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[You find yourself in a bright white room, the door locked shut behind you. There's a long glass table in the middle of the room, with an unsealed envelope on top—it contains your instructions; if you can't read them yourself, you'll hear Nyssa's voice whispering in your ear, reading them aloud for you. Surrounding the table are enough glass chairs for everyone to sit down.

The floor is made of glass, and taking up most of the wall opposite the door is a window. The room beyond is currently empty …]

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It, uh... s-seems like most people out there understand that, too. Or at least they knew what kind of... consequence there'd be.

[Looking much more serene than she should be.]

That is correct. And it falls upon each of us to pass judgement, and to have judgement passed upon us.

The hard part is... I keep wondering if these are actually true or not. [ there's a lot of murder on that list. ]

It would hardly be a proper game if they were not. These Echos have a certain artistry to them. They would not have us simply shooting blindly into the mist.

They may be exaggerated for dramatic effect, though.

I... could see that, yeah.

[ she looks at the list again, and something kind of... clicks. she bites her lip for a moment. ]

You, ah... said three and... six, right?

Yes. Is there another one that you would like to add?

N-No... Do we have to? I'd... like to keep it down as low as possible w-without, uh... risking our ability to go on for... more rounds.

I just... I think... [ she comes in close and murmurs. ] I think I'm on there.

We must choose one other if we wish to keep our senses intact.

[Her expression does not change.]

Is that so? Which crime do you believe you committed?

I'm pretty sure I'm the second.

[Her expression softens a little.]

I see. I did not think that was deserving of punishment in any case.

I just got the memory back, and... at the time, I wanted to die. So... I can... see why it's there.

But... I'm going to go with the ninth.

Are you certain? That is not actually a crime, merely a facet of a personality. I do not believe that should be punished.

It's difficult to, ah... say without context. But... Being able to kill and... "not caring" are two different things to me. You... don't have to go with anything I say, though.

Preemptive justice? It is outside of most established law codes, but I suppose in our circumstances it could be justified.

E-Er, no! I just... don't know which one it is, since it's... "truthful but possibly exaggerated." So... uh...

F... Four?

In any case, we are somewhat tainted by our own complicity towards letting others die in this circumstance.

But I would be willing to bypass a pardon on that individual.

R-Right... That's... That's, uh, wh-why I didn't pick... eighth or tenth. I just... couldn't... th-think of any others... besides four... that I thought would... actually deserve it.

I-I mean...! Yes, okay, we're... g-going to kill people, but... It doesn't mean we don't care.

[She nods.]

Lawgivers strive to divorce their feelings from their duty, but that is ultimately impossible.

I... don't know how they... the lawyers or judges, or even the... jury... does it, sometimes. And they have so much more time and evidence, and...

[ she probably needs to check her breath. ]

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