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.

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[keyofimagination]

[Suddenly, that distorted voice speaks up.]

Y͟o̵ù҉̷ ̡̀͝c҉̸a҉͝n̶ ̧̛t̴̀͠e̡̛l͘͠l̵̨͘ ̢̛͏t̕͟h͟e̵m͞,̛̕ ̷O̡͠s̢͝w͡a̴͟͡l̵d̶̛̕.̕ ̵̢I͝ ͢͡p͞r̴͡o̵̕͝m̕҉í͞şe̛ ̸̴͏i̧̡t̨ ͢w̛͏̢o͘n҉҉'t̷ ͜pu͠҉t͟ ̕a͠ǹ͡y̵͏ ̸͝ó͞f̧ ̕͏yo̴̕u͞ ҉i̕n҉̷ ̨m̡ơŗe̷̕ ͟͞d̷an̸ǵ̵́e̶҉r͘.̨̕

[forgottenfounder]

[He was kind of scooting away from the chipmunk, but the voice speaking up halts him, as he hopes it does to anyone trying to come and get answers.

Oswald looks out over the group, what's left of it anyway... and he sighs.]

Alright, Rod. You got me. I'm the mole.

1/3

[nocasetoobig]

You...

2/3

[nocasetoobig]

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

3/3 done

[nocasetoobig]

[you just proved Ratigan right. maybe he is naive.]

[forgottenfounder]

[Oswald's heart is breaking... if he had one.]

...I didn't kill Cornelia. That much is true.

[nocasetoobig]

Yeah? But you've still been spying on us?

[forgottenfounder]

...only for good reasons.

[hallotween]

... Was the trap for you?

[forgottenfounder]

[Hmm...]

It might have been. As far as I know, I'm the only one doing this. If someone wanted to set a trap for a mole, then it's a good attempt.

[hallotween]

But, how could they have figured out it was you? You were the last one I expected. [she. expected.... ratigan......]

[darnsitall]

...Are you a werewolf?

[theduck]

[can he not make one friend that doesn't end up betraying his trust. please]

Why? What was possibly worth betraying the rest of us?!

[forgottenfounder]

I wasn't betraying you! I've never betrayed any of you!

[theduck]

Then what did you do?! What is this about?

[keyofimagination]

[The voice sounds angry at Donald's tone.]

D̶ơ̧ǹ̵͞'̴t̴̀͘ ̧ỳ̷̨o͘͠u̷ ́͟d̶́a̴͞r͏ȩ ͝a̷͞͡c͡t ͏͟͞l͞i̸̡k͡͞ȩ͟͠ ̡͏t̶́ḩ͢i̵̛s͟ ̕w͜͢͢aş ̨͟h̴i̴̢͏s̢͝ ̸fa͡ù̵̴l͜ţ͏̵.̀͘ ̛͝͝ ̸͞Ţ̷̕h̸̶͠is̨ ́w̵̕a͡͠ś ͏̶m҉y҉ a̛͞͡l̷͡l͢͜ ̧́i͡d̢͟͠e̵̸͝a͞ ̴̨̕a̷̕n̴̕͞d̶̕ ͠I҉͢ ̸d̵̀͢o͠n̕'̶͠t̵ ̛́w̡͡an͠t͜ ̴́a̡ņ̷͟y ̨̀o̸͝͝f̸ ҉̕y̨͡o͘ù͢ ̢͝t̀͜h͜͝i̵̡̕nkįn͢͜g͞ ̨́t̵ha̸t O̴s̸ẁ͡a͞l͘d̀ ͘i̡͜s̢͘ ̢͡t̵͘o̡ b̧͠l̷͡a̸̧͠m̸͠e̢͢ ͘͟͠f̸͞o͝ŕ͟ ͢t̕ḩ̡̨i͟s̷͠.

I̢t̵̀ ̡̢d͞o̡e͞s͏͏n͜͝'̵t͢͝ ̕͡m̧̛a̕͘t̡͢͡te̛͜r̸͘͞ ҉͡͠a͢͝nỳ̧͢ḿ̷o̡͟re̶̴,̵͘ ́re̷̛g͘ąr̷͘dl̵e͏s͟s̀.̢ ́͠ ̶̡́H̷͟e̷͘͠'͝s no͝t͘͏ ҉w̵o̧r̨҉͡k͝i͏͏n̕g̸ ͢fo̷r̨͘͡ ̵͢͞m̨͠͡é ͡҉a͘ny͏̴m̢o͢͠r̸e̡.̶̧

[hallotween]

Good, so it's your fault! [THAT'S SO MUCH EASIER]

[keyofimagination]

[Marnie...]

I̕͘͟ ̢w̢̛͟i̧l̢͠l ̸́͞ha̴̕pp͞i̧͢l͟y̛͟ ̶̨̀t͘͏͞a̡͢͜k̢͜e͡ t͝h̶e̷̢ ̴wh҉ol͠e̵͝ ̷̵ ͠b͝l͏̢a͠me ̶̛f͝o̸ŕ ̵̨͢Òs̸̷҉w̵̧̕a̴ļ̡͘d̷ b͢͜ę̵i͘ng̨͟ ́t̡̢͟ḩe̛ ̧҉̛m̵̸̧o̡l̢e̴̡ ͜͢if́ ̨́i̸̛t͏̷ ̵̸͟ke̸e҉͘p҉̴́s̵̀ ̶hi̵m͏̢ ̵są͏͞f̵̨e͘̕.͏͟͜

[hallotween]

... I mean, he's safe from us, if that's what you mean. I don't care if he betrayed us; I'm not letting anyone else die.

But is he safe from the guy in charge?

[theduck]

For it being your idea, you sure aren't giving us any answers.

I don't want to think Oswald would try to hurt any of us. And I really don't want any of us to have to do anything to Oswald. But how are we supposed to know what's going on if you're just going to be vague about it?

[keyofimagination]

[...]

W̵͢h̸̴a͡t ̧d̀͞o̡̕ ̀y̵o͘͡u͘͞ ͝͞w̡͟a̴͝nt ̡ţo͢ ͘k̵͠ņ̛͟o̢w,̛ ̀͡t̕he͡n?͢

[hallotween]

[...]

What did you tell him? What did you give him?

[forgottenfounder]

At the beginning? Not a lot. I only told him what we were all up to during the week, or if anyone was trying to escape.

After a while, I didn't tell him anything, because that didn't matter.

[hallotween]

... Why?

[forgottenfounder]

Because we both wanted one thing.

To help everyone escape.