ambidex voting #13

[vivariummods]

A M B I D E X  V O T I N G Another round, maybe this one will end better? Less blood and gore even? No? Well, here are the conditions regardless.: For anyone who chooses Ally, well, if your opponent chooses Ally as well, then 2BP for each of you and blah blah blah, predictable. Bore him to tears why don't you. For anyone who chooses Betray, and gets a Betray in return, everyone's BP stays the same and one of you gets fifty coins! That'd be fun, right? A cheeky little gamble. The rest get a pat on the back and that warm feeling of a vote well voted. Last but certainly not least: for anyone who chooses Betray and their opponent chooses Ally, same deal as last time, two whole memories! Eh, eh? Come on, that's a pretty good deal, right? Take the offer! And the ally person well, they get the usual. So, happy voting! Calhoun will see all of you later with the results. BASIC INFO ✖ VOTES + FORMS ✖ RESULTS + REACTIONS

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[lameton]

Okay. Alright. Thank you again, both of you.

[that's like the tenth time he's said thank you. normal alfendi barely even says it once, so what the hell. he ducks his head appreciatively to the two of them and just sort of shuffles a few metres away, where he promptly sits down on the spot. he's not really creating much distance between them, but yeah, he totally wants to be alone.

so shoo go talk to each other on your own goodness]

[detectiveofthewest]

After Alfendi shuffled away, Heiji backed away a bit, so that they were at least out of earshot. "Well, that didn't work. And he gave me a look like I kicked his kitten." So yeah, what a wonderful experience this all was.

"Hershel, I know the personality he's got right now is kinda weird, but... well, ain't it also Alfendi? You sure it's okay to just switch him back and forth like that?"

[puzzlinglad]

Hershel sighed, shoulders slumping. "I don't know. Alfendi- the normal Alfendi, he seems to hate this version of himself, and this version doesn't seem to acknowledge the other exists. Is this even a personality or just a trance?"

He glanced over with a shake of the head. "Either way I guess we can't really know, can we? Maybe if I remember more it'll be clearer but- I don't know, Heiji. This him just seems wrong somehow. Maybe that's just an assumption."

[detectiveofthewest]

"Yeah, but that happens in fiction a lot, right? Personalities that don't like each other? I never knew Alfendi before, so I can't really tell what's normal for him and what's not, but... even if this is just a persona who cropped up recently, I ain't feel too good about this."

He crossed his arms. "Even just tugging on his bandages a little seriously hurt him. He didn't say anything, but I could tell from the way he stiffened up like that. And he didn't even complain. I ain't sure how bad we'd have to hurt him to get him to switch, but... it just don't feel right. Do you think we could ask this Alfendi about it? Maybe he'd answer if we were up front about it."

[puzzlinglad]

"I definitely think we shouldn't try hurting him again." Hershel shockingly wasn't a fan of torture. Contain your awe. "Honestly I was hoping just the act of changing the bandages would be enough, I suppose it isn't that simple, whatever the trigger is."

And he considered for a moment before nodding. "It's worth a try. Maybe if we're persistant he'll be more willing to listen. He didn't seem too keen on spending anymore time with us but-" Eat shit Alfendi, this was for your own good. "If we can at least get an idea of who this Alfendi is it'd be useful."

[detectiveofthewest]

"What's weird is ya keep talking about this Alfendi like he ain't Alfendi," said Heiji, glancing over at the subject of their talk.

"But who else would he be...?"

[puzzlinglad]

Hershel glanced over as well, how subtle were they. Thank god this Alfendi seemed to want to ignore them as much as possible.

"Do you think it's possible it really is just some split personality thing? That they're both actually Alfendi and it's not some... I don't even know, some strange condition I suppose."

[detectiveofthewest]

Hmm, a good question. "Well, it's not like even experts agree on whether multiple personalities are a real thing," said Heiji.

"But let's say it is some kind of weird condition of his. Does that mean that when he's like this, he ain't Alfendi?"

[puzzlinglad]

"That's true. I'm not sure this is really the same sort of thing either." It was all a little too off for that in his book.

"Possibly? The louder Alfendi- we really need names for them... well, that Alfendi doesn't seem to think he is. This one barely seems to consider the question at all." He rubbed the side of his neck, brow furrowed as he tried to reason this nonsense out. "I think we can at least safely say they aren't really the same person. I'm not entirely sure they even remember the same things. Maybe it'd be best to treat them like separate people for now, until we have a better idea of what's going on."

[detectiveofthewest]

"What would we call the other one? Idnefla?" Not that Heiji had any strong opinions either way, but it would make things more convenient.

"You've spent the most time with him, so I guess we gotta trust your judgment. Can't imagine how he coulda gotten that way, though." And the idea of one of the Alfendis not actually being an Alfendi was... weird. What was he, then...?

[puzzlinglad]

"That's a bit of a mouthful." Hershel had to be amused at that. Idnefla. Beautiful. "How about we just call this calm one Al? That's simple enough."

"I wish Kuzuryuu was still here, he saw a lot of this nonsense first hand." He sighed before continuing. "Thank you though, for helping with all this."