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Entry tags:
- !event; countdown; day 21,
- alucard,
- chikusa kakimoto,
- featherine augustus aurora,
- jaune arc,
- jirou sakuma,
- koujirou genda,
- lenka utsugi,
- louis,
- mako,
- makoto fukami,
- minako arisato,
- mitsuru kirijo,
- miu matsuoka,
- nakigitsune,
- nobunaga oda,
- okuyasu nijimura,
- pharos,
- raidou kuzunoha xiv,
- sakuya kira,
- sion astal,
- tatsuya suou,
- yuuri katsuki,
- yuuto kidou
COUNTDOWN : MORTALITY
Many had thought it over, but a few days ago it happened again. Bodies slashed and mutilated beyond recognition so that that only dental records could be used to ID the victims. Pieces of bodies strung along power lines and roofs.. The same horrifying events as nearly a year ago...
Back then, the response from the Eddan city council and its police force, however draconian it seemed at the time, was necessary. As death after death of normal citizens began to pile up and a pattern emerged, a lockdown was ordered after sunset. Companies shifted their hours around and before long, the city had adjusted to a daytime only work and school schedule. Many businesses opened dormitories to house those employees stuck working late. Only police, hospital and firemen units operated at night for emergencies.
The city seemed to return to normal. Horrific deaths were few, and blame was usually placed on the victims having for breaking curfew. Despite extensive research and cameras stationed around the city, no culprit for the murders was found. The murder(or murderers) simply were nicknamed Shadow(s) by the media.
Before this new string of murders, many had pondered if the curfew could be lifted soon, that the culprit was a serial killer from another country that left the city after the police came too close to narrowing them down. But now the murders are starting again.
And that's about when you come in.
You could all say it started with a strange icon that popped up on your phone that day. May 13th, 2017.
Did you press it right away out of curiosity? Did you press it accidentally trying to dismiss it? Or did you wait long enough for it to cover your entire screen, forcing you to interact with it? Either way, congratulations! You've got...a Terms of Service popping up in front of you?
Terms and Conditions ("Terms")
Last updated: May 13th, 2017
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You quickly notice there is no contact number or address. Uhh---
Yes | Hell Yes
It really seems like you don't have much choice. After pressing one of the two buttons, a new screen greets you.
21 DAYS REMAIN BEFORE AWAKENING
Welcome, stray lambs! We'll be your friends for a tiny bit. I'm sure the others are looking forward to meeting you in the future, but for now, we are asking you to answer these questions as truthfully as you can. Don't worry if the answer sounds 'bad'. After all, you're already hired!
Are they... acting like they’ve just hired you for a new job?
The first (and only) question for today is:
You find yourself in a neighboring city where the police have captured an individual who has stolen bread from a grocery store to stay alive. For the sake of this morality lesson, let us say that the penalty in this city is death, and a very painful one. This individual is a childhood friend. Knowing all of this, what do you do? Please pick one of the following:
1) I stand up for them and propose to be their lawyer so that they get a fair trial.
2) I stand up for them and propose to be their lawyer so that they get a fair trial. I have no idea what being a lawyer could even be, but that way I can figure out a way to save them and give myself more time.
3) I stand up for them and propose to hire a lawyer so that they get a fair trial.
4) I let the city decide, as the law rules above everything else.
5) They shouldn't have let themselves be caught. It's their own fault and I just let it happen.
6) They bullied you as a kid despite being a friend and you're just happen to see them getting their just desserts. It's pretty great actually.
7) Society is unfair. I'm are already preparing to bust my friend out of the jail so they can escape.
8) I visit jail that night and give them items so that they can escape but no one can pin it on me. The rest is up to them.
9) I show up that night in jail to kill them to save them from the future suffering from the death penalty.
10) I use my vast amounts of fortune / skills to put the blame on an innocent so that they can get out. Hey that other guy is a stranger, so it’s not my problem!
11) What do you mean I showed up in that city? I can barely find my way around this one.
12) I propose to exchange my life for theirs, then I try to bust myself out. Take that, corrupted justice system!
13) I go back home and watch the trial on the local network with a fresh bowl of popcorn. This shit's gonna be good.
As you go to pick out an option...or try to exit out of it, you witness an all-too brief memory of a life you think isn't yours. A flash that makes you think you were hallucinating. Your head hurts, your heartbeat increases dramatically, and you can barely see anything ahead of you...
Wait, did you already pick something? You don't remember touching the screen, but something's already been highlighted and pressed for you. Staring at the 'saving' prompt, you would later find out it was a deeper memory from your heart. It might terrify you, what you've picked.
After that, the program displays nothing else for a few seconds before a chatroom (appleNET chat v.301.01) boots up, with a username already attached to your account and a little icon, either a sword or a ship steering wheel, next to it. More worryingly, your answer is the first thing posted from your name. Not even a hi or hello.
Well good thing no one has any idea who you are....right?
[OOC: The memory should only last for a few seconds, but it would be something significant that would surprise them. It could even related to this question!
All mentions of their own name, profession or other clues that might reveal who they are would be changed to [INFORMATION LOCKED]. The only name they can refer to themselves by is their username, which is the name of the demon you chose for their Persona. 'Family members might be able to find each other via their writing habits, but for now that's the limit.
Welcome to the game, and have fun!]
⚔Baal
But then there's the question, and the obvious answer is 3--]
[Chained to the wall are animals. Most of them are dead, with the last of their blood having been drained. One lamb still alive though, and bleats while drains its blood. A man comes in. Wasn't he her husband's friend? He takes one glance at the animals and asks.
"Elizabeth... what have you done?" She doesn't understand the question. They're animals after all, isn't it appropriate that they be treated like this?]
10)I use my vast amounts of fortune / skills to put the blame on an innocent so that they can get out. Hey that other guy is a stranger, so it’s not my problem!
[She had a headache. It was hard to concentrate, and the headache just made her angrier and angrier. Why did she have to have these headaches? Why did they come at a time to make her choose the wrong answer? Obviously 10 was the wrong answer... It was wrong, right? If someone were to be like that, they would be scum.]
This wasn't even the option I wanted to choose. Why would anyone even choose this option?
Let's put that aside for now. "21 days remain before Awakening"? Is some sort of viral advertisement for something? Does anyone have more information on this?
⚔ Dantalion
but that means admitting you answered thirteen
- Besides, something interesting is in here. ]
What did you want to choose as your answer?
⚔Baal
If they're childhood friends I would want to do something for them, but doing something illegal? Not only that, doing something illegal in a place where shoplifting carries the death penalty? If I were to do that, I'd be the one that needs to be saved instead. That's never going to happen.
⚔ Dantalion
[ A hesitation. ]
Logical.
[ Oh, wait, that can be taken wrong- ]
That is meant to be read in a complimentary manner. I rather dislike ignorance. Come, dear, let us share the riddle together.
As a question of morality, even "do nothing" or "do something illegal" can be split into the overarching scale of "how far would you go for your friend". Perhaps even "how much does your loyalty weigh"? In my opinion, in a city that thinks there is the death penalty for shopping, do you think their legal system would even allow a lawyer to stand their ground? By our standards, the question becomes "how likely is someone guilty of first degree murder to get marked innocent"?
I also find the disparity worth contemplating. Ten is what you answered without thinking, but three is what you would answer of your own free will. In either case, you stand up for your friend. However in one, you see the sacrifice as another for their freedom as equivalent to finding someone whose job is to fight for their freedom, even if it reflects badly on the lawyer.
Why would this program pick one over the other?
⚔Baal
I didn't put that much thought into whether it's likely to prove him innocent or not. I'll admit ignorance there, so thank you for pointing out that it's unlikely to actually succeed. It's unlikely I could really do much more than that, though.
I don't know why I answered 10 in the first place, though. I think it was an accident. Even if I did intentionally choose it without thinking, I don't think that means that sacrificing another for their freedom is the same thing as finding someone who can fight for their freedom. In the first place, I'm kind of disgusted I chose 10 in the first place, even if it was by accident.
⚔ Dantalion
I cannot blame you for feeling disgusted. I feel the same way, actually. I feel it is simply better to try figuring out why the app chose such an answer. Like... putting my anger to productive use.
Are you certain you actually pushed ten? Is it possible the phone did it for you?
⚔Baal
It's true I don't remember pushing it, but I also had a migraine at the time, so I probably just hit the screen while I was reacting and didn't notice. That makes more sense than the app randomly choosing something for me, right?
⚔ Dantalion
[ Wait. Something about that is weird. The only questions they'd be answering were each other's, right? But the notion is lost when reading the rest. A bad migraine... ]
By any chance, did you
[ Ugh, how to say this without sounding crazy...........
One wine glass later: YOLO ]
Did you see something weird?
⚔Baal
It was... the inside of a butcher's shop, I think? Some guy came in and he seemed really upset about it for some reason?
⚔ Dantalion
That is a rather strange one. Why would he be upset over a butcher's shop? Maybe a vegan?
⚔Baal
Him being a vegan makes sense, but then there's the question of "if he was a vegan, why was he in a butcher's shop in the first place?
⚔ Dantalion
No, that's stretching it. That's still an odd thing to be upset over. Maybe these hallucinations are merely fabrication.
[ Even if it felt right. ]
⚔Baal
⚔ Dantalion
I was a monster, sharing legitimate joy with a dear pet over the gruesome deaths we were causing. Neither of us were vegans. I think the girl was a cannibal? Her tea smelled li
[ Stop. ]
I do not think the descriptions match.
⚔Baal
They really don't seem to match at all, though, it's true.
⚔ Dantalion
[ Oh. ]
They're different, but both unacceptably garish. Everything else about this situation has been interesting. However, if this is a joke, that part was a bitch much.
Re: ⚔ Dantalion
Especially not ones where everyone is horrible.
no subject
Our hallucinations, I mean. It would also be a lovely hint if we were all forced to witness such gore. Quite a fun thought experiment, no?
⚔ Leraje
Answer 10 is horrible. Do you think it's some sort of game or movie where one side is just completely awful?
⚔ Baal
1: Whoever runs it refer to themselves as "us", "we", "our", "horse", "goat", and "etc." This is probably a clue of some sort.
2: There is no rejecting the terms. By opening the app, even to just read the TOS, you've already agreed to them.
3: You are now part of "The Team".
4: They can change the rules whenever they like without telling us.
5: To get more information, you need to contact them. There's no contact information listed, so it's probably hidden somewhere.
Basically, it's complete garbage and I'm pretty sure it isn't legally binding.
I wanted to pick 3, personally. I'm pretty sure hitting 10 was an accident.
no subject
Maybe it's a joke or something and there's a real TOS you have to agree to so that you can use the features of the game?
I hope there is, but you'd think there would be one for the chat.
My answer was 4, which is the right answer, but 3 is good too.
⚔ Baalberith
If it's advertisement, though, they're not doing a very good job of it. I don't think they ever mentioned what this is for, beyond us being "be part of The Team". Whatever that is.
⚔ Camio
[At least the one he ended up with was reasonable...]
☸ Ronove