ambidex voting #17

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A M B I D E X  V O T I N G Once everyone exits their respective rooms, Zero's voice will be heard over the speakers: "Proceed into the Ambidex Rooms and cast your vote. You will be given 45 minutes to decide." And with that, the elevator doors open and the PA system turns itself off. It seems as if there are no rewards or any of that nonsense this time around... BASIC INFO ✖ VOTES + FORMS ✖ RESULTS + REACTIONS

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[puzzlinglad]

Clearly this was only Clive from like maybe a year ago. They're such good friends. Hershel leaned in to regard the picture, smiling a little though there was some sadness in it as well. He missed Clive, though at least there was some real hope he'd come back now.

"Probably." He was a cute little shit. Heiji's question made him glance over. "Not until now. I probably looked ridiculous." He said, amused. He looked ridiculous now so... "What about you? What do you think you were like as a child?"

[detectiveofthewest]

For some reason, the question seemed to fluster Heiji a little. "Wh-whattaya mean? I was probably like I am now, gettin' into trouble! I knocked myself out that one time..."

"What about you? I bet you had fluffy hair then, too." And little beady eyes. And a tendency to accept it when your older brother told you that you were Hershel now...

[puzzlinglad]

Hm, suspicious response, Heiji. Have a curious look. "Well, that is true, troublemaking probably starts early." He answered slowly. "Your parents must have been worried sick a few times." And cute little girls you get handcuffed to, possibly.

"I imagine my hair was about as unruly." Only short so just a tiny poof, that's good. "I don't know... quiet, maybe? I doubt I was a very interesting child." Only if you found weird identity bullshit interesting.

[detectiveofthewest]

"My... oh, yeah." Heiji furrowed his brow a bit. "Y'know, I was thinkin' about that. Seein' as how I was getting mixed up in all these cases, they must have known about it. Maybe they thought it'd be good for me. Or maybe they just gave up tryin' to stop me!" That sounded... oddly plausible.

"You shouldn't say that about yourself. I bet you were pretty cute, too. 'Sides, everyone likes polite kids! I bet ya liked puzzle magazines and such." And maybe had a little potted plant to take care of...

[puzzlinglad]

"You do seem rather dedicated to said troublemaking." Also your dad's a dick but that's a whole other thing. "Why do you think you started with all that? The cases, the mysteries, that sort of thing. Maybe someone you respected was involved."

"Who wouldn't like puzzle magazines, really?" Lots of people. "Alright, what do you think everyone else was like as a kid then?" Is it gossip time? It's kind of gossip time.

[detectiveofthewest]

"I dunno. But don't tell me you don't feel it, too, 'cause I know that ain't the case. Maybe I was always just interested? Like some people like horror movies or roller coasters." Yes, that was completely believable, murrrderrr though.

"Let's see... I bet Jake was just as crabby then as he is now. He's got that kinda face, y'know? But Sasuke... I think he was pretty happy as a kid." And then some bad shit had gone down, apparently.

[puzzlinglad]

"Well, I suppose there is a certain appeal." It's a slippery slope. "I think chasing down drug dealers is a little different from liking horror movies, but maybe." He smiled a bit. "Maybe you were just born with a strong sense of justice?" He could see that.

"Really?" He considered what he knew about Jake's life... yeah he could see it. Not the best. "I suppose I could see it- same with Sasuke." And he paused. "I hope he'll be okay."

[detectiveofthewest]

"Yeah, me too." Heiji sighed. "I could tell he was regrettin' it as soon as I told him what happened. Him and Clive both, I think they went through some pretty rough spots."

Which was a shame because they were kind of adorbs when they were little. "I wonder if Jake had hair as a kid..."

[puzzlinglad]

"He takes a lot on his shoulders, too much." Hershel felt pretty guilty Sasuke got saddled with his shit tier memory after having such a shit tier memory of his own. Talk about winning the stress lottery. "I don't know if saying that to him would make any difference though."

He shrugged. "Probably, he sort of has hair now when he isn't hacking at it with scissors. Honestly I expected him to be blond for some reason... maybe it was the American accent."

[detectiveofthewest]

Sasuke, why couldn't you be reasonable? Or at least more reasonably ninjured.

"I wasn't even sure he had any hair. You think he gets normal haircuts when he's not in here?" ...Nah, he couldn't imagine Jake paying $15 for a haircut.

"Maybe he gets one of his buddies to do it for free, but it was such a disaster than he shaved it all off!"

[puzzlinglad]

"I think he probably shaves his head himself normally." Jake spending money on something he could do himself? Never. What did you take him for, a reasonable person. "He seems like he's on the go most of the time anyway."

Pft. "It's probably for convenience, I think he's told me before I should cut my hair because it's easy to grab in a fight or something like that. His priorities..."

[detectiveofthewest]

"Yeah? Like to where?" Heiji looked Hershel's hair over for a moment -- or maybe more like his fro.

"...He think you're gonna get in a bar brawl or somethin'? Then again, I guess you could get stuck on a robot..." Or a bird could decide to nest on Hershel's head, that was a thing.

"Anyway, that's too bad, 'cause the next possibility I was gonna bring up was head lice!"