PRIVATE MEETINGS

[andexecutioner]

If you'd like to have a private meeting with the Adjudicator, this is where you should go! The Adjudicator is available at almost all hours of the day; just knock and he'll answer.

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Fifth Week

[fortunatedetective]

[When Naoto arrives it's obvious she's extremely annoyed. She looks like she's about to punch something, but at least she's restraining herself. She isn't even bringing coffee.

Naoto doesn't even bother to sit down]

Be honest, Juri-san: are we all no more than entertainment to you?

[She's definitely cross with you, Juri. While she isn't shouting, she's raising her voice more than usual]

[andexecutioner]

[Ohhhh boy.

Juri's in the middle of writing something down when she comes in; he glances up to acknowledge her, though his attention returns to the...whatever it is she's doing as he answers her.]

I told you guys from the start that I'm not interested in forming any meaningful attachments with any of you.

[fortunatedetective]

I don't expect you to form attachments.

[And it sounds like yeah, she thinks it'd be a waste of time to try to make him get attached to anyone]

What should be expected of you is that you show a modicum of professionalism and responsibility by not delaying the end of a trial when someone is in need of urgent medical care!

[Yeah, looks like that's what has Naoto pissed off the most, that Juri stood there laughing instead of hurrying the voting immediately. Well, no, that's not correct. She wouldn't be as angry if it weren't for the comment Juri made, that's what got her ticked off. She considered it crass and unnecessary.

In her anger she also doesn't realize it's possible she may be overstepping her boundaries, after all, it isn't like she has any power over what Juri does or does not do]

[andexecutioner]

[He tolerates this sort of thing from very few people; looks like Naoto is one of them, at least for today. Because he does like her well enough; he wouldn't have told her staying with him is an option if he didn't.

That said, that really just means he won't get tetchy with her for overstepping boundaries, not necessarily that he'll listen.]

Technically, I wasn't required to do anything and could have let her die there, if I so chose.

There's no duty to rescue here. That goes for me as well.

[fortunatedetective]

Right. Technicalities. Since that's what you choose to mention, let's imagine a scenario.

[Oh boy, here she goes. Pessimistic people can think of some rather outlandish scenarios]

If someone, let's say Terumi-san, killed someone and got caught during the trial, he'd have complete liberty to kill half of the residents of the lodge before the trial ended. Is that right?

[...okay, that one isn't very outlandish]

[andexecutioner]

[...Actually, it isn't, and he's actually sorry to shatter your faith in the people in this place further. But: ]

You know, I've actually been asked by someone before, whether or not they can do that. And it was someone who isn't Terumi - or Walter White, for that matter.

[...Yeah.]

The answer I gave them is that I wouldn't recommend it.

[fortunatedetective]

[Good thing she isn't exactly holding people in pedestals. As soon as Juri says that, she can already think of a few she could see asking that]

Why wouldn't you recommend it? It isn't against the rules. Someone twisted enough wouldn't hesitate to do it there's a chance to do it!

[andexecutioner]

I'm aware of that.

[There's a bit of a sigh behind it, but there isn't any agitation. Not yet, anyway.]

If they choose to do that, then they're going to do it. I won't stop them, because it's like you said - there isn't a rule against it. But just the same, I wouldn't recommend it.

[fortunatedetective]

[Right. Naoto's a bit less angry now, mostly because wow things are looking really bad. She's so tired of this all.

She sits, hunched over]

I knew this place was dangerous but I didn't think that could be a scenario that could happen. The fact you're more or less fine with that doesn't fit with anything I have envisioned, too.

Five weeks have passed and I still haven't made progress on finding out what the purpose of this all is. There must be something I'm not seeing, but I don't know what it is!

How have past groups managed to win this game? I can't see a way yet.

[andexecutioner]

[...And that actually gets his gaze to dart a bit; he can't say why it does, but it does either way.]

It's not because of anything you're overlooking or doing wrong.

It's just the nature of the game. That's all.

[fortunatedetective]

[Oh dear. If Naoto weren't in a moment of lost composure she would have noticed and formed conclusions, but by the time she has attained some impersonality, that behavior may be gone.

She sighs]

...how many games have you supervised?

[She's sure that asking for what the winning requirement for those who escaped would be would be a dead end]

[andexecutioner]

If you're asking for an exact number, you're not going to get one. But there have been a lot of them.