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

[thieviusraccoonus]

...Uh huh.

[Let him think it over a moment.]

Grappling hooks have turned up in a few of my gang's cases, but I'm never the one that actually uses them. See, it's kind of redundant when I can just jump and hit the to make my way up to things.

[emberserker]

I told you, you do seem to be off in your own world this entire trial. Usually we have abilities that make sense to us. Whatever a is, there aren't any around here, are there?

[thieviusraccoonus]

The is how I pull off some of my moves. Sliding on rails, walking on power lines. Stuff like that.

[bolderfell]

What are you talking about.

[thieviusraccoonus]

Uh, the ?

[reallyhatesharks]

How are you doing that with your mouth?

[thieviusraccoonus]

It's simple, you know? Like the ?

[Huh.]

They're secret Cooper techniques.

[reallyhatesharks]

Yeah, but - nevermind. Nevermind, nevermind. We have bigger shit to worry about.

[blackmass]

Fine, well whatever you're babbling about--are they abilities you have been capable using here? I for one can freely admit I awoke in this place missing a fair bit of my own magical abilities.

[thieviusraccoonus]

...You know, it's funny. They're sort of my natural abilities, but I've definitely been seeing a lack of Thieving Opportunities around here.

[Waves his fingers.]

They're like these little blue sparkles.

[bolderfell]

...What.

[thieviusraccoonus]

[THIEVING OPPORTUNITIES]

Just the repertoire of a master thief.

[blackmass]

[WHAT IN GOD'S NAME ARE YOU]

...So...effectively, 'no', in other words?

[emberserker]

And it's something unique to your world. Yesterday afternoon, I timed a ritual to the full moon and I still couldn't summon my ARMANOX, even with all the power I've gained. Our abilities are sealed, we established that weeks ago.

[thieviusraccoonus]

It isn't like I'm talking about magic here. Just normal, everyday, abilities.

[emberserker]

You've established your distaste for being an outlier with how much of your "everyday" makes no sense to anyone. Fine. If you can jump that high off of something, your podium is right there.

[thieviusraccoonus]

[Looks at his podium, and. well.

Sure. time to climb on top and take a seat.]

There. Now, what about that "ARMANOX" of yours?

[emberserker]

Are you seriously expecting me to give you all the talk on how GRANBELM works in the middle of a trial.

[thieviusraccoonus]

Nope. But maybe later?

[emberserker]

Fine, if we live long enough.

1/2

[blackmass]

[bruh what in the fuck]

[blackmass]

But you're familiar with them, are you not?

[thieviusraccoonus]

Familiar, sure. But I couldn't make one. Tech stuff was Bentley's thing, he was the brains of our operation.

[blackmass]

I would hardly call a chunk of carved wood and a rope 'technical.'

[thieviusraccoonus]

My point is I wouldn't need a grappling hook. I've already got my cane. Had it for a few weeks.