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

[jibunwo]

We've done a seance, I'm sure an exorcism isn't that far out of the realm of possibility. The question is if you want to do this the hard way or not.

[bonesorter]

Perhaps. Perhaps not.

[A pause, and then--]

I'm curious, though. What name are you going to write when casting your vote?

[thisaroma]

"Lorna and the thing possessing her"?

[bonesorter]

That's not my name.

[This is the heart of what she's getting at here: that the Captain is the type of jerk who might consider your vote a wrong one if you write Lorna's name instead of the spirit's name.]

[thisaroma]

[ Well he isn't reading into this enough to get that implication!! ]

Yeah, but if we don't know it and you're not going to tell us, that seems like a pretty clear way of explaining who we mean.

[scouserer]

[Checks the profiles real quick.......]

The Unfortunate One, then?

[bonesorter]

An apt description for the girl, indeed... but merely a title your Captain chose.

[scythegun]

I don't suppose you'll be generous enough to tell us if we ask politely?

[bonesorter]

[She just... grins wider, showing off her teeth.

Of course you're not getting that out of her easily.]

[scythegun]

[well at least he tried the easy method!!!!!]

[ltcommandroid]

Does Lorna know your name?

[jibunwo]

I hate repeating myself. Lorna's body was used to kill Sara and Albedo. Therefore, just as with Allenby, it's 'Lorna' who is technically responsible.

[bonesorter]

I cannot say... I know the circumstances of this "Allenby"... but...

The girl and I are not the same person. I may be in her body, but I have my own identity.

Is there not a rule for what happens if you write the wrong name down when casting your little votes?

[jibunwo]

Do you really expect me to believe even Jack's stupid enough to throw the entire game on a technicality? Or do you expect us to act out Rumplestiltskin with you for the next hour or so?

[scouserer]

You think Jack wouldn't? Besides, names have power when it comes to entities like this. We find out what its name is--it's true name--we can also ensure it doesn't kill again.

[leaveittomother]

Most evil spirits don't actually have names of their own. We'll just figure out what answer the Captain wants and he can take care of them.

[deathmagnetic]

That sounds like a plausible course of action to take.

[ Or at least one, which is better than nothing or the alternative. ]

[leaveittomother]

[She's not against getting rid of the spirit for their survival but it's nothing personal.]

We can't judge a cat for eating a mouse but we can move the cat.

[deathmagnetic]

...Certainly. Besides, it sounds to me like the creature doesn't sound as confident in every part of its position in all of this, regarding the answer it gave to Freyja.

[ He knew uncertainly when he heard it. ]

[queceracera]

I don't really think it falls under weapon rules if you're possessing a body you used to do the murder.

[bonesorter]

[That actually gets a laugh.]

Well, I guess you could say she is nothing but a tool to me, but that's a rather cruel thing for her so-called friends to say of her too. I'm impressed.

[deathmagnetic]

And your identity is what, exactly?

[ ... like asking directly will work. ]