Final trial

[grimgrinningghosts]

[After everyone is done investigating/disabling an alien, they will hear a quiet click near the staircase. When they approach the staircase, they will find that there’s a whole new set of stairs, going even further down.

The stairs go deep down, and it takes while before there’s any end in sight, but eventually they reach door. Behind it is a large, completely gray room. If it weren’t for the massive table and strange podium sitting in the middle of the room, the guests would be instantly shocked by how empty it is otherwise. But the feeling of emptiness grows the longer they stay in the room.

The door closes behind them when they all enter the room. If they look, there is a similarly gray tv set sitting at the end of the table, right in front of the podium. Despite it’s age, there is a VHS player connected to it.

Well it sure is lucky you have a VHS tape on you, right?]

Comments

[forgottenfounder]

[Oswald doesn't say anything.

He just, hesitantly, steps up, looking the ghostly figure in the face. Wherever that face may be at the moment.]

1/2

[candlelightsflicker]

It’s been so long since I last saw you. You have a little more color now. Pants are blue.

[He clears his throat.]

Now, I hate to interrupt the trial. But I just realized something. Special occasions are very important to me and the people I hang around with, so...

[candlelightsflicker]

[A banner falls from the ceiling, reading ”HAPPY BIRTHDAY MICKEY”]

I thought I’d recognize the more important of you two.

[keyofimagination]

[If Rod could drink, he would be doing a spittake right now.]

[hallotween]

[. . .]

Can you can it with the bullshit and answer the question already.

[candlelightsflicker]

Which one?

[hallotween]

Why are we in purgatory?

[candlelightsflicker]

Well, there’s a lot of reasons.

The first being that Rod is in purgatory, and I very specifically wanted him.

[hallotween]

I don't care about that. Why are we [GESTURES AGGRESSIVELY TO GROUP] here?

[candlelightsflicker]

A number of you have personal significance to Walt. [quick sideeye towards oswald]

A number of those who died are people who I was interested in working with, in the future.

The rest of you, I figured it’d be fun to put you jam you in with the rest of them. See what happens!

[hallotween]

So, sadism. Sadism is why I'm here.

[candlelightsflicker]

Seems like it.

[keyofimagination]

[Ok if Marnie isn't going to ask...]

... Why did you specifically want me? Was it because I would be better at handling death than another host would be, or...?

[candlelightsflicker]

We’ve been over this already, Roddy.

The Futurist is watching.

[keyofimagination]

It's "Rod".

[He looks up briefly.]

... So did you have plans to kill me off from the beginning?

[candlelightsflicker]

You were the one who made a deal with something you couldn’t understand.

Isn’t your Alfred Hitchcock Presents rip-off all about telling people to not do that?

[theduck]

Are we supposed to know who that is?

[candlelightsflicker]

He’s Oswald’s more successful brother!

[theduck]

...Then sure, whatever, happy birthday to him I guess.

[He’s so tired of everyone’s personal drama already]

[forgottenfounder]

[................. A slight sigh as his ears droop down behind him.

Yeah, this is about what he deserves.]

Of course you would. [He eyes the banner wearily] At least I made up with my brother before this.

[candlelightsflicker]

Too bad that doesn’t change the fact you’re a bonafide loser.

[forgottenfounder]

Did you miss the fact where I'm the leader of Wasteland? And what about you? Getting removed from the parks right after your ride opens doesn't exactly inspire winning to me.

[candlelightsflicker]

If you think you’re so important, then why hasn’t Walt come to save you?

[forgottenfounder]

You-!

[Fists up!]

You probably did something to him didn't you?

[candlelightsflicker]

Oh, pssh. How am I supposed to harm a god on my own?

But no, he’s alive. His inactive flunkies are watching ya now.