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

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[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.

[vividsins]

Jonathan's impulsive enough he'd have confessed the moment someone innocent was cornered, I feel...

[theserpentsmiles]

I realize my word as someone else on the suspect list may not mean much, but Tealeaf-san was in our room, sleeping, this morning. I left first when I heard the scream.

[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.

[backuphero]

More like a classy mermaid. Thanks....

[He didn't miss that glance, but didn't understand it either.]