Room 2

[testingphase]

[The room, once you've entered it, has a number of ear buds laid out on a table.]

Now, pop those ear buds in and we'll begin the test! Failure to comply will result in desyncing and forcing your team to pay for a replacement body.

Comments

[thirtysteps]

Li Kouyuu. I work under the King of Saiunkoku, as part of his government - I have been honoured to serve since I was 17. I am currently the Vice-Secretary of the Department of Civil Administration.

[universalboy]

Uhm, are you a vegetarian?

[thirtysteps]

Not at all.

[universalboy]

Okay. Sure are a lot of government workers... do you do a lot of desk work at your job?

[thirtysteps]

It could be a pattern in the Robot GLaDOS's methods...

[ thing to think about, Kouyuu! ]

I do quite a bit of desk work, yes, which I don't mind at all.

[loyal_tothecore]

Why are there so many government workers...

[thirtysteps]

Why are you asking me?

[loyal_tothecore]

It's weird! Don't you think that's a weird coincidence?

[thirtysteps]

It is quite the coincidence. But unless that is the secret someone's been told, then it's worth putting aside until later, Eh-chan.

[wawko]

...Wow. So many important people.

[thirtysteps]

Ah, as Vice-Secretary, I'm not as important as perhaps you might expect.

[wawko]

But you're still important, right? I mean, you're working for your king in the government, so it isn't like anyone could just do the job.

[thirtysteps]

Well, of course - but all government officials must undergo the same rigorous testing. Some do better than others, and that helps guide their potential placements.

[not_so_fast]

Wow, seventeen's pretty young for something like that.

[thirtysteps]

I suppose it is, but it was the right path for me.

[not_so_fast]

It's pretty cool that you know that already. I mean, I'm sixteen and I barely know what I want to do after high school.

[thirtysteps]

You don't know what you want to do yet? I suppose. I don't feel terribly unusual, though I was quite young by government standards.

[bitofadick]

... sounds important.

[thirtysteps]

It isn't unimportant, but there are more important positions, of course.

[thebiggestloser]

「Does your position make you responsible for a lot of people?」

[thirtysteps]

To an extent. It's ultimately the Secretary who has the final say, and those recommendations are passed onto the King if necessary.

[thebiggestloser]

「In other words, there are set parameters for what you can and cannot do.」

[detonatsun]

Do you fight?

[thirtysteps]

Not at all. The army is a separate part of the Imperial administration.

[detonatsun]

So you don't keep civil peace or anything.