Fifth trial

[letsplayamod]

[Just as you believe you’ve gathered enough to make a case, the sky crackles a hazy red.]

Enough! Enter the arena at once!

[There’s a change in Typhon’s tone. The bluster of his usual pride replaced with a more tangible frustration. Like the thunder he summons, his rage punctuates every word.

That matter aside, all the survivors eventually return to the arena. The mood is dour, not helped by the surrounding. For the first time, this place was a fresh murder scene; bloodstains and scorch marks continue to stain the stones. It seems that there just wasn't time to remove Ferdinand's body from the scene. So it remains, impaled on his own spear, left to fill the void of Ferdinand's absence from the surviving party in the worst way.

Again, a rift opens beyond the barrier, and Typhon forces his head through.]

You know why you are here, do you not? Now, go! Complete your task, find the culprit or die trying!

[TRIAL START]

Comments

[raisethemoon]

If they are my actions, then do not I get to decide them? I would have them preserve your life! I may not be able to live with it, but a cost would certainly be paid!

[ She would be sacrificing herself for something, not just for funsies! That's her decision! ]

[latinumsbetter]

Fine! Make a decision to throw yourself on a phaser blast. But don't expect me to sit around and wait for you to do it, Your Highness!

[Yeah, he's not calling her Luna anymore.]

[raisethemoon]

I should like to see you get there first.

[ OH IT'S ON ]

[yourheroine]

Stop it! We can't keep fighting!

[latinumsbetter]

[Quark's mouth snaps shut at that, and his jaw works.]

...it's fine, Aoi. I'm done here.

[raisethemoon]

[ Luna, too, goes quiet and averts her gaze furiously. ]

[yourheroine]

...

[latinumsbetter]

You're welcome to it! Unlike you, I think I've bee pretty clear about the fact that I'm selfish enough to not jump in front of a phaser blast for someone else and make it out to be a noble sacrifice.

[raisethemoon]

Good! Then you will have no trouble letting someone else do it for you!

[latinumsbetter]

[sorry, he's not talking to you anymore Your Highness]