FOURTH TRIAL

[bathymetric]

Alright, that's quite enough time. Move along towards the trial, if you would all be so kind. You know what's coming.

[ It's routine by now - go to the vault door, get let into the elevator by Angel, head down to the trial room... it's hard not to notice the losses on the ride down by now, though. Your numbers are starting to really dwindle, even if you're often spread out enough not to notice as much normally. The trial room and its podiums, too, seem more than ready and willing to remind you of the same. The red glow of the empty spaces is constant, potentially unnerving. ]

Remember that as there are two victims to consider, up to two votes may be counted at the end of proceedings. As always, I am but a direct address away, however rude you choose to make it.

Find the party or parties responsible for the deaths of your comrades. And to those parties: Good luck.

[ The screens rise!

Welcome to your fourth trial. ]

Comments

[bolderfell]

Are you serious?

[Skittering around to the Rin side of his podium.]

[thieviusraccoonus]

Well it's... one way to narrow the list of culprits.

[bolderfell]

A damn stupid way!

[thieviusraccoonus]

[He just shrugs????

look man we're at a loss for options here, so.... be carried around for a little while??]

[mouflon]

[ ...yeah she's not gonna help you, buddy ]

[archboxer]

[She's... very fast. Surprisingly so.

He will have to struggle hard not to be thrown over her shoulder like, well, a sack of flour.]

[bolderfell]

Gah--!

[He yelps, and kicks, but yeah. There's not enough cover in here for him to properly use his crazy EVA stat. Rhea has now obtained one (1) thief. Use him well!]

[nothingcanstop]

[ Hissing through her teeth: ]

I'm sorryyyyyy--

THERION CHECK

[archboxer]

I am sorry but do hold still. If anyone has any intention of dropping you or causing you harm, I will take you back.

[Look at her user name. That should say it all. Then with one thief, she clears her throat.]

Everyone come here. Time for a simple test of strength. I will take most of his weight until it is clear that someone can hold him.

[bolderfell]

[This is it. The ultimate indignity.

Ema, Shelley... look down upon him kindly, and remember him as he was. These fuckers are dead to him.]

[archboxer]

[What dignity]

[fivestagegod]

So are you going to protest just as loudly if I refuse to do this one, or am I allowed to watch this time?

[mouflon]

[ Well... Rin is right here, so.

She can. She can support his weight? But not totally comfortably, to be honest. She's strong for her size, but she's more of a scrapper. ]

[archboxer]

[Probably not a match, then. Rhea notes it and moves on. ...Though, admittedly, it's hard to compare to being able to catch a thief and throw him over your shoulder.]

[blackmass]

[i mean the earlier display kind of makes it pretty clear but]

[it's like holding a couple of grapes]

[bogwife]

[She might not look very strong but Zerinda has surprisingly few issues picking him up and supporting his weight bridal-style. Bend at the knees, not at the waist, ect ect.

If they all survive this she will make it up to him with mead, she swears.]

[lovelikeyou]

[Rose winces at Theron's obvious discomfort.]

I'm sure it's not necessary for me to do that, too. We all know I could.

[valentinus]

[ He'll come here and then look at his clawed hand... um ]

[philoxenia]

Are you sure, um...

[ it's not that she won't do it because she will but like

it will rapidly become clear that she cannot lift for shit ]

[hardnosed]

You already know what I can do.

[ That said, she is absolutely loving this shit. ]

[nothingcanstop]

[ ..............like mira della's just going to stare at rhea and like

lift her arms ]

...If it's cathartic for him, he can sit on me.

[reallyhatesharks]

This is literally the stupidest thing we've done so far, for the record.

[Like, not that she's not going to do it, but it's dumb.]

[thieviusraccoonus]

[Raises a hand.]

I'll pass. He and I are already in the same weight range.

[emberserker]

[Anna... well, it looks like she's stronger than she really should be, but she's having a little trouble nonetheless.]

Honestly.

[nothingcanstop]

[ one day she needs to learn to be more careful about her ideas around this group because NOBODY knows how to do anything besides strong-arm people into them ]