SHI QING XUAN

[aubins]

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[aubins]

Hey.

[ ... ]

How do we feel about our "justice" this week?

[shiftingwinds]

...

[she sighs]

If it was just, I think we'd have more options than "let them face no consequences" and "kill them, but only if someone chosen at random isn't able to fight them off".

[aubins]

Interesting take on it, isn't it?

[ he'll drop down next to her. ]

There isn't much choice. It is what it is. Until one of us figures out how to stop it, or how this place keeps pulling these off, then... we're stuck.

[shiftingwinds]

...in theory we could avoid it if everyone would agree not to vote, but...

[mmgh. what are the chances of that?]

[aubins]

Not likely.

Killers will always vote. And we've got at least... well, three? Running around out there unchecked. They have no reason not to vote.

[shiftingwinds]

[she heaves a sigh]

Right. Although... maybe we could sit in front of the voting box so no one can get to it.

[aubins]

... Y'know you're not the first person I've heard suggest that. Maybe we should.

[shiftingwinds]

It's worth trying, isn't it?

[aubins]

Anything is, if it helps us figure out how to rig the voting in our favour.

[shiftingwinds]

That's true.

[oh, speaking of voting - ]

Did you end up using the thing from Greed?

[aubins]

I did.

12 people voted yesterday.

[shiftingwinds]

...a little less than half of us...

[...]

That's... more than I would have expected, actually.

[aubins]

I don't know whether having actually caught someone prompted people, but... yeah. It is a lot of us.

[shiftingwinds]

...you'd think having to go put it into the box to vote would make it easier for us to tell who voted and who didn't...

[aubins]

You would, wouldn't you? I wonder if that's intentional too.

[shiftingwinds]

Probably. I guess most people wouldn't see it as an option if they knew they'd be found out right away...

[aubins]

There might be something that messes with our perception of things. Or something like that. Otherwise you’re right — we’d just be watching the box and no one will vote.

[shiftingwinds]

[im ngl i almost convinced myself that we voted on our phones and had to go check the w3 voting page to make sure before i had her suggest just taking people's phones at the door]

...well, maybe if we make a point of keeping our eye on it, people will think twice about voting.

[aubins]

[ imagine how much easier that would've been until someone used them to text people while on investigation and snuck in a vote ]

Like a physical deterrant without having to literally step in and slap people's hands out of the voting box.

[shiftingwinds]

There has to be something that'll work... the only way to find out is to try it, though.

[aubins]

Maybe ask a bit about the voting process too. Whether there's something in play that prevents interference or us from seeing who votes...?

Because come to think of it, you'd think we'd notice.

[shiftingwinds]

You'd think that, yes. It's right there, and we're right there...

[aubins]

... Maybe it is worth asking.

[shiftingwinds]

Which of them should we ask? Greed...?

[aubins]

Greed seems to know more about the details of trials in general. They might be the best person to ask.