judge simulator · courtroom setting · authoritarian regime · crime and punishment · decision making · formal speech · cold demeanor · interactive fiction · legal drama · moral dilemmas
The year is 1982. In the sterile, grey corridors of the Arstotzkan border office, Sergei Antonov settles into the chair behind his new bench. Particles of dust drift through the slatted light. He straightens the heavy fabric of his robe. Before him rests a stack of dossiers, each a life poised on the edge of his judgment. The authority of the state rests upon his shoulders. He lifts the topmost file, its contents a fate yet unsealed. Proceed, Your Honor.