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ambidex voting #8

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.

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S-So you've been kidnapped twice? Once by Zero and once by, like, militarized lawyers? Heiji... [Would it be weird to give Heiji a hug? It might be weird to give Heiji a hug, so he doesn't.]

Did you... have to go through stuff like that a lot back home? I mean, I know you probably don't remember too much about life outside this place, but that doesn't seem normal, dude.

It would definitely be weird Simon please don't hug him...

"Well, people keep saying that," said Heiji, "But I think that kinda thing was probably normal for me. I don't remember bein' real shocked that it was happening. Of course, you could say the same thing about Jake -- seems like he's takin' everything in stride."

[if that kind of stuff was normal for heiji, maybe he's the son of a super famous politician or something? or maybe he's a prince! simon thinks that'd be pretty rad.]

Well... maybe the fact that you're used to dangerous situations is why you and Jake were brought here in the first place. Maybe Zero and Calhoun wanted a couple of test subjects who they knew would be able to handle everything they threw at them... I mean, it's easy to forget sometimes, but this is basically just one big experiment, right? So...

It's possible they brought you and Jake were brought in here to win this game, or something. You might be the only ones in this group capable of making it out alive.

Heiji gave this a few moments' thought.

"I don't think that's true," he said finally. "I mean, yeah, we definitely have an advantage when it comes to dealing with stuff like robots. But if all Zero wanted was to see who was toughest, he wouldn't have set up the game like he did.

"The way it's set up right now, even people who betray others multiple times or don't betray anyone have a chance at reaching 63 BP. I mean, look at Zelos. He's betrayed people twice, but he's still in the lead."

[Simon... looks like he has a lot more to say about this whole Tough Subject thing, but for now, at least, he's going to let it go. There's only so much Zero he can talk about before he wants to curl up and cry. GOTTA BE TOUGH]

Um... speaking of Zelos, though... can I ask you what you think about him...? I haven't really spent any time with him, but I know I'll have to soon, and he's kind of intimidating.

F-For that matter, there are a couple of other test subjects I want your opinion on, too. Unless that's too, uh... personal.

Heiji blinked. Wow, the only person who actually asked him about this stuff was Simon's bestest friend, Hershel. "You mean like in general? Hmm... he keeps his cards pretty close to his vest, I guess. Dunno anyone he's real close to, though he seems like one of those playboy types.

"Maybe a little fussy about his face and so on; it's like he actually bothers keeping all that hair shiny. I woulda chopped it off the first week I was here, personally -- too much trouble, and you gotta worry about it getting caught in traps. He seems pretty smart, but if he's got any conviction about anything but himself, I ain't seen it yet."

Apparently, this wasn't too personal a subject for Heiji. "I don't think he's all that intimidating, though. Just unpredictable."

Th-that doesn't sound so bad... I mean, I can deal with someone being vain about how they look and stuff. [~~because he dyes his hair so he gets it~~.] It's just the whole - betraying thing. You know? If I'm at risk... I don't know if I should betray him to protect myself and my teammate, if I have one at the time, or if I should just... ally and trust that he will too... [he probably won't.

but he really shouldn't be asking heiji about how to vote. He's trying to be tougher, so the last thing he should be doing is putting all this responsibility on someone else.]

W-What about, um - Hershel? You guys are close, right?

"Hershel?" Heiji perked up at once, grinning widely at the mention of his friend's name. "Yeah, we're buddies. But you probably know about him already, right? Since he took care of you when you banged your head and all. He's a lot tougher than he looks. Plus I heard he was a fencing champ back in school."

Okay, slight exaggeration there, but eh. Worse things could happen to Hershel than people deciding he was a swashbuckling swordsman. "Speaking of which, how's your head? Feelin' better?"

Yeah, I'm fine... [Simon shrugs a little. He's hurt himself way worse since then.] B-But, that whole scene was kind of a mess, right? Kuzuryuu thought me and Hershel were kissing 'cause of the way he was checking me over, which is... like... I-I mean, I'm definitely the kind of guy who likes other guys like that, but Hershel's, like, thirteen, isn't he? That's kinda...

[just gonna casually gloss over all that with a shake of his head and a dismissive wave of his hand]

W-well, anyway, I like Hershel. He's a nice kid. You were with him and Clive last round, right? They're both friends of mine, obviously. You must have had a pretty relaxing room.

"Hershel? Nah, he's in high school, probably at least seven -- huh? You are?" Honestly, Heiji had never really given the subject of whether Simon was or was not into dudes much thought. Or rather, any thought at all. So this was a weird conversation already, thanks brah. "That something you got back in a memory, too?"

"But yeah, we were all together. It was goin' pretty good until Hershel fainted, but I think he's fine. Ain't quarantined, anyway, so it's probably just like when Clive was out."

Thirteen's older than seven, Heiji... [Simon frowns like he's genuinely concerned Heiji doesn't know how to count, even though he's the one who failed to understand a simple concept like someone's age. and he was also the one who failed to realize Heiji was going to say seventeen, not seven. whatever ok it's cool.

He makes a note of Hershel fainting, though, because that seems kind of important. He'll have to chase him down later and find out what happened.]

B-But, um. No, I mean - th-that's just kind of a feeling, I guess. Like, I've thought "oh, man, that guy's kinda cute," since coming here, so... you know. [BLANK STARE]

"Seventeen," said Heiji absently (or at least as absently as he ever said anything).

"Wait a minute, 'cute'? Like who?" Especially since Simon had to be probably at least in his mid-twenties. That would mean Clive, Snake, Zelos, Jake, and possibly Enjolras. But Clive looked like he was in high school, even if he wasn't. Did that put him out of the running?

O-oh, uh. I don't know? I don't really remember. It was just a passing thought, bro. Like - "that dude's totally my type!" - that sort of thing. [he shrugs. it's not like he has feelings for anyone here, or anything, just. you know. in that split second before jake opened his mouth for the first time simon probably thought he wasn't the hideous person that he is, that's all]

W-what about you? Any gossipy memories about boys or girls or anything? Maybe you're secretly, like, married to fifty wives back home.

God, he hoped it hadn't been Jake.

Heiji rubbed at the back of his neck with one hand. "Well, Colette was a real sweetheart, but she got carted off into quarantine before you got here. Ain't seen her since."

Poor Colette. The thought of what might have happened to her just kind of put a damper on the whole thing. And of course there weren't many girls left around here, and Snake and Hershel were obviously just friends, so.

"This place ain't really great for dating prospects, y'know? Though come to think of it, two of us could have been dating before all our memories got wiped, and we'd never know."

Dating prospects are... um... yeah. [he'd sooner roll the dice on zero being a hot multibillionaire before he dated any of the other test subjects. ... okay that might be a bit extreme, but still. even if there was a dude here he was the least bit interested in, Simon's too scared of dying or triggering literally every trap in the game at once to consider anything like pursuing a romance. that is completely out of the question for him.

but in any case. He doesn't really know what to say about this Colette girl, but the idea of Heiji dating her only for them to be seperated by amnesia and quarantine is just... really, really sad. He tries to keep his spirits up.]

I don't know... I can't really see anyone here being a couple before all of this. [he pauses.] Kuzuryuu might be Jake's son, though. Maybe Jake and Piper are married and Kuzuryuu is their kid - 'cause I don't know how else you could make such a grumpy little dude.

Heiji laughed. "That's a pretty good one! Kuzuryuu's all right, though. He might be a little temperamental, but he's a good guy. You know where ya stand with him."

Even if he did have kind of a potty mouth. Gracious, Kuzuryuu. "So what's up with all these questions about the others, anyway? You worried about the voting rounds?"

Dude, he totally hates me. He's, like, the only guy in this place who I think might actually try to kill me. [though that's entirely his fault. every time he and kuzuryuu talk, he says something stupid or puts his foot in his mouth. nobody can blame kuzuryuu for maybe wanting to punch simon in the face]

[buuuut he sighs. explaining why he's asking all of these questions is a little hard.]

Th-there's a reason, but... if I tell you what it is, you can't tell anyone else, okay? I trust you won't take it the wrong way, but... everyone else... I dunno.

"He hates you?" Wow, Heiji couldn't imagine Kuzuryuu actually working up enough feeling to hate Simon. "Whatcha do, call him a first grader?" Actually, you know what. That might do it.

Huh. Well, that was weird. What kind of super-secret reason could Simon possibly have for his actions...?

"As long as it's not that you're planning to knife someone or something like that, sure."

Edited 2014-10-28 20:57 (UTC)

Well, um... [man there's a list. he starts counting off reasons on his fingers.] I've called him short, like, five times... on one of those times, I said it'd be impossible for me to use him as an arm rest even though I'm taller than him, 'cause he'd beat me up, but I meant it as a compliment 'cause I was calling him strong... I asked him if he even knew how to make rice once 'cause maybe his parents never taught him how, but I didn't mean that, like, in a mean way... and I said his arms are tiny, but that's only because he looks like a little boy and I was worried he'd hurt himself if he tried cutting stuff up in the cooking contest. And I tried to feed him parfait we made by having him say "ahh" and he didn't like that. And some other things...

[blankly stares at heiji before shifting topics again]

I'd ... be a pretty bad murderer if I asked the smartest guy in here who I should kill. [he mouths the words "murderer" and "kill" because they're way too scary to actually say out loud]

"Wow. I'm kinda surprised he hasn't popped you one yet." Like. Really surprised, Simon. Kuzuryuu had a bit of a temper, but maybe he'd been trying to tamp it down lately. Heiji figured Kuzuryuu as someone who absolutely could get physical, should the situation call for it. Maybe Simon didn't qualify?

"So then what is it?" Prooobably not a good idea to tell Simon it'd been a joke, because... well, most people didn't joke about murder. HA HA HA.

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