THIRD TRIAL

[bathymetric]

If you have time for a grisly operation like that, I think you've had all the time you need to gather evidence. Please proceed to the door to the trial room elevator as quickly as possible.

[ Once you arrive, it's the same song and dance as the last two weeks. Angel helps you all get through the vault door and into the elevator, and watches as you all make the slow descent to the dome below. Standing in the elevator is more than a comfortable fit now, even for the largest among you. A few more of you lost and there'll be room enough to pace in here.

But maybe you don't want to think about that.

The dome of the trial room is the same as it's been, the only change the dull red glow coming from the two newly-unoccupied podiums. The screens above flick on, and lower down to make an address. ]

You know the score by now. Find Seteth's killer and you can all go free. Fool them all, killer, and you'll have your life and your reward. Other than that, whatever happens here is between all of you. Call for me if you need anything.

[ The screens rise again, leaving you here.

Welcome to your third trial. ]

Comments

[pimpplan]

Lucky you. I'd love to be able to have that ability. My person is extremely valuable, you see, taking care of my delicate features is no small task.

[emberserker]

Is this necessary?

[hardnosed]

[ HONESTLY, FOR ONCE, SAME ]

[pimpplan]

[ ♥ ]

[bolderfell]

When you say "valuable"...

[emberserker]

He's in a high position at home. And he's got fangirls, for some inane reason.

[pimpplan]

What can I say? I truly am Tethe'alla's national treasure.

[ He was gonna stop earlier, but y'all just enabling him at this point. ]

[bolderfell]

So, enough of a treasure to kill for?

[pimpplan]

[ He squints. He sees where he's going with this. ]

Not me, if that's what you're trying to imply.

[bolderfell]

[Shrug.]

Ties in nicely with the motive, that's all. Someone back home wanting something that badly.

[snackooed]

[ Ignoring all of Zelos's...foppiness going on up there-- ]

That might be one way we can go about tackling this, but...

[ They were all pretty messed up by that motive, and pushing buttons just seems... ]

[pimpplan]

[ He doesn't reply for a second. ]

Why'd I kill for that to happen, then? Seems like a weird reason to do that, if someone else wanted it.

[bolderfell]

...The pictures were supposed to be of people we cared about, right? Maybe the killer cared more about them than they did about Seteth.

[pimpplan]

[ Again, he's quiet for a second, but breaks out back into his stupid smile. ]

That's quite the thought! I think that's definitely something to keep in mind as we narrow things down, hmm?

[bolderfell]

[That... sure is a reaction a person could have.]

...Right.

[reallyhatesharks]

Teenage girls like any guy that's theoretically attainable. Even if they look like an alien and are named Benedict Cumberbatch.

[philoxenia]

... That's not incorrect at all.

[ like she doesn't get it, but you do you, cumberbitches ]

[nothingcanstop]

Cumber...

[ .............This is not the time of Ducktales puns. ]

[pimpplan]

Choose your next words carefully, my dear Therion.

[ Anna already explained it, but. :) ]

[bolderfell]

[How dare you insinuate Therion has done anything carefully in his life.]

I'm not anybody's "dear" anything.