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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....Yes.

Was he still alive?

.........Y-Yes...

...Was he already injured, or not? Did you believe...that Merlin did this and acted rashly?

I believe the hound is going through what he calls "a scene phase".

Shut up, Kyle. Not the time for this.

[ Compared to last trial, Thalia is almost coldly calm. Instead of the fire than ran through her, it's ice. ]

[... oh thank god she gets to laugh once in this trial]

[he still has his helmet off I goofed with the icons]

...Kyle.

...That's your name, right? Kyle Ron.

My name is Kylo Ren, leader of the Knights of Ren. Commander of the First Order. I will be shown respect.

...Oh, jeez, really? Wow, I thought I just misheard Dipper. Sorry, man. [ if it's FLIPPANT is it still RESPECT? ]

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Please! Now isn't the time...can we just talk about this later?

[She's at least going to try and keep everyone from tearing each other apart while they're in here, jeez.]

He-- He wasn't, but-- The water-- And Dipper dead-- I just....... I.....

[He takes a deep breath. He's already feeling guilty enough.]

The last trial it-- It affected me, and Dipper's death just.... drove me over the edge.

.....

Goofy, you didn't...

I'm sorry, Donald..

Why-- why did you try to cover it up? You just made a stupid mistake! A really stupid mistake, you didn't have to--

[he's just. gonna slam his head down onto the table and just kind of stay there for a while as he tries to process this somehow and also get a handle on his emotions.]

[...

THROWING THE BOOK OVER KYLO'S HEAD AT HIM]

You stabbed him.

[Flatly. Matter-of-fact.]

[Oswald looks... utterly heartbroken.]

Goofy...?

...You stabbed him, thinking he killed Dipper. [ She nods, sadly. That's...where she thought this was leading. ] What really happened, we're not clear on yet, but...

Who else could've killed Dipper?

Not him!

I don't know. [ This whole thing is hurting her head. ] But we have to consider...every possibility, don't we? ...I don't really want to find out what happens if we guess wrong.

Sounds like a confession to me.

[No wonder Basil adores this detective work.]

What was he doing?

[Please say he was trying to drown Merlin.]