3 WAY PRISONER'S DILEMMA: WILD CITY

[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 Whiskers 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

[eatsthecanary]

How many other units do you think are likely to play to win, though?

[shutthefoxup]

I think they'll all trust, based on the last game. The only one I can't be sure of is Zrael.

[eatsthecanary]

[ hmm ]

You're sure of that? Well, either way I won't be inclined to choose trust in this scenario.

[shutthefoxup]

Mm, from the previous game. If everyone trusts and we betray...we'll be huge targets for future games.

[eatsthecanary]

But can we count on everyone to play the same way again?

[shutthefoxup]

You're the hostage, so I feel like we should ask you how you want us to play. You're also the newest though, so you haven't spent as long with these people.

They really can't be sure who we are, so they'll play cautiously. Like I said, if we betray them now, how will they play against us in future games when it isn't anonymous? Will things be worse for all of us including you then?

[eatsthecanary]

It depends, doesn't it? On if all of these games are a matter of popularity, or just chance. How likely it will be the "target" on our back matters.

[shutthefoxup]

The target has mattered before. I'm sure it will matter again. How would you want to play this game?

[eatsthecanary]

[ hmm. ]

I'll see what the flowers look like. My first inclination is to betray.

[shutthefoxup]

Mm, I guess we'll see....