ambidex voting #7

[vivariummods]

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 do get two cans of food and 15 coins for each person, what, you have a problem with it being the same as last time? We're busy over here, quit your bellyaching. 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 two cans of food and a memory! We're switching it up a bit. 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. BASIC INFO ✖ VOTES + FORMS ✖ RESULTS + REACTIONS

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[skyentificmethod]

[awkward or no, she leans against him, holds tightly anyway. She doesn't allow herself to say any of the terribly soppy blubbering that comes to mind--ending the night by dying of embarrassment really isn't on her to-do list--but it still takes a while to let go, sniffling and wiping violently at her face]

S-sorry...sorry. E-erratic emotions're--normal, in these cases...

Re: after Zelos wakes up

[cursedchosen]

["Up" is a relative term because Zelos does still feel a little groggy, but at this point, he's fueled by rage alone.]

Yeah, what?

[It's a little flippant and dismissive, but Zelos has limited energy right now.]

[detectiveofthewest]

Well, that was okay. Heiji kind of figured he knew the answer already.

"D'you remember when ya fell asleep?"

[cursedchosen]

Last night.

[He was more than a little suspicious at first when he woke up after the AB room had finished, but he became very suspicious after he remembered who he was up against that round.]

[not_that_sasuke]

Sitting in the garden seems nice about now, yeah. It's definitely a brighter place to be than... well, just about any other location here in the warehouse. Besides, even if they've got a splint on it now, finding a comfortable place where Simon can stay off of his feet is probably a good idea.

"Sure, I wouldn't mind that. Let's go."

[cursedchosen]

[And Zelos is gonna put that anger to the side for a moment and put on the most suave expression that he can.]

Hey, my scientific beauty! There are better places to sleep than the ground, y'know.

[It's pretty clear that Ema is not okay, but Zelos is going to do his part to help her stay up and not hurt herself any further.]

[puzzlinglad]

[Hershel, meanwhile, glanced over at Kuzuryuu, completely confused for a moment about what the fuck he was even going on about. Underage? Public?? What the hell does- holy shit.

His eyes widen (??? again a mystery) and he tries not to turn red, fails, and raises a hand.] I-I didn't-

[Wait no now Simon's a shoujo princess and he's really worried about that but wow that's um. those are some words Simon is saying. He should probably be more focused on the fact that Simon is making it sound like he's cheating on his cruel, neglectful husband in the last years of his terminal illness with young stud and emotionally available Hershel Layton. He isn't though because why would he help derail this trainwreck at all.]

Ah, Simon, don't close your eyes, okay? [You have a concussion.]

[detectiveofthewest]

Which matched what Clive had said. Heiji frowned a little, unsure whether he should say more. But it looked like Zelos was already suspicious, and it wasn't like he had any evidence. And Clive and Zelos had plenty of reason to distrust each other already...

Finally, he nodded. "Okay. Sorry for botherin' ya. I'll get outta your hair."

[fairsfair]

[ Small heh because yeah, Jake fussing, that's a funny joke. ]

Already treated. Not like I can wrap it up, after using everything on my hand and side.

[ Since it's not like they had a large supply of bandages. His hand and side are way more important than his arm... Kind of. ]

[detectiveofthewest]

Heiji had just been about to walk past when he caught sight of Hershel. And Simon. And Kuzuryuu, recoiling dramatically from -- oh.

Oh.

"Hershel, you... you're not really... how do ya know it's real?" God, he knew you had that thing about redheads but

in public

in front of impressionable young gangsters

[skyentificmethod]

[without getting up, she waves a hand generally in his direction; not a rude gesture, but just to acknowledge (if discard) his comment]

Better, but not closer. Sometimes--convenience wins.

[puzzlinglad]

I'm imagining it. It's perfect. "It's true, and new people will be brought in without knowing just how dangerous things are other than our word." Which, given Akiko drama, he doubted new people trusted.

And he glanced away, rubbing his arm. After a long moment he sighed and looked back to Heiji. "It's... complicated. Do you promise not to tell anyone if I tell you? I really don't want people getting the wrong idea about Jake from it, it wasn't a smart move on his part but he wasn't thinking clearly."

[skyentificmethod]

[pshh talk about hershel junior right in front of her. not that she is much better (though she will surely blame everything on head trauma), and her frown deepens]

Everything everything? Even that totally unfit moldy sheet?

[eeeek]

[SIMON'S PROBABLY DYING OF A SUPER SERIOUS HEADWOUND OF HERE, FRIENDS. He shuts his eyes tight again, recoiling from the light of the warehouse and the noise from the stadium-sized crowd he and Hershel have apparently attracted. He has no idea what the hell Heiji and Kuzuryuu are talking about, but he pulls his eyes open again and blinks up at Hershel. Apparently he's looking kinda sexy if this icon is accurate I guess????]

Y-You want me to keep looking at you? But-- people are watching us, I don't... feel comfortable doing it like this. In front of everyone.

[stop]

[puzzlinglad]

[you and ema...] Why do you always assume I do this sort of thing out of pity? You're my friend, Jake, friends help one another.

[he sounded like an afterschool special and knows it, sigh. still it's true!!] You wouldn't even spend your BP on it if you got 18, would you?

[babygangsta]

Literally everything that everyone was saying was so incriminating. Don't tell anyone? Don't do it in front of everyone?? Don't close your eyes? But mostly -

"H-how do you know if it's real?!" Kuzuryuu shouted, face going red. He didn't know how to deal with this. Someone help him. "Why are you asking that? They shouldn't be doing this at all!"

[detectiveofthewest]

"Huh? Sure, I won't tell anyone." Heiji figured Jake had probably just hulked out over something, anyway; after all, he had punched Heiji over a dumb truth or dare game. He could be pretty decent when he wsan't angry but... Jake was often angry.

"I mean, unless he did it on purpose, but I can't see any reason why he'd do that."

[puzzlinglad]

[Then you're getting the best hug he can manage, patting her back soothingly and what not. As much as he wished she didn't have such a shitty life that breakdowns like this happened he was kind of happy she was letting it out. Emotions and repressing and tough guy attitudes being unhealthy, blah blah, etc.

His tone is soft and just a touch wry when he speaks.] It's the concussion, of course. Makes it very hard to think clearly, from what I understand.

[babygangsta]

The idea of bingo was just so incredibly silly it swung right back around to being annoying. "Tch, I'm sure it'll be fun for the rat and Zero, anyway."

In any case, Kuzuryuu was curious, even if getting his own memories back would have been more preferable. "Tell me, anyway. With how this place is set up, it's hard to tell what's important and what isn't. So, no matter what it's probably worth knowing."

[detectiveofthewest]

OH GOD HE'D WANTED TO BELIEVE THE BEST OF YOU, HERSHEL, BUT KUZURYUU JUST CONFIRMED IT, YOU WERE TOTALLY TRYING TO RAVISH SIMON WEREN'T YOU okay maybe not BUT IN ANY CASE THIS WAS A VERY COMPROMISING AND AWKWARD SITUATION. MAYBE HEIJI SHOULD JUST... BACK AWAY?

Heiji held up his hands in front of him. "Hershel, I know ya like re-regular person-next-door types (NICE SAVE), but... this is..."

[cursedchosen]

[Yeah, it's pretty easy to catch what Heiji's driving at. Thankfully, Zelos was pretty sure that he'd already figured out the answer, so there was probably nothing Heiji could say that could make him distrust Clive more.]

There wasn't anything else you wanted to say?

[puzzlinglad]

[Oh my fucking god why. Hershel replays what he said in his head and turns bright candy apple red.] Don't- that's not what I-

[ Heiji why shut up be a bro

He finally just pulls back because oh my god he can't fucking handle this, he's a seventeen year old british kid who's just trying to keep people from dying after they fainted on him and then had an awkward moment where it looked like they wanted to mack right there on the warehouse floor, he didn't ask for this.]

Heiji you- Kuzuryuu it's-

Simon -- floor - concussion! [That was. clear. right.]

[cursedchosen]

[Nope. That's not gonna work.]

But, it's kinda unbecoming to sleep on the ground, right? We could at least get you to a couch.

[detectiveofthewest]

Heiji put his hands in his pockets, looking unhappy about the entire situation. "I dunno. I mean it seems like you're thinkin' the same thing I'm thinkin', so I doubt I got anything new to tell ya. Ain't have any proof, either."

[babygangsta]

"I... don't think anyone here's hungry enough for that." Kuzuryuu gave her an uncertain glance. Was this just Ema's natural sense of humor or the brain damage talking?

"Went alright. Better than... last time. No knives shooting out from the walls." Always a good sign for a puzzle room. "Guessing yours didn't go so great?"