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Fifth Trial

[Fizzy, Centipeedle, and Ginger's pedestals have all been replaced by headstones that say "died for King Dice's sins"

King Dice is currently selling t shirts that say "RIP King Dice" on it.]

Hurry up, we'll be holdin' funeral services for King Dice once this is over!

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[So. Penny has an axe. There's pony blood on it. So that's a thing.]

I think- um. This is probably what. Happened to Fizzy. Whoever did it either has really good aim or really, REALLY bad aim, because she was the only- um. There were only marks on her. From the axe. Not anything around her.

But she might've been moved a little? There were some drag marks in the blood, she might've- started a little closer to the kitchen. Than where we found her.

[This is fine, she's fine.]

Oh- and. There were some feathers around the lobby, too. From Miss Ginger.

[Everything is fine.]

[HAHAHAHAHAHA

b y e he is mentally fucking checking out now he doesn't need to think about his daughter like that.]

[fun fact, Penny really, really didn't want to think about Fizzy this way either but here we are]

[only not fun at all and more horrible and traumatic]

... Was she still alive, then? [after all the damage that happened to her...]

Oh- oh no, maybe. Or- there was someone besides the killer there and they tried moving her to help, or-

[Hang on.]

[Penny takes a second to look between Audrey and... Audrey.]

...um. Are there actually two of you, or-

[Thanks, Wonka, you've got her questioning reality.]

-- Oh, gosh, right, I forgot about that! [grins] Isn't it funny? Have you guys really not noticed until just now?

Oh thank goodness.

[She's been a little worried about this kind of thing since King Dice threw her into a wall, it's fine.]

But- um, yes, actually. I'm sorry.

It's some kind of magical curse or something; I don't really get it. It's hilarious, right? It's like I have a twin!

Curse- OH. I thought you meant there'd been two of you all along, since the beginning. Oh. So who's-

[She looks around, doing a quick headcount.]

...Mister Wonka? Really?

Oh, no, I'm still the only real me!

[she nods] It's something like... my blood is powering the charm. That's why it's me.

That's- neat, but a little creepy.

In my defense, I had no idea this is what it'd do at first.

[That said, of course he'd still knowingly use weird cursed blood magic artifacts.]

[ how the fuck is a girl supposed to feel about this??? ]

[NICE AXE. Shame about all the friends that died though. Especially Fizzy. Ugh.]

An axe? Where would someone find that?

King Dice, probably. I got one from him after the first trial, but. I've been keeping it hidden in my room, so no one can use it.

...So, you just admitted you owned an axe, when we have an un-accounted for axe as the murder weapon.

Yes-?

[Your point?]

My point is, you've made yourself look a little suspicious. You're the only one we know possessed an axe. You also have red hair, like the hair at the crime scene.

I- oh. Oh.

[Welp.]

Fizzy and Ginger and Miss Centipeedle were all my friends, though, I would never hurt them.

Mhm. Sure.

Even if that were the case, we've already had one case where someone was controlled by someone else and forced into homicidal action. Plus, technically speaking, there's the possibility that you only murdered one or two of them. One of those three might have killed the other or others, and you reacted in vengeance...? Or you merely saw an opportunity.

Regardless, you are a suspect. Probably the biggest one we have right now.

Edited 2018-07-14 20:53 (UTC)

A suspect. Nothing more.

[Not Penny. Not today.

He levels a glare at the "girl"]

Need I remind you that you seem to have red hair as well?

Edited 2018-07-14 20:58 (UTC)

You're right, I do. That doesn't change the facts- she has more evidence against her than the rest of us.

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codeofhero - 2018-07-14 21:56 (UTC) - Expand

Do you really think I would make everyone go through this kind of thing again, and not just confess and get it over with? For a fifth time?

[how fudging dare]

I didn't hurt anyone.

[GIRLS, YOU'RE BOTH HOT, DON'T FIGHT]

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in4apounding - 2018-07-14 21:39 (UTC) - Expand

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candymancan - 2018-07-14 21:42 (UTC) - Expand

Seriously? No way, Audrey, Penny wouldn't hurt one of us. We're all her friends. She promised me she'd never.

[guess who can't tell which audrey is which]

Besides, you have red hair too!

Edited 2018-07-14 21:51 (UTC)