EXAM 2

[lockdownmods]

Exam 2.

[ Like last time, the exam begins with the desks 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 deceased. 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.

Han is at the front of the classroom again, looking noticeably neutral about the entire setup. His laptop is closed behind him. ]

You know the drill. [his voice sounds soft, tight.]

Be careful with who you pick, as they'll be answering for their crime with their life.

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. ]

Examination START.

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Comments

[machrophage]

...No, not really. The most noteworthy thing about them is that everyone I saw was human.

[itwasfeyt]

...That's pretty normal for us. Is it surprising to you?

[machrophage]

I've said it before - I'd never personally known a human before arriving here, or at least as far as what I remembered at the time.

[preconstruction]

It must have been strange, seeing them like that. After all, you told me humans don't even have cities above the ground, right?

[machrophage]

It's been almost a week and I still don't know what to make of that memory. Getting used to all the humans around here is one thing, but...

[preconstruction]

This is a special circumstance, with the inter-dimensional kidnapping, I understand.

[ he nods. he doesn't sound accusatory. he sounds like he really understands. ]

Humans can be so dangerous. They don't trust the things they don't know.

[machrophage]

They're... unpredictable. But determined.

[There's... something that might almost be fondness in the way he says it.]

[preconstruction]

[ he hears that fondness, but he also remembers the conflict. ]

You weren't created to work with humans, though. Unpredictable though they may be. But I suppose determination would make them a worthwhile opponent in a fight.

[ and we know how viral feels about fighting. ]

[machrophage]

[We sure do!]

No matter how the odds are stacked against them... They're still willing to try.

[preconstruction]

Were your hallucinations like that? Willing to try?

[machrophage]

Trying against the impossible seems like it might have been all they were good at.

[preconstruction]

So did you get a chance to fight them, while they were still here?