[Entrance Exam] Final Exam

[lockdownmods]

Final Exam.

[ It's all happened very suddenly, but regardless, you're here now. The evidence has been examined and collected. You've now been ushered into the classroom to discuss the murder of the great detective himself, Sherlock Holmes. The traditional set up has been disturbed-- all the desks are now arranged in a perfect circle; one desk for each person that's participating in the program. There are nameplates for everyone, and they have been bolted to each of the desks, facing the inside of the circle...

...including the names of the ones who are no longer with you, the Prospect of Elucidating and the Prospect of Murder. Their chairs have been placed on top of their desks, signifying that they will not be needed. Above of their desks are holograms of their portraits from their profiles, grayed out and bloodstained.

At the front of the classroom, Vivienne sits anxiously behind the teacher's desk. The projector shows Sherlock's portrait, along with five other portraits that are listed under an auspicious header. ]



Victim.






Suspects.



[ The physical evidence tray sits in the middle of the circle of desks; you all have the Evidence app on your tablets to access photo evidence. And although she appears reluctant, Vivienne gives some final instructions. ]

Your final test... is to find the culprit. Naturally... the person you find guilty will be... punished... so... make sure you look for an answer you're... confident in. An error in judgment would be... cruelly... fatal...

Examination START.

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[robomin]

The accused that you find guilty of the murder... will be... executed for the crime of committing the murder... of their fellow Prospect...

[recodified]

Execu... [ Immediately, her claws come out, digging into the desk. ] What kind of farce is this? Ridiculous as it's been, I thought you had rules, laws to abide by. Ones that weren't just...just savagery! Just what kind of-- what is "heroic" about any of this?!

[robomin]

...they killed someone. We can’t just ignore that...

[She’s answering like someone gave her pre-written lines. Her face and voice are flat.]

[recodified]

So you're going to kill them too? What sort of... Is this the virtue you've been looking for? You think I'm a symbol of- of kindness, and heroism, but this...?! Just how backwards is this group you're part of?!

[robomin]

They're... We... are...

[No. She... doesn't have an answer for that. And her face pretty much gives away the fact that she agrees.]

[recodified]

[ Hollyleaf hisses out a response, forgetting herself. ]

This is not what I died for, Vivienne. I- I'm done with all of this.

[heartcatcher]

[ hold on. ]

W...What did you say, Hollyleaf?

[recodified]

[ ...Ah. ]

I... ...I was dead. Before this. I remember dying. The one who brought us here also stole me from my rest in StarClan.

[heartcatcher]

That--that must be some sort of a mistake. You...you couldn't have died. Why on earth would anyone want to do that to you?

[recodified]

...I'm a warrior, Kaoru. Sometimes we lay down our lives for our Clan.

[heartcatcher]

...

[ she falls silent. she looks at hollyleaf, a troubled expression on her face. ]

That doesn't explain how you're here with us now. If you were gone, you couldn't be here.

[recodified]

"His abilities," is what Vivienne said. Someone has the power to revive the dead.

[robomin]

...whether you participate or not... the person who is found guilty by majority vote... will be executed.

Not participating... not helping each other... you risk not finding the culprit... and having an innocent wrongly charged.

[recodified]

[ ... ]

If you're truly against this, Vivienne... Do something about it. Don't just live under these ever-shifting and unfair laws.

[ But she'll assist...in whatever small way she can. ]

[supportrole]

W-what?? No one here wants to be responsible for making a decision like that! You're telling us to decide whether someone lives or dies!

[ POSSIBLY HIM???? ]

[escardos]

WHAT?! That's horrible!!! Do we have any other option?!

[heartcatcher]

That is entirely unfair and you know it, Vivienne.

[buriedearth]

[ Wha-- ]

What do you mean by that?!

...You can't just do this! Do you think we'll just let it happen?

[itwasfeyt]

W-whaaaaat?!

B-but, that's not how this is supposed to work!

[curseoclock]

[While everyone else is busy being outraged, well...]

Ooooh, high stakes! Going right for the big punishment, huh? I see!

[tiehard]

Uh.

Viv, can we talk a minute?