THE THIRD TRIAL

[strangerpeople]

THE THIRD TRIAL
(~SK. 17-18)


[When the investigation ends, the D O N G rings throughout the ship, followed by Zero's voice.]

It is time. Everyone, come to the theater. Time is...wasting.

[And so it is. The seating has once more changed to reflect the fallen-Moriarty and now Brain's podiums are draped in black. And, of course, there is no food-

The screens come up, and the mask of Zero appears, ever inscrutable. Their instructions are brief.]

Your Brain is gone, I'm afraid. Cut into pieces and cast aside...and someone here knows why. Now, it's time for you to discover the truth as well...if you can.


[The trial for the murder of Brain, the Blue, has begun.]

Comments

[voidseeing]

There was burn damage like that on the wall in the lounge as well. Given that it occurred in both of the places we found musical notes, we should assume that it's either a side effect of Brain's power or damage caused by the killer during their battle.

[autonomousthought]

That seems logical, provided they match - so it's probable that a fight began, and moved elsewhere.

We don't know what the evolved versions of anyone's powers are, do we? So, maybe our next step should be considering...if fire didn't cause these burns, then what did?

[pegasinister]

A hot item would be my guess. Or a intense light or beam?

[He's seen a certain Slither-y machines do just that. He doesn't know the word 'laser' but...]

[autonomousthought]

Possible. There are thermal burns, chemical burns, electrical burns, radiation burns, and of course cold burns - frostbite. Determining which we're dealing with will be helpful.

[exequte]

I... guess you can't rule me out, since cold can burn as well, but... um... is the fact that he doesn't have frostbite good enough for that?