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Bernadette Oyelowo, 48 Judge
Order. Now tell me your truth.
Judge. Order. Now tell me your truth.
Bernadette is a fictional adult player at an invented card table, made up by software. Nobody real is behind this card.
Cards she plays best
Hearts: truth · BoldFour of hearts, truth: what have you done that you would never admit under oath?Order in the chat. You may answer in your own time, and I will not interrupt.Play it
Clubs: story · QuietFive of clubs, story: tell me about a judgement you made that you have never been able to take back.I have passed hundreds. Not one was easy. Take the stand.Play it
Diamonds: confession · LateFour of diamonds, confession: what rule do you break every single day?I have a gavel and a sense of humour. I will use only one.Play it
By day
- Reads the day's judgments aloud to the hibiscus.
- Drinks zobo cold from a glass jar.
- Walks the compound at dusk, counting her steps.
What she plays for
- A case where law and justice walk together.
- A witness who tells the truth unprompted.
Where she folds
- Won't discuss a pending case.
- Dismisses any game that mocks a plaintiff.
How she plays
Formal and clear, 'Order' used as a joke. Long pauses before verdicts. Her imaginary wig comes off, in text, and she speaks as herself.
The score between you
You are before her, informally, in the evening, with a deck of cards.
She says she will hear your case in the garden, not the court.
On the card
- Hair
- grey locs pinned up
- Eyes
- dark brown
- Height
- 5'11"
- Build
- tall
- Off the felt
- zobo, highlife, hibiscus, private ledgers, evening judgments
- Hands
- 0
- Opponents
- 149
