Board Thread:Role Plays/@comment-26104528-20170312033542/@comment-26104528-20170511070420

"I've only recently heard of the Trolley Problem, but I've heard similar things used in some branches of the Sahali Military, mostly naval officer training." Of course, taking the obvious choice of letting one person die over five people was a great way to fail that exam in the Sahali Naval Academy. Truth be told, the purpose of exams like that weren't to drill the idea of "the greater good" into officers. No, the purpose was to see what sort of solution the recruits would come up with. The senior officers who designed them often thought they'd be 'unwinnable' but more often than not, a trainee with little understanding and/or respect for traditional tactic would find a solution.

"Lucina told me about an old simulation called: The Cloudrunner incident. The trainee would play the role of Atohi Chasing Hawk, captain of a destroyer called Cloudrunner. The trainee was told that their ship had taken heavy damage and now they were receiving a distress signal from a crashed civilian aircraft. Grimm are rapidly approaching the wreckage, the wreck's fuel ceels are at high risk of exploding, and there are no other ships within range to help. Abandoning the wreckage to its fate was considered a failure of objectives and the simulation is designed to endlessly spawn Grimm if the trainee attempts to fight. The Admiralty Board considered it undefeatable."

"I'm curious: what would your solution be vs. what would master's solution be?"

Entering the first floor of Eagalis Medical Center, Gretel was greeted with another massive atrium, similar to the one at Flagg Overseas Corporate Office "Coronado". It was a staple of Sahali architecture. Unlike Coronado with its large reception desk and side lounges, EMC had a carving of "The Man in The Maze"on the floor. The walls of the maze were composed of turquiose slabs and the path was sunk in and filled with fine white sand. A stack of candles were in the center of the maze and soothing music was softly played in the lobby.

Fritz didn't even bother with talking to the main receptionist and instead went straight to the Kachine Guard standing near an elevator. This time, it was a stocky Kangaroo faunus with a rounded face and hair in a bun. In her hands was a pneumatic dart carbine with an ammo drum the size of her forearm. She greeted the two with a nod, but kept a good grip on her weapon until she knew they were safe.

"We're here for tea with Mr. Li."

"Of course, but who should the Gardener send the bill?"

"The Toymaker says it's his treat today."

"I see...but Mr. Li already has a guest for tea today." she was about to take a step back onto the silent alarm built into the floor but then perfectly on cue, Ingraham stepped out of the elevator declaring "there's enough Tea for all of us. The Toymaker paid for extra."

To this guard shrugged and said "Alright, but be careful. The Kettle is known to be a bit hot." as she stepped aside, letting Fritz and Gretel into the elevator with the technomancing cyborg.

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 * sniff* *sniff* "Can I get one with bacon bits in it?" Honara asked, hoping her nose wasn't leading her astray.

"A plain one works for me." Hargreave added as she looked around the small shop. "Chocolate chip sound good right now." was Beverly's comment as she took a seat at one of the larger booths.