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ambidex voting #7

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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"Maybe a three-legged race like a fair?" Hershel mused, also totally not trying to give anyone ideas...

He sure did. He sighed, kind of pointedly stalling because he wasn't even sure how to explain this. "We... managed. It turns out if you break Calhoun's screen it explodes." Helpful. "Jake and Ema are doing worse than I am, I'm afraid. At least Ema and I both have 18 BP."

"...You serious?" Heiji was in Hershel's personal space at once, looking him over and pulling at his sleeves and jacket to check for injuries and singled ~~wool~~ hair.

"What the heck you guys messin' with that screen for, anyway? You gonna be all right?"

"Heiji, it's fine-" Hershel tried, he's not hiding any injuries in his hair, promise, though there may be some debris still in there. It was sort of a death trap in that wool.

"I burnt my leg but I think it'll be alright, I'm more worried about Ema and Jake..." He explained with a sigh. "Ema got hit in the head and Jake got hit with a lot of the shrapnel." Pointedly not explaining how the screen broke can you guess who's strong enough to break a screen in that group...

Edited 2014-09-26 22:52 (UTC)

Heiji could... kind of guess. "So when you mentioned 18 BP..." said Heiji, taking a step back, "What you really had in mind was them medical supplies, right? The ones you can buy at 18."

Yeah, he could totally tell how Hershel's mind worked. "Then let's hurry up and chase down that rat!"

Hershel could only nod to that, it was true. Honestly he had been aiming for the medical supplies for the whole round of puzzle rooms, several people needed them, after all. "Yeah... I have enough now, though I am worried it might just be another ruse of Calhoun's."

You nailed it dude. He looked surprised a moment before smiling. "Yes, let's, he's probably by his shop or the results board, yes?"

"Let's try the shop first; since no one betrayed each other this round, he probably got bored and scampered off somewhere." He looked at Hershel.

"You know, don't think he ever told us how much those things were." But how much could they possibly be? 2BP? 4?

"I'm so glad the round ended well- I was a bit worried your group might not be convinced to, all things considered." Hershel answered before nodding. "Yes, let's check the shop first then."

He started over towards it. "The supplies? I don't remember if he said... I assume a few BP at least." He frowned, clearly not all that hopeful that Calhoun was going to be reasonable.

Heiji laughed a little. "Yeah, well. Seemed like Piper had her back up about it, and Kuzuryuu's always kinda talkin' like he needs his mouth washed out with soap. It was like I was the calm one." IMAGINE THAT, HERSHEL. JUST IMAGINE IT.

"But I guess I convinced them to try and cooperate for one round, at least. They kind of came in at a bad time, but maybe they'll be okay with doin' it in the future, too."

He frowned in turn. "Well, if he's charging a bunch for 'em, they'd better be some pretty good quality supplies. I mean, I ain't gonna let you fork over all of your stuff for a bottle of alcohol and a rag." The indignity!

Hershel couldn't help but laugh at that as well, sorry Heiji it was a pretty interesting picture. Also the comment about Kuzuryuu since Hershel may or may not have scolded him a little for language. "I was a little worried with Ms. Chapman, seeing as she must have been a bit skittish about that betrayal. Kuzuryuu is very crass but he definitely seems the type to keep his word as well."

"I certainly hope so... I'm a bit worried, they'll have to wait quite some time to get enough to eat." Especially Piper, she's been her longer without real food. He shook his head and focused instead on their mission. "I hope it isn't too much BP either."

He stopped by the shop, looking to Heiji first. "Thank you for coming to help, though, I appreciate it. If anyone can haggle down Calhoun it's probably you."

Heiji gave him a quick wink, then schooled his face into a more serious expression. GAME ON.

[ And everyone's favorite mouse is hanging out at his shop, cleaning the counter like a barkeep. ]

Hello hello, test subjects! What can I do ya for?

"We wanted to ask about the medical supplies, Calhoun." Hershel answered, also trying to go for a serious demeanor. Minutes of haggling training, don't fail him now. "I have enough now, don't I? You never really explained how they worked or how much they'd be."

"So how much they gonna set him back?" asked Heiji. "2BP? 3?"

You could do it Hershel. BELIEVE IN YOURSELF.

[ Calhoun looks delighted. ] Oh, a very modest price! Completely reasonable!

Just fifteen.

Wow, okay suddenly haggling seems like the most useful skill in the world. Hershel looked shocked despite himself.

"Fifteen? Calhoun, that would put me back to three!" That. Didn't sound good. Food was great even when it was terrible. "How do we even know the supplies would be more than tweezers and you're morale support?"

"Yeah," said Heiji, putting a hand to his chin.

"That kind of currency, ya can't just ask someone to fork it over sight unseen. Otherwise, we'd be better off just usin' the leftover med kit stuff we already have. You don't mind lettin' him look at what he'd be payin' for, right?"

Ehhh, you're so picky, test subjects! Don't you trust a mouse on his word?

[ He drops the tearful act almost immediately to rock back and forth as he explains. ] Sure, I'd love to, but there's the little problem of I need to know who the supplies are for! I know you rotten test subjects, if I give you an inch you'll take the next ten miles! So there's a few littllllle rules here.

[ He holds up one....... finger? Paw finger? ] Firstly! You have to tell me who it's for and you'll get eeeeverything that test subject could need! After all, if someone's got a bunch of burns they need different supplies than someone who needs to sew their ear back on, right? That's more useful that just a general, standard first aid kit. I'm just swell.

Unsure look over here, still didn't trust Calhoun on his word too much. "... what about for Ema and Jake then? What would supplies for them be?"

"And can more than one person split the cost?" Because that might make the price a bit more bearable.

Hey, that's clever, Rude Test Subject! I was just going to get to that!

Since I'm such a magnanimous host, I decided to let you cheating test subjects split the cost, if you reaaaally wanted to waste BP on someone for all this 'friendship' nonsense or whatever it is you harp on about. I'll even let more than two people pool BP, imagine all the teamwork! Brings a disgusted tear to the eye.

[ And he waves his paw. ] As for what you'd get for Anger-Management Test Subject and Practically-A-Corpse-Already Test Subject it'd depend. The big one needs what, bandages, disinfectant, twine for some stitching, a bit of burn ointment, maybe some painkillers and antibiotics? That kind of deal. See, not trying to stiff you! This time.

Innnn fact I'll even show you the supplies beforehand and you can decide for yourself. Well, is that good enough or are there more complaints and whining, hm?

"What, you'll really let us do that?" Shocked, that made things a lot easier. He glanced at Heiji in an almost 'do you really think he's telling the truth here?' before turning back to Calhoun.

"I see..." He took a step back. "We need some time to think about this. I don't even know how Snake's hand is doing at this point."

Well, hmm. That had gone surprisingly well, all told. Heiji hadn't actually expected Calhoun to agree to splitting the cost, and if they were getting actual supplies instead of just a box of band-aids or whatever, that actually was worth some change. They hadn't even had to trot out Hershel's poor, ailing grandma (yet).

"Just one more thing... Let's say Hershel wanted to be really disgusting with his teamwork and get supplies for all the test subjects here. Could he do that, or is there a limit on the number of people he can help at once?"

One batch of supplies per request, one person a person! Doormat Test Subject can get something for one person, anyone can help him split the cost, Practically-Dead Test Subject can do the same now, not to mention Cheating Test subject, that's that! Simple and generous, eh?

[ He hops back. ] Now if you'll excuse me I'm a busy mouse! Some people made a mess in their rooms. Try not to bother me again unless you're ready to make a deal, hmm? [ And off he goes, to cause havoc elsewhere. ]

Hershel just watched him go before turning to Heiji, still a bit bamboozled. "Well, no one had a heart attack, I'd consider that a little more successful that the practice rounds."

Killing hypothetical old men aside, he sighed. "This... is much better than I was expecting. I suppose 15 BP really needs to be worth the price."

Heiji nodded. "Yeah, almost sounds too good to be true. But if those two are as bad off as ya say, then there's really not much choice, is there? It's pretty clear who the supplies have to go to."

"But ain't it strange? If more than two people can pool BP, that is. Theoretically, if 9 people had 18BP, they could each just pay 2 and get enough supplies for nine. That's an incentive for everyone to work together."

Sounded just a bit Robbers' Cave, in fact. "...I think next time we ain't dealing with a crisis, we should ask about the other 'prizes'."

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