3 WAY PRISONER'S DILEMMA: future is now

[idolpro]

[ The room you wake up in is barren. The floor, walls, and ceiling are all metal, and the only furnishings are a large television-sized touchscreen monitor and a massive pane of glass cutting through the room, separating Angel | QW5nZWw= from the rest of the unit. You can beat against the glass as much as you like, but it won't break. Both the touchscreen monitor and the elevator doors are on the same side of the room as everyone but the hostage.

Once Mukuro finishes his intro spiel, the monitor display switches to a catalogue of pictures of flowers, each with their name, associated meaning, and a checkbox underneath them: ]

Amaryllis (Red&White) - Talkative
Baby's Breath - Purity of Heart
Calla Lily (White) - Maidenly Desire
Camellia (Red) - Perish with grace
Camellia (White) - Waiting
Cherry Blossom - Transience of all things
Foxglove - Insincerity
Hydrangea (Blue) - Heartlessness
Iris - Faithfulness
Lantana - Change of Heart
Marigold - Despair
Morning Glory - Willful promise
Mountain Laurel (Red) - Ambition
Oleander - Caution
Poppy (Red) - Fun-loving
Poppy (White) - Rejoice
Poppy (Yellow) - Success
Tulip (Red) - Fame/Charity/Trust
Yarrow (White) - Conflict

Comments

DISCUSSION

[idolpro]

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

So it seems Unit 2 wants us to trust them.

What the fuck does Unit 3 want?

[nohalation]

[flops on the ground]

Success and conflict?

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

Does conflict mean betrayal? You can only win by betraying so that would account for the success.

[nohalation]

I guess that's one possibility. It's hard to tell though . . .

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

Should we send the same flowers to Unit 2 to let them know we got the message?

[nohalation]

If you think that's a good idea! I wish there was an "okie dokie" flower. They didn't pick very good options.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

You want to trust them, right?

[nohalation]

Yes.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

. . .

What are you thinking?

[nohalation]

Hmm . . . I guess we can't win this way, huh? That means I'll just have to do more lives.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

... You actually care about points?

[nohalation]

We can buy nice things like stuffed animals for everybody!

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

Oh? Did you have something in mind?

[nohalation]

Ohhhh . . . Nope! I dunno what everyone likes!

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

What do you like?

[negotiatoronsite]

Probably also for us to trust them, because all teams want us to trust them by the nature of the game, they just asked with an indecipherable message. As I indicated would likely be the case.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

That's not true. If everyone betrays everyone, then no permanent damage falls on anyone. We could have played that way by openly saying we were going to betray both units.

[negotiatoronsite]

[ blinking, considering ]

Alright, I can follow that line of logic. In that case, would you like to also betray? It's certainly safer for us if we do.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

Three was saying the same thing. Betray would be the easier route, but Angel says she doesn't mind the consequences should things go bad. And ultimately, it's her call.

I say we respond to Unit #2 with the same message, that we'll trust them. And for Unit #3, let's tell them we'll betray them because we can't fucking understand their message.

If we're right, while Angel will take a hit, it won't be permanent.

[a_fine_human]

There's no way unit three isn't saying they are trying to win. Trusting them is asking to be betrayed.

If they wanted to say they were trusting, there are a lot of options, but only a few that convey betrayal.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

So we let them know we're betraying them?

[a_fine_human]

Sure.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

Which means at best, what we can hope for is a greater consequence.

[a_fine_human]

Well, there's still betraying the other team. That would protect her from both.