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]

Duh. What else would it be?

[ He glances at Therion and Anna. ]

They're both got it all wrong, actually. My status as the Chosen is never something I wanted to keep. You all clearly didn't read the profiles well enough to see that I don't want it in the slightest.

[blackmass]

...I see. Her wish and yours are the same, are they?

[pimpplan]

Yep. All I've wanted is to be able to transfer the title of Chosen over to Seles so I didn't have to deal with it anymore. I know that's what she wants, too, so why waste the opportunity?

[blackmass]

And that was worth the life of a man with a child waiting for him? My, I'm practically disappointed.

[snackooed]

Not to mention, the rest of ours, on top of it...

[philoxenia]

[ she hates this! it sucks!!! ]

Wasn't there another way to grant her wish?

[archboxer]

And if you failed you still would be able to outwit your destiny. What a blasphemous soul!

[pimpplan]

That's where you're wrong. No matter what happens here, I still win.

[bolderfell]

Hah!

[What a turn.]

However this turns out, you get out of jail free, huh? Hilarious.

[Della taught him Monopoly.]

[emberserker]

What, you'd rather die than be someone with an important duty?

["I didn't even want to be a mage. So why..."]

If she wants it so much, why is it such a burden on you?

[bolderfell]

Whatever. What was it, then? World peace?

[pimpplan]

[ Well, you see.... ]

[emberserker]

What, so you just want to toss that away? Because it's not needed?

[pimpplan]

You got it!

[ He closes his eyes, a fist balling up. ]

You have no idea how much having that stupid title has ruined my and her life. And, for what? For some snivel-nosed brat to be able to find a host for his dead sister's soul?

[blackmass]

...Pardon?

[wHAT]

belatedly tags massive symphonia spoilers lmfao whoops

[pimpplan]

[ He's responding to Kirei, but he is full on staring at Rhea at this point. ]

Yeah! That twerp 4000 years ago couldn't live with the fact his precious sister died, so he created the whole Chosen system to control marriages to create people with the right mana signature to serve as her vessel.

[blackmass]

[well this all smacks of nonsense]

...You and your sister alike wish such a fate for her? How strange, I would think family should care enough to avoid something so insane.

[archboxer]

[... Wait. Something in that makes Rhea stop and focus her attention.]

A vessel does not get to decide their fate!

[reallyhatesharks]

Oh so we're just gonna throw the word "vessel" around like he's not people too now.

[Nova is losing her shit for completely different reasons than everyone else.]

[archboxer]

He admitted that was his fate. He is just a coward.

[lovelikeyou]

Everyone gets to decide their fate.

[oh - shit. maybe she shouldn't - ]

What he's done is terrible, but he's still a person.

[mouflon]

[ are you, like

trying to squander whatever sympathy points this earned you, rhea ]

[nothingcanstop]

Rhea. You're grieving and hurting right now. I get that. But maybe it's time for you to shut up.

[pimpplan]

[ He's got a huge smirk on his face. ]

And what would you know about that, Rhea?

[hardnosed]

[ this statement is completely fine and checks out by her standards, what's everyone else so mad about ]