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

[scouserer]

[Wait, this probably seems relevant--]

Albedo mentioned that the blade was cursed, and that he was the only one able to resists its magic. He wouldn't have easily given it up.

[A pause.]

I wonder--maybe after Sara had been attacked, Albedo wanted to jump in and protect her?

[scythegun]

Oh, it's cursed?

[...Okay, so this is a sword for decorating, not using, got it.]

I do think that's possible, ja. It seems like it made sense that Sara heard something happening outside the arcade and went to investigate... but that doesn't mean that what she heard was a fight in progress. So it is possible that she heard the killer doing something out there and was then attacked, only for Albedo to come by afterwards and try to stop the killer.

[scouserer]

Well, it might not be cursed anymore. But if someone's inspected it and they still haven't become...you know, evil and fucked up, I'm sure it's fine.

[Constantine nods.]

But I suppose neither of them were expecting that much resistance.

[scythegun]

No, likely not. I doubt any of us would have suspected anyone would be hiding something like that - and still capable of it, at that.