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

[losergod]

Obscure, stupid internet culture was most of my life when I was buried in medical textbooks.

Thanks for making me have to examine a corpse, by the way. I really appreciated that.

[crouching_sin]

... I have someone at home I need to defeat. If I don't, everyone will be in danger. A single life is quite cheap in order to ensure that humanity can continue to have free will.

[earietale]

Me? You-I...

[Just hugs him a little bit tighter. She's letting some tears slip out, too.]

I'm glad to see you, too.

[vividsins]

I mean, it's entirely fair, but no, we're fine. She cried on Nagisa, even. ...She's just a kid, really. I mean, ten thousand years in here is only about nine years out there. Maybe ten? I'm not sure, but... She's basically a kid whose parents decided she should end the world and she didn't know that not doing it was an option.

[backuphero]

Comatose counts as alive! I - holy shit, I'm -

[CONGRATULATIONS, YOU GET A HUG.]

[ichbindereinzelganger]

No, you won't. Not unless Aunt Marie downloaded your memories onto tapes.

[crouching_sin]

Considering that my demon summoning application runs on emotions from the internet, I've spent more than enough time on there, myself.

And you're welcome. I couldn't exactly go and find the clues that I left, now could I? That would have just been foolish.

[losergod]

Cross, yes, but it would be wrong of me to hate you for it. My daughter is much worse, if I'm being honest. She's got a bodycount that's... very high.

She put someone in a blender once and played the "will it blend?" game.

[crouching_sin]

[He lifts a hand to his forehead faux-dramatically.]

Oh, no. How will I ever survive?

[Just. The most flat delivery.]

[ichbindereinzelganger]

I was just waiting for the right time. The girl genius is Earth's most important asset, after all. If I were to infect her too quickly after the first time, I'd have been figured out.

[vividsins]

Oh, by the way, we can get our memories back. There's a machine downstairs. Miss Halley might be able to bring it up. I don't know. I don't really care right now, too much has happened and I'm rather tired of things going off the rails.

[losergod]

... As I said before. You're a jerk.

[ Eyeroll. ]

But in any case, we killed Marie and found the machine to restore everyone's memories, so everyone you're talking to here remembers except Mister Tealeaf. He was... adamant he did not want them back.

[illusionarymelody]

[She seems a bit nervous. After all, she's not sure if he's going to be upset for what she tried to do or if he would still want to be with her. But the fact that he's asking that gives her hope and she tries to smile.]

Not dreaming at all. I'm fine and I've missed you.

[crouching_sin]

[DON'T MIND HIM HE'S JUST CRACKING THE FUCK UP AT THAT.]

[losergod]

I suppose you will just have to find a way. Woe is you.

[stealsyourduelist]

Trying to play the victim now? You truly are a pathetic worm.

[Yep.]

[crouching_sin]

... Tapes. Our memories are on tapes.

Considering that there's a hole in one of my most important memories, I hope for her sake that that memory can at least be recovered.

[illusionarymelody]

Well, I'm glad we had no reason to worry but I don't regret us coming here because we couldn't figure out any other means to say we're still alive.

[fashionfever]

.................................why didn't you just say that to start with instead of all this dramatic "nobody will ever understand me" stuff?

[theserpentsmiles]

No, even those of us who have all our tapes restored don't remember the volunteering for any of this part...

[losergod]

She also fed someone clorox-enriched cookie dough. Actually, if I weren't the God of the House, I would be worrying I needed to pray for her immortal soul or something.

[ichbindereinzelganger]

That's right, your memories are on mnemic magnetic tapes.

[crouching_sin]

Good. Because one of my most important memories has a hole in it, and even if I suspect I know what fills it in, it's frustrating to not know when you've been cursed to keep all of your memories over every life and suddenly some of them are gone.

[vividsins]

No, it's good to know that this part is taken care of. Now it's all just... Up to Miss Halley.

[losergod]

Are you a priest, then?