Username: CCTV
Banned Roles: Command
Ban reason: N/A
Length of ban: Indefinite
Ban Issue:
The ban is fair, but I would like a second chance or reduction
Events leading to the ban
I was captain this round.
The vast majority of the round went swimmingly. I mostly spent it trying to replace heads who either died or left in some way, wandering the halls, and fighting slimes and such. Eventually I made my way to security to finally give the new HoS a pinpointer and I spent time there in sec.
Towards the end of the round, I was given a thief’s bag after the thief was arrested, but noticed it was unused. I looked through the options and noticed that one of the things that could be acquired was a syndicate codeword. I asked HoS if I should get the syndicate bundle for the codeword and they said “sure” or something to that effect, and I promptly got that and the sleepy one and gave the codeword to HoS.
Warden saw what I had, and said they would need to take it. I refused (I wanted to nocturine myself) and used a gadget from science to put myself in a pocket (I do not know what it is called), intended to be playful rather than a legitimate attempt to keep the items (I literally could not move regardless). Warden waited a minute or two and then called on radio that they were going to arrest me for having syndie gear, and a few officer came over and waited for me. Warden’s call caused a fight or flight panic in me, and I chose flight.
When I was eventually forced out of the pocket-thing I booked it towards an exit and was detained (eventually) in bridge without a fight. They booked me in genpop permanently. I did not get any chance to explain what happened, and neither did HoS mention their part in it.
By this point, the station was worked up to a frenzy by not only sec announcing what I had done, but also the AI actively promoting that I be shamed, and I assumed I was going to be lynched.
Myself and another inmate plotted an escape and were able to run when someone bombed the external wall (which I’m relatively sure was an attempt to get access to me to kill me, as the people at the window were talking about “punishing” me). We fled to disposals, and hid there till the detective came looking for us. We tried to resist but were arrested after a short fight (we had 1 baseball between us). I got ahelped on the way back to genpop and bit my tongue on evac.
Reason the ban should be removed
I understand that using the thieves’ pack (I don’t know what it’s called) is a violation of the rules, and I accept and understand a role ban, but a permanent ban does bother me.
Using the bag did not cause harm to any players, didn’t violate any core rules, and turned out as an interesting event for the station and an opportunity for rare RP of a mutiny which, as far as I could tell, everyone enjoyed.
The worst that could have come from it would be the use of the codeword to make an arrest, and the round was nearly over so that was exceptionally unlikely. I got the items in security, after having already checked with HoS about doing so, and was given a significant sentence and publicly humiliated for it. The punishment I got in the game more or less fit the crime and I was happy to go with it. Adding a permanent role ban to it does not seem reasonable to me.
I don’t play this game super frequently. I’ve got about 450 hours on it and have been playing in the playtest for years. I have played a significant number of rounds as command that were wonderful experiences, many more that went terribly and everyone died, and only a couple where I made a serious mistake that harmed the RP of the round. In this case, I genuinely don’t think RP or the round was meaningfully harmed.
While I would obviously prefer the ban to be removed, I only ask for a reduction.