At exactly 2:00 in the afternoon, an announcement goes off: the intercom clicks on, and the warden reads a list of
names. "... If your name has been called, please come to the cafeteria. You're to participate in the next event! If you do not go on your own, a guard will find and escort you
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"The Milgram experiment, eh?" he mused, chuckling to himself. "Well, this should prove to be rather enjoyable. I suppose this would make me the student."
Walking to the center of the room, Akabane took a seat in the small chair, folding one leg over the other. There he sat patiently, eyes peering into the next room as he waited for his 'teacher' to enter.
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"Sorry to make you wait! I had to make that announcement, you see." She nods to him and draws a cue card from the table. "I assume you were listening as I announced the rules, so let's get started, shall we? First... Do you know what my name is?"
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He leaned back in his seat, hand coming up to grasp the brim of his hat. "Unfortunately, I do not. I have never before heard you formally introduce yourself to your inmates or the crowd."
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She waits for him to recover from the shock before she asks the next question.
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The surprise shock had Akabane bent over, gritting his teeth slightly as he waited for the pain to pass. As soon as it did, however, he simply straightened himself and smiled once more.
"The pleasure is mine, Miss Fujimoto. If you so wish, you may call me Akabane."
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She flips over to the next card. "If a plane crashes on the border between the United States and Mexico, where do they bury the survivors?"
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She reaches forward and presses the button yet again. Once the shock has finished taking its toll on him, she asks, "How was that?"
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"If you would be so kind, I would like to hear the next question."
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"Tell me, who was the first president of the United States of America?"
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She reads the next question. "How many light-years would it take to travel to Alpha Centauri?"
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"That is the second closest star following the sun, is it not? I shall hazard a guess to around 4 light years."
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