SECOND MAIN GAME

[bymajority]

TRIAL 2

Saturday comes again, and the familiar intercom tone goes off, with the voice of the Administrator not far behind.

"Attention, guests! The Main Game is about to begin. Please make your way to the elevators at this time. As a reminder, attendance is mandatory, and anyone who refuses or runs late will be terminated."

By now, you know the process, as you find yourself pressing on the ⧖ button to take you to the trial room. The massive hole in the far wall from Aaron and Mugen's encounter with the Process just last week is gone, and instead of a sunset, the walls are projecting a quiet beach vibe, with a rising sun in the far distance. Along the perimeter of the room, about a dozen of the tripod Process robots linger, looking like they're watching things go on then really anything else.

Otherwise, everything seems to be mostly the same. The couches and chairs are the same, and the hourglass podiums are there, with the requisite spare tablets lay on them if needed. Aside from the background, one could imagine that things are exactly the same as you all left them, for the most part.

That is, if it wasn't for the person already standing in the room with their back to you when you all arrive, twirling the open red and white pinwheel parasol in their hands. As enough people filter in, a woman turns and faces the group with a smile.

"Nice to finally see you all," she beams, her voice immediately recognizable as that of the Administrator's. She moves over to one of the chairs and sits. "Shall we get started, then?"

Regardless of your next move, the sands of the hourglass start to fall, and the final Main Game begins. What comes next...?

[ DISCUSSION START ]

[ Welcome to the final Main Game! The first vote will end at 4 p.m. EST, and the second vote will end at 7 p.m. EST, with some wrapup things to follow afterwards. Changing votes is allowed – please make sure to vote in both rounds!

Due to OOC circumstances, the 7 people with the highest vote totals will move on to the second vote. Voting for Mugen, Aaron, and Vi will not be an option. ]

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[frontality]

[ A pleased nod. ]

Did you tell anybody about this during the week?

[perfectlytimed]

Are we certain that someone didn't train him to say this? Everyone was desperate enough to find a reason to rule him out as a vote option last week.

[namelessfighter]

He is telling the truth.

[perfectlytimed]

And you're certain of this because...?

[frontality]

I would like to think our little friend has more sense than to be 'trained' like a monkey.

[perfectlytimed]

As would I, but that doesn't mean I'm convinced that it's true.

[hematocritic]

[He's not wrong.]

[butwhataboutsecond]

You think that'd work? Frontal's right, I'm full of sense!

...and I wouldn't have been able to lie about it for more than ten minutes.

[At least he's aware of this aspect of himself.]

[perfectlytimed]

Are you.

[frontality]

[ Just... nodding his head at that last part, because yep, that's exactly what he was banking on... ]

[godvicepresident]

You don't seem too hard to deceive. If you were told a convincing enough lie or a reason to get you to pretend all this, perhaps you'd pull it off.

[heartshapedobject]

He's also not shown himself to be a great liar either. Why would anyone risk putting him center-stage?

[butwhataboutsecond]

...but I'm not pretending?

[He looks at Naoi with confusion.]

[butwhataboutsecond]

No? I would have if I knew it was gonna be a problem. I just figured I'd say so once we got here, but Setsu beat me to it.

[aka Pippin's mun just got home now lol]

[frontality]

Then the circle of people who were previously aware are centered around the sage. That's valuable information in itself.

[butwhataboutsecond]

...oh! So a load of people know who the sage is too!