THE SECOND TRIAL

[strangerpeople]

THE SECOND TRIAL


[Soon enough, once the final clues have been uncovered, the telltale DING echoes through the Mall. The elevator in the food court has opened once more, and it will not close until all of the remaining Titled have gotten in it. And, as before, a thought comes to them, the realization that they needed to get on the roof, and get to the bottom of this.

Soon enough, everyone is back on the roof, and they will find that their platform arrangement has changed to reflect those who had died since last week. The podiums of Dio, Torri, and Yuuri are each all lowered and covered with white cloths. Otherwise, everyone else's platforms also have food and drinks, just like last week.

It's probably still not much comfort, especially with what everyone knows must happen. They must look at the evidence they have gathered, and once more, they will have to figure out the truth, putting their lives on the line to do so. Hopefully, their luck will hold.

So, get ready.

The trial for the murders of Torri Feiji, The Bliss, and Yuuri Katsuki, The Future, has begun.]

Comments

[steelmagnolias]

[ He wanted to assume the best of this kid, to assume that he wasn't the type of monster who would throw his own boyfriend under the bus.

...he takes a deep sigh as he looks Akechi straight in the eyes. He's not mad.

He's just disappointed. ]

I'm sorry.

That there wasn't anything else I could do for you and Torri-chan.

[foolishjustice]

I don't think there was anything anyone could do, really. Some people just can't be saved.

It'll be easier if you just hate me. It's not like I don't deserve it.

[eyesofdespair]

No, that's just easier for you because then you won't hurt others and won't have to deal with that sort of guilt.

[foolishjustice]

It's still easier for you. Don't hurt yourselves for the sake of someone who nobody ever wanted to exist in the first place.

[eyesofdespair]

Bit too late for that. You're already hurting plenty of us, as evidenced by the reactions here.

[foolishjustice]

[He shakes his head.]

Those people are fools. They shouldn't care so much about someone like me.

[eyesofdespair]

And I think Akira put it well: "Love is blind."

[steelmagnolias]

What, because some dick on wheels treats you like his fucking errand boy?

I don't think you're the one who deserves to be hated, here.

[foolishjustice]

...I could give you the names of the people I've killed, if you want. I have to know the name in order to kill them the way I do. I have to come face to face with their innermost thoughts and desires. How can you not hate someone who murders people that way?

[steelmagnolias]

Listen, Goro-kun. I know I'm not your father.

...neither was Shido, actually, but. That's not the point.

But I could never bring myself to hate one of my kids.

[ That is an extremely roundabout way of saying "I kind of low-key think of you as a son or at least a weird nephew", but just take it. ]

Am I disappointed? I sure as shit am, but I don't hate you.

[theirmagic]

[ VIGOROUS NODDING IN AGREEMENT. ]

[foolishjustice]

[Whatever words he's trying to say are catching in his throat now. He just shakes his head and stares at the floor, looking almost like he might be sick.]