foolishmortals | FIFTH TRIAL

[As always, the elevator makes it’s journey once again to the club, and John’s voice can once again be heard.]

Cornelia Hale, she…

[But he trails off, soon interrupted by that same distorted voice.]

Y͘o͢u ͞r͘͝ea͏̧͟l͟ly̵ ̡dò͟n̕’t̛͞ ̵̡h́͢͟a̵̡͠v͘͞e͢ ̛t҉͟o̧ ͡do͘ ̸̵i͘t͏ ̛̀t̢͝h̸̸̵i͢͝͏ś͏ ̡̀t̴͝i̴͘m҉̷e͢,̸̀ ͝͠J͠o̸h̸͏n̴̢.̡

I know, but-

I̧t͜͡’͢s̢̢ ̀rȩal̀̕͝ly̶̢ ̴f̵̶͏i̸̕n͏͜e̡͞.҉̢͠

[At that, the elevator doors open once again to the Tip Top Club. With Ursula, Kylo Ren, and Cornelia’s photo’s now in grayscale, the room is starting to look a lot bigger now that so few people are still alive. John is still here, but he is very noticeably sitting further away from the tables sitting in front of the stage. He smiles when the guests enter, but it seems a little off. It’s hard to tell if all the death of innocent people is wearing on him or if he is just genuinely afraid of you guys.]

Feel free to take as much time as you want. I'll be right here if you have any questions.

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I'm not really sure if this is even related to the case, but in addition to the rope I found in the cleaning room, I also found scratches all over the walls and some hair left behind.

Really? What color was the hair?

Black.

[He'll pull them out of his pocket. Or most of the strands; some want to cling to his pants instead.]

Black hair? That narrows it down to... let's see, you, Oswald, Virgil, and maybe Ratigan...? And I guess Rod, but John said he's too injured to host, let alone go around killing people.

Unless it was someone we don't know about. We still don't know who burned those witches last week.

It's fairly long, so I think...it actually rules out everyone except me and Virgil.

[Sorry Virgil.]

Not to keep accusing you on a weekly basis or anything, but if the footprints were also human, that's two strikes against the both of you.

I know. You're welcome to examine my shoes if you'd like. I promise they're free of flour.

Yeah, mine don't have any flour either.

What if the trap was meant for whoever, or whatever, was in the supply closet?

Do you think the trap may have been for the werewolf?

[Yyyep, we are going to entertain this train of thought for a while.]

The trap was pointed into the room, so it's possible!

[SURE WHY NOT]

But then, how did they manage to get out of the closet without setting off the trap until it went off this morning?

Now that... I don't know.

[She looks a little crestfallen.]

The claw marks make me think it was trapped in there, at least for a little while. If it was angry, or frightened, I don't think it would have taken care to avoid any traps.

A little help from the other side might have aided our monstrous guest.

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Of course! They had help!... then there really is a traitor here.

I don't like the sounds of this.

And what is it that bothers you now Chipworth?

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First of all, my name is Chip.

Second- the idea that someone's been working against us all along? For their own gain? Why wouldn't I not like that?

[STARING. STRAIGHT. AT. RATIGAN.]

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And the scratches... do they look like one of us could have made them?

No. They're too big to have been made by a cat, Chip, or Ratigan, but too deep to be made by human fingernails.

Hair...and claws...

[Sally is thinking very hard for a moment.]

Maybe it was a werewolf!

Or a bear, but I don't know how either of those would have gotten in to the hotel.

[At least not without them noticing.]

What if they were here the whole time? We didn't know John was here at all until he showed himself. Although a werewolf would be much louder, I think.

[Just how many floors of this hotel haven't they seen, anyway?]

[sounds legit]

Does the Twilight Zone even have a moon?

The Twlight Zone is a strange place. Maybe a werewolf wouldn't need a full moon to transform here.