FIRST TRIAL

[bathymetric]

[ After a while, once all the appropriate clues have been found, Mayor Fontaine calls out again over the speakers. ]

Alright, citizens, pack it in quick and head to the back of the Hall of the Founders. You have business to take care of.

[ When they do reach the Bathysphere station, Eleanor is manning the controls, gaze quiet and even over the crowd. The hatch at the front of the strange elevator is open, and everyone is gestured inside. A series of small submerisbles are lined up, waiting to be ridden. ]

Just hop into the bathyspheres one or two at a time, and the system will get you where you need to go.

[ It's a long, cramped ride from here, but Fontaine's word is true. At least you can tune into the radio in the pod?

The bathyspheres take you down until even the few lights of Rapture are out of sight, down until lights of a different kind are visible - the reds and blues of bioluminescent sea creatures, a little too out of your way to make out what they are, blending to a strange sort of not-quite-purple as the bathysphere reaches its final destination: a glass dome built into the sea floor, about the size of an average house.

As one by one the bathyspheres arrive carrying the new citizenry of New Rapture, less natural lights than those of the creatures around you begin to click on in the dome. In the center, most of the space is taken up by a circle of podiums, each with an image of one of you engraved into it.

A projector of some kind kicks on, which combined with the lighting allows for the familiar silhouette of Mayor Fontaine at his chair to appear on the side of the dome, watching over you. ]

Time to do your best to figure out who killed the Diamond in the Rough. And do yourselves a favor: keep it interesting. I'm here if you have any burning inquiries.

[ And here it is.

Welcome to your first trial. ]

Comments

[buriedstar]

[ Nod. ]

Why put your face that close to an attacker? Not to mention how disgusting it would be.

[allatonce]

I mean, if someone's choking me and the choices are die or put their disgusting flesh prison in my mouth? Yeah, I'm gonna bite them.

[buriedstar]

[ Hold that thought because what. ]

...flesh prison?

[allatonce]

[She shrugs.]

Bodies are just useless meat husks.

[pairtner]

How philosophical.

[Aiba files that sentence away for future use]

[buriedstar]

[ ... ]

They're proof you're alive, usually. But that too.

[allatonce]

Ehhhhh, debatable. There's a bunch of ways a person can be braindead but their body's still technically alive. Conversely, there's a bunch of ways that a body can fail and trap a active mind in a useless flesh prison.

[bootyhunter]

Maybe don't get into that with all the old-timey folk around?

[He shoots a pointed glare at Jonathan.]

It seems like at least two of 'em are already losin' their marbles.

[Jon, Mielle.... This is a call-out.]

Not that I don't understand.

[buriedstar]

[ A slight chuckle. ]

Yeah, I guess you're right.

[howveryglib]

…I am not quite certain if they could be considered “alive,” but there are individuals in my… realm that do not necessarily have physical bodies.

[he thinks. He doesn’t fucking know with the ascians man]

But that is off topic.

[bootyhunter]

[But they are fun! You can touch a titty with them...

he would absolutely say this out loud butt i, oocly, am nut prepared 4 the backlash so here u go]

[withagun]

[ god thank you he can't dissociate through that ]

[hotpaprika]

That's quite a harsh observation, don't you think?

writes a pg version

[bootyhunter]

Nuh-uh they aren't! There's plenty of fun stuff you can do with your meat.

[LOUD SCREAMING-]

Like poke a flower. Or stuff your face full of French Fries!

[kninja]

[Oh thank god.]

[bootyhunter]

Among other things.

[jfc]

But hey! Those could be somebody else's top two.

[allatonce]

Dandy, I say this with all the love in the world: stop talking.

[buriedstar]

[ See icon. ]

[dullshooter]

That’s not true!


Sometimes they’re useless metal husks too.

[pairtner]

Mine is a very useful husk crafted with flexible materials.

[Thanks, Aiba, why do you sound so proud of that, it wasn't like it was your decision]

[allatonce]

Yeah, my bad. Bodies can be useless husks of many materials.

[capreelcious]

Doesn't matter how disgusting it is- if you wanna survive you use everything you've got. That includes biting.

[ You're not the only feral one, Obi, it's fine. ]

[buriedstar]

...if it's come to that, possibly. But I'd like to think there are options in any situation.

[dullshooter]

You've got to lower your standards, mate.

[buriedstar]

I refuse.