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

[scythegun]

I did, ja.

[I'm so sorry, Filbo, you do not deserve this.]

[ahelpingpaw]

...aaaah...th-there it is. Good thing you're all the way over there.

[The sight of the hand makes him shudder, but at least Yeager's far away enough for Filbo to not see it in a lot of detail. Still, he can't help but stare right at it in the same way you stare at a dangerous viper that could bite you]

I guess if there had been any water near it you'd have mentioned it already so...I got nothing.

[Oh well. The trial's just starting, there's plenty of time to find the right answers to everything this case has]

[scythegun]

[don't worry, filbo, the hand can't hurt you!! but someone in here sure can.]

Unfortunately, I have no idea how water fits into this at all.

[queceracera]

Oh, the pond! [Wait, let's backtrack.] In the spa, it looked like there was a fight and someone might have gotten dunked into the meditation pool.

[scouserer]

You think someone might've pushed Albedo's head under the water?

[queceracera]

Maybe? I think it's more like they were fighting and accidentally fell in? Like Albedo got ambushed in the middle of what he was doing.

[scouserer]

[Constantine nods.]

Makes sense. Maybe they ran out of the spa because it...you know. Got lit on fire.

[queceracera]

Kinda unclear on the timeline, but that makes the most sense to me? It was a pretty big fire.