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

[scouserer]

[Constantine nods.]

I'm not quite sure where that comes from, since cyanide is supposed to have an almond-like flavor to it. But they might've mixed it with something else to get her to swallow it--maybe tea or something.

[magycks]

Probably whatever it was dissolved into.

[scouserer]

[Constantine frowns.]

So, what? The person gets to wipe their hands of it all with hardly any evidence that they were involved. If that's what happened, I can't think of anything that might tie the person to the crime. Except, maybe the smell of whatever they poisoned Plumeria with....

[magycks]

Well, yes, that's the whole point of a hands-off murder. But sure, I guess we might as well all sniff each other again.

Or just take inventory of who's gotten cyanide from the vending machine.

[dokkalfheimr]

Admitting to that now seems a little, ah...imbecilic, Magica...

[magycks]

Oh, this is more of a "rat out your friends and roommates" thing.

[dokkalfheimr]

Unfortunately, half of us are dead.

[dokkalfheimr]

You think they did it with something specific, then...?

[jibunwo]

Who knows, maybe they are stupid enough to keep the vial with them. Should we see what everyone's carrying?

[deathmagnetic]

We may as well; they could've been careless enough to forget about it.

[dokkalfheimr]

...Smart enough to do this in the first place, but stupid enough to bring the vial?

[jibunwo]

...What else do we have, Freyja? I don't want to lay blame on Plumeria when I can't prove either guilt or innocence, there has to be something we're missing.

[dokkalfheimr]

Do you think I want to lay blame on Plumeria? Either this alleged third person is too smart or too stupid for your tastes, and I would like it if you decided which it is!

[jibunwo]

...

[He's just going to be very quiet and not look directly at Freyja right now.]

[magycks]

[ Sotto voce: ]

I'm just warning you now, this is not going to look great.

[jibunwo]

What exactly does that mean, Magica?

[why is today anything]

[magycks]

Look, we've had two midtrial possessions and Thursday night might as well be open season and sometimes I want to not be a sitting duck, pun intended.

[jibunwo]

Please don't tell me you're hiding an armory.