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.]

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[foolishjustice]

[He's struggling as much as he can against the vortex, baring even the sharp canines he usually hides in a snarl.]

Don't you fucking dare die with me, Akira!

[byanyother_name]

He won't. [Kurama is being selfish on this one. He can't let Akira die, too. His hand snaps up and an arrow of dark energy flashes out towards Akira. It's not a physical thing for Akira's vortex to catch and it should weaken him enough to stop him.]

[beguiledcard]

[ There's a sharp glare... and he's actually about to try switching the vortex from Goro to Karma...

But then--

The sharp pain to his shoulder...

... and the vortex will be vanishing from around Goro as he stumbles just a couple of steps. There's a glare -- a stubborn one, his teeth clenching as much as he can manage... ]

Goddamn it...!

[ With panted breaths, he drops forward a bit -- his head turns so he can direct an incredibly sharp glare at Kurama...

But is that enough to really stop him?

... No.

He's going to try moving towards the LC again... ]

Let go!!!

[ ... Granted, he isn't going to be even the slightest match for Karma.

And the sound that escapes him is something between a growl of frustration and... a sob, honestly. He'll be dropping his head onto Karma's shoulder.

In a quiet enough voice that only Karma will be able to hear: ]

I can't loose him, too...!

[ He wants...

So badly...

... to just be able to hate all of you...

Especially Goro Akechi...

Why-- can't he just fucking hate him!? ]

[comesaround]

[ Yeah he gets that Akira has full rights to be upset. No doubt about that.

Karma's actually thankful that Kurama shot that arrow when he had, moving to catch Akira so he doesn't hit the floor and holding him with a strong, unwavering grip. Definitely not letting go in the slightest as the Akira tried to get up and go over to the LC, shaking his head but saying a damn thing with his throat feeling impossibly tight right now.

Something that just feels so amplified when Akira's head dropped onto his shoulder, those soft words making his eyes widen. ]

I know. Doing something stupid just to prevent that will have you killed, too.

You heard him. He doesn't want you dying with him.

[ His voice doesn't feel right when he speaks right now, soft and oddly resolute. ]

[beguiledcard]

[ His hand trembles as though emphasizing those words... ]

He didn't give me any say when he chose to do this, though, did he!?

[ There's a pained glance at Goro. ]

[comesaround]

That's not the point!

You need to stay alive and not do stupid things like an idiot.

[ Karma really sounded a bit more annoyed now, but still not any closer to letting the other teen go at all. ]

[beguiledcard]

[ A growl of frustration slips out, but... fades into something softer. ]

You think... I don't know that!?

[ He releases a quiet laugh -- it's bordering on bitter. But he isn't moving his head off of Karma's shoulder. ]

Love... really is blind...