have guessed.

[photonement]

I figure there's gotta be *something* in there if they had an entire rule and all...

[pundulum]

[WHYYYY]

T-That wasn't obvious at all!!

[eventhandler]

You mean, a "buddy system" outside the ones of the game...?

[Could be a plan!]

Hmm. Perhaps. That would be a...wise idea. That would sort out any idiosyncrasies, if they are noticeable.

[jingler]

Ridiculous. If you are the detective, why not say as much during the vote? This is ludicrous.

[shortcutter]

I'll say this once.

It was obvious during your discussion that no one was willing to trust the anonymous note. If I spoke up before the vote, there's no guarantee that any of you would have believed me. Now at least there's something to back my claim. I was the only person to vote for Legion because I was the only one who knew for sure that he was guilty.

[shortcutter]

I don't care. They're welcome to try. The medical team can protect whoever they like. No hard feelings.

[chainjailer]

...I see. [He still seems annoyed, although it's for a different reason now.]

But do you realize the size of the target you just put on your back? If the VIPs kill you tonight, you won't be able to help anyone!

[Kurapika clenches his fists.]

[belgian]

Really? [Belgium was definitely not expecting someone to come forward with something like this.] And all you know is if they're a special guest or not? Do you have to go check on them...?

[WHAT KIND OF INFORMATION DO YOU HAVE AVAILABLE TO YOU.]

[poyoyon]

E-eh?! What's even going on?!

[ Ibuki just wait for a classmate to explain it to you... ]

[glasshole]

...

Interesting. And what made you decide to reveal yourself now?

[ionicwoman]

If it was really you, then what the heck were you thinking, sending a note to an idiot like her?

[She means Aya]

[shortcutter]

Who would have believed me? Was there any reason to? None of you in that room had any will to take a life. It was very damn clear how that vote was going to end up.

[chronic]

Oh, fuck me.

[ NOT HAVING THIS DRAMA ]

[photoshot]

[ ... makes mental note to take extra-embarrassing shot of anise and write accompanying terribad article of. ]