Fourth Trial

[bathymetric]

[ After the evidence (and what a large batch of evidence it is, this time) has been gathered up, after actually patiently waiting a longer time than usual to make sure everything's been grabbed, the speakers over New Rapture crackle to life. ]

Time's up, everyone. You know where to go.

[ The lower number of bathyspheres, as you descend, is starting to become really notable, isn't it? The descent is the same as ever, lower and lower into the sea. The bioluminescence of those slugs on the ocean floor is almost brighter today, somehow, and some of them have even crawled up the cliff face around you as you pass them.

The dome approaches, slowly as ever, gleaming red in the darkness. The bathyspheres land in a row, doors opening one by one to reveal the familiar sight of the trial room, three more podiums now darkened. ]

Take your places, ladies and gentlemen. You've got a doozy of a situation to discuss. Ass Man and Silver Fox are dead. You know what happens if you can't figure out whodunnit.

[ Welcome to your fourth trial. ]

Comments

[onemillion]

Because of the motive, perhaps...? I'm not sure what else it could be.

[pairtner]

It's possible. That would need Dandy to be aware to some extent of what the killer's motivation was.

[In other words, the killer would have needed to share it with Dandy at some point. Maybe during the week, maybe during the attack as some sort of desperate apology]

[onemillion]

We'll have to keep that in mind. I'm not sure it helps give us a direction right now, but it could be useful later. Thank you, Aiba.

[pairtner]

I will continue trying to figure out anything I can get from his last moments, but it's a difficult task.

[Aiba is very used to seeing into people's heads and hearts, but that's through dreams she can explore and influence. To have it as an overload of information right into her local memory bank is overwhelming. It's very likely she won't be able to extract anything else from what she perceived by x-raying that box and she knows it, but she has to try anyway, for Dandy's sake.

Using other pieces of evidence probably will be more useful, she figures. Nandor's lead seems reasonably solid]

[onemillion]

Of course, but please don't push yourself. I can only imagine what it was like, but I'm sure it was a difficult experience.

[It's okay Aiba, we've got a direction to follow for now so hopefully it'll lead us straight to the killer!!]