vote

we were getting ready to play a game about hannibal and the second punic war and each group was in charge of choosing which player went first. most groups argued a bit before settling on a player, but one group, being the diplomatic kidlets they are, decided to vote. in our class, some things are decided by vote and it's always a secret vote. they followed our usual voting procedure and all 4 students put their heads down. dante, with his head down, led the vote and called out the players' names. each player dutifully voted and did not cheat by looking up during the vote. when the vote was over, they all lifted their heads and said, "who won?" this was met with few shrugs and some confusion. in their excitement to vote, they hadn't designated a counter and so the results were secret even from them.