Sixth Trial

[bathymetric]

[ After a time, as always, your investigation is interrupted by the Mayor's now-familiar voice, calling out to you over the loudspeakers. ]

And that's gonna be time. Pack it in, everyone, bring what you're gonna bring because it's trial time.

[ There are so many bathyspheres missing, you cannot help but notice, as you all pile into the station for your standard trip down to the trial room. Your number has dipped to about a third of its original size - a fact that becomes even more evident when you reach the circle of podiums at the bottom of New Rapture's ocean trench. ]

You all know why you're here. Someone killed Pillage Idiot, and it's your job to figure out who. This is your sixth one, I sure hope you have the procedure down by now.

[ Welcome to your sixth trial. ]

Comments

[onemillion]

We don't know where that room is. We should play along with her demands for now.

[Let's try not pissing off our captor okay!!]

[howveryglib]

[...MGRGRGRGR okay he's not stupid enough to get himself killed here... even if he feels very... :c...]

...

I suppose you are correct, yes. It is better to retreat.

[...he does look sadly over his shoulder because :C :C :C]

[specialyellthing]

…

Go on, then. [shes not moving though.]

[howveryglib]

...

[DON'T ENABLE HIM LIKE THIS ZINDA.]

We should have some time to investigate, should we not...

[onemillion]

[SMH AT BOTH OF YOU]

Do you really think now is a good time to risk irritating her? We can return and decide our next course of action together.

[howveryglib]

...I suppose I would rather have better weaponry to fight some sort of warmachina, but at the same time...

[--wait no what]

[onemillion]

[Tries very, very hard not to sigh very loudly...]

1/2

[specialyellthing]

If you want.

I’m in no rush. Thought I’d just stick around, wait an see if he makes it back.

[specialyellthing]

So I can finish him off myself

[OK MAYBE NOT THE ENABLING WE WANT HERE—-]

[howveryglib]

...

I know you loved him but can we not make things worse here...

[onemillion]

Zinda, I understand you're hurting and that this is the last thing you want to hear - but you know what will happen if you kill him. We aren't going to lose you too.

[specialyellthing]

You really think that bitch would kill me, for finishing her job?

[… it makes her hesitate, at least. for her eyes to flicker to the podium where the girls had stood.]

[howveryglib]

Yes, I think she would.

[specialyellthing]

She should thank me. At least I can finish a fuckin job! [… but whatever. She whips around.]

I gotta get this fuckin blood off me. [AND SHE BOLTS.]

[onemillion]

[Just as hard, no hesitation:]

Do you really think she wouldn't? Is it worth taking that risk?

[inaclearing]

[yeah okay he's leaving, fuck this]

[onemillion]

[Big mood, Gaius... But c'mon, let's head back out together, we're gonna have to see how this shakes out...]

[howveryglib]

[HANG ON ZINDA'S ENABLING HIM]