[You wake up in a courtroom. You’re not really sure how you got here, just that you’re here. There’s Jerry, sitting at the judges box. For some he might be new, and others he might be familiar or semi-familiar. He scrutinizes you, and then motions to the jury box. There’s a plaque that’s sitting on the outside that says “Council”, but there’s no one sitting there. Everything looks clean and maintained, but there’s no one in the courtroom but you and Jerry.
Weird.]
You are charged with aimlessness. In order to repent and further your rehabilitation, you have been tasked to show remorse for your crime by finding worth for yourself and a direction to live life in. You must find a goal to work towards during your time in Aldrip. If there is no action taken, there will be consequences.
[Jerry blinks down at you, fingers threading together as he looks down from the judges’ box.]
How do you plead?
[ooc: you have until May 9th to submit your Sentencing HERE Even if your character doesn’t proceed with the Sentencing, you must comment on the NPC inbox for your penalty.
Also, there are effects for ignoring this Sentencing. The longer that Dante takes to complete their Sentencing, the more melancholy and apathetic they may get. They may even find themself finding it difficult to find entertainment in things that usually entertain them. If you have any questions about Sentencing, please let us know!
Jerry is interactive at this point, but we wanted to make sure you got your information in hand if you'd like to start plotting for your Sentencing!]
[Ah. So it's an accurate simulation of bureaucracy.]
< So why doesn't your superior come here themself? And why give us the chance to plead our case now? I thought everyone was declared guilty the moment they got here. >
[A slightly-angled nod. It makes sense, especially given what they know about the AI so far.
That said, it's probably better to keep what they know about the AI close to their chest. The best case scenario is pretty useless and the worst? Not really something they want to dwell on.]
< Okay... Then why take people from their own worlds and bring them here? A crime is a crime from your point of view, I get that, but kidnapping seems a little extreme. >
[Their ticking grows slightly sharper with irritation.]
< Okay, fine, they don't see it as kidnapping. But that doesn't change that that's what it is. I know that there are some... exceptions to this question-- > [Primarily in the form of those who died before ending up here] < --but what's there to say that the people who ended up here couldn't have been "rehabilitated" in their own worlds? Why us? What's going on? >
[The ticking becomes quicker and quicker as they speak, irritation giving way to a frustration that's been building with every part of them unwillingly exposed]
We have no ability to save them preemptively in the way you're describing. We have limited functions on what we can do with the Chosen that're brought here.
[...It's not all that different from what they're doing back home in a way. At least in method. The desires behind this simulation and Limbus Company's own goals on the other hand... Those are probably like night and day.
Still, acknowledging the similarities doesn't make them any happier about it.]
< I guess forcing us to talk and act in ways we don't want is one way of doing that. >
[An unfair bit of sarcasm on their part perhaps, given how not every world has magical glowing not-quite-trees just sitting around waiting to be interacted with, but a feeling they express nonetheless.]
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SENTENCING
Weird.]
You are charged with aimlessness. In order to repent and further your rehabilitation, you have been tasked to show remorse for your crime by finding worth for yourself and a direction to live life in. You must find a goal to work towards during your time in Aldrip. If there is no action taken, there will be consequences.
[Jerry blinks down at you, fingers threading together as he looks down from the judges’ box.]
How do you plead?
[ooc: you have until May 9th to submit your Sentencing HERE Even if your character doesn’t proceed with the Sentencing, you must comment on the NPC inbox for your penalty.
Also, there are effects for ignoring this Sentencing. The longer that Dante takes to complete their Sentencing, the more melancholy and apathetic they may get. They may even find themself finding it difficult to find entertainment in things that usually entertain them. If you have any questions about Sentencing, please let us know!
Jerry is interactive at this point, but we wanted to make sure you got your information in hand if you'd like to start plotting for your Sentencing!]
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< More than a little confused, to be honest. It's not that I think you're wrong, but... Is not knowing what you want really a crime? >
[It seems a little unfair to ask of a person who only has a year and a half of memories.]
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I have no opinions on what the crimes of others are. I only communicate what my superior would like to pass on to you.
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< So why doesn't your superior come here themself? And why give us the chance to plead our case now? I thought everyone was declared guilty the moment they got here. >
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[his superior would love to talk to them, though.]
They believe that they learn something from encounters like these. They are... interested in what the Chosen have to say for themselves.
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[A slightly-angled nod. It makes sense, especially given what they know about the AI so far.
That said, it's probably better to keep what they know about the AI close to their chest.
The best case scenario is pretty useless and the worst? Not really something they want to dwell on.]
< Okay... Then why take people from their own worlds and bring them here? A crime is a crime from your point of view, I get that, but kidnapping seems a little extreme. >
[Especially with some people claiming to be dead]
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[there's a beat.]
They do not see it as "kidnapping".
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< Okay, fine, they don't see it as kidnapping. But that doesn't change that that's what it is. I know that there are some... exceptions to this question-- > [Primarily in the form of those who died before ending up here] < --but what's there to say that the people who ended up here couldn't have been "rehabilitated" in their own worlds? Why us? What's going on? >
[The ticking becomes quicker and quicker as they speak, irritation giving way to a frustration that's been building with every part of them unwillingly exposed]
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I don't have the ability to tell you how the selections are made. That is something even I don't know.
[not privy to everything!!]
We are also learning with each cycle. We are learning, and some Chosen here have advanced through their list of crimes as well.
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< And the ones from the previous cycles? The ones who can't go back home or repent for anything anymore? >
[The ones who became part of the simulation itself]
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They were saved in the only way my superior knew how. There were some cycles that were beyond saving, however.
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[What does that mean for the rest of them here now?]
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< So then what does rehabilitation mean here? >
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You grow past your crimes, and become a better person when we send you back.
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Still, acknowledging the similarities doesn't make them any happier about it.]
< I guess forcing us to talk and act in ways we don't want is one way of doing that. >
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[that sounds ominous.]
How else will some of you face your ways?
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[An unfair bit of sarcasm on their part perhaps, given how not every world has magical glowing not-quite-trees just sitting around waiting to be interacted with, but a feeling they express nonetheless.]
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Are you finished with your questions?
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