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

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[nocasetoobig]

All right. Now that we know Oswald's been...[mole-ing. spying. GOING BEHIND THEIR BACKS]...doing all that, we still need to focus on who set the trap.

I guess...nobody but Oswald had any flour on their feet? So we need to look at the other clues. We have...a note whose nobody handwriting matches, some scratches, some black hair...a bottle of something? And the trap itself.

Did that hair match anybody's? [If it matches Oswald, he's fucking done]

[theduck]

Tadashi said the hair's most likely only going to match either him or Virgil-- they've both got black hair that's on the long-ish side.

Does anybody have any idea what that bottle is for? I don't think we've got any leads on it yet, and it could be an important link that we might be missing.

[coulombslaw]

I don't think there's a match yet, but because of the length and the footprints, it was thought it belongs to either me or...or Tadashi.

[Tadashi wouldn't kill someone again, right? Virgil hopes so]

[tadaishi]

[Sorry to throw you under the bus, Virgil. Not that it's looking like you anyway.]

But those are the only two pieces of evidence that really point to us.

[darnsitall]

...Let me see the bottle.

[She's going to inspect it and maybe give it a quick sniff.]

[grimgrinningghosts]

[There’s definitely an unfamiliar odor but it doesn’t smell like anything Sally would be familiar with...

...That’s not entirely true. It doesn’t smell like any sort of concoction Sally would know. It smells a little bit like Ursula did.]

[darnsitall]

[Well fuck]

...Ursula!

[hallotween]

... Wait, what?

[darnsitall]

I'm not sure what it is exactly, but I think Ursula made it. The bottle smells like her.

[coulombslaw]

Okay, how's that possible? Did someone keep some of what she did last week?

[darnsitall]

I didn't think there was enough left!

[hallotween]

...

Can I see that thing?

[darnsitall]

[Gingerly hands it off.]

Be careful.

[hallotween]

[this is marnie of course she's gonna be careful

which is why she grasps Ursula's necklace and downs whatever is left in that bottle.]

[nocasetoobig]

MARNIE!

[darnsitall]

[REGRET]

[coulombslaw]

...

[Give him a moment to process what happened. Then:]

What the hell, Marnie?!

[forgottenfounder]

...Is that from Ursula?!

[darnsitall]

It could very well be poison... or it could be a potion. She was a witch, after all.

[forgottenfounder]

She's a very dangerous witch. One of the strongest witches ever.

[And it burns him up.]

Of course she'd still find a way to cause trouble.

[theduck]

Not this again.

[darnsitall]

Don't worry, Mister Duck, I'll keep this far away from you!

[theduck]

[HE WASN'T GOING TO LICK IT THIS TIME]

[forgottenfounder]

We could match the hair with everyone here right now, if we have to?

[All his cards are on the table now, might as well offer.]

[darnsitall]

[Sally's hair is literally red yarn, you guys.]