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You find yourselves in a surprisingly sterile room. It's entirely white, almost blindingly so. There are a few beanbag chairs to sit on, though perhaps not enough for your entire family. On one of the walls, there's a laminated poster of a wheel. At the center of the room is a table with a glass case on top. If you lift the case, you'll find a single red button. Behind a glass panel on the wall is a monitor that is currently off.

Curiously, it does not seem as though you can actually destroy anything in this room (save for a simple note by the button), regardless of how much you may try. The glass will never shatter. The poster cannot be torn into pieces. Furthermore, your blessings and powers are off and none of your personal belongings are actually on your person.

A simple note lays by the button on the table, a reminder of your directive: Will you push the button?

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You don't think we're already that due to our strong moral character as an organization? This isn't going to change anyone's minds from where they were.

CNet and the Atmosphere's reputation on the ship really doesn't matter as much as the actions of the small group of us who actually do the dirty, no?

Consider this my personal speculation, but the most serious crimes done by this small group will be done outside of this place and time.

Oh, yes. That's true enough.

Still, it's all about public image, in some ways.

The public image is determined by our messaging after the decision. And if our decisions are split like this, the messaging might be the same either way.

At least one Family, I am fairly sure, will remember the pain a lot more clearly than any direct or indirect messaging after.

If that Family has a lot of friends, it's going to be a exponential problem.

Has this happened thus far?

Not to speak for the rest of the group, but I did get cornered after my first bad performance and accused of being a heartless murderer, despite quite a bit of reasoning proving the contrary. Hence, wishing to exercise caution.