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

[bayoublues]

Then what about the pepper outside of people's doors? Why bother with that if you didn't care about any of us?

[faciliheir]

[...]

Just throws off the scent. I knew it wouldn't work.

[hasit]

And it happened to be outside the doors of all your friends?

[faciliheir]

Seemed a pretty good way to guide the shadow, too. So it'd know who to attack.

[SO IT COULD'VE BEEN ANYONE SHE LIKED]

[not_over_yet]

...So you included your own door in the target pool because...?

[faciliheir]

To throw off the scent. My shadow's not that dumb.

[not_over_yet]

...Miss Facilier. Why would you intentionally make yourself conspicuous like this? You could have killed anyone, even Gaston, and instead you drew the focus to your social circle and yourself. Do not expect me to believe you're suddenly "that dumb".

[kickbuttseatnuts]

No promises on that one.

[not_over_yet]

She's being an idiot. She wasn't one before. Something is wrong.

[kickbuttseatnuts]

Are we talking the same girl who insulted people for being upset about murder and feeling bad when it was a kid? Like, you know, natural emotional reactions?

[not_over_yet]

So your argument is she's too ~mean~ to have a brain? That's a terrible argument. She's simply not meeting your ~villain standards~ --And she ought to, there's something wrong...

[kickbuttseatnuts]

Look, I'm just saying, a little politeness shows thought and consideration, which she certainly hasn't shown so far.

[faciliheir]

It was just... It was out of my hands at that point, okay? Everybody better stop calling the girl with the wand an idiot! It doesn't sound like a great plan!

[not_over_yet]

How the devil was it "out of your hands"? If you intend to use that wand on everyone, then DO IT! Stop wavering back and forth, it's goddamn worrying!

[faciliheir]

It just... Ugh! It's not like I perfectly control my shadow or anything! It takes liberties! It gets creative! And it super doesn't matter!

[hasit]

...You said it was completely under your control, earlier. Which is it?

[faciliheir]

I mean, it listens! Mostly! It's just a little...

[real villains don't real villains don't real villains don't]

... Wild.

[hasit]

[...]

Did it do something you didn't mean for it to do?

[faciliheir]

No!

[real villains don't]

It did exactly what I wanted!

[real villains don't]

It did... It did just what I wanted. It did exactly... what I said...

[real villains--]

[hasit]

[Gently:]

Freddie, please. You can tell us...if something went wrong.

[bayoublues]

[Louis doesn't speak--he's too shocked to do anything, really. He just sits there, staring at the gris-gris.

Finally, he stutters out a response.]

I-I don't believe you. After all that talk 'bout...'bout not bein' your dad, or what not, and tryin' to be a better person...it just doesn't make sense! And you talked 'bout it, even before we were told 'bout havin' to kill each other. Not to mention' how you went and asked me for advice on the song for Ariel! You--You can't just--

[His voice cracks, and he falls silent again.]