THE SECOND TRIAL

[strangerpeople]

THE SECOND TRIAL

[Soon after the failed attempt to contact the dead, the tell-tale alarm suddenly rings out, rattling everyone's teeth alongside Marie's voice.]

ATTENTION! EMERGENCY ALERT! PLEASE GO TO THE ELEVATORS IMMEDIATELY!! HMHMHMMM! I WILL NEVER GET TIRED OF SAYING THAT...!

[And so, once again, the elevators bring everyone back down to the trial room, where the table has been...altered, slightly, color-wise, to reflect those who are no longer among you. And once more, upon entering the force field, weapons disappear - and powers fail to work.

Bottson hops up onto the center of the table, transmitting the evidence found.]

heRe yOU Are eVerYBOdy! THe sUsPECt lISt!



YoU cAN Do THiS!


[Above everyone once more is Marie, floating around in her hover platform.]

WELL, WELL! FANCY MEETING YOU ALL HERE AGAIN! I GUESS YOU ALL FAILED TO KEEP THAT GUY ALIVE, HUH?? AHAHAHA!!

WELL, LET'S SEE IF YOU CAN GET WHO DID IT THIS TIME, HMM??

Comments

[toushiro]

Not only that, but people can easily lie about their flexibility if they wanted to.

[ oh my god ]

[leftthelighton]

No. Kick me in the face.

I am trained. I can tell if someone is lying about their flexibility.

[commandurr]

WAIT!! DON'T!!!

[leftthelighton]

Ah?

[ Pass looks at her in confusion and slight irritation. ]

[1/3]

[commandurr]

WHY WOULD VOLUNTEER TO BE KICKED IN THE FACE...

[commandurr]

...WHEN YOU CAN JUST KICK THE ROBOT?? HE'S RIGHT THERE, AFTER ALL!! AND I DO IT ALL THE TIME!!

BOT!! YOU LET EVERYONE KICK YOU RIGHT NOW!!

DONE

[strangerpeople]

[Bottson: o n e

f e a r


He might be shaking a little at these words.]

[losergod]

... Why would we kick the poor, innocent thing just doing it's job? I'm against this.

[strangerpeople]

[tHANK YOU???]

Re: DONE

[tiefleaf]

It's okay, little buddy, no one's going to kick you if we can get away with it.

[strangerpeople]

No kICk???

[vividsins]

Because the robot wouldn't be accurate enough, Milady Marie. Even if it can somehow change heights, I feel like what's going to be needed is also Sir Passepartout feeling any strain there is.

[strangerpeople]

[plz save him gaiz]

[leftthelighton]

I agree on all counts. [ Pass still doesn't seem to have realized he's volunteered to be kicked five times, not just once. ]

[backuphero]

[Goddamnit, it's shaking. Why is it so pathetic that it's shaking? It doesn't look anything like the ones that killed Richard, and...]

Kind of short to be a target, isn't it?

[strangerpeople]

[BECAUSE it is pathetic??]

[earietale]

And how do we know that won't count as breaking the rules?! I don't want anyone dying because they kicked a robot!

[She is not letting this go, just so you know.]

[commandurr]

BOTTSON'S DIFFERENT! HE'S NOT PART OF THAT RULE!

SO WHY NOT KICK HIM HMMM???

[tiefleaf]

I'm not saying he deserves it, because I barely know the guy, but if this is what he's into, I don't see why not.

[crouching_sin]

Look, I'm not here to kinkshame anyone, but I don't want to be responsible for damaging someone like that.

[losergod]

Can we NOT bring fetish into this?! Why is it always that with you people?!

[fashionfever]

[EXHAUSTED]

There are pretty young people who have to listen to this???

Keep it safe, sane, and consensual, kids.

[leftthelighton]

[ Pass looks quite appalled. ]

I merely suggested it for the sake of the case. What I am into is none of anyone's business!!!!!!!!!!!

[ So many exclamation points. ]

[crouching_sin]

[He's just laughing, sorry.]

[toushiro]

[ he is so fucking done right now oh my god, literally scrubbing his face ]