RESISTANCE MEETING 2: ELECTRIC BOOGALOO

[decrees]

[Like last week, the conference room is set up with enough chairs for everyone (two less than last week) but there isn't any food provided because of the uh... dinner party. Hopefully that didn't go so poorly that the entire group has been split or anything, that would certainly suck.

But once again it's time to discuss the state of things here. Logan's in the same seat he was last time at one end of the table. He's particularly distracted today and he can't seem to focus on that book he's been carrying around, so he'll start things a little earlier today.]

As I'm sure you all know, this week's incentive could easily motivate someone to attempt to murder someone. We need to discuss the state of things here - has anyone found anything since the last meeting? Nighttime patrols have been discussed and I believe Giovanni was handling that. Do we have any other ideas for how we could prevent any more deaths?

(OOC: Like last time, treat this post like a trial - threadjack and go crazy!)

Comments

[midnightsea]

[Turns out that Dio's seen fit to grace the conference room with his...aggressively bedazzled presence.]

[And he may or may not have a wine glass with something that didn't quite look like red wine in it.]

Simple: we all gain some common sense.

Do none of you comprehend the idea of 'divide and conquer'? While there's no way to know if we outnumber the Conductor with whoever he may collaborate with, the fact remains that the odds of 'one versus all' a potential murderer would face are effectively suicide. Even with that aside, it's useless to kill each other for the incentives the Conductor may not even be able to grant us.

[decrees]

[...good lord you are an eye-sore...]

I agree completely, but we need more than that. If any among us are rash enough to act without thinking everything through, we are still in a dangerous position. A solid goal to work towards would be more effective.

[midnightsea]

[haters gonna hate]

What, a goal apart from 'tear the Conductor's head from his shoulders'?

[decrees]

As much fun as that would be, we have no way to get at him.

[logan please locate your chill]

[midnightsea]

I think you're incorrect, Logan. I'm not saying it would be simple; my estimation is that we'd need quite a fair bit of power to break through.

But what about that glass panel behind the thirtieth podium?

[decrees]

...Interesting. How do you propose we get up there?

[There will be another trial, there's no avoiding that. But maybe they can use that to their advantage.]

[midnightsea]

Well, if one of us is stupid enough to commit murder, there's that option. Alternately, we find a way to break through to it by force as well.

Of course, now that I've said as much out loud I don't doubt the Conductor's scrambling to take precautions against exactly this. Even so, I trust some of us are intelligent enough to plan for that as well.

[decrees]

I doubt any of us are strong enough to break down the door leading to the basement.

[...unless you have magical vampire powers or something. Do you have magical vampire powers? That might be useful to know.]

[clearasmud]

We need to get to him first. There've got to be steps, otherwise... well, why haven't we succeeded there yet?

[ she is down to watch but let's make sure it can HAPPEN first ]

[midnightsea]

Because we've been running around like idiots trying to figure out what to do with ourselves and leaving childish handwritten arguments in the kitchen.

[dio you literally drew a stick figure of rick getting stabbed, don't start]

[clearasmud]

Yeah, but why haven't you managed it by yourself?

Are you saying you need our help?

[midnightsea]

I said nothing of the sort.

[angrily taking a drink of that totally-not-red-wine]

[hashtagafreakingghost]

U-um...

[She doesn't want to CORRECT him but-]

I...did ask about the last incentive. It- sounds like he has a lot of powerful technology.

[She really doesn't want to say I think it might've worked but]

[midnightsea]

Technology can't just make someone immorta-

[. . . Dio stopped midsentence, realizing that an ancient Aztec mask could do exactly that.]

[So who was to say technology he had no concept of couldn't do the same?]

...How powerful, exactly?

[hashtagafreakingghost]

[she didn't want to actually go into this-]

He...only told me about the one from last week, but...it sounds pretty powerful. Not foolproof, but...if you keep it with you, and safe...it sounds like it would've done what it said.

[So before anyone jumps to conclusions--]

M- Maybe- maybe if we can get our hands on them- if he has more- um. It could help. If we...get out.

[midnightsea]

Did he--?!

[That highly offended unfinished question sounded like something Dio was asking himself more than the others, but he quickly stopped himself. Suddenly looking thoughtful, he spoke half under his breath.]

...Some kind of technology to grant limited immortality...if it works, where could he have gotten that power from?

[zomgboom]

Uh, like. You just implant a bunch of nanobots in someone. That's, like, the easiest because every science-y type has those lying around.

[seriously don't question comics.]

[midnightsea]

What in the hell is a nanobot.

[decrees]

...Technology?

[OH NO, NOT AGAIN--]

You're certain it was some sort of technology and not magic?

[hashtagafreakingghost]

Yes. He said it wasn't supernatural. It's a...physical device.

[decrees]

[??????????]

I suppose that's beyond me, then.

[TECHNOLOGY....]

Did he say anything about this incentive? Do you believe he's capable of it?

[forcegalactic]

Like I've been thinkin', this is the work of mad scientists. You get a group of them workin' together, and they can build anythin' they set their minds to.

[He has a list of specific examples, but Logan may not appreciate learning more about Mars.]

[decrees]

[WHY IS IT ALWAYS TECHNOLOGY.....]

Mad scientists... So a group who genuinely thinks of us as an experiment?

[...well, he knows of one mad scientist who was thrown into Ravenscar Keep, so...???]

[hashtagafreakingghost]

...He didn't tell me. I asked, but- he only explained last week because...I asked after the trial was already over. So, I...have no idea.

[Yes. Yes, definitely believes he's capable of it.]

[decrees]

...So he most likely won't speak of this incentive until...

[Two more people are dead.]

Did he say if the incentives stack?