Audience: Vlad Masters

[probe]

Comments

[niceguyferatu]

Well, what else would I ask? I already know the basics of your roles here. I might as well get to know more about you as people.

[ also he's horny. ]

[probe]

Is that so.

[greed is unimpressed with the horny.]

And what are these "basics", Masters?

[niceguyferatu]

[ frantically wracks my brain for deets from old convos because i am too lazy to look them all up ]

That you had your own lives before taking on these roles and woke up here one day as you are, not dissimilar to ourselves. You are not necessarily here willingly. You had the ability to choose, to a certain degree, which people would or would not be aligned to you. You are here to help us indulge and provide us with hints as needed, but won't give anything away because we need to earn things for ourselves.

Is that basic enough for you?

[probe]

Passable, but some of your information is incorrect.
How did you do your research?

[niceguyferatu]

Mostly through conversation with the other avatars and personal observation.

Would you be willing to correct what I got wrong?

[probe]

I'm interested to hear where you got the idea that we aren't necessarily here willing, or that simply earning things for yourself will be enough.

[niceguyferatu]

I know some of the other avatars certainly aren't thrilled to be here.

Are you saying that we need to do more than simply indulge in order to get our wishes?

[probe]

Considering our current company, I can hardly blame them.

[some of you are horrible in your own ways.]

Indulgence is what must be done, but simply doing the bare minimum will hardly earn you high rewards. You must understand that.

[niceguyferatu]

Yes, so I've gathered.

I assume telling us what extracurriculars we're meant to engage in along with indulgence would be too much of a hint?

[probe]

I should think a man of science would know better than to forgo his own research.

[niceguyferatu]

True enough.

Does it have to do with the killing? Since you all automatically seemed to know who died, how, and by whose hand, but refuse to give things away to us. Is this part of the game?

[probe]

We've said before that we can't interfere with someone's choice of indulgence. To provide you with all of the answers would be doing just that.
Hosting a trial is a privilege.

[niceguyferatu]

Is that so? And who determines who gets to have that privilege?

[probe]

I do.

[niceguyferatu]

Really now? In what sense? Do you, and you alone, decide which avatars get to be present at these trials? Or how they proceed? Or, indeed, whether they take place at all?

[probe]

Considering that trials were my suggestion, structured by me, and the autopsy reports and case notes are generated by me? Yes.

[niceguyferatu]

Really! Well, you have my thanks and respect then--that's quite a lot to handle on your own. Do the other avatars only know what you've deigned to inform them of, then? At least as far as the murders go.

[probe]

[unfortunately vlad will not get an answer because they have run out of text. perhaps those are questions for another time.]

[niceguyferatu]

[ WE'RE NOT FUCKING DONE HERE, GREED

Vlad will resend the last message the next day with the preface of Continuing from yesterday's discussion and an extra note at the bottom: ]

It might be easier to discuss this in person, you know.

[probe]

[hm. persistent. they do not answer for a bit.]

Perhaps it would be.

[they make no offer to do such a thing though. make it worth their while, vlad.]

[niceguyferatu]

[ hmmm. well, if Greed won't agree to meet outright, perhaps he can bribe them. ]

How do you feel about baked goods, Greed? I'm sure we could chat over a nice plate of cookies and tea, hmm?

[probe]

[hm. they see what you're doing, vlad, and apologies to lisa and lisa only for greed actually being an asshole.]

What is it that you actually want to know, Masters?

[niceguyferatu]

Exactly as I asked a few messages ago, Greed. I simply would like to know more about your role relative to the other avatars when it comes to these murders and trials.

[probe]

The other Avatars are as well informed as I am when it comes to these matters. Perhaps you may wish to speak with one of them.

[niceguyferatu]

I beg to differ--I'm sure you're underselling yourself. Anyone who takes leadership in creating systems and rules by necessity has to have more insight into them than the people who merely have to follow them. Certainly, you have more insights to offer here than any of your cohorts might.