VLDR: Convention of the Minds - WORST ENDING

[Hawkwing425]

It might be better to hold off on most decisions involving this machine until we know more about the people in here, and what their motives are. Nicole... I'm worried about her. I'm worried she'll try to attack people because of how against the coalition she is. I want to make sure we're all relatively safe, and to make sure there aren't people in favor of trying to hunt others down.

Right now, I'm not sure if informing the public about this is the best thing. The last thing we need to add to the people's strife is more stress. Unless we're certain anyone can do anything about it, it's too risky to just throw information at people and hope it sticks in a good way.

[Cyantic]

Yeah, she's a worry. I'm not going to indulge in senseless paranoia, but if this game is as bad as it postures itself as, then she's currently the most likely to be a basketcase and beat people up. She speaks like a conspiracy theorist - not sure there's a lot of rational dialogue to be had there. Or well, not by me. My persuasive tone of voice is mostly reserved for cajoling my mates into something legendarily stupid.

[leeten]

I think the nature of the comms is an open secret. Cat's outta the bag.

I don't think that she's going to be rational and go down without a fight. But I'm also not the one killing a little lady.

[Hawkwing425]

We aren't going to go hunt her down. Please, avoid killing unless absolutely necessary. Ideally, it should NEVER be necessary. Of course... self defense... I don't like to think about that possibility, but I also know the situation we're in is a bad one.

Just stay on the defensive.

[Cyantic]

Hey, it's not the 70s, Peter. She probably took martial arts and can kick my ass. I ain't gonna pick a fight with her - lunatics always got bullshit qualifications.

[Phinerxen]

Yeah, for now, Nicole is someone to keep in mind. But for now, she's not exactly inportant. If anything, if she takes the first action, then self defense stands.

[Hawkwing425]

Is anyone else against the coalition that we know of?

[Cyantic]

Not that I'm aware of. I think it's just her, or maybe someone who's wandering the facility alone at the moment.

[Knockoff]

I’m against anyone killing. The circumstances don’t matter.

At any rate, has Nicole directly expressed a desire to stay here? She didn’t come off as pleased this was happening back in Commons.

[Hawkwing425]

Yeah. Avoiding killing is generally a good way to go about things.

She just seems to be against the idea of a coalition. Called us delusional for being in favor of it...

[Cyantic]

No, but she said something like, 'No, you're all mislead... come find me for the REAL TRUTH when you awake'. Paraphrasing is mine. Because my memory sucks shit. But that's probably close enough.

[leeten]

She sure ain't built Tom.

Who's she travelling with? We sure that they're coalition happy?

[leeten]

I don't trust priests; I'm not about to trust the seer of destruction.

She should just come outright and tell us whatever bullshit she wants to instead of playing games. She knows where to find us.

[Hawkwing425]

She earlier refused to answer if she was in favor of the coalition "for her own safety". Then, yeah, about what you said, Tom. That we needed to wake up from our "delusions" and talk to her after.

[Cyantic]

It's her, Michael, and that other woman (Chubby) that I dunno about. I think the third one said something for the Coalition, though she was sceptical it would work.

Also, yeah, but then it turns out she's actually great with a chainsaw and you get fucked. I've seen a horror movie, that's how it works. Blonde waif breaks out a chainsaw at the first opportunity and everyone starts losing limbs like it's going out of season. No thanks, I'll be a pussy.

[Hawkwing425]

I don't think Michael's against the coalition, but I don't know. And Pam... a bit of a grey area.

[Knockoff]

Hm. She mentioned something happening in Italy before it was brought up by Johnson. We shouldn’t blindly believe her, but Nicole likely does have some answers about this place. I assumed she was traveling alone.

[Hawkwing425]

I think she thinks we're going to kill her.

[leeten]

[Peter laughs.]

If she thinks that, she must really be from a nuthouse. Paranoid grassroots if I've ever heard it. Can't blame her, but fuck. We all want to make it out of here alive, woman.

[Cyantic]

I think she's a basketcase and we should be sceptical of anything she says. Still. We have to actually convince her... somehow. Anyone take Popping Delusions in uni?

[yauaustin202]

Well then, can we discuss about the other thing Johnson said to us?
The Strategic Decisions or whatever, mentioning how our lives would be on the line. Any idea what he could've meant?

[leeten]

Poppers, no delusions. Don't know if there's any good way to convince her now aside from shoving sense down her throat. There's nothing to barter with here.

[Hawkwing425]

I've had to deal with delusional, paranoid, or delirious patients before. The ones who distrust all members of the medicinal field specifically are the worst. Let me tell you: delusions are hard to destroy outright. Sometimes, it's better to use their own logic to get a task done so you can leave the mental stuff to more qualified professionals. Now, I'm not a psychological professional- I do field surgeries mainly- so take my words with a grain of salt.

[Phinerxen]

I assume by strategic discussions, it'd be something political, as this is a quite politically charged circumstance. Take what's happening in the U.S., the fact O Lord Host mentions gaining control of the U.S. and making a government of the winners, it's not too hard to guess it'd be around that theme

[Cyantic]

Huh? Is Poppers or whatever an actual class? Damn, I was kidding.

Anyway, if we're to do that, we kind of need to figure out what her logic is, and she's not exactly forthcoming about it. It sounds like whatever system she has is being held up in the lens of the CFC being bad, so I don't know if we even can use that logic against her. In want of a hammer and all.