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??

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[fashionfever]

[She's imagined this kind of thing so many times, is the rub. Anvil falling on their head, loose rhino eating them, her own hands around their neck. In short, human beings experiencing the pain they put her through, and then disappearing, causing her no problems anymore. There have been days at a time when it feels like all she's ever wanted.

Akira made a request that they not watch. Naoya didn't say such a thing. You know, Vita was ice cold, and Akira she refused to watch, and she was still a useless wreck during Richard's misadventure, and Rosenkreuz - oh, yes, her entire body knows she wasn't there for that. It will be the first time she - of course, she's not controlling that robot, but she—

In that moment when Naoya kicks back, she scowls - this martial artist, really? Did he get his COMP back at the last second and hack the robot? But then the sparks start flying, and her eyes glimmer with morbid fascination, relief. It's going to be over.

The body is lying there, the tortured bitter soul removed. Now it's a repulsive corpse, unhelpful as well as unhurtful to anyone, and Angela feels a humane emotion of disgust. She makes a dusting hands motion and turns on her heel, taking the elevator down alone.]