ambidex voting #11

[vivariummods]

A M B I D E X  V O T I N G Chop chop, everyone downstairs to the first floor! You're all done the puzzle rooms, so you know what to do. Well, most of you, but it's pretty basic, just enter any Ambidex Room you like (they're not elevators, you ignorant test subjects) then vote! How does voting work? Very simple! Pick Ally or Betray, and that's it! But with every round, there's always some prizes, depending on what you vote, so here's this rounds: For anyone who chooses Ally, well, if your opponent chooses Ally as well, then 2BP for each of you. You get all that friendship, blah blah, whatever. For anyone who chooses Betray, and gets a Betray in return, your BP doesn't change at all, but you might get some coins for your trouble, let's saaaay, 20? Generous, I know. Now, the best part: for anyone who chooses Betray and their opponent chooses Ally, Calhoun will be very generous with his prizes, again! You'll get 15 coins and a memory! Also, as usual, those who pick Betray get 3BP instead of just 2. But if you're the poor sap that chose Ally and got stabbed in the back, well, sorry, you lose 2 BP. At least you got stabbed for the greater good, right? And plus, you might get a little something. He'll talk to you later about it. But anyway, happy voting! Calhoun will see all of you later with the results. BASIC INFO ✖ VOTES + FORMS ✖ RESULTS + REACTIONS

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[vengefulyears]

[Why yes, Clive is indeed walking out of his AB Room on his own two feet, though he looks pretty exhausted and not too eager to be out here. When he sees the results on the screen, he lets out a long sigh. So he and Alfendi are the only betrayers this round. Fantastic.

When Calhoun tells him to come over for his prizes, Clive just completely ignores him and heads into the cafeteria instead. He definitely needs to have a chat with Ema, but first he needs to sustain himself. He's been comatose for three days, okay, his body is in dire need of shitty gruel and water.

Basically this is where he can be found for a while, eating surprisingly slowly for someone who's starving and appearing to be troubled about something. Later on he can be found chilling in the garden, and... not in a much better mood, honestly.]

[detectiveofthewest]

Oh, just the guy Heiji was looking for. Heiji walked through the grass towards Clive.

"Hey, Clive. You okay? What happened?" Clive didn't seem the type to betray his friend, and he'd figured Clive was friendly with Ema, so...

[vengefulyears]

Clive looked up at Heiji as he approached, giving him a weak, forced smile.

"It's... complicated." Honestly, his AB Room experience with Alfendi was so bizarre that he wasn't even sure where to begin.

[detectiveofthewest]

"Well, since Calhoun's goin' on a 'trip', we got some time. It have something to do with Alfendi?"

Yep, getting right down to it. After all, even Hershel had expressed some reservations about Alfendi, and well. Hershel.

[vengefulyears]

He nodded slowly, taking the time to gather his thoughts before speaking. "I woke up in the AB Room, and Alfendi... he was like a completely different person. Very animated, foulmouthed, short-tempered, and... sweaty." No really, he sweated buckets even when he wasn't moving around much and the room wasn't even hot. What the hell Alfendi.

"Anyway, for some reason he couldn't remember who our opponent was. Of course, I didn't know either since I had just woken up, so we agreed to vote Betray out of self-preservation. Honestly, it all felt so... surreal." Naturally they also spent like 99% of the time sassing at each other but that was probably a given.

[detectiveofthewest]

"He couldn't remember his opponent?" Wow, that was weird as shit, Clive. Even weirder than Alfendi's rant about pizza delivery. "I figured there was more to him than that glazed-over look he's usually wearin', but that's a little troubling."

"Did it seem convincing to you? His claim that he couldn't remember, I mean. Could it have been an act?"

[lameton]

[When Alfendi tracks Clive down in the garden, it's immediately obvious that this isn't the same man he'd dealt with in the AB room. his posture is back to normal, he's far more softspoken than earlier, and he's not threatening to cut people's throats open or eat out their hearts or whatever, so yeah that's a bonus]

Hello, Clive. [he fishes around in his pocket, careful not to catch his bandages on any of the junk he's got trashed in there. after a moment, he pulls out the knife he'd been given in the AB room.]

Is this yours? I found it a moment ago, before I came looking for you - I'd rather not hold onto property that doesn't belong to me.

[vengefulyears]

[Well, if it isn't the guy that Clive has been thinking about this whole time. Except he's... back to normal now? Sort of? For a moment he just kinda stares at Alfendi like he has two heads or something.]

...You don't remember what happened in the AB Room, do you?

[lameton]

Ah. Well - not in so many words. [alfendi tucks the knife back into his pocket because he's getting the feeling here that maybe he's said something strange. which must totally be a new feeling for him]

I'm sorry if I've done anything... alarming. If I can make it up to you, please don't hesitate to tell me how.

[vengefulyears]

[Just as he suspected. He sighs.]

No, it's all right. You can't help it if you don't remember. But... just out of curiosity, is this the first time that this has happened?

[puzzlinglad]

[You can't run, you can't hide, basically though Hershel went looking for him pretty early and eventually heads to the cafeteria, where he makes a b-line for Clive's table and takes a seat.]

I'm glad you're up, how are you feeling? [He's trying not to sound too concerned but he is, more comas and injuries aren't fantastic things.]

[vengefulyears]

[Clive is not at all surprised to see Hershel sitting down at his table, or that he sounds concerned. Honestly, he has good reason to be. He sighs.]

Tired. Confused. Concerned. [Well at least he's being honest for once.] How have you been?

[puzzlinglad]

Well enough, no horrible injuries or traumas to speak of. [Trying to be somewhat lighthearted but fuck it, Clive looks too tired for this shit.]

Is there anything I can do? I have plenty of spare bandages if you need them.

[vengefulyears]

[As soon as he says the word "bandages," Clive remembers that oh yeah, he got stabbed in the grey room. That would explain the dull pain he's been feeling this whole time and why he still can't move that arm around too much.]

I think I might, actually. I received a stab wound in the grey room - Jake patched it up, but it's been days since then. I should change the bandages once I'm done here.

[blind_badass]

*After Snake's calmed down, he wanders around the warehouse and ends up in the garden. Because the ground muffles footsteps, Snake can't tell who is wandering around unless they speak up and say something.*

[vengefulyears]

[Clive isn't really paying attention at first so it takes him a while to realize that someone else is in here, but once he does he'll call out to him.]

Snake?

[blind_badass]

Hello, Clive. *He cants his head in Clive's direction.* You all right?

[vengefulyears]

Well... I've certainly been better. [These last two rounds have not been good to him at all.] What about you? How've you been doing?

[skyentificmethod]

[prooobably running into him in the caf in an encounter that's surely not awkward at all]

...

[vengefulyears]

[Oh no, totally not awkward at all. He was going to wait until a little later to talk to her, but well, she's here now, so...]

Ema? Do you have a moment?

[skyentificmethod]

What?

[maybe not the friendliest of greetings, but if nothing else, you've probably heard her be shorter and ruder??]

[vengefulyears]

[Well at least she's not telling him to fuck off or anything, so he'll take that as a sign to go for it.]

I'd like to tell you what happened in the AB Room, but before that I need to ask you something. Did Alfendi... behave unusually at any point during the puzzle room? Or did he perhaps hit his head on anything?

[worrywirt]

[ Wirt isn't paying attention when he meanders into the garden and flops down on the grass, his stupid red hat rolling around behind him. He's drained from his arrival and the latest puzzle room, and there's a lot to process still, so he's distracted. But when he goes to grab his hat and stop it from rolling too far away, he spots Clive nearby looking...well, not exactly in the best of moods. ]

Oh, Uh--sorry, I didn't realize you were here. I can--I can go somewhere else, if you'd like to be alone, or. Yeah.

[ He tries so hard, and yet he still fumbles over his words all the dang time. ]

[vengefulyears]

[Clive is distracted by his own thoughts until a vaguely familiar red hat rolls into his line of sight, effectively snapping him back into reality. Just when he begins to question where he saw it before, Wirt comes up, and then he remembers. He had caught a brief glimpse of Wirt while they looked at the results, but Clive got the hell out of there pretty quickly so. Yeah.

Despite his mood, he offers the newbie the friendliest smile he can manage.]

It's all right. I don't mind your company if you don't mind mine.

[He just betrayed someone, after all - he wouldn't exactly blame Wirt if he'd rather not stick around.]

[worrywirt]

[ Wirt knew he'd just betrayed someone, but he's not about to judge Clive for it, at least not right away. There could have been some kind of extenuating circumstance or some legitimate reason why he chose betray instead of ally.

Wirt would be wary, if they were ever in a puzzle room together, but for now he's content to hang around and chat. ]

I don't. You just seemed a little--[ Wirt kind of gestures vaguely. He didn't want to say he looked upset. He didn't know Clive well enough to know if that was the case. But he certainly wasn't cheerful. Not that Wirt can blame him. ] --You know?