Quiet.
Different room.
Different date.
Two chairs.
One table.
Scent of hot coffee.
Not wine this time.
Eyes meet.
No candles, but still heat.
Scene is set.
And,
Action–
P5 (Lawyer):
(smiling, leaning back slightly)
"So… are you going to save me when the Judge finds the Murderer guilty?"
How does he know.
P6 (Saver):
(surprised, shocked)
"Well, that's a weird first line to a date."
P5: "So will you?"
Still pushing it.
P6: "How did you know I'm the Saver, I haven't even said anything during this whole thing"
P5: "Lucky Guess–"
What.
P6: "Lucky Guess?"
Pissed off.
Impressed.
P5: "You'd be amazed what people reveal when they think they're being quiet."
P6: "Maybe you're acting smarter than you actually are."
P5: "Maybe– doesn't mean I'm wrong."
"I'm going to protect you from him but who is going to protect me?"
"I don't trust him."
P6: "Why trust me then?"
P5: "P8, P1, P4, P3 are unreliable."
"Too much reaction."
"You can call it a normal reaction— but we are up against Robots."
"They don't get our emotions."
"P7 and P7 are 'The good guys'. "
"So I only got you"
P6: "So just because I was too stunned to speak earlier?"
He thinks that P5 is manipulating him.
He probably is.
P6: " Show me your badge."
P5: " I won't do that but what I can do is tell you the actual reason why you are the most important for my safety."
P6: …
P5: "Didn't you notice how convenient the Dates were? "
"The Judge and the actual Judge."
"That means that they want to divide us."
"It wasn't random."
"They are 'Team good.'"
"We are meant to be 'Team Bad.'"
Smart.
Manipulative.
P5: "So what can your Quirk do?"
"How can you save me?"
P6: "If i join you will you ensure my passing?"
P5: "If you join me, I promise you, we will be Victorious."
P6: "I can change your goal with a goal I know about."
Just what he needed.
P5: "So you will be my trump card."
"It's perfect."
P6: "Do you have a plan?"
P5: "Yes."
"I have a plan ensuring both our victories."
"We should learn about the Judge's goal."
"Since he is the Judge, and the names of the Roles actually represent their goals,"
"His probably is to find the Murderer guilty."
P6: "So he needs to make him fail?"
P5: "Yes if you can confirm his goal, while everyone thinks we are with the Murderer, after the Judge makes him fail, you change my goal to his."
"And we both pass."
P6 believed him.
The players finished their coffee and left the room. Both satisfied with the outcome of the Date.
A robot-like figure shows the players to their rooms after the Dates concluded. On the first floor of the facility.
System: "These are your rooms, numbered 1-8."
"You can stay in your rooms as long as you want, except if you have a 'Date' or a 'Confession'."
"You have enough food and daily stuff in here to last you the 5 Days."
Players are starting to realise that this is going to be their life for the near future and that they have to adjust accordingly to situational demands.
Player 3(The Detective) is still in shock after what he had witnessed while using his quirk.
Players 1(The Spy) and 4(The Ghost) are scared, they want team friends, they want people.
Player 2(The Judge) is excited— wants a real challenge, has a lot of confidence, doesn't trust anyone, not even the System.
Player 5(The Lawyer) is preparing his speech for tonight, he wants to make a statement after having the stage stolen from him in the introduction by P2 and P7.
Player 6(The Saver) feels easured after his Date this P5 because he thinks he has an ally.
P5 never saw him as an ally—just a 'Get Out of Jail Free' card.
Player 7(Saboteur) thinks she has the game in her pocket. She thinks less of the other Players.
Player 8(The Murderer) is scared— but mostly clueless
"Why is everyone so smart…" thought P8.
Later that day…
Second Floor: Cafeteria A and B
There was food and drinks.
No humans.
Everything moves on its own.
In Cafeteria A there was Player 4, Player 2, Player 7 and Player 1.
P4: "I'll have a hot chocolate.."
It was ready in an instant.
So quick. And tasty.
For the first time since waking up, Player 4 felt something warm.
She sat alone near the corner.
Player 2 looked around, he was looking for someone.
P2: "My friend is not here.."
Player 7 was checking the area, there was cameras everywhere
"I shouldn't look so suspicious or they'll get onto me."
P7: "I'll have a Cappuccino, no sugar"
It was ready in seconds.
She sat at the same table as P4, the only other girl.
P7: "My hair gets all messed up in this hoodie I hate it"
She has short hair. Not too short. But it doesn't bother her.
Player 4 didn't know what to say.
P4: "Mine is fine, I used to wear hoodies before."
They talked a bit.
Awkward.
Too scared to speak. Too scared to open up. Too scared of being watched.
P2 went to his room and laid down.
Meanwhile in Cafeteria B.
It was only Player 5.
P5: "I'll have a double espresso, no sugar."
Pretty serious.
P5: "So, who will it be?"
He finished his coffee quickly. Left to his room.