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

[sixthnonsense]

[He hates this!!]

Man, those things are friggin' haunted. Maybe if we bury 'em, they won't find their way back...?

[hotpaprika]

... We could perform an exorcism.

[sixthnonsense]

[Emphatically:]

NO! That is some dangerous shit! You'll let the ghosts out and then everyone here's fair game!

[daimakaicho]

Afraid you might get jumpscared?

[sixthnonsense]

.........

Maybe...

[hotpaprika]

[????]

Aren't exorcisms supposed to be beneficial against ghosts and demons?

[sixthnonsense]

Yeah, but like, exorcisms can go so wrong if you don't know what you're doin'! Plus someone already did a friggin' satanic ritual on the patio! Who knows what would get attracted to it?!

[dullshooter]

I vote against messing with forces that we can’t comprehend or get rid of with a gun.

[daimakaicho]

[ clears throat ]

[sixthnonsense]

[...

Hild is here bc of the satantic ritual confirmed.]

[daimakaicho]

[ surprise, the patio is actually set up to match her cheekbone markings ]

[fuckingguy]

Not with me in the fucking room!

[hotpaprika]

We can make sure to exclude you and inform you when we are finished.

[daimakaicho]

Maybe not the best idea, here.

[ nandor and hild just stand in the corner ]

[buriedstar]

Really? Don't you need a priest for that?

[hotpaprika]

I-it was simply the first idea that came to mind!

[He was going to suggest that maybe someone here could be a priest but he's pretty sure he'd be bullied for that.]

[buriedstar]

You'll upset Nandor and Hild-noona, so no.