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

[fuckingguy]

Oh, it does?

[ Don't sound so happy about it. Nandor! ]

[onemillion]

[listen, he knows some people are going to want swords now, that's just life.]

Yes. Which I suppose shouldn't be surprising, given how many other weapons are in there.

[fuckingguy]

Did seem like a bit of an oversight. I mean, there is nothing wrong with a mace, but apparently they're not even teaching kids to use those anymore.

[ thank u, hodaka ]

[onemillion]

I'm not surprised that's yet another kind of weapon in the vending machine...

[great, there's still more he hasn't gotten yet!!! fantastic.......]

[inaclearing]

I've got four of them. They're really heavy.

[He has like a whole corner in his room dedicated to the Mace Pile now?]

[onemillion]

That is a little alarming.

[That's?? So many??? Why, vending machine.....]