The living room had transformed in the span of an hour.
Where once there were cushions and low tables, now there was nothing but a single ring of white light embedded in the floor.
They sat in a perfect circle, spaced evenly apart.
Each of them held their gadget, glowing in red tones. Cameras floated silently from the ceiling corners. A single digital clock hovered above the center of the circle, counting down in white block digits.
The stream had already started. Somewhere, the viewers were already forming opinions.
"This feels like a public execution," Bacon PD muttered.
- I CAN'T WATCH.
- Do you think they have formed alliances already?
- Very likely.
- Is this how Zeno is going to be eliminated?
"Welcome to the Live Sacrifice," Lucy started off.
"You will now vote every ten minutes. During the voting phase, communication is prohibited. After each round, you are free to speak. Elimination will be announced only when one value hits zero. Until then… devour, give…
