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

[bonesorter]

Oh, I...

[She wrings her hands a little nervously upon being called out here.]

I had been planning on changing into this as soon as I finished putting it together... but then I had that embarrassing accident in the crafts room, so I couldn't put it on until today when I woke up this morning.

[deathmagnetic]

[ He's contemplating her answer, carefully. ]

...Accident in the crafts room? When?

[cethflayn]

[Flayn can help!]

Yesterday, I was looking for Lorna. I found her in the crafts room - she had fainted. Decus helped me bring her back to our room to recover.

[leaveittomother]

Were you with her the whole night?

[cethflayn]

Yes, of course I was. I only stepped away to tell everyone I could not participate in...certain efforts.

[Probably can't reveal y'all were trying to phone the dead]

I did fall asleep at some point in the night, in my chair.

[leaveittomother]

Understandable. Admittedly I didn't participate either.

[Anyway!]

That's natural...

[But. But! That doesn't sound good, though.]

[bonesorter]

Yesterday... I think?

[Today is Friday, right? So it had to have been yesterday... please don't tell her that it's actually Saturday or something and she was unconscious for longer than a day...]

[deathmagnetic]

So, you woke up this morning, then? What did you do afterwards?

[bonesorter]

I got up out of bed... I didn't leave the room though, as I... well.

[She glances at Flayn.]

I heard the announcement that the Captain had given, about the... the deaths that occurred. And I... I didn't want to cause more trouble than I already had by getting sick in front of everyone, from seeing what happened to them... so I waited for Flayn to come back before leaving to come here.

[deathmagnetic]

...Another question:

While you were waiting, I assume then after you got out of bed, you put your different clothing on, then occupied yourself with a book or something? You did nothing else until she returned?

[paucipan]

[...Hm.]

You said you planned on changing your clothing as soon as you could. Do you remember the state that your other clothes were in this morning?

[dokkalfheimr]

[Risotto...]

You...think there's a chance Lorna did this?

[It's something that turns into a genuine question halfway through; of all people...?]

[sivard]

I have to agree with Freyja, here.

[jibunwo]

If it's another situation like Allenby's, we can't disregard anyone as a possibility.

[paucipan]

I know we have to consider all avenues, but...

[Plumeria is a little skeptical? Lorna doing this just seems like an impossibility, look at her, Plumeria could probably outlift her.]

[deathmagnetic]

Truthfully speaking, I don't believe that's for certain.

At this time, I've leveled no accusations towards her. I thought it'd be fair to do some questioning as not only was there a shift from the familiar [ In what she was wearing ], but that she was one of the few who hadn't been present for Thursday night's activities.

[thisaroma]

You don't think the seance somehow did something weird to her, right? Since she was the only one unconscious during it...?

[dokkalfheimr]

No, that's true, and I don't intend to argue. I just know you don't tend to do things for no reason and I was curious as to what that reasoning might be.

[she is having an easier time of it this week now that she's not on a shitton of ambien and no one is accusing plumeria of anything.]

[magycks]

Oh, good, so it's not just me.

[dokkalfheimr]

Based upon what...? If I may.

[magycks]

Oh, right. You gave your roommate a bit of a fright yesterday.

[ like magica gives a shit??? ]

[cethflayn]

[Scuse me is she not supposed to care???]

[bonesorter]

... I'm very sorry, for having worried Flayn like that.

[Lorna is still going to apologize anyway, even if she probably already did say sorry to Flayn at some point this morning after waking up.]

[cethflayn]

It is not something you need to apologize for. Friends care for each other, do they not?

[magycks]

Well, as long as you're feeling better, no harm done. Right?