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airlockedmods ([personal profile] airlockedmods) wrote in [community profile] theairlock2017-02-18 12:02 pm
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the first trial

[With the announcement, the Champions are free to decide amongst themselves what order the groups leave in. Once that's done the process of teleporting is automatic and happens in the blink of an eye. Once second they're in the center of the cafeteria before a soft blue light surrounds them and then they're standing in the middle of a circle of podiums.

The room itself it the same shiny, chrome-covered atrocity as most of the rest of the ship save for the sections of floor that aren't the teleporter: those are thick clear glass that show nothing but empty space and stars beneath the Champions' feet. As for the podiums they're the same sort of garish chrome with a digital screen facing toward the center of the circle. The screens each have a name and title associated with a Champion written in green block letters, all save for Chitanda Eru, the Champion of Curiosity. Hers are a striking red and, floating above her podium, is a greyscale portrait framed in some kind of bold, mechanical-looking frame. She smiles out at the group, her eyes wide and sparkling even with the noticeable lack of color.

The Overseers are waiting when they all arrive, standing on a floating platform just high enough to be out of reach and back far enough toward a far wall to have a full view of the court room. Both are dressed in pressed black suits, standing straight and tall. It's hard to read their expressions clearly with the height but Jamie looks particularly rigid in his posture. Bolton, on the other hand, looks more at ease, though he's standing close to Jamie.]


Welcome, Champions, to the courtroom! Nineteen of you have entered, but - in the best case scenario - only eighteen of you will leave. The goal here is to compile the evidence that you've gathered and figure out who the killer is. Once you think you have an answer, we'll call a vote where you'll use the podium in front of you to vote on the title of the Champion who you all agree has broken the peace. If you're correct, the culprit will be executed and the rest of you will be allowed to go back upstairs. If you're wrong, however, the killer goes free and the rest of you take the punishment in their place.

There's no time limit, but remember - I hate being bored. Now let the first trial begin!
misplacedxsheath: (Hmmm...I'll consider it.)

[personal profile] misplacedxsheath 2017-02-18 08:23 pm (UTC)(link)
It was a common practice during the Life Recycling Act. Why create a super soldier and then wait for full maturity to begin their training? Particularly since they could pass for ordinary humans and thus go underestimated, perhaps even unsuspected, by the enemy.
refusedtoleave: (Don't look)

[personal profile] refusedtoleave 2017-02-18 08:32 pm (UTC)(link)
[She's just running her hands through her hair at that. Because what the hell kind of place are you from.]
misplacedxsheath: (Hmmm...I'll consider it.)

[personal profile] misplacedxsheath 2017-02-18 08:35 pm (UTC)(link)
[A horrible one.]

If it sets your mind at ease, the practice is now illegal and those created for war or other purposes outside their own will are legally emancipated from their creators.
stitch_in_time: (quit interrupting my brooding)

[personal profile] stitch_in_time 2017-02-18 08:41 pm (UTC)(link)
An' the people that did this actually follow the law, then?

[Where to begin on that.]
misplacedxsheath: (Hmmm...I'll consider it.)

[personal profile] misplacedxsheath 2017-02-18 08:57 pm (UTC)(link)
A portion of them. They were operating fully within the bounds of the law at the time, and many don't care to deal with an investigation. For those who think they can slip under the radar, that's ostensibly why the Kukai Foundation retains government support.