Fifth Trial

[imthetrashman]

[Fizzy, Centipeedle, and Ginger's pedestals have all been replaced by headstones that say "died for King Dice's sins"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

Comments

[studentbody]

I'm so confused. He's right there? He's not even dead.

[imthetrashman]

On the outside, maybe!

[studentbody]

Oh.

[...]

That's kinda relatable.

[in4apounding]

Does that mean he's the culprit? Because that would make this a lot, LOT easier.

[Penny's got a bloody axe at her podium. It's probably fine. She's probably fine.]

[codeofhero]

Unfortunately, I don't believe we would be having this trial if he was.

[studentbody]

I don't kn—oh. Penny, what the hell is that!

[in4apounding]

[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.]

[in4apounding]

We might? They're kind of wads like that.

[Maybe? It's a hope, okay.]

[in4apounding]

The murder weapon, I'm pretty sure.

[EVERYTHING. IS. FINE.]

[studentbody]

Oh.

[her voice is Very Small]

Poor Fizzy....

[in4apounding]

Yeah.

[Small voice, big mood.]

[udderly]

[HAHAHAHAHAHA

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

[codeofhero]

[it's a big hope]

Only 'kind of'?

[in4apounding]

[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]

[in4apounding]

Just in the sense of- I guess they've usually just said when it was one of them, before? I could absolutely believe they'd make us have a trial over one of their punishments, but why make the change NOW, I guess.

[codeofhero]

Hmm... perhaps they are rather sick of us by now. Despite all the deaths, nothing has specifically changed.

[in4apounding]

Hm- I guess we'll find out. If one of them did do all this, I don't think Mister Swackhammer is smart enough to really cover up a murder.

[candymancan]

[Guess who's still wearing the talisman for as long as he can keep up the act?]

Ginger's body had been blackened to a crisp in the oven. The oven had been left on overnight. There were multiple bite and scuff marks on the oven itself, the counter, and overall in the surrounding area. The teeth impressions were made by sharp teeth.

[holds up two plastic bags] In this bag, I have ashes that I found on the counter, that I believe are from weed. In the other bag, I have long, red, human hair found at the scene.

[udderly]

[oh wait he could actually be useful here]

I can smell the ashes, if you want.

[treefetish]

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

[in4apounding]

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.]

[treefetish]

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

[in4apounding]

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.

[treefetish]

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!

[in4apounding]

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?