1 Bastet - Welcome to "Program: Z E R O"
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[ Wakey, wakey guards! ]
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Your eyes opened to see a cat in front of you.
[ Ahem... now that you've awoken, you must be confused hm? ]
[ Well, worry not, for I, Bastet, will explain things clearly for you. ]
[ Huh? Why do you see a talking cat? Well, that does not matter. And for your information, I am no cat! Just take me as... the person who will look after you. ]
[ Now that this is out of the way, ahem. Welcome guards of Z E R O. You shall participate in a project in which you judge the sins of ten prisoners. ]
[ Yes, you heard me correctly. You, the guards of zero, who has been tasked to look over these prisoners, will judge these prisoners who committed the acts of 'sin'. ]
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[ What 'sin' do you mean? Haha... do not be fooled by their appearance or chatter, their connections or anything. They all have done 'murder'. ]
[ What happened? How did they do it? When did it happen? What drove them to this point? Their thoughts of the matter? Well, even I don't know and thus, this is your job. ]
[ To seek out their deeds and expose them for their sins. ]
[ Find the truth and their motives. Easy right? ]
[ Mhm! Now that you know how easy it is, let's move on to another matter. What do you do after that? Well, you'll be judging them. To "Forgive" or "Not Forgive", it is your choice. ]
[ You, will be the one to judge them. ]
[ Now, 'Mr Bastet! How do I judge their sins if I know nothing of them?' ]
[ Torture? ]
[ Violence? ]
[ Manipulation? ]
[ Nay! Program: Z E R O provides the utmost best way to 'expose' the sins of the prisoners. ]
[ What is that you may ask? Yes... it is 'Story Extraction'. ]
[ You will read through bits and pieces of the memories or mental and inner thoughts of the prisoners via story extraction. From there, you will use what clues and hints you find from it to judge. ]
[ Yes, it's just like reading a novel. Just sit back, read, enjoy and judge. ]
[ Easy peasy right? ]
[ Hmm... well, we won't be able to extract the full story out of the prisoners in one go. ]
[ But there's no rush, hehe. ]
[ We will just have to observe and go through each prisoner by their numerical numbering. So we have lots of time. ]
[ Now, the system of judging... we will be going through a 'Three-Trial system' in which, every prisoner will be judged three times. ]
[ The 'First-trial' shall start soon, and you will foresee it. ]
[ Once the first trial ends, your 'judgement' on the prisoners may change the flow of the second trial. ]
[ So depending on the verdict, the story may change for the second trial and you may have a different judgement. ]
[ Opinions changes over time no? ]
[ Hmm...? You can't judge the prisoners just by reading a single story? Well, it is true that some prisoners will have certain aspects of them hidden away or unclear... Thus you won't know what their sin is, but at that point, just go with what you think is right. ]
[ You may even go to the point of, 'I hate this person, instant no forgiveness.' ]
[ You can judge however you want, I do not care. ]
[ Just so you know, the stories all contain the clues and hints that you need to judge. Their sins are hidden within them. ]
[ Yes, yes. So observe them, and expose them. ]
[ Mhm! Now that we've come to the end of the explanation, any questions? ]
[ Huh what's this? What is this place? Why is a cat talking? Where did the prisoners come from? How did I get here? What will happen after the final trial? ]
[ Ahem. You do not need to know any of this. All you have to know is, you are the guard who will judge and oversee the prisoners. ]
[ Now that you understand, the prisoners are soon going to be wakened up. You can head out now and begin your duties! You may chat with the prisoners and gain information but... ]
[ Remember, the story extraction is the best way to obtain the clues to rightfully judge the sins as their words may not always be true. ]
Program: Z E R O.
Inspired from M I L G R A M, the song project collaboration of Otoirio, Deco*27 and many more.
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