Second trial

[letsplayamod]

The time has come once again. Gather in the arena, it is time for judgement.

[The murky weather outside reflects the mood of the walk out to the cliffs. Once again, several soldiers have stepped free of Typhon's veins to stand guard over the arena. Maybe it's a mistake, but they seem to offer their silent condolence, if not their indifference.

With everyone gathered, a great rift opens once more outside the barrier. Typhon reveals himself, this time only from the waist up. Peering down from his glowing portal, blanketed in the last light drizzles outside your shimmering dome.]

Bah... So safe and secure within your bubble. Or, perhaps not anymore. [He moves to rest a palm on the barrier, and recoils as it once again stings his palm.] See what your Athena has 'gifted' you - nothing but strife. A broken world that needs rebuilding... But no matter. I will complete that task once we are through.

You have your evidence. Now, begin.

[TRIAL START]

Comments

[yourheroine]

Wendy. Was it...was it for Julie?

[phototraces]

Yes. Because I was stupid enough not to make her go home that night! That stupid, shitty, fucking roller coaster!

[threeapplestall]

And killing everyone else here is worth it?

...sheesh, Wendy. You're awful. [There's a hint of hard anger in Mortis's tone.]

[sweetsynergy]

Twenty strangers for one loved one. There's a logic there if you're ruthless enough.

[phototraces]

Twenty seven. Not just one but that doesn't matter. Just vote me out already.

[sweetsynergy]

Okay, see, that's an even better deal! Aside from the part where it's US and involves trusting Trigglypuff up there.

[phototraces]

Who has been hinting at me the entire time? I've been telling you the entire time what to look at.

[necromants]

If you truly wanted to be caught, you could have told us. Are you saying you wasted our time - and Alex's life - for... what? No reason?

[fillets]

... The moment she saw that it would be him, she was done for. The rest of us, and Alex, simply had to pay the price.

[necromants]

A shame. We could have resolved this hours ago had she just confessed. She likely would have earned more sympathy that way as well.

[Look at the others go... Anyway, Zvei shrugs.]

Nothing to do now but wait for the vote, I suppose.

[phototraces]

Oh, that's fine. Go ahead. I don't fucking care. Just get him to vote me out and I'll be out of your hair and then everything will continue on like before. I'm the bad apple.

[necromants]

[Zvei looks like he's gearing up to say something else before he abruptly shakes his head and waves a hand as if to dismiss it. No sense in arguing about this any further.]

cw suicidality ref

[fillets]

This might be a very different scene, you're right about that.

[ And she can't say she cares either way! Her appreciation for Wendy stepping in on her behalf, or out of her own semi-suicidal sense of right and wrong, is even more muted than her liking for Alex was. They're still real, they're still hers, but that's just the way it is.

Ah, it really is all just too dull. What a shame. Before Vanity pointed it out, she was actually having a bit of fun with it! ]

... And now even she wants it. Well, Typhon?

[letsplayamod]

[Indeed...]

[catsgothistongue]

How selfless of you to not come out and fess up.

[yourheroine]

...you and Alex both got trapped in a bad end, and...

You wanted to stop Julie from ending up there.

[phototraces]

I wanted to save all of them and it was selfish but twenty seven people... I'm not a saint but I guess everyone wants me to be evil so I'm evil.

[She's just. Sobbing.]

Nothing... ever changes.

[pariunt]

You knew what would happen if you were caught.

[He does understand why she did it. He just doesn’t care for the pity party.]

[yourheroine]

No!

[Aoi hugs Wendy.]

Aoi doesn't think you're evil.

You just did something awful because you loved someone too much.

[markofnobility]

Wendy... No, no you are not evil at all! You... Alex... Clear- none of you deserved this.

[he's frustrated and furious but his anger at 'the killer' is completely gone.]

[sweetsynergy]

Oh, I don't give a shit about good and evil, I'm just pissed we're the ones you tried selling out.

[latinumsbetter]

What she said. [tilting his head towards Vanity to indicate lmao]

[catsgothistongue]

Pfft, you think you're evil. What a joke.

[A mirthless chuckle. He's so tired of today.]

I'm pissed you did this, but it takes more than this t' make me call you evil.

[Sighs.] ... Sorry.

[he should've done better, done more.]

[brokenhabit]

[ ...ah. That does give her pause. Because at least that's a good reason, even if she's still furious.

At least it's better than a certain other girl's reason-- ]

Wendy.