Sixth Trial

[rech]

I think I need a new angle for these speeches. Spice things up a little.

[His voice suddenly goes deeper and more ominous.]

Picture of Princess Ariel, a woman with a zest for life up until her untimely death. She was someone who wanted to see the good in most people, and because of that, she was well liked by even some of the most jaded people here. But even then, that couldn’t save her as she left her room today only to find herself trapped in an unending nightmare in… The Randall Rech Zone.

[... Yeah ok then.

As usual, there’s a new voodoo doll for The Beast, Molly, Marco, and Ariel as Randy looks expectantly as the guests.]

What do you think? I want your honest opinions.

[TRIAL START!]

Comments

[upgradeit]

Hey, you. [Not Freddie. Her shadow.] Did she go outside?

[faciliheir]

[the shadow looks at him. cocks its head to the side.

and gives him the finger.]

[upgradeit]

[yeah, alright fuck you too shadow. to the room at large, then:]

Do any of you know if Freddie went outside? Ever, not just this week.

[faciliheir]

Why are you all so dedicated to removing my agency as a villain.

I'm not addled. I'm not possessed. I'm sound of mind and sorta sound of body. And I killed her.

[upgradeit]

I'm not saying you're possessed, stupid. I'm saying there's shadows out there and you deal in shadows, don't you?

[faciliheir]

... What's your angle? [curious]

[upgradeit]

Well, if anyone could go out there and not be affected, it would be you. Getting out of here doesn't mean anything to you, though, not in the same way it does for us. If you left here without doing something evil, you'd just be a loser back home, wouldn't you? So you had to do this with style.

And it had to be unmistakably you, to your friends watching at home.

[faciliheir]

[. . .

just kinda seems. legitimately confused????]

Listen, half of everybody I know back home went native in Auradon ages ago. They're going down in the revolution, too.

[upgradeit]

Then how are you planning to run a rebellion if you have nobody rallying behind you?

[NOW HE'S CONFUSED she's??? a shitty mastermind???? why would anyone be on her side.]

[faciliheir]

Their parents. The forgotten VKs. The weird amount of peasants we have for no apparent reason. They're behind me. Once I show them the wand.

[upgradeit]

. . . Oh my god. You're actually just an idiot. I almost thought you were cool for a second.

[faciliheir]

-- Oh, how about you try making up a plan while everybody's screaming at you and see how flawless yours is!

[. . .]

[upgradeit]

I could at least come up with something better than -

[wait.]

. . . Freddie, who's screaming at you?

[faciliheir]

You people!

[upgradeit]

Are you telling me you didn't have a plan before now?

[please let that be it. he likes "freddie is an idiot" better than "freddie isn't in her right mind."]

[hasit]

She did. With me. We...found Marco together.

[sorrydoods]

[Suddenly, something clicks in Soos' brain.]

Wh-when the doors first came, I found her in the portrait room, and...she was acting kinda like...

[Like she'd been out there for too long.]