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vivarium mods. ([personal profile] vivariummods) wrote in [community profile] vivarium2015-02-19 08:14 pm

CALHOUN HOUR - CHOICE





It has been two and a half days since the end of the virus takeover. The power, lights, and heating has been turned back on. All the newer areas have been sealed, BP is once again required in certain rooms, and it appears that everything is returning back to normal.

Asides from Calhoun.

Whether characters have chosen to give pieces of Calhoun to Zero, to hold onto them, or to destroy them, it does not matter. There has been no indications as to when he would ever be back, so there has been a robotic mouse void within the warehouse. Zero has refused to leave any information as to the status of rebuilding Calhoun, but they have left this one message for everyone shortly after the power restoration:

"While you may be left alone to your devices, do not trick yourselves into thinking that there is a way out of here, or that you can do as you please. I will always be watching."

It has been two days since Zero has left these parting words before entirely disappearing. When attempting to call for them, everyone will only be responded with silence. It's clear that they're still watching over the facility though, as any kind of rule breaking or suspicious activities would automatically be rewarded with an injection of Soporil β. True to their word, Zero is somehow monitoring the behaviors without saying a single word.

It is not until the morning of Day 72 does everyone hear again from them again, through the speakers throughout the warehouse.

"Good morning, Subjects. Today, you will be partaking in another experiment of mine. It has come to my knowledge that my assistant has been throwing these so-called "Calhoun Hours" every three days to keep everyone stimulated between his rooms. Don't assume that I will do anything similar of the sort. This activity has far more care and thought put into it than this camping nonsense, so let us begin."

"The rules are simple: every test subject will be paired up and placed against each other. The collective will then have to vote for one of the pair. The one with the fewest amount of votes will be subjective to a punishment of my choice. The one with the most amount of votes will continue their dull experimental lives until the next set of events."

"Any petty attempts of rebellion will be met with serious repercussions, so I would suggest that you rethink any sort of plans."

"Now, best of luck, Subjects. We will talk again soon."

BASIC INFOMINGLEVOTESRESULTS
not_that_sasuke: ([Thinking] from faraway)

[personal profile] not_that_sasuke 2015-02-22 01:24 am (UTC)(link)
"How have people told you to vote so far?" He doesn't expect it to affect his own votes, personally, but...
detectiveofthewest: (Heiji: well...)

[personal profile] detectiveofthewest 2015-02-22 03:21 am (UTC)(link)
"Well, Jake told me mostly just to vote for someone else. Probably pullin' some tough guy routine. Hershel said the same thing, but you know how he is. He's worried about Alfendi and Clive, too."

What a bunch of losers, all asking to save someone else...
not_that_sasuke: ([Think] is also my friend.)

[personal profile] not_that_sasuke 2015-02-22 08:36 am (UTC)(link)
"...In a way, that's good though, isn't it? It means no one is falling for Zero's trap." He has no doubt that this is supposed to turn them against each other, but there's only so much you can do when everyone seems to agree that they would be willing to take the fall for the others instead.
detectiveofthewest: (Heiji: sigh)

[personal profile] detectiveofthewest 2015-02-22 04:13 pm (UTC)(link)
Heiji sighed. "Yeah, but I don't think anyone would. If there weren't any injuries, it'd be a little different... but I still don't think it'd change anyone's mind too much. That's the thing about Zero showin' himself like this. It gives everyone someone in common to dislike."
not_that_sasuke: ([Calm] A town with)

[personal profile] not_that_sasuke 2015-02-23 02:06 am (UTC)(link)
"...It may be that his timing is too late. We've all had a lot of time to learn to trust each other, and none of us trust Zero at all."

If he had approached the group with something like this from the start, maybe it would have been different, but as it is... It's hard to goad a group that's already been able to build bonds.
detectiveofthewest: (Default)

[personal profile] detectiveofthewest 2015-02-23 06:20 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, not except for Simon, anyway, and look what had happened to him...

"I'm sure Zero's going to do his best, though, regardless. I think it'd be a good idea not to relax about it." Keeping up morale and supporting each other was an active task; Heiji knew this firsthand.
not_that_sasuke: ([Crap] the long tail)

[personal profile] not_that_sasuke 2015-02-24 04:37 am (UTC)(link)
Look, we just. Don't. Talk about Simon.

"I don't plan to. Especially when we have no idea what those punishments are going to be..."

It'd be nice if they were the type that could be treated with medical kits, given how much BP they'd all amassed by now, but somehow he isn't the most hopeful on that front.