Second Trial

[rech]

[Once everyone makes it the portrait gallery again, they will hear Randall's voice echo through the room.]

I'm not sure what everyone expected. There are a lot of children here and given the situation it was only a matter of time they started dying.

[Charming.

The floor descends once again as Randall begins his speech.]

Our tour begins here in this gallery where you gaze upon the sweet innocence of youth. Ah, but things are not always as they seem. Can it be this room is actually stretching? And notice this: this chamber has no windows and no doors, which offers you this chilling challenge… to find a way out.

Of course, there’s always my way.

[The floor stops again and doors open to the trial room.

At least the trial room doesn't look terribly different, although there are strange burn marks in the summoning circle now. And now, along with Mim, now Woody and Noby's podium has a lit candle and a voodoo doll resembling them (which is perhaps a little redundant in Woody's case).

Randall is already standing within the summoning circle, holding his stick with Facilier's head on it.]

Now then, I hope everyone has fun today.

[Trial Start]

Comments

[hasit]

[Leia lets out a breath she didn't know she was holding; her shoulders deflate a little bit.]

I know. I know it was. Just...tell us what happened, Jane. Please.

confession unlocked

[lostbutnotaboy]

[Yeah uh, how about we just not? No? alright then.

Jane attempts to compose herself, which just shows how shaky she already is. She isn't keeping nearly as calm as the last time they did this.]

...I couldn't sleep. The pounding was too loud so I went for a walk. Noby was up stairs, he was carrying around that... that thing that looked like the sky. Neither of us wanted to be alone up there, so we were going to head back downstairs, and he wanted me to help him carry the rubbish thing.

[she pauses to wipe her eyes on her sleeve. Which is a little damp on close inspection.]

He tripped. He landed on the bottom step and I stumbled after him. I caught myself but I dropped the bloody... [she shakes, her hand in Kim's clenching.]

I tried to check on him, but by then i-it was too late. His pets found us, and I didn't know what to do, so I panicked and ran away, alright?

[By now, Jane's having difficulty staying standing, her entire body wracked with tiny sobs.]

[upgradeit]

That's - [It's fucking bullshit, is what it is.] You didn't even do anything!

[bayoublues]

[wow hahahaha this. really sucks!!!!]

This...this can't be right. W-We, we can't...we can't v-vote because of...because of....

[His voice catches in his throat. Crocodile tears may be fake, but alligator tears? Real as hell.]

[madeofpine]

But if we don't vote for somebody he's gonna kill all of us and- and--

I don't want anybody to die. I'm tired of people dyin'.

[bayoublues]

I--I know, Pinoch. I don't--I don't like it, either.

[sharpasanarrow]

[Shit.]

[faciliheir]

[... ugh what that's not even fun she was hoping for a fun bloodthirsty kid.]

That's not even murder. That's dropping a dumb... whatever that is. [WHOEVER IS CONNECTED TO THAT THING IS THE MURDERER RIGHT GUYS]

[lostbutnotaboy]

He said it was a "piece of sky". It was a heavy load of poppycock to me.

[She already hates aliens and she doesn't even know what those are.]

[faciliheir]

That's... not how the sky works. At all.

[upgradeit]

Then - then it's that thing's fault, right? If a piece of sky falls it's not anybody's fault but the sky's.

[This bullshit would absolutely fly in an Ace Attorney game so.]

[faciliheir]

The sky is the murderer!

[KILL THE SKY]

[pinkflip]

W- we can't be expected to-- [ oh look, she speaks, but it's low and cracked with pain ] For something like that!

[sorrydoods]

That-that's not murder! That was an accident!

[That doesn't count here, though, does it?]

Re: confession unlocked

[scrapplinghook]

[Geez this isn't even some accident where someone stabbed their victim after tripping with a knife--]

That's not even an accident! That's a big mess of nothing! You can't be blamed for that!