FIFTH TRIAL

[beautifultomorrow]

[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.

Comments

[forgottenfounder]

...Yeah? I'm sure everyone here knows about that by now.

[He nearly gave Dipper a heart attack, remember?]

[lusito]

Would it be possible to remove your feet and walk on your hands instead, if it was necessary?

Or, barring that, would it be possible for someone to steal them for use without your notice?

[forgottenfounder]

[...He rubs the back of his head, slowly. Thinking.]

Yeah? Of course I can move around without my feet. It's a little tricky, of course, but I'm kind of used to going to pieces at times.

[And sometimes he had his children to carry him around.]

...And there was that one time Big Bad Pete stole my feet so he could go stomp around in them.

[lusito]

... I don't wish to accuse you of wrong doing, but would you mind telling us where you were last night, and this morning before the murder occurred?

[forgottenfounder]

[Oswald looks... briefly shocked.]

Me? ...I was in my room, same as everyone else is supposed to be.

[lusito]

And everything was accounted for?

[No missing limbs when you went to sleep or woke up?]

[forgottenfounder]

....Yes. Everything was present and accounted for. I'm the only one that could get into my room, of course. Plus I didn't fall asleep until early in the morning.

[lusito]

Oh? Have trouble sleeping last night?

[His tone is concerned enough but also... yeah, he's still a little suspicious here.]

[forgottenfounder]

No, I was...[He pauses. Just long enough to be noticeable.] It's not really important. Honest.

[hallotween]

People are dead. Everything is important.

[coulombslaw]

Oswald, please...if there's something you have to say, please say it...

[nocasetoobig]

[(X) Concern]