T̢H͜E̵͟ ͏́͡TH͘͢I͠͞R͜͡͝D̷̶ ̛͞T̴R͏̨Į̷A̵̧L̡̨̀

[strangerpeople]

T̢H͜E̵͟ ͏́͡TH͘͢I͠͞R͜͡͝D̷̶ ̛͞T̴R͏̨Į̷A̵̧L̡̨̀

Attention, Strangers. It's time for the trial now.

Please bring whatever you see fit and not anything against the rules.

[And so it is, that the Strangers must come once more to the elevators, to the room where the force field sits and their podiums wait. Three more people are now Xed out, as if they never existed.

Once everyone is in place, five podiums light up red.]

THE BRITTLE	THE DISCORD	THE ENEMY	THE FORLORN
				THE JOVIAN

Once again, two bodies have been discovered. It sure is tragic. Please remember to vote accordingly.

[There is no hesitation, no pause, before the clock begins, and the ticking echoes through the chamber. The evidence is there for the remaining Strangers to see, and organize. Voting must happen to ensure justice. What else is there to say, then?

The trial for the murders of Vita Clotilde-Morris, the Bad Luck, and Jonathan Morris, the Double, has begun.]

Comments

[poorlovefool]

I just said Spike was the same as Gab.

Well.... well!

[Yes, maybe it is a bit mean, and he'll feel guilty later. For now he's running on adrenaline.]

The sooner we figure this out, the sooner we can try to do something about it! Back in the Depths, we killed what tried to kill us every time after the first!

[carryabigstick]

You tried to kill it?!

[Well then...]

Then... maybe... it's okay if we fight back!

[poorlovefool]

No - we did kill it. The dragon first, then all the mooks they tried to replace it with. ... I probably have a higher kill count than any of you if you only count death games.

[awkward pause....]

Not proud of that, but it's true.

[carryabigstick]

Woah..... that's pretty darn cool.

[Way to go Eric.]

Then we definitely could too!

[otherworldlyking]

[ That was mildly impressive, yeah ]

Never thought we couldn't.

[ How are we not surprised he's all for this. ]

[poorlovefool]

[RPG Party back together!]

N-Not that I know how to fight the Noise but... I did bring weapons this time.

[carryabigstick]

I don't know either, but-- we might be able to ask Karma-- his group dealt with them before.

But no matter what... we can find a way!

[poorlovefool]

I remember hearing about something like... a pact?

[carryabigstick]

If that's what it takes, I'll do it.

We'll figure this out.

[unwittingking]

Well you said that in a confusing way so I misunderstood.

[But his ears do perk up at that, and he looks surprised.]

You...you did? How?

[poorlovefool]

I'm not going to say it's the same as here. There weren't any force fields, and after we killed the dragon all they had was a bunch of elves, mortal as anyone else if you shoot an arrow into them.

I don't want to be responsible for your death. I might still hate you if you really killed them, but I don't want any more blood on my hands. It makes me panic and I just feel guilty. I'm sick of this.

[unwittingking]

[…elf Nazis...that makes more sense now.]

Thanks, I guess. I just...I don't want to die here. I've still got a lot to live for, you know?