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

[valkavian]

[ You are down, Akane, and Val's hungry and is a creature of pure passion and desperation that also craves violence.

Unless anyone goes for her, she's gonna try to grab Akane ]

[not_a_lego_maniac]

[No you don't.

Zack is on you, and he's going to go to restrain you, Valerie.]

[superstylishsquid]

[Alastor's also trying to restrain her, claws digging into her body as much as they have to. They really are sharp, aren't they?]

[yesorwoof]

[Makima is several feet away at her own podium but now, with Val face-down near the floor, Makima has her sword hovering twelve inches over the back of Val's knees.]

[valkavian]

[ The good news is, you can probably grab her.

The bad news is NOW SHE'S TRYING TO GNAW ON YOUR ARM ]

[yesorwoof]

Hammer. We need the hammer. Knock out her teeth.

[valkavian]

[ Sorry, currently flailing about in a grip with Alastor's glove as a gag. ]

[yesorwoof]

But there's still a you without your teeth.

[Makima says pretentiously.]

I'll remember that too.

[superstylishsquid]

[Yeah, you know what? Have a long glove balled up and shoved in your mouth as a gag.]

[not_a_lego_maniac]

Stop acting like a cat badger!!!

[He's going to use one arm to turn the head away while using the other to restrain her. Yeah, it takes some maneuvering, but-]

Thanks, Alastor.

[valkavian]

[ She's just gonna laugh more as she bites down, then pulls away, and just

meows? ]

[not_a_lego_maniac]

.................


Sighs.]

You know almost everyone wants you dead now, right?

[valkavian]

[ She is past the point of understanding what you're saying enough to make an intelligent conversation ]

[superstylishsquid]

I think we need to just knock her out, at this point.

[yesorwoof]

No.

She can "schlorp" down through the floor like this.

It should be fine.

I accept the explanation that the music note altered her actions, but I believe she should be awake.

[superstylishsquid]

I don't think we can safely let her go for voting, though. Unless someone brought that rope?