FINAL TRIAL

[strangerpeople]

FINAL TRIAL


[Once everyone has managed to gather every piece of evidence they can get their hands on, there is, at last, a sense that they can go up to the top on the elevator that works. Granted, with access now granted, they probably could have gone up at any time, but it they would have been ill-prepared for what might be up there.

In any case, they might not have needed to worry.]



[Barbara will no doubt recognize this place as where Marie brought her just the previous week. It is a master control room, filled with buttons and levers that line the walls. However, the dome also allows for a view of what's outside - of the skies, the stars, the planets. The alpine valley the Base is situated, with its bubbling waterfall, and the crystal-clear blue lake it empties into, surrounded by flowers below the Base's base. The lake itself empties into a crystal clear river that looks to be narrow, but deep and rapid.

In the center of the room, near where the elevator rises out of the floor, is a chair, with a giant plush of that cheeky raccoon snuggled into it. Once everyone has come into the room, the elevator melts into the floor with a slurping sound. Now, everyone is here - and there's only one seat, meaning almost everyone will be standing for the duration of this discussion. There's no food or drink here, either - the Titled will have to make do with whatever they brought with them.

There's is a rumble below, as the Titled, together with Bottson and their menagerie of animals - gather together for one last trial. Everyone and everything in this universe may be at stake, and ultimately, either they all go home - or no one will.]


[It's time! The objectives are simple in this trial. It's time to finally answer the questions the Titled have about why they are here - and face the Mastermind of the Base.

Most importantly, though - who's got dibs on that chair? It's the only one in the room!

In any case, good luck, Titled!]

Comments

[crouching_sin]

... It is good to see everyone else alive, too. Considering that a certain someone of our party did attempt to make sure I didn't make it back...

[fashionfever]

[WAVING FROM OVER HERE

running to hug him seems like a strong thing to do especially with the floor being a place you can get stuck]

Oh, thank god you're alright too, at least! We managed to bring Marie to justice somehow but...

[theserpentsmiles]

...I'm an assassin, remember? They don't need to show themselves, because neither will I.

[They'll never see it comiiiiiing...]

[losergod]

For your consideration: a certain video game character's theme that goes with everything might have been pretty cool.

I hope I fucking spelled that right

[vividsins]

Dead. She killed Sir Passepartout, then tried to rig the results so she'd be safe. But we convinced Bottson to buck the reprogramming and let us vote for her.

[mementodagger]

Let me guess. Rosenkreuz is still a bit cross with you?

[illusionarymelody]

I'd like that. Once I've seen everyone again at least. So you're not upset about what I did?

[fashionfever]

I WONDER WHY.

[ichbindereinzelganger]

...You agreed to come here and eradicate the malignant virus that was killing Earth's girl genius in return for something. You had failed and I had you in my custody before I left Marie in charge of executing you while I finished my conquest and destruction of the universe.

[crouching_sin]

... To say the least, yes.

[theserpentsmiles]

Not really. You created a situation, but you're not responsible for how they responded to it. You had nothing to do with them dragging people from other realities in to solve their problems for them.

[crouching_sin]

[He looks briefly confused - oh yeah that one.]

Possibly. Though you might be the only one who understands that reference.

[macherieneutre]

...this is the same being who almost had us killed not too long ago and had the Army surrounding us.

[fashionfever]

You really should have thought about that before you used all your genius powers to kill someone! You could have read all these computer files with the rest of us.

[crouching_sin]

If 'jerk' is the worst thing I'm called in the next hundred years, I'll take it.

[losergod]

[ He's... glad to see Passe hale and hearty after examining his corpse. ]

It's nice to not have to be seeing you from the mortician's perspective, Mister Passepartout.

[leftthelighton]

[ He hugs her in return, grinning about this. ]

Hello! I am quite glad to find you alive.

[illusionarymelody]

We had no way of knowing. When she came with her army she was not pleased to see that we were still alive and for all we knew all of you were going to be executed.

[mementodagger]

You still need to know where they are.

[Too much time with Akira, Nagisa?]

It's a hard name to spell...

[crouching_sin]

I did know she killed him, but hm. I suppose no one threw her into the river. A shame, since Vita and I had... plans.

[macherieneutre]

I found them at the temple I am staying in!

[losergod]

Jerk is exactly what you are, you're just going to have to accept that role in life, Mister Naoya. I'm sorry to dash your hopes and dreams.

[crouching_sin]

That's funny, because I don't remember that at all.

[backuphero]

[Well... about that.]

Pinging Halley too

[vividsins]

She thinks it's her biological imperative to kill Miss Ivy, and she's scared of what'll happen if she doesn't go through with it and the option to not do it was literally something that never occurred to her due to being, you know, half virus. She didn't seem to be aware that you can ignore what your family wants for you and just say screw the rules, I want to be a doctor instead of a dictator.

[ Siiiip. ]

Speaking of which. Miss Halley, what do you want to do with your freedom since I don't think anyone is going to vote after all of this? Too much chaos. I kind of just want to get drunk and go home. I have a princess waiting on me, after all.