FOURTH TRIAL

[bathymetric]

[ Well! That's sure something, isn't it? There may or may not be a lot of you excited to get down to business, but Jones does eventually move to collect you all and bring you to the theatre. It's a familiar routine by now, perhaps even comfortingly so given the irregularities of this particular killing.

Two of you gone this week. The elevator is started to feel downright spacious, don't you think?

A shanty, as usual, echoes from the crew of the Dutchman as you enter. The room is the same as it has ever been before you as the elevator settles into position. ]

To yer positions, passengers. Chins up.

[ Three more podiums claimed by the rust and wear.

You have your evidence, and you're going to need it before long. The music outside dies down.

Welcome to your fourth trial. ]

Comments

cw gore

[thisaroma]

[ Decus takes his place, and for a long moment, he looks past Data to Alice's empty, rusted podium.

But then he shakes himself out of it and clears his throat. ]

Uh... Data and I looked at Sara's body in the piano lounge. It... actually looked like she'd been attacked by a monster? She was torn open by what looked like claws or teeth, and a bunch of her organs were gone.

[ He... says that pretty matter of factly, but also, he's seen plenty of monster attacks, so this isn't anything super shocking to him. ]

There was nothing that actually looked like it had been done by a weapon... oh, though Sara was still holding a knife herself.

[ Looks at Data in case he forgot something? ]

cw: missing organs

[cethflayn]

Wh-

[What do you mean gone]

Where...a-are you certain they were not...in the vicinity?

[Wow Flayn doesn't like this!!!]

this is the CW party. CW: vore

[silentscout]

Something ate them.

[He sounds Tired.]

cw: vore......

[ltcommandroid]

That does seem likely.

[Nothing to add here!]

CW: vore and this whole case you know

[ahelpingpaw]

Please tell me she wasn't...killed to be food.

[He had enough cannibalisms implications in Snaktooth Island's history, he doesn't need to see them on this goddamn cruise too]

cw vore

[thisaroma]

Well, it was only the organs that were gone? All her limbs and everything were fine. So, I mean, if they were only looking to eat organs, I guess, but... they kind of wasted the rest of her in that case?

cw vore

[leaveittomother]

Organs have the highest nutritional value. Though, it does seem odd.

It also seems odd that they'd go that far so soon.

CW: vore

[ahelpingpaw]

Somehow that doesn't make any of this sound any better.

[As if there was a way to make anything sound any better, he knows that, but it feels so weird to be thinking things like 'oh they wasted the rest of her' and wow is it ever disturbing]

W-Well, the reasons behind the death doesn't matter so I guess we sh-should stop talking about it. My bad, I shouldn't have brought that up.

CW: Emeto

[cethflayn]

[





Okay look I'm sorry but she's just going to tremble for about fifteen seconds before crouching down behind her podium and retching. It's. Just bile.]

I - I am sorry - I did not mean to...

[If she's in trouble she'll clean the trial room, she promises]

[silentscout]

[OH NO FLAYN

He'll come over to try and pull her back to sit down for a minute.

And then, to Davy Jones:]

Can we have a bucket or something?

[Just. In case she gets sick again.]

[thekeyofsea]

Aye.

[ And he will just sort of. Walk into a wall. Walk through the wall. Walk out of the wall with a bucket from the Supply Room in a few moments. Hand it over. ]

[cethflayn]

[...She takes it.]

Thank you.

[Sir have you ever seen a more pitiful 1,000+ year old being]

[silentscout]

[It's still weird to see that, but.]

Thank you.

[jibunwo]

Agreed.

[just. completely fucking deadpan. fuck today.]

cw: vore

[sivard]

That's.....

[thisaroma]

I mean, you didn't see them in there either, right?

[ You looked around the room more than he did!! ]

cw vore/organs... vorgans

[thisaroma]

Yeah, that's what I assumed.

cw: vore

[dokkalfheimr]

...I do strongly hate to mention the fact that someone ate them [and that certainly seems to be true, she definitely looks like she hates this] but there were scraps of white fabric next to Sara's body. They didn't come from Sara herself; they're a bit coarse in nature and had blood on them, but nothing distinctive? The blood could have easily been on the fabric due to the nature of where they were.

[leaveittomother]

Could they have come from Albedo?

[dokkalfheimr]

I wouldn't say it's impossible, but Sara had a knife; perhaps she managed to strike whomever was attacking her.

[thisaroma]

[ raises hand ]

Those didn't come from my jacket, just so we're clear.

[ just since every trial seems to make him look guilty in one way or another!!!

...and yes, last time that was legit, but. ]

[dokkalfheimr]

I imagine people will want to check your clothes eventually, regardless, as well as my own.

[silentscout]

Mmm. We should compare it to everyone's clothing.

[Lalli, for example, wears a lot of white.]

[deathmagnetic]

To see if there were any tears, I assume.

cw: organs

[dokkalfheimr]

[She looks a little pale, but...]

Ah, there was also no...indication that the organs had gone anywhere. No trails of blood or bile, they were simply gone. So I would assume Lalli's conclusion to be correct.