FIFTH TRIAL

[bathymetric]

[ It's not terribly long, once everything has been found, before Davy Jones heads out to round you all up once more and take you into the theatre. At least plenty of you are around the same area, so it probably doesn't take terribly long.

The ride down to the trial room is the same as ever - a blast of the organ, a slow descent. It's really starting to become clear, though, just how your numbers are decreasing. You're already down three, counting the absence of Chloe, potentially more when you come back up.

The crew of the Dutchman is singing as Jones lets you out into the trial room. ]

To business, passengers. I am about if you need guidance.

[ The circle of podiums is less populated than ever. So many of you are islands now, so to speak.

The song dies down, the waters quiet.

Welcome to your fifth trial.. ]

Comments

[ahelpingpaw]

It is! Which is strange, isn't it? Because I thought activated charcoal was meant to help during poisonings, so it's not really the kinda stuff you'd be eating randomly?

[Or so he supposes, maybe Decus or Plumeria had a knack for eating charcoal, who is he to judge]

[magycks]

They both knew that. Decus ate it fairly regularly, and I mentioned it to Plumeria after the third trial.

... That said, essential oils are dangerous because they irritate the skin. A burnt out esophagus really isn't something charcoal was going to help with.

[ltcommandroid]

True. However, they may not have been aware of those facts.

[leaveittomother]

I think the fact that it was in that particular one meant that it was aimed to poison either of them, not just a random person.

[magycks]

Decus, probably. The only people who'd know Plumeria was aware would be her and I, and if I were responsible, I'm not nearly stupid enough to just admit that with no provocation.