YOUR RESULTS.

[lockdownmods]

[ You've all been given around an hour to recuperate from the trial. You may be exhausted, worn down mentally and physically; or perhaps you simply don't care at all. Either way, the short amount of time you had to regroup and rest has come to an end.

Wherever you are, your tablets will light up with a notification: PLEASE REPORT TO THE CAFETERIA IMMEDIATELY. FAILURE TO DO SO WILL RESULT IN SEVERE PUNISHMENT. You all probably know what that means by now.

Should you choose to go to the cafeteria, you will see that the screen that once read RESULTS PENDING has been replaced with a list of names: ]

Congratulations to the following Prospects:
Maya Fey, Twelve, Gladiolus Amicitia, Contessa "Tess" Rubikov, Terra, Akira Kurusu, Kyousuke Natsume, Yoosung Kim, Max Caulfield, and Nine. You have all been selected to participate in our very first Apprentice Program, which means that you've passed the Entrance Exam.

[ The screen flashes to a new list of names after a couple of moments. ]

The following Prospects have been placed on our waitlist and will be put up for consideration for future programs:
Kasumi Toyama, Nyanko-sensei, Shuu Iwamine, Detective Pikachu, Kayneth El-Melloi Archibald, Jake Peralta, Takashi Natsume, Henry, Hanamaru Kunikida, and Flat Escardos.

[ Which means... ]

Okosan, Dr. Eggman, and Hollyleaf: We regret to inform you that you have failed our Entrance Exam. We are finishing the final touches of your punishments, so you may take this time to say goodbye to your fellow Prospects and we will carry out your executions shortly.

[ There's still one person missing from these lists who still stands among you.

What will you do next? ]

Comments

[lockdownmods]

Necessary parts?

Holmes died because he thought he could prove something. Yuuki Mishima died because he followed Holmes's suggestion. As for the others, they had their own personal failings that led to their dying.

We cull the weakest links. That's it.

[starswink]

[SO YOU EVEN ADMIT THEY WERE RIGHT ABOUT THAT.]

God! I hate you so much.

[lockdownmods]

[ the robots shoot fingerguns at him.

there are no bullets involved, just pew pew noises. ]

[starswink]

GAH- [Wait, he's alive.] That wasn't funny!

[lockdownmods]

[ SIGHS. ]

Vivienne designed these robots. I don't have control over a few... characteristics.

[starswink]

Oh... really?

[In that case. He finger guns back.]

[lockdownmods]

[ fingerguns!!

there's glitter and confetti coming out of their robot-fingers now. ]

[starswink]

[HE CAN DO THAT TOO okay not really but in spirit]

Eyyyy!

[escardos]

Nah, see? That's where you're totally wrong. [ DRAMATIC SIGH ] Every part is necessary. Just because you think they're useless or just because everyone here thought thought Holmes was awful doesn't make them useless to the World.

[ and then he smiles, strangely cheerful. ]

The World does not care about who you consider useless. In fact, even you and your and your higher ups are just more parts that will one day be used for the creation of something wonderful.

[heartcatcher]

[ ]

[starswink]

[SECONDED??? FLAT, ARE YOU IN A CULT OR SOMETHING]

[escardos]

[ SPARKLES ]

[lockdownmods]

Prospect, if you keep talking like that, your fellows are bound to think you're part of a cult.

[ ]

[escardos]

Eh? Talking like what? I'm just trying to get you to understand. Being stubborn is noooo good!

[lockdownmods]

I prefer to be called assertive and determined.

[escardos]

Yeah, but if you're assertive and determined on doing something stupid and wrong, it's called stubbornness.

[lockdownmods]

That's the thing, isn't it? Morality is subjective, Prospect.

[tiehard]

COOL MOTIVE, STILL MURDER.

[itwasfeyt]

That's the worst motive I've ever heard.

[escardos]

What?

[ flat.exe is processing the info ]

I'm not talking about morally wrong. I'm talking about wrong wrong. Like when you say 2 plus 2 equals 6 but it really equals 4.

[covertizer]

[tiehard]

... That sounds reee-e-e-eally creepy, but also makes way more sense than I want it to.

Still really creepy.

[escardos]

Is it really that creepy? [ he tilts his head ] I wonder if that's why my parents and old teachers and classmates were all afraid of me.

[tiehard]

Yes.

Flat, if we survive this, I'm going to teach you about boundaries. I have learned a lot of them exist over the years, and I owe it to you to be a good example.

[itwasfeyt]

...I second that, but without the weird parts.