Day 5, afternoon

[pandatreasure]

[SO HEY, THIS MORNING WAS SUPER COOL, HUH??? EASTER EGG HUNT, BODY PARTS, TOO MANY LEGS, SUPER FUN, RIGHT????

and the fun don't stop here at Nope's Peak Academy, because once that announcement has gone off and everyone's had a couple of minutes to...pretend to catch their bearings and deal with the fact that all of the body parts are gone except for the major award leg lamp Ichigo's stuck holding, there are more announcements to come.]

As of now, you have the rest of today and tomorrow to figure out who to punish for the murder of Sigma Klim! You should double check your rules page if you forget what that entails. Or if you didn't! Nyehehehe.

[And there's something new on that rules page, too, for those who take a minute to check.]

You can vote whenever you want, but make sure to do it, okay? It's going to be a problem if you refuse to vote at all, nyehehehehe!

[When the characters open up their tablet again, laborious instructions will guide them through getting to the voting app and using it; both names and pictures are showcased. Votes can be changed at any time, and there's a countdown at the top of the app for how long until votes are due.]

Good luck, everyone, nyehehe!

Comments

[purrtagonist]

[his expression sours]

. . . someone is going to die at the end of this investigation, no matter what we do.

[a breath, because that thought still strikes him, still knocks the air right out of him]

The least we can do is try our best to find Sigma-san's killer.

[for his sake. it isn't really justice, but it's something]

[blueeyeswaifudragon]

Will it really keep others from trying the same thing?

[purrtagonist]

No.

[no qualifiers, no uncertainties. just "no."]

[blueeyeswaifudragon]

If you're just talking numbers, sentencing someone to death isn't decreasing the count any.

[his tone is neutral, expression blank]

[purrtagonist]

[nnngh. . .]

I'm aware.

[blueeyeswaifudragon]

...Not interested in this line of thought?

[purrtagonist]

. . .

No, that's not it.

[he shuts his eyes tightly, brows furrowed, hands curling into fists]

I've thought about it a lot already. Doing as we're told and chasing a killer means we'll all be leaving this school with blood on our hands.

The fact that they're guilty won't change that.

[and yes, he knows he goes against his desire to get everyone out alive. it's why he's so frustrated]

[blueeyeswaifudragon]

It won't.

...What happens if the votes don't leave a clear "winner"?

[purrtagonist]

I don't know.

[the rules don't say what to do in the case of a tie]

[blueeyeswaifudragon]

...One way to find out. Not that it addresses the issue of those who want justice and/or blood. But it doesn't hurt to know all the rules, at least until they're changed again.

[purrtagonist]

So long as someone doesn't waste their one question on asking. I think it's more important to save those for-- [he grimaces] -- trying to figure out our killer.

[blueeyeswaifudragon]

[shifts, folding his arms]

The rodents seem adamant that we have the information we need already. I'd rather get straight answers on the parts of this that we'll still be stuck dealing with tomorrow.

[purrtagonist]

[aha]

That's fair. I can't tell you how to use your one question.

[blueeyeswaifudragon]

You can. I just don't have to listen.

...At some point, asking the people who facilitated and subsequently contaminated this crime how to resolve it just seems a little much.

[purrtagonist]

[that gets a little heh from Akira]

No shit.

[he sounds wry]

Especially since I still don't trust them to be honest with their answers.

[blueeyeswaifudragon]

Exactly. ...They're leading us around by the nose, and I hate it.

[purrtagonist]

[yeah]

[he does too]

[if he were more violent, he'd punch a wall. but most of his anger is pent up, only visible between small cracks in his composure. so for now, he says nothing]