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 hand

[scythegun]

[you get to see the hand up close!! you probably don't deserve this.]

Ja, that sounds right. It would seem that his attacker had far more strength than he was expecting; I don't believe he was an inexperienced fighter at all. So we're looking for someone with claws and strength capable of this.

[paucipan]

[eh, better for plum to see it than to palm it off on someone else!!]

That seems prudent. I doubt there's many who could hide such a thing.

[...Though the more Plumeria thinks about it, the more uneased she feels, not exactly helped by the goddamn gore/vore conversation going on downthread good gods.]

[scythegun]

Ja, precisely. We still do have quite a bit to discuss before pointing fingers at anyone.

[Especially with that conversation going on...]

[paucipan]

[...]

...Maybe pick a different wording for this circumstance, but yes, agreed.

[considering. y'know.]

[scythegun]

[..............he's trying very, very hard not to smirk, that was absolutely intentional, plumeria!!!]

[paucipan]

[...WHY ARE YOU LIKE THIS YEAGER, DEAR GODS]

[scythegun]

[SOMETIMES YOU GOTTA MAKE YOUR OWN FUN IN SHITSHOW SITUATIONS LIKE THIS]

[paucipan]

[LIKE SHE GUESSES BUT ALSO GOOD GODS.]

You're the worst.

[She is just saying that with her head held in one of her hands. She hates this day so much already.]

[scythegun]

[He's just going to press a hand to his chest and incline his head a bit in the tiniest of bows!! You're welcome~! ☆]

[silentscout]

[jibunwo]

Unless we have some kind of shapeshifter with us and they've done an astounding job of hiding it for weeks and weeks.

[either that's sarcasm or he's perfectly willing to believe that's exactly the case]

[paucipan]

Wouldn't something like that fall under our powers being taken away, though? I can't imagine that the lot of them would let someone keep something like that...

[Like that seems obvious? But uh.]

[jibunwo]

It would, logically speaking. But if any of us as we are at the moment have claws capable of this, I have to say I haven't noticed them.

[thisaroma]

Yeah, that's why I was confused. Do any of the cats have abilities like that...?

[ltcommandroid]

Spot is only a cat. And Parker has shown no signs of being capable of such things.

[Not that anyone here...knows that much about Pokemon rip]

He was in my room all night, in any case. He cannot open the door.

[thisaroma]

[ But what if he TRANSFORMED INTO SOMETHING THAT COULD OPEN DOORS......... ]

[silentscout]

Kissa can't either, she's a normal cat.

[dokkalfheimr]

I can't access my other form, personally, and even if I could it wouldn't be capable of doing anything quite like this.

If someone else can access theirs, I would rather like to know why.

[jibunwo]

If we find that is indeed the case, I'm inclined to want to know exactly the same thing myself.

[ltcommandroid]

Perhaps it is purely physiological? Just as I have kept my own increased strength, compared to an organic being of my size and build - though of course, I am presuming that your abilities are based in magic, Freyja.

[dokkalfheimr]

I suppose that's fair, yes.

[...don't make me figure out the physiology of beast units, I am not paid enough for that]

It doesn't make it any less agitating, but that would explain it.

[cethflayn]

[OH WOW...FLAYN'S SUDDENLY GLAD ONLY A SELECT FEW PEOPLE KNOW WHO WHO/WHAT SHE REALLY IS]