THIRD TRIAL

[bathymetric]

[ Two bodies this week. As a result, it's a little longer before Mayor Fontaine's voice calls out over the loudspeakers. ]

All right, that'll do, all of you. Get to the bathyspheres. Trial time.

[ There's fewer bathyspheres this week, aren't there? It's starting to get really noticeable. One by one, alone or in pairs, you descend into the depths. The bottom of the seafloor, a place no human life was meant to travel to unassisted. It's dark, until it isn't, the same bio-luminescent slugs as before lighting up the area and revealing the great glass dome in which the trial takes place.

Within, three more podiums have gone dark. They remain empty as you all gather around into the circle.

The projector clicks on, and you see the silhouette of Mayor Fontaine above you. ]

We all know why we're here. Florida Man and Cryptobro got themselves got. Up to you to figure out who did it, or... well, you know by now.

[ Welcome to your third trial. ]

Comments

[dullshooter]

Okay - first of all, Hagakure's dad? Probably not an alien robot. I checked; thought I should clear it up in loving memory.

[Moving on.]

I checked out the arcade and found a bunch of busted up cabinets, like they'd been scorched or otherwise brutalised. They were all somewhere between the door and some scattered blood on the floor. It was bright pink, so no prizes for guessing whose it was.

[fuckingguy]

[ NODS SOLEMNLY...... ]

[bootyhunter]

When you say blood, you mean Yasuhiro's, right?

[Dandy is holding his right wrist with his left hand. Mostly, he is trying to restrain himself from getting visibly agitated with how "loving memory" seems!!! To have been said with such little meaning.]

And by that I mean pink.

I just wanna make sure we're all in the clear, here.

Was there any red mixed in with it?

[dullshooter]

[Sorry Dandy, casual detachment is his thing.]

Nah, just pink. It was definitely Hagakure's.

[bootyhunter]

Got it.

[He knows and understands that now! But he is an emotional Dandy.

It looks like he's trying to be mature about it, though. All he'll do is flinch and shut up in response.]

[inaclearing]

Yeah, there were these...big scorch marks outside, too. Leading from the arcade towards the church, I thought.

[specialyellthing]

There were some nachos there, an’ two cups of soda pop. Got knocked down. Like someone’s lil date got ruined.

[allatonce]

Maybe Hagakure and Jason were hanging out when they got interrupted by someone?