THIRD TRIAL

[bathymetric]

[ Once all the needed information has been pulled from the PARTY ZONE and nearby echelons, Davy Jones once again does his rounds to collect everyone and bring them to the theatre. ]

You are all familiar with this procedure by now, step quickly!

[ And with the blast of the organ, down the elevator starts to go, into the bowels of the ship below. Things darken and then, as before, you hear a song from the crew of the Dutchman drifting predatory below. ]

Take yer places, all of ye.

[ The circle of podiums remains, two more podiums rusted over and aged. Jones takes his place, meanwhile, looking out the window at the sea.

The shanty dies down, and the atmosphere darkens.

Welcome to your third trial. ]

Comments

[guffawsungraciously]

[Jasper looks kind of. Well. He brought a tall thing of vodka and a knife to his podium and he looks kind of drained...]

...if anything, I suspect Freyja less than most people. If she could restrain herself from killing until now, presumably she made the connection that if she acted, all she would get for her trouble would be a swift execution. I believe it to be far more likely that someone took advantage of the fact that they would have someone who could make an easy scapegoat.

[cethflayn]

[Y'all be daydrinking, it's concerning.]

[calx]

Does the evidence point to a scapegoat?

[guffawsungraciously]

Oh, I am not saying that we should not check Freyja against all evidence that could conceivably point to her. I am simply pointing out that we should not waste time lobbing accusations against her until we find something that suggests her involvement beyond her statements earlier this week.

[calx]

Yes, I agree. We should also be aware of the opposite however, clearing her name because of sympathy or the perceive unlikelihood that someone would commit murder after boldly stating so in public.

[guffawsungraciously]

Oh, of course. If the evidence does point to her, I am not going to go out of my way to attempt to exonerate her.

suicidal implications cw

[conceivesfrenzy]

By the way she made it sound to me after all that, she knew that then and didn't care if that was how it would happen, in all honesty.

[ She giggles and looks at... uh...... hold on..... Chloe? She think it's Chloe, at least. ]

You room with her, right? Anything peculiar come up last night~?

[hellahighwater]

[ Oh, this is fun.

Her mouth a thin line, Chloe shakes her head. ]

No. When I came in, she was asleep.