T̢H̶͏É͠ ̵̢͜T̸͘H̸̶͞I͢ŔD ̵E͘͢X͘E͠͝C͞U͟͠Ţ̡I̕Ò͢͞N

[strangerpeople]

T̢H̶͏É͠ ̵̢͜T̸͘H̸̶͞I͢ŔD ̵E͘͢X͘E͠͝C͞U͟͠Ţ̡I̕Ò͢͞N

[Just as before, as time runs out, an alarm blares, and the dot matrix screens on the podiums of the suspects flash. The suspect with the most votes flashes red three times.]


[Once more, the true culprit is marked with a blacker-than-black X.]

Congratulations, Strangers. Those of you who've voted are unanimous and correct. King Milton is guilty of murdering Vita Clotilde-Morris and Jonathan Morris.

[Hiyori's voice is like chipper ice. The details aren't coming out this time, apparently. There's a pause. Hiyori gets up to put a hand on Link's shoulder with a gentle concerned expression on his face. Then they speak in unison.]

Sit back, relax, and enjoy the execution! However you see fit!

Comments

[strangerpeople]

[Only one way to find out!]

[poorlovefool]

[....Well Ambro can tell him her power then. Eric suddenly realizes if he damages the mechanism that would be closer to property damage than actually attacking the force field itself, and promptly pulls back on it to put it there instead. Close one.

Still, while he has the drill trying to penetrate the barrier, he wonders if there's more he can do. He activates the glow in his eyes to see if his beams can pass through the barrier.]

[strangerpeople]

[Well, it might surprise Eric to fight that the force field is not resistant to light-and his light can shine through, with Noise closes to Eric's vicinity immediately moving away from where he is.

Hm!]

[poorlovefool]

[This is the second time something has reacted with fear to his light. VERY INTERESTING.

After his next cooldown, he focuses directly on one of the Noise to concentrate a laser at it. BEGONE THOT!]

[strangerpeople]

[Oh, that gets a reaction.]

R̸͜Ę̸̷̶Ȩ͠Ȩe҉̸͢ȩ̶͡e̷̛̕͞Ȩ̛͟͞͏E̢̕͡Ę̴̷͘Ę͜E͘͟͢e̛͢e̶҉e͏̷̶͟͠e̛͝E̴̕͟E͜E҉͞E̴͞E̕͝͏-҉̛͜͜

[Those Noise in the path of the concentrated light let out horrifying death screams as they are torn apart.]

[poorlovefool]

I did that?

[holy shit he's awesome]

[strangerpeople]

[Sure did!]

[necroyalty]

[She's going to try! ]

[strangerpeople]

[There seems to be something pushing back on Ambro as she attempts to do this. She can sense that its the force field itself, pushing back her ability to go through it. However, the force field is not impossible to bypass. The matter is strange, but it seems like sufficient mental push could allow her to bypass and create a portal within.

But, if she's going to succeed, she will have to push harder.]

[necroyalty]

[Alright.

She focused more. It's a bit like casting one of her strongest spells, the kinds where you can summon a fuckin meteor storm or rewrote history itself. ]

[strangerpeople]

[It takes...a very long time. It feels like it. An eternity of minutes.

But finally, finally, Ambro can feel it. The force field was weakened enough.

She can make a portal if she hurries.]

[necroyalty]

[Alright, she'll do it as fast as she can.

Let's rock. ]

[strangerpeople]

[The portal opens wide, right near King. The other end is where Ambro and Eric are.

It's big enough that anyone can come in-and out-for a good minute or so.]

[poorlovefool]

[... IT'S WHERE THEY ARE??? IS HE FALLING???]

[strangerpeople]

[Nah, Eric, it's not that goofy. Sadly.]

[poorlovefool]

[All right then he'll just stand here spinning this Drill Ambro at the entrance then. With glow eyes to intimidate anything that tries to come in after King.]

Not today, motherfuckers!

[pew pew]

[unwittingking]

[And King's jumping through it, as fast as he can, before it ends up closing, because it's a chance.

He owes you Ambrosine.]

[katzenpfote]

[Caleb reaches through the portal to catch King and drag him out to safety, dropping Estelle so he can use both hands.]

Here!

[carryabigstick]

[Well, she's probably not needed anymore-- at least not like that.

So she's going to change back so she doesn't hit the floor. But in return, she can grab her own weapon.]

Take him! I'll do what I can to protect you two!

[unwittingking]

[He's running, and throwing another red vial at any Noise that tries to follow. He has it now, it's in reach, and he's not letting go.]

I'M NOT DYING TODAY!

[strangerpeople]

[Most of the Noise screams and coils back at the flames. One, however, doesn't.

That one Noise grabs King's ankle and attempts to pull him back in. It speaks, like her. Behind her, who King knows well, the sound of whimpering children.]

D̀͡o̷N͢͞͠'҉̀͡t҉ ̵̧͢Y͏o̡U ͢ĺ̷̸O̢̧͜v̡͝È̴͢ ́u͞S͢,̸́͜ ͝d̴͏A͟͏r͜L͞í͝N҉͡g??

[carryabigstick]

[Estelle is going to run over to help Caleb, grabbing King to help pull.]

NOT A CHANCE IN GEHENNA!! HE'S OURS, YOU CAN'T HAVE HIM!!

[unwittingking]

[King freezes, because it's her, sounds just like her, and the pups, and he's thinking if they were right, if they really did...]

Bailey...?

[incendiarize]

[PEW PEW]

[necroyalty]

[Ambro still focuses her energy on maintaining the wormhole, but she responds, in a voice she reserves for someone she's personally sentencing to death:]

You cannot.