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

[memotome]

Maybe. I’d hope he’s not. I’ll collect him once you guys leave.

[kickbuttseatnuts]

Kind of a downer for me, honestly, I was having a real character arc moment there with that.

[She really doesn't know where to go with this and everyone else seems traumatized.]

So we can just... leave and go see our loved ones? I mean, I know you said yes, but like. Right now?

[memotome]

Yeah. Go for it.

[wait for the log tomorrow nerdie you dick]

[kickbuttseatnuts]

[Follow-up questions are always good okay

But she turns to everyone else and claps her hands together.]

Alright! Jyn, Stan, and Mabel are easily found then! Problem solved! No need to panic!

[Never Mind All That]

[hasit]

[Leia turns to look at Allene, hollow-eyed and utterly grief-stricken.]

Did we not just watch the same thing?

[kickbuttseatnuts]

Okay, yeah, and I get that and that was... extremely bad. But! They're literally a door away now! We can just get them.

[hasit]

[Slowly, Leia nods. She understands, she gets it, but...

She's never going to forget that as long as she lives.]

[kickbuttseatnuts]

[...she's really not good at emotions erm.]

You could punch me for attacking Stan, if that helps?

[hasit]

[hey allene

you know what mom could use




a hug]

[kickbuttseatnuts]

[what's that can you eat it]

Or, you know, I could just. Get closer and then I'll put my arms around you and we can decide from there if you want to punch or just rest there? How's that sound?

[hasit]

[Leia nods, and then as soon as Allene gets close enough, she's just gonna. Give her a hug. A very strong hug for a woman her size.

Congrats, Allene. Leia never adopted you, so you got to live!]

[kickbuttseatnuts]

[oh okay, this is happening. She hugs her back with no small amount of affection, just trying to support this old woman who's been through so much.

She should've done more but. Maybe this will help.]

[hasit]

[This is enough. It's enough, for now, until she can see her family again. Stan, and Mabel, and all the kids she'd started to think of as her own. Jyn.]

[sorrydoods]

[The man in fetal position on the floor does not respond.

The man in fetal position on the floor is broken.]

[kickbuttseatnuts]

[Nervous laugh with eyes looking around.]

Its fine! He'll be fine. We're cool now, right? Yeah, this is fine.

[sorrydoods]

[Still just...crying...being unresponsive...

...if you want him out of here, you're gonna have to drag him out.]

[athleticallyinclined]

[ Soos, Gaston will literally pick you up and fireman carry you into hell if he has to, and no one wants that. Especially Gaston.

Consider this your only warning. ]

[sorrydoods]

[Yeah, still not moving. Too broken.]

[athleticallyinclined]

[ welp it's hero time

Gaston heaves a heavy sigh, then bends to scoop Soos up and throw him over his shoulder.

Ugh. He smells like...cheese? Cheese mostly. Gaston raises an eyebrow and looks impatiently around the room. ]

Are we going, or is there a party first?

[sorrydoods]

[Yeah, that's the smell of cheese alright.

Surprisingly, he still doesn't respond, just flopping onto Gaston's shoulder, crying just as much as before.

Congratulations Gaston! You got: Dead Weight]

[athleticallyinclined]

[ Just what he never fucking wanted.

Well, if they're not heading off for hell right now, he'll just carry Soos off and dump him on a bed in a room that may or may not be his. You're...welcome? ]

[sorrydoods]

[I mean it's better than just leaving him there so...thanks?]

[not_over_yet]

...... [ shit someone should do something about that.

Um.

Ok fine.

gets over there, double checks his vote... ]

You helped save everyone else...? And we'll see them again, soon?

[sorrydoods]

[He barely even notices Basil talking to him. All his attention is on what just happened in front of them. Stan and Mabel...dying...]

I was...I was supposed to save them...get them out of here...

[Another sob, before he curls even deeper into himself. His fault, his fault, his fault, all his fault...]

[not_over_yet]

[ ...This is Spinny all over again. ]