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

[specialyellthing]

Stop.

[hotpaprika]

Listen to her, Zinda! Does she sound like she has any remorse for what she did to my Obi?!

[specialyellthing]

Let her say what she was gonna say.

She's already a dead girl walkin. Leave her alone.

[hotpaprika]

She killed my Obi, Zinda! She killed him without regret!

[He's crying in sorrow and anger.]

[specialyellthing]

... There's regret. [it might be regret that she got caught, but...

literally this is the third time this has happened to zinda she just has a soft spot for teen girl murderers]

[bootyhunter]

Jonathan!

[Dandy's tone is stern.]

I get that you're pissed, so am I!

But fightin' her won't change anything!

[sastruga]

..."Yours", now, is that so?

[bootyhunter]

That's not gonna help, girly.

[It's Dandy's time to be short, although he's clearly exhausted. Also because he is currently attempting to restrain Jonathan from across the way!]

Save it for later.

[sastruga]

...It isn't about that, really.

[bootyhunter]

Ohhhhh.

[He whistles.]

Sorry.

Had the wrong idea for a second there.

[hotpaprika]

[He doesn't meet her eyes, as if he realized he said something wrong.]

[sastruga]

...Harker-san. I know you're hurting. But forgive me for saying this much...

This isn't all about you. Stop.

[hotpaprika]

[Tears stream down his face.]

I just wanted to protect Obi... If I couldn't do that...

[sastruga]

Obi-san isn't here to listen to your regrets.

This isn't helping. It's just for your own sake.

[hotpaprika]

[He continues crying, his legs feeling week.]

Please... I wish to be left alone...