entranceway | [VIDEO] Wonderland Death Watch ☠

[Replies to this are CLOSED, please see OOC note at the bottom of the post!]

In the wake of our most recent event and regarding the fate of those who lose their fifth life, I would like to propose a new series of data collection on mansion residents. It is my opinion that the instatement of a “death watch” - that is, an archival record of extant resident deaths that have occurred - should be created and maintained, and would serve as a valuable resource for the protection of those who are at risk.

[This is the difficult part: persuading people to share this sort of thing about themselves, knowing what it does to others and how it can hurt, is no easy task. She believed as much when she first spoke with Shepard on the subject, and believes the same now. Evelyn herself does not like to offer personal information unless asked, but knows the burden of carrying that suffering on one's own and how easily an environment can fall to fear.]

I understand that this is very private, very personal information. I understand it is traumatic, and not something that many people want to share. Therefore it is incumbent upon me to stress the critical severity of this situation, and assure you that you are not alone.

I myself have lost four lives here.

In disclosing as much, I hope that others can be swayed to believe in the efficacy of this database, and would urge residents to volunteer their respective death tolls to build the record. Residents who submit information to the watch on their numbers may do so to me privately, if there is concern about embarrassment or persecution from peers.

[It is a valid concern, and one which she has agonised over.]

Commander Shepard’s confirmation from the Queen of Hearts that those who are remade after their last demise are conscripted as spies is extremely troubling. Regardless of the veracity of the information given its source, we as unwilling residents do not have the luxury of allowing for that liability. For those concerned about their safety, I will be actively working with the commander, who is well-equipped to establish and manage security procedures once the record has been transcribed and analysed. This is a living document, and is expected to require additions over time.

I am aware that this is a drastic measure, but a measure worth taking. Please feel free to direct all responses and queries to myself and Commander Shepard.

[OOC NOTE: I realize this is a hot button issue as has generated a lot of replies, which is great! In order to keep myself sane, I'm going to have to cut it off here and request that no one else respond in this post. Messaging Evelyn's inbox is cool if you want to drop a line there instead, but replies will be slower there.

Anyone who did not get to respond in here before the cut-off, I'd really like you to at least drop a comment HERE if you believe your character would still share their information with her. Thank you for understanding!]

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[Evelyn huffs through her nose, aware that her defencive replies are strengthening with every naysayer that ventures over to their communicator to give her a hackneyed opinion.

Ray is intelligent and sensible and putting on airs to appease. It isn't fair to either of them.]

...I'm sorry, Ray, I- I'm being prickly. It's been a rough morning.

That didn't feel prickly to me.

[ a compliment? or maybe more of a challenge. even ray himself isn't sure, considering the quick change in evie's tone. he tries to turn it into a question: ]

That felt ... defensive?

I've been fielding the same queries over and over regarding the accuracy of the data - an issue I am aware of - and the likelihood of people lying, of which I am also aware. I'm a historian - a researcher - not a scientist, but I know this place better than anyone.

[The stress in her voice conveys that she is adamant, and not trying to fight. At its core this is an effort to help people, something she has consistently done since she first arrived in this place.]

And I know that having any answer is significantly better than having no answer at all.

[ the scientist, unfortunately, has departed. ray's words also come from experience-- of being a public face (and sometimes a hated one), of being the smartest person in any given room ever, and of realizing that even with knowledge and experience he could not force other people to bend to his beliefs. ]

I have to imagine you understood you'd be making yourself a lightning rod.

[ if he's going to approach this as an ex-ceo, it means he's going to focus on evelyn herself, and not the data. and it's very clear that she values herself as wonderland's most important resource. it's not an identity he's unfamiliar with, but one other aspect of this discussion has impressed itself upon ray.

so, he asks in earnest: ]

That being the case, what was your imagined perfect outcome from making this request? And I want to be clear: I don't mean that rhetorically.

I did.

[As a fairly public figure and one often referred to in conversation about Wonderland questions and who to ask for more information on data spanning years, Evelyn is abundantly aware she painted a target on her back. Her original opinion toward this matter was one of reservation and wariness, but she ultimately decided it would be better to take any sort of reveal into her own hands. Use it as a weapon to encourage others.

Ray's question is probing, and pointed. He knows what he wants to glean and she admires him for it.

I didn't actually anticipate a perfect outcome. That would mean labouring under the assumption that everyone would cooperate with the idea itself. [Evelyn takes a deep breath, sighing.] If...you are speaking theoretically, then the "perfect" outcome would be twice as many responses as I've received, a greater interest in volunteers who want to help establish an emergency security force, and a distinct lack of comments accusing me of surreptitiously endorsing murder cults.

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