vivarium | ambidex voting #3

A M B I D E X V O T I N G

After escaping your rooms, talking with others, swiping your Ambidex Room cards, and entering, Calhoun appears on the screen to very briefly explain how the AB Voting works (45 minutes to either choose to Ally or Betray, you gain/lose points depending on what your opponent chooses), but to also introduce this round's prizes.

That's right, this round has a whole new set of prizes! They're a bit different from the last round, so listen carefully!

For anyone who chooses Betray, they will be getting a standard first aid kit and a can of food. Calhoun noticed that some of you managed to hurt themselves in the puzzle rooms, so he highly encourages you to take advantage of this one-time opportunity for free medical supplies!

For anyone who chooses Betray and their opponent chooses Ally, you will get a memory regain instead of a can of food! After all, you'll have access to the cafeteria so it won't really be necessary. ~~Unless your name is Clive Dove.~~

For anyone who chooses Ally, well, if your opponent chooses Ally as well, not only will all of your BP increase, you'll even get a gold star of friendship! Doesn't that sound wonderful?

If you're the poor sap that chose Ally and got stabbed in the back, well, sorry, you only lose BP, but maybe Calhoun will have something for you. He likes all of his test subjects, so he won't forget anyone here.

But anyway, happy voting! Calhoun will see all of you later with the results.

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Of course, and you should as well. I'm hoping we'll be able to get memories back without betrayal sometimes...

[He sighs, shakes his head of that depressing thought and looks back to Ema.] Why don't we go see the cafeteria? I'm curious, I have to admit, though not very optimistic.

Is it really open?

There's one way to find out. [He shrugs.] Unless Calhoun plans on having a grand opening.

May as well ask. Otherwise, I'm sure it'll be more than happy to forget.

That's true, I wouldn't put it past Calhoun to conveniently forget something like this. [and he's going to look around to see if their friend the rat is up and about. probably harassing someone else.] Do you think Calhoun is actually just an advanced computer program of some sort? It's beyond anything I thought was actually possible if it is.

It's possible that some fancy AI could be programmed to do this sort of thing. It'd explain the sociopathy, too.

Are AI's really that far advanced? Maybe I just don't keep up with technology. Still you're right, that would explain a lot about Calhoun...

Explain a lot of what, hmm?

[Guess who saw they were being looked for and came to crash this fun party?]

Explain a lot of where's our food? We've got your stupid BPs.

[Hershel's going to jump a little because where the heck did you come from.] ... um, hello Calhoun.

[Ema you take this, his poor heart.]

[buck up, kid, we got this. I'll even attempt to be ~~nice~~ not awful]

Where's this cafeteria supposed to be?

[Manners get you not drugged on the floor Ema, good call!]

Hey, what's that insinuation, I'm a mouse of my word! You've earned it, and you'll be getting meals you won't soon forget! [He snickers, not forebodingly at all.]

Eh, do you want me to hold your hand for everything? You both seem to like poking around, I'm sure you'll find it just fine.

[Ema you're a star, but yeah wow not even a little foreboding. He sighs.]

I'm not sure I like the sound of that, but I can't say I'm surprised.

...

...Fine. If it takes trashing the place to figure out where to go, that can be arranged.

Ema, don't say that... [Don't antagonize the rat, his nerves can't take you randomly getting drugged again. Well they could absolutely but it'd still be upsetting ok.]

Uh, thank you, Calhoun, I think.

[technically it would not be 'random' in the least... but she shrugs, turning away]

Come on, let's go.

[Yeah, pointed might be a better word. maybe even gleefully pointed.]

[He's going to head away before Calhoun decides to be a butt again, nodding to Ema.] Well, at least we know the cafeteria exists, right? [optimism...??]

Lots of things exist...

...Okay, it means we can begin an investigation! The reward is dinner!

[Let's combine our canons and investigate the shit out of this incredibly simple mystery.]

[He smiles.] As worthy an investigation as any I can think of. Where do we begin, Inspector?

Generally where the crime scene is, Detective Hershel.

...Barring that, we'll have to look for a clue..or sniff one out. Food usually smells like food, right?

Ah, my apologies, Detective Skye it is.

That's true- though we should probably take into account it's Calhoun doing the catering. I'm not sure if whatever he's serving will even smell like food.

Good point... But either way, shouldn't smell like shanked homeless person like the rest of us, so it's worth a sniff. Unless you have some more promising theories.

I guess Project Bloodhound might be our best bet... that or just process of elimination. I doubt Calhoun hid the cafeteria behind some hidden panel or puz-

[...] No, he absolutely would, I take it back.

We could knock on the walls for hidden panels, too. Hit it with the hilt of that knife you got, it should sound different if it's hollow!

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