Day 3

[kentucky_mcgiygas]

[ A bright new day has dawned, maybe. It's not like you can see the outside world. But the tablets keep diligent track of time, and promptly at 6am they provide something for you: A new immunity challenge. ]

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Vote thread. Again, DO NOT FORGET TO VOTE. I will actually idle people this week!))

Comments

[very_good_end]

I make no presumptions of what to expect from an investigation, Mr. Rhys. Only that I evaluate the evidence to the best capacity of my own reasoning.

For example, I could not help but recall in our previous interaction that you off-handedly mentioned the name of one "Handsome Jack." At the time, I did not think much of it, but now I see it was very relevant indeed.

Of course, simple knowledge of a person's existence is no guarantee you would vote for that person, but... I did hear a previous confession from a person who would admit their vote was for Handsome Jack. Well unrepentant, because of the status of this Handsome Jack as being a mass-murderer, and a, as she said, psychopath.

These were not your own conclusions about this man? Or, if they were, you insist your vote was still for Ticky Mikk?

[partcompany]

Wait, who confessed to it? Was it Fiona? That sounds like Fiona.

Well, she's not wrong. He is a mass-murdering psychopath. And yes, we have some history, in fact, he tried to strangle me to death as soon as he saw me. How I got out of that is exactly why I didn't vote for him. We made a deal not to try to kill each other for a while, okay.

[very_good_end]

Indeed, I will confirm. [though the thread didn't advance that far to confirm her name yet.]

Is that so? I must say it is shocking to hear you were the victim of such violence immediately from the start, Mr. Rhys. My sympathies.

Ah. Then your assertion that your vote was for Ticky Mikk begins to gain a little more credence. You were following a stated deal to 'stay out of each other's way,' as it were. Good!

Of course, this leaves the puzzle... there would still be two unaccounted for votes for this Handsome Jack, if I cannot count your own as one of the three.

[partcompany]

You've got it. If you figure out that puzzle, let me know, alright?

[very_good_end]

Pardonne-moi, we are not yet finished. I have but a few more questions for you, Mr. Rhys.

Will you perhaps share your knowledge of anyone else present you know of, who would also have knowledge of this 'Handsome Jack'? I suppose in your terms, from 'your part' of that galaxy.

Furthermore, I must hear your answer to this next question. Your agreement would suggest you would avoid placing your vote on Handsome Jack... but there is no term in your agreement where you would not encourage others to place their vote on this Handsome Jack, non? It is an easy loophole. Did you, perhaps, encourage someone else to direct their vote for anyone but Ticky Mikk? Or perhaps do so indirectly, such as by mentioning offhandedly to someone: 'Watch out for that Handsome Jack, he is a mass-murderer!'?

[partcompany]

Fiona's the only other one I know who's here.

I guess I could have encouraged other people to kill him, and maybe I would have done that later [he sounds a little unsure on this, though] —but I didn't, not this round. I think the only person I mentioned him being kinda crazy to was Aura, and she says she didn't vote for him. Maybe she's lying, but it didn't seem like it...

[very_good_end]

You are referring to Aura Blackquill?

Hm. If what you say is indeed true, then the possibility has been narrowed down to that of Fiona herself encouraging others to vote for Handsome Jack, that Handsome Jack himself made at least two more enemies in his time here, or that it was the result of a random vote.

[partcompany]

It does sound like those are the options, yes.

[very_good_end]

...Thank you very much, Mr. Rhys. I think I've asked all I need to at the moment. If that changes, I will certainly find you again. Until then, I will wish you good luck with your arts and crafts submission.

[partcompany]

"Luck" is not going to be needed here. It's all skill.

But same to you, I guess.