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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[Chip...he's not happy. Not by any means. But he's not...angry at Goofy, even though he hyuckin goofed. He takes a deep breath and...]

Okay, everybody- we know that Goofy found Dipper in the pool, before any of us, then found Merlin in the first aid room and jumped to conclusions. We still don't know why Dipper was in the pool, or how Merlin got wet in the first place, so...let's just. Doublecheck everything, okay?

If someone framed Merlin for it, and made Goofy take the fall...then there's got to be a clue pointing to that, right? The first aid room was a mess, from what Sally said, with a drawer being cleaned out. We know that there was some water going from the pool to the first aid room, too. Some fabric on scissors, but that probably came from Merlin, since...those were what were used to stab him, right? [LOOKING RIGHT AT GOOFY FOR A SECOND BEFORE CONTINUING]

There were a bunch of cleaning chemicals missing from the closet. And...[he glances at Kylo] You said something about poison, right? How would we know how to find that? Like I said, Dipper didn't look like...anything had happened to him aside from...[you know]...but if Donald found some snacks and if they were messed with...

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You got close to the child's body. Did his pupils seem dilated? Did his breath smell?

...he smelled like poolwater.

[as for the rest, he tries to think]

Then perhaps it was just a simple drowning.

Ask the goof if he knows anything about the chemicals.

[meaningful look at Goofy]

I don't know anythin'! I was originally goin' to the janitor's closet for cleaning supplies for the mess in the lobby.... but I never made it to the closet. Plus, as I said, Dipper was dead before I got to the area.

...so the supplies were taken by someone else...we've gotta figure this out. I told Dipper I'd find out who did it, and I'm gonna keep that promise!

Is there anything else you can think of, Goofy, that might help us find who did it? For sure?

[He sure did smell like just poolwater!]

Actually-- I know where the chemicals went, too. They were in a pile in the ballroom- with a bunch of sharp things, as well.

That's not all that was in there, either. There was also a blood trail. From the first aid room, to downstairs, it looked like. And....Dipper's journal. [Her calm exteriors cracking, a little. This is all too awful. He was just a kid.]