[VIDEO] Wonderland Death Watch ☠

[nascensibility]

[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!]

Comments

[scoutsniper]

Don't waste your breath. Heard all that redemption talk before.

{Red, on the rooftops, talking about how no one was too far gone. Everyone could come back. Bullshit, hopeless happy bullshit from someone who'd never crossed the line. ]

Some things, you don't come back from. Ever.

[nascensibility]

Right.

[She says softly, almost an afterthought. How could she forget that he's apparently gunning for the title of Most Well-Adjusted Vigilante?]

I'm familiar.

[It's the sincerity that is most galling, knowing he means every word of it. Part of her is still there in the hot streets of Cairo, over a decade ago. A world away and she still hears people screaming. Fire pouring from the sky, plagues inadvertently summoned by her own hand.

You don't come back from that.]

...listen, it's...been very illuminating, speaking with you. Maybe next time we'll meet in person.

[scoutsniper]

[He's less going for the title of 'Most Well-Adjusted' and more like 'Most Effective'. Thus far, Hell's Kitchen can attest that his way has some merits.

He can tell a brush-off when he hears one. It wasn't Karen's 'you're dead to me', not even the same tone, but he knows the gist. He's crossed a line.

Wasn't the first time. Won't be the last. ]

Yeah. Okay.

[What else can he say?]

You know how to reach me.