SECOND TRIAL

[bathymetric]

[ After sufficient time has passed, and you're all as ready to avenge dear Obi as you've ever been, Mayor Fontaine speaks. ]

Alright, that oughta do it. Pack up the evidence and head to the bathyspheres, same as last week.

[ There's yet again a line of spherical submersibles back there, ready to take off as the citizens of New Rapture climb aboard one or two at a time. And one at a time the bathyspheres descend into the abyss below New Rapture, deeper and deeper, once again to the dome on the seafloor, lit all around by bio-luminescent... slugs, of some kind? They're a little closer today.

The ring of podiums still sits in the center, just like last week. Two more podiums are going to stand empty. Two more dead. By the end of the day, best case scenario? It'll be three.

The projector clicks on. Mayor Fontaine is as here as he's gonna be. ]

You all know why you're here. Night Knight is dead. And I know plenty of you liked him alright, so don't let him down, hm? Or do. I'm here if you have questions.

[ Welcome to your second trial. ]

Comments

[vholran]

Why should I?

[bootyhunter]

Because we've just lost, like, three!

[The pitch in Dandy's voice is rising. It's clear his blood is actually boiling.]

These trials are a load of hot garbage already. The least you could do is be nice!

[vholran]

[ Honestly he is an asshole, so fair. ]

Being nice will get us all killed.

I suspect the killer is someone who had a field day lowering Obi's guard, just as she's doing the same in the middle of this trial.

[bootyhunter]

...!!!

[He didn't want to say it! He doesn't want to accuse her!

But she looks so damn guilty.]

[allatonce]

Good job projecting your own shit aaaaaaall over everyone else, dude. Real BDE of you.

[prompocalypse]

I don't think he's going to know what that is, honey.

[specialyellthing]

I don't know what that is.

[allatonce]

I'll tell you later, sis.

[specialyellthing]

[SHE CALLED HER SIS!!!!]

[allatonce]

Yeah. It can haunt him forever that way, because the translator's not gonna translate an acronym. Isn't it great?

[prompocalypse]

All according to keikaku.

[Keikaku means plan.

That joke makes no logical sense in the context of her setting. Somewhere, Arthur Aguefort is screaming.]

[vholran]

[ ... he raises a brow at BDE, but judging by the comments he is going to live in ignorance on that for awhile.

Is this good? Maybe? He is contemplating asking, but maybe he just doesn't want to know. ]