surpassedjupiter | Third Jump. [text from violet city.]

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Third Jump. [text from violet city.]

[Normally it's the type of thing you see under an anonymous account, these short, to-the-point questions. Not being too acquainted with her 'gear outside of some texting she's done and some brief not-skype calls, Phi doesn't yet know to buy a second one when she wants to be the mystery woman she is. Oh well. It's probably a normal thing to be wondering...]

What's the last thing you remember before coming here?

It's okay to be vague -- something like "I saw a good friend" or "I was in a garden". I'll probably ask, but you're welcome to be shy about it, if that's what you'd prefer. Or tell me your life story. I don't have much to do, tonight.

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[...WELL. That sure is a thing. Another lull in the conversation.]

I see. Just about the worst kind of game to have bad luck in, then.

Do you know if there was a purpose behind your game?

Its purpose was to spread despair. The mastermind behind it wanted to end all remaining hope in the world by showing how the students of the school, the symbols of hope, kill each other.

[Oh, just to be a dick, then. Great.]

Your game is pretty different than mine, unfortunately.

[Now to...change the subject a little? Maybe?]

Sounds like you're a pretty important guy, if you're one of the players, though.

I don't think I'd consider myself "important" - I just happened to be one of the students inside the school at the time.

[ He omits the part where most of the student body died in the despair apocalypse...thing and the sixteen of them were the only students left so Junko didn't exactly have a ton of options for her game. ]

What was your game like?

There were nine of us, and the way to win was to get nine points and leave through a door with a nine on it.

[SOMEONE LIKES NINES, APPARENTLY.]

We got points by choosing to ally or to betray, and lost them when we were betrayed. Drop to zero points and you die. Refuse to play by the rules and you die.

[ ...Wow, that doesn't sound a lot better than murderschool. ]

That's horrible!

[ Had this been video or voice, there would have been a much stronger reaction behind this response. ]

Couldn't everyone just agree to ally, then? Though that's probably easier said than done in that kind of situation.

Someone didn't want us to win. But even then... Have you ever heard of the Prisoner's Dilemma?

I have. One of my classmates compared our situation to it and said the fear of betrayal we can't see is the most dangerous enemy.

Then you should understand why it was difficult to get everyone to ally, with the following information:

Ally + Ally = +2 points each.
Ally + Betray = -2 for who allied, +3 for who betrayed.
Betray + Betray = +/-0 points each.

Yeah, I think I understand. You don't lose any points if you betray, and choosing to ally could get you killed if you have two points or less.

Some players betrayed before we were told about the zero points penalty. Those left with one point weren't too keen on trusting others, after the reveal.

...Hell, even if you weren't put into the danger zone, no one really likes being betrayed, do they?

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