3 WAY PRISONER'S DILEMMA: avante en garde

[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 Nemesis 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

[unbr8kable]

['sup]

The one where we all go home, preferably in the same number of pieces we came in?

Maybe--most people are going to think it means the name, right? That's easier to say with flowers, I think.

[knightceties]

[quiet for a minute, trying to think it through]

...The best chance of that is to default to betraying both, but try to get them to trust us. If just one does, you'll be safe. If neither do...you'll receive the greater consequence, whatever that means. But at least we'll avoid the worst-case situation for sure.

[unbr8kable]

[ffffrowns]

...When do we get the message to know who they are?

[knightceties]

I don't think we'll ever know for sure. We have to swap messages at the same time, without knowing what the other one's sending.

[unbr8kable]

But we can choose then, right? Once we know who they are, we can figure out how to talk to them.

[knightceties]

Yeah, we'll be able to tailor the second responses more. We don't have to decide on a play until then.

[unbr8kable]

Yeah. Maybe we'll get lucky.

[she does not seem to think they will get lucky]

[knightceties]

[yeah. nope. :')

anyway, while they're waiting for responses...]

...Nemesis...what kind of consequence are you willing to endure? If you had to, I mean.

[unbr8kable]

...If you're looking for me to pick my favorite torture, thanks but no thanks, I am definitely a minor.

[knightceties]

Well, we can try for that, if you want. But what I'm thinking is... Let's say we betray both teams, no matter what. Then we have three possible responses:

1, both trust us. You're safe, because we betrayed them.

2, one trusts us, the other doesn't. You're still safe, because we betrayed one.

3, neither trusts us. Then you'll get the greater consequence.

So if we betray both but try to make at least one trust us... That has to highest possible chance of your safety, but also a greater potential harm.

Trusting both and trying to get them both to trust us...all it takes is just one team betraying us and that's it, you'll get the worst outcome. And even if we succeed, at best you'll get "a minor consequence." Is that really worth it?

[unbr8kable]

I guess...that makes sense...strategically...

[knightceties]

In the end, you'll bear the consequences if I'm wrong, so I'll listen to what you want. But if it were me...

We can pay sensitIV to heal what you can't heal yourself. Can we do that if you'll never be the same? I don't think so.

[unbr8kable]

I know. Let's-- Let's just see what they say.

[knightceties]

Alright.