Third Trial

[yourghosthost]

[Today, the Ghost Host seems eerily quiet as you descend the stretching room, not even doing his usual speech. The Usual 25 tombstones are there, but with three new epitaphs for Tadashi, Wander, and Sylvia.

Noticeably, Wander and Sylvia’s are identical, except the names are reversed for Sylvia’s tombstone.

Here lies Tadashi Hamada
Tried to save his brother with a wire
But got trapped and burned in a fire

Here lies Wander and Sylvia
Best friends and heroes from the stars
Were never able to recover from their scars

There’s no turning back now, is there? Be wary. Trust no one.]

You know what you have to do.

Comments

[ilovepuppies]

[Star is still huddled on the ground by her tombstone and not looking at anyone.]

[terribibble]

... Star, hon. Did you... what did you do?

[ilovepuppies]

Huh?

[She looks up, confused.] what did I do what?

[terribibble]

It's just... you were talkin' about summonin' demons and all. And I don't want to think you had anythin' to do with this but you're one of the folks who... who'd be most likely to try somethin'. You understand?

[ilovepuppies]

I wanted to summon a demon to fight the ghosts and get us out of here! Not to KILL someone!

[terribibble]

Well things don't always... they don't always go how you plan. When you try and help by doin' somethin' so drastic. Trust me, I'd know that better than anyone.

[sixfingeredstan]

[HMMMMM.]

Has anyone else in this house been known to meddle with demons and ghosts and rituals?

[He doesn't want to be the one to say it. He really, really doesn't.]

[outsidethecircle]

She.. she wouldn't have done that!

[ilovepuppies]

What?

[and then it dawns on her.]

Wha - no! NO! I would never!

[sixfingeredstan]

Then give us a straight answer. Please. Were you involved with any of this? Any of it at all?

[ilovepuppies]

NO! Why would you even think that? Wander and Sylvia were like... the best people here!

[amadeusrockette]

She. She was so upset by - [By what? Was it Wander and Sylvia specifically? No. Don't think like that.] She couldn't have done this.

[ilovepuppies]

See? She believes me!

[kindaruledatit]

....Star? C'mon, just tell them you didn't do it.

[Because you didn't, right? There's no way...]

[ilovepuppies]

Oh for- you're kidding me, right!?

[kindaruledatit]

No! I'm...! [Uuuuggggggghhhh She grips her tombstone]

I don't want it to be you, Star!

[ilovepuppies]

It's not! I can't believe you guys!

[chainbroke]

... Star?

[ Don't let it be her. Please. ]

[ilovepuppies]

What? Don't- don't look at me like that!

[chainbroke]

I-I'm sorry!

[ She sounds a little desperate, there. ]

You can't have done this, Star...

[ilovepuppies]

Because I DIDN'T!

[defyingfrigidity]

... Star?

[... No way. It can't be another accident...]

Star, you... you know you can talk to us, right?

[ilovepuppies]

I AM talking to you!!

[guess who's a nice mix of pissed off and panicked right now?]

[defyingfrigidity]

[Good thing Star's already snapped at Elsa once already, she's a little less upset this time!]

Okay! Okay, that's good... we just need all the information we can, right? Nobody's blaming you, we just want to see if you might know something we don't.

[ilovepuppies]

You think I was pretending yesterday in the graveyard? That I would kill the two coolest people here and be okay with it!?