foolishmortals | SECOND TRIAL

[When the investigation is done, the door to the boiler room once again opens, with the elevator doors readily awaiting the remaining guests. Like last time, once everyone is buckled in, the elevator moves backwards and then up, with The Narrator’s voice echoing in.]

Dipper and Merlin, despite their age difference, had a lot in common. They both are fascinated in science, the unusual, and an escape out. Last night, they decided to stay up late, only to both find out that they are forever in an eternal slumber. And they’ll soon learn that they’ll be stuck in a never ending nightmare called… The Twilight Zone.

[Once again the elevator stops abruptly.]

You are about to discover what lies beyond the fifth dimension. Beyond the deepest, darkest corner of the imagination… in the Tower of Terror.

[Did you expect the elevator not to drop again? Because too bad, the elevator drops again. After a few more drops, it once again stops at the top floor, The Tip Top Club.

The soft music fills the room and the Tip Top Club looks almost the same as it was last week. Except now Preston, Finnick, Merlin, and Dipper’s pictures on the wall are also in grayscale. The Narrator is still sitting on the stage, but he is now sitting in the chair like a normal human being. In his hands there is the all-too-familiar Talky Tina, that The Narrator is thoughtfully looking over. When the guests enter the club, he finally looks up.]

Welcome again to the trial room, everyone. I hope you remember all the rules from last week, but if you need a refresher I may explain the rules again.

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....Goofy?

[But... Goofy is always so nice. Why would he--]

...it can't have been him, right? You all saw how he reacted with Preston. He wouldn't kill a child one week later, and then stab an old man to death with scissors afterwards, right?

It just--it doesn't make any sense he would do that!

[He very quickly shakes his head.]

No, it doesn't make any sense at all. Goofy just isn't the type that would do a thing like that. He's a good guy!

He's obviously not that good if he killed innocent people.

Hold on, we don't know if he did yet!

[Let him have his hope, Marnie.]

Look at how he's acting! He's guilty!

Marnie, please. We don't know that.

[Yet.]

Then why hasn't he said that? Even guilty people try to defend themselves!

He's probably frightened of all these people yelling at him!

Well he should have thought about that before he started murdering people!

Marnie. Don't. Please. Let's just look at all the evidence first. I...I know you're upset. I am, too.

Just-- [ugh. fine.

just gonna slump sullenly into her chair.]

He's definitely suspicious, but if I'm gonna say someone did it, I want to know beyond any doubt.

[Chip doesn't sound happy to say this, but the others...have a point.]

It must've been an accident! Goofy's- he's- he's clumsy. He must've tripped, and...

[He doesn't know? It's hard to explain two separate deaths and still chalk it up to being an accident but. Goofy has never been anything but friendly to him and everyone else here. What else could have happened?]

Even if he accidentally had anything to do with that kid's death, he wouldn't try to cover it up by killing someone else. He just...doesn't seem the type of person that'd do that.