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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[His puns rarely are.]

surveys are better for subjective things. [He pauses for a moment.] haven't there been some events where people resurrect right away? what about those?

[Maybe Wonderland just skips the resurrection time sometimes. Maybe when it's already got some kind of boost, it doesn't need to keep those souls in the Core for that long.]

sure. i guess it's noble to put yourself out there like that.

[He doesn't mean that to sound condescending. He guesses it really is noble. But it's neither here nor there. It's irrelevant. Facts and quantifiable, confirmable data are relevant, but they're also virtually impossible in Wonderland.]

[He shrugs, too tired to argue.]

you've been here longer than almost anyone. if anyone knows wonderland, it's you. so you know best.

I've discussed that with a handful of people - specifically those who believe they passed during the event where the halls flooded - and I'm actually not certain those who died during it really lost a life. At least half of them recovered before the traditional twenty-four hour resurrection period was up, and an event that features a high likelihood of death on its own is antithetical to the slow, sure pattern of parasitical behaviour that Wonderland usually employs.

[Evelyn cuts herself off, realising that she's rambled a bit and that Sans didn't call in for this sort of dialogue. Her tone softens, and she tries reaching out more gently.]

...I understand that people could easily lie. I do. But...that paranoia won't get us anywhere. And isn't an answer better than no answer at all?

[He...hadn't actually expected such a detailed answer. Nor did he actually think that death might not count. Why would Wonderland create events where people can die multiple times and just have it not count? It seems more like those sort of events would speed things along better. In fact, why doesn't Wonderland act more like a meat grinder, killing people off at literally every opportunity? Evie's been here for ages and she's only died four times. Which is a terrible thing to think, but...why does Wonderland hold back when it doesn't have to?]

...it's kinda weird, right? why would this place bother? why not just kill us more often than it does? wouldn't even be that hard. just have every single event have zero survival rate. seems like a much better way for this place to turn us into fuel.

[Maybe it just can't? Maybe the events cost too much energy in the first place? Maybe...?]

[He's thinking about this too much. It doesn't matter. He doesn't care. There's no point in thinking about it or trying to figure it out. Wonderland can't be figured out.]

sure. i guess.

[He gives a noncommittal shrug.]

...what do we do with people who've died that fifth time?

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