GAME OVER (S██'s Palace)

[pointzeropercent]

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MAJORITY VOTE

[pointzeropercent]

[For some reason, Mafuyu's name is not said there. Just the statement after.]

Let's get together as a group and do all the introductions then.

[And so Joe goes around dragging everyone in, and the group gets everyone's names. Sara Chidouin, Joe Tazuna, Kai Satou, Reko Yabusame,
Keiji Shinogi, Q-Taro Burgerberg, Kanna Kizuchi, Nao Egokoro, Gin Ibushi, and Kazumi Mishima.

All that's left is you.

...Those cards sit heavy in your mind. All you can think of is 'if I tell the truth, they'll find out I'm weak and take me out quickly'. Lying might be safer, but is it the right thing to do? Is there any name you can even remember to respond to? Do you tell the truth about your name, or do you lie?

Discussion

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Re: Discussion

[beathollow]

... In the other room, I found those cards that declared someone's chance of survival. Sou- Shin Tsukimi was rated with a 0.0 percent chance. I think... he chose to lie. And is lying still.

It also feels like... things I say are being ignored? Not just my name, but when I insisted on looking for others, they still seemed to be working on a different script.

[moodwrecker]

...If it's a script... does trying to change what happened even matter? Is it even possible to make him stop lying?

[destage]

[That gets a pause from Sayaka, to say the least.]

Yeah, the same thing happened to me. When I was asked to show a 'collar' that was on him, I only needed to mime the movements to prove that I had one, too. Otherwise, I got some answers out of the guy I talked to, though I'm not sure how useful they are to us.

[Hmm.]

I guess...the question here is do we stay on script, or do we try to defy it?

[speedingticket]

[ ... ]

...When I looked in the mirror, I didn't see my face. It was...his. Sou's.

[ He got the name— ]

They may not be working from a script. They might just...not even see us for who we are, and only see him, I guess.

[finalmix]

0.0 isn't even a fighting chance.

If he chose to lie to even raise that number by 0.1, is that the next move we're supposed to pick?

Vote

[pointzeropercent]

[beathollow]

Tell the truth.

[emptyself]

Tell the truth.

[moodwrecker]

Tell the truth.

[speedingticket]

Lie.

[destage]

Tell the truth.

Results (CW: panic attack)

[pointzeropercent]

[You vote for tell the truth.

As 'Sou' goes to say the name 'Shin Tsukimi', he feels a tightness in his chest that stops him from saying anything. It's like he can see the future ahead of him already: he says his name, those cards get found, and he's taken out as an easy target by someone else fighting for their life.

No. He has to hide his identity. He can't look weak. He can't act weak. He has to take on an entirely different persona to survive.

With 'Sou' refusing to speak, the options go back to what they were before: tell the truth or lie. Will you wear down his worries, or go with what he feels is right?]

Discussion

[pointzeropercent]

[moodwrecker]

...

[finalmix]

... [ ah.

so this is how it goes. ]

It's like how the people looped their conversations until we made a choice.

[ no true choice, just the illusion of it... ]

Vote

[pointzeropercent]

[prozaic]

Lie. [The truth has had its time. But it's clear Sou chose to lie.]

[metagame]

Tell the truth.

[beathollow]

Tell the truth.

[emptyself]

[ if all roads lead to Sou, then... ]

Lie.

[destage]

...Lie.

[finalmix]

[ sighs.







votes truth because he does want to see how far they can push it ]

Results...2!

[pointzeropercent]

[Welp. No answer is said at all, and instead a rather red-looking version of 'Sou' appears. He looks pissed too.]

I was humoring your attempts to get in, since I figured you wouldn't get too far in before dying, but this is what happens? You can't even agree on a result? How do you expect to find the real 'me' with that weak resolve?

[It is SO LATE so I won't make you fight here. Instead he just presses forward with what actually happens: 'Sou' declares that Sou Hiyori is his real name, and he keeps the presence of the cards a secret. He enters the game suspicious of everyone else's intentions, keeping them all at an arm's length.]

This is the only 'freebie' I'm giving you. Next time you falter, you'll have to pay for it in blood. Or maybe you should turn around and leave now, if you're just as weak as 'he' is then you'll never make it to the end. Our fate isn't changed so easily.