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

[fashionfever]

If Molly really did nothing wrong, that just makes it even more important to check everyone else for cuts! Even - even cuts in their mouths or something else they try to hide!

[theserpentsmiles]

He used the same kind of knife as the bloody one - if he didn't clean it after injuring himself, the saboteur could have just planted it. They might not have a cut.

[fashionfever]

You think... Molly just injured himself, like in an innocent way, on a regular knife he just had lying around, and the saboteur used that to plant all this blood?

How did this knife get all the way there without dripping on anything? It stayed fresh going all the way from the weapons storage or the kitchen?

[theserpentsmiles]

I...didn't actually make sure the blood was fresh. It could just have been dried on there.

I guess it doesn't explain the blood found on Rosenkreuz-san, either...

[backuphero]

[And if Angela - or anyone else - happens to look over at Jonathan she's going to see him look horrified at that.]

[theserpentsmiles]

[????]

[backuphero]

I - you remember I got Marie talking about whoever's - the thing with the pregnant lady? Nagisa, I bit the inside of my cheek, I... I swear to God, that's the only reason I have a cut in my mouth, it's from Wednesday!

[He's trying to stay calm but nobody's really been singled out as a suspect yet and if this is what it's come down to, well....]

[vividsins]

...Jonathan. To be entirely honest. I feel like if you'd killed, it wouldn't be like this.








You're far too impulsive.

[losergod]

He's definitely too impulsive.

[crouching_sin]

He absolutely is, given last week.

[Sorry, bro.]

[backuphero]

[WHY DOES HE KEEP CRYING IN FRONT OF YOU, HUH

It's not like that time, this is... at least he's still standing, even as he squeezes his eyes shut, swiping frantically at them. Enough blinking and that seems to have worked, though his voice is unsteady.]

I... I can't fault you for saying so...

Never used to be afraid of dying for no reason, what's wrong with me?

[crouching_sin]

Hey, hey. No need for tears. You're not at fault here.

... Well, being impulsive is your fault, but you're extremely unlikely to be at fault for murder.

[backuphero]

We're at a deadlock, though. If somebody doesn't take the fall, then...

[crouching_sin]

Then... I don't know, actually.

1/2

[fashionfever]

Though... it would be even more impulsive to kick the bad guy holding the TV in the face...

2/2

[fashionfever]

But you wouldn't do that, Jonathan! [beaming] There'd be another way to handle things, just like there would have been another way for Akira to handle things! You could always just ask us for help.

[losergod]

... And here we are, in a complete circle. At this point, we've decided it could be anyone, except Baku.

[vividsins]

I still don't think it's Jonathan.

[losergod]

I don't either. Mister Naoya and Mister Tealeaf are the likeliest suspects.

[backuphero]

And if it came down to it you know I would, right?

[fashionfever]

[She glances at Baku.]

It makes me sound like a dumb fish, but yeah. I believe in you. I'm proud of that.

[theserpentsmiles]

I believe you.

[backuphero]

Thanks, Nagisa.

[He's a little less panicked, hearing that among all of the "too impulsive".]

[leftthelighton]

Mister Jonathan, if I were to pick a killer right here and now, it would not be you. From what I know of you, I do not believe you capable of murder.

[backuphero]

Well, that's two of us... sorry. Bad joke, at a time like this.