Seventh Trial

[candlelightsflicker]

[Once again the stretching room descends and the Hatbox Ghost seems impatient.]

Ugh where's that Serling guy's stupid death elevator when you need it? This is taking forever.

[But soon enough you arrive in the trial room, now with Freddie and Jyn's voodoo dolls on their podiums. And your 100% new friend Hatbox Ghost is there too!] 

If you guys don't all die next week, I'm installing the death elevator.

[TRIAL START]

Comments

[sorrydoods]

S-Stan, just...just answer the question!

[The tears are starting to prick at his eyes now, and he's struggling to keep himself standing, using his podium for support. This can't be happening, this can't be happening...]

[stanbyme]

[He squeezes his eyes shut. He can't look at Soos either.]

[sorrydoods]

DAMN IT STAN!

[Okay, now Soos is running toward Stan looking like he's gonna deck him. Let's see how this goes...]

[stanbyme]

[Soos is just an angry millennial, not a trained supervillain.

So Stan takes the punch. But he grips his podium to stay standing.]

[sorrydoods]

[Except he's not actually punching Stan, more like pinning him against the podium while trying to stare him in the eyes.]

GIVE ME A GOD DAMN ANSWER! PLEASE!

[This is breaking his heart in two. Please, say something!]

[stanbyme]

...

Go ahead, Soos. I deserve it.

[scrapplinghook]

No!!!

[Mabel may be tiny compared to Soos, but she'll still leap in, wrapping both her arms around one of his to try and stop him.]

Soos, you can't hurt grunkle Stan!!!

[sorrydoods]

[Sorry Mabel, but Soos is just crumpling to the floor at the moment.]

My fault...my fault...

[scrapplinghook]

It's not!! S-Soos, you didn't do anything..!

[Sick. She feels so sick. She can't take this anymore...]

[hasit]

[Mabel's so upset, and it kills Leia. She reaches over, intending to smooth down her hair. Poor lamb.]

[sorrydoods]

I GAVE HIM THAT SCREWDRIVER! IF I HADN'T DONE THAT THEN NONE OF THIS WOULD'VE HAPPENED!

[My fault my fault my fault...]

[upgradeit]

You're not responsible for other people's actions! Just because - [Oh god. An actual character development incoming.] Just because you gave him a screwdriver doesn't mean you made him stab someone.

[Just because you created a device doesn't mean you're responsible for the fire someone caused to steal it.]

[sorrydoods]

I still gave it to him! If I hadn't...if I...

[This hurts, this hurts so, so much.]

[hasit]

It wasn't the screwdriver, Soos.

[sorrydoods]

[So much of him wants to punch Stan. He wants to punch him until he his face is unrecognizable. Until the anger in him is finally gone.

But...he can barely keep standing after he says that. He can't even stand, really.

He falls to his knees, clutching at his head and breathing so heavily that he's about ready to pass out.]

I shouldn't...I shouldn't've ever given you that screwdriver...

[Another person is dying because he did something stupid...it's his fault, it's his fault, it's his fault, it's all his fault...]