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18: Solitary 🪖

Taehyung's POV

I saw a collar laying on the desk in front of me. I picked it up and saw the board in front of me.

• Players must equip this explosive collar upon entry.
• Players also may not bring in any reflective surfaces or materials.

I wrapped the collar around me and it locked by itself. I entered the Jail and walked for a while until I saw many people gathered in the centre like a hall.

I saw another guy standing beside me and I turned to look at him. He was shivering in fear and stared at me. Until the screen lit up and a mechanical voice spoke.

"Welcome to this game. It is called Solitary Confinement,

Before the game begins, a mark appears behind each player's collar, renditioning everyone unable to see their own mark: Spades, Diamonds, Clubs, Hearts.

Rules

🈸 Each round is 1 hour. Players are free to talk anywhere during this time.

🈸 In the final 5 minutes, all players must enter a cell and announce the mark that they think is on the back of their collar. If they're correct, they move onto the next round. Their mark changes again, and the cycle repeats.

🈸 If the player remains silent or says the wrong mark, the collar explodes, eliminating the player instantly.

🈸 Among all the players is the Spy. When the Spy dies, the remaining players, all survive and the game is cleared.

🈸 If two players remain including the Spy, only the Spy will live, since their identity will become apparent.

The following 3 actions are prohibited:

❌ No more than 1 person may reside inside a locked cell.

❌ Players may not obstruct other players from entering a cell.

❌ Players may not revoke another's ability to announce their own mark (homicide).

The game is cleared once the Spy dies.

It's Game Over for a player when:

👎 Say the wrong mark.

👎 Remain silent during confinement.

👎 Commit a prohibited action.

👎 Be the only person left alongside the Spy.

In the prison, there are no reflective surfaces.
All knives in the kitchen are ceramic, faucets dispense, tomato juice, no water, and there are no mirrors. Since the penitentiary is so large and spacious, it is subtly encouraged for players to have discrete conversations discussing claims and strategies. There's a half year’s supply of food stocked.

Hope you will enjoy the game. The game starts now."

I smiled and looked at the names of 20 players on the screen and their pictures. I looked at the people in front of me and analysed them.

"Wait a second that means we just need to ask each other what is our symbols?" The weak guy beside me muttered and smiled at me when he added. "That's easy, right?"

I looked at him and then shrugged my shoulders. "I'm not sure about that."

"But we just need to tell each other our symbols honestly. That's it." The guy said.

I looked at the screen, his name and then at him. I gave him a small smile and tilted my head at him.

"Deki-kun, the only way the game will ever end is when the Spy will give the wrong answer. So basically, no one is getting out of here unless they lie to the Spy."

"What?"

I smiled and put my hands inside my pocket and bent forward. "So we need to start lying, find the Spy and kill them off, or we'll love the rest of our days in this prison."

He looked around the people. I stood up straight and covered my head with my hoodie. I exhaled deeply before saying, "Solitary for life."

We all looked at the screen showing

“55:52”

The time ticking every second and everyone looked at each other. I saw a man approaching another guy. "Can you tell me my symbol? In turn I'll tell you yours."

He smiled and nodded when another man said, "So we just need to lie and eliminate each other, until we find out who is the Spy among us. What makes you think anyone is trustworthy?"

The two man exchanged glances and moved back. A girl was curling her hair with her fingers and she smiled. "We should form groups and tell our symbols to each other."

She moved towards some of the people and started collecting them in her group. Her short skirt bouncing with every step.

I looked at a boy walking towards the last guy who entered this place and talking to him. I looked at the screen and then back to the two guys.

One of their hairstyle was covering one eye. His name was Enji. The other guy who was a blonde was named Oki.

The candy girl seemed to be Urumi. She slowly collected about 10 people and then approached Deki and me. "Would you like to join our team?"

Deki looked at me, asking for permission. I scoffed and looked at Urumi with a smile.

"Okay. We will join."

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