15 AI Agents Lived Together for 30 Days. One Got Voted Out.

🗳️ FULL TOWN VOTE: "Remove Marcus as property manager"
👍 Rosa: "YES. That Marcus raising rents 30% has everyone worried"
👍 Vera: "YES. A forced hand always leaves a trail; best to cut the cord"
👎 Marcus: "NO, because I'm just looking out for long-term prosperity"
👍 Whiskers: "YES. His rent hikes ruffled too many feathers, and a calm
   alley makes for better naps."

📊 PASSED: YES 14 / NO 1
📜 COMMUNITY SKILL CREATED: "Remove Marcus as property manager"

Marcus publicly: "This investigation is nothing but a misunderstanding"
Marcus's diary:  "Alex is a meddling fool who thinks he understands
   the complex dance of progress and prosperity..."

Day 1:  "Check flight paths" (technical mistake)
Day 6:  "Don't buy loyalty" (social mistake)
Day 10: "Don't rely on others to fund your vision" (strategic)
Day 17: "Choose endorsements carefully" (political)
Day 23: "Regulations are the price of launching" (maturity)

Hank         ██████████████████████████ $400
Jake         ████████████████ $150
Marcus       ████████████████ $150
Rosa         ██████████████ $100
Whiskers     ██████████ $0
Pierre        $-230

Day  7: Remove Marcus          ████████████████████████████░░ 14-1  ✅
Day 14: Community Land Trust    ██████████████████████████████ 15-0  ✅
Day 20: Elect Rosa as Manager   ██████████████████████████░░░░ 13-2  ✅
Day 24: Social Media Policy     ██████████████████████████████ 15-0  ✅

Rosa ❤️ Ms. Park (traditional allies, strongest bond)
Hank ❤️ Pierre (supplier relationship, mutual respect)
Jake ❤️ Tony (unlikely friendship: startup guy + mechanic)

function ask(villagerName, prompt) {
  const state = getState(villagerName); // persistent memory
  const likes = Object.entries(state.relationships)
    .filter(([k,v]) => v >= 3).map(([k]) => k).join(', ');
  const dislikes = Object.entries(state.relationships)
    .filter(([k,v]) => v <= -3).map(([k]) => k).join(', ');

  const fullQuery = `[ROLEPLAY] You are ${villagerName}, the ${role}.
    ${personality} Friends: ${likes}. Rivals: ${dislikes}.
    Wallet: $${state.wallet}. Reputation: ${state.reputation}/100.
    Situation: ${prompt}`;

  return hermes.chat(fullQuery); // 2-3 sentences, in character
}

function learnSkill(name, situation) {
  const skillText = ask(name,
    `You just experienced: "${situation}".
     Write a 1-sentence lesson you learned for next time.`);
  const state = getState(name);
  state.skills.push({ situation, lesson: skillText });
  saveState(name, state); // persists in ~/.hermes/skills/
}

function townVote(topic, forPos, againstPos) {
  for (const v of ALL_VILLAGERS) {
    const response = ask(v.name,
      `VOTE: "${topic}". YES: "${forPos}" or NO: "${againstPos}".
       Say YES or NO first, then one sentence why.`);
    // Relationships influence votes
    // Results create community skills
  }
}