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

[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]

Marnie! What are you doing?! You don't know what was in there!

[grimgrinningghosts]

[So, there’s not a lot left in there. Maybe just a drop at most. At first, it doesn’t look like anything is happening, maybe this was all jjsta bust.

However, if they look closely, is she..growing a few inches?]

[hallotween]

It's fine, guys, don't worry, why would somebody who can naturally make poison brew--

[... huh okay that. feels. weird.]

[darnsitall]

[OH THANK GOD]

It was a potion!

[hallotween]

[oh thank god even though she was like 15% okay with it being poison]

A... growth potion?

-- You rat fink!

[darnsitall]

[HAHA IT JUST DAWNED ON SALLY TOO]

The scratches!

[hallotween]

The hair! The shoes! The trap! The everything!

Ratigan!

[nocasetoobig]

[OH THANK GOD HE DOESN'T HAVE TO FEEL BAD ABOUT DISLIKING HIM ANYMORE]

I knew it! Once a criminal, always a criminal!

[forgottenfounder]

[Ohhhhhhh]

It all makes sense!

[coulombslaw]

...

[This is so weird. This is all so weird]

[stenchus_rodentus]

Yes blame the most obvious and honest one.

[theduck]

I mean, giant claw marks and a giant rat seem to line up, but if you've got any excuses I'm sure we'd love to hear them.

[stenchus_rodentus]

For one how could I manage all that in one morning? Before anyone could investigate?

[hallotween]

I bet you were glad when it was Cornelia who died! [SHE REMEMBERS HER NAME NOW] One less witch to think up a magical solution to your schemes!

[stenchus_rodentus]

Please I don't even know her name! Why would I care about a brat?

[hallotween]

You don't have to care to kill someone.

Which you did.

[stenchus_rodentus]

In that case Oswald may as well be just a likely suspect as me.

[nocasetoobig]

'Someone' means anyone. You didn't care who!

[forgottenfounder]

...Did you think that she was a mole?

[forgottenfounder]

[...Oswald... is suddenly thinking very intently.]

Was that a... "Drink me" potion?

[nocasetoobig]

[SHE'S ALREADY FUCKING TALL HOW WOULD HE TELL THE DIFFERENCE]