FOURTH TRIAL

[splitaseam]

[To what I'm sure is everyone's joy after a sad investigation like that, after everyone reaches the Stretching Room, Oogie's voice can be heard.]

Is this haunted room actually stretching? Or is it just your imagination?

[Well at least he's honoring Ghostave's memory, except he starts laughing, almost tauntingly, after he says that.

In the very least the graveyard seems identical, with three new epitaphs for our dearly departed.

Here lies Lea
Slaying bugs he made a name
And got sent to the deadliest game

Here lies WALL-E
They were our dearest friend
But that didn’t help them in the end

Here lies Tarzan?
????
?????


... Ok then.

Oogie speaks before everyone can get to their tombstones.]

Don't keep me waiting!

Comments

[capulion]

[It's actually some relief that this is still happening in the stretching room, and the graveyard, and not in that horrible casino.

That thought repulses her once she's had it.]

I still can't believe it...

[kindaruledatit]

[It's not a pretty thought, or one she's totally alone on.]

It's hard to imagine, isn't it? The little guy never hurt anyone.

[He was so nice....]

[capulion]

The sweetest little Wally.

[She literally still has no concept of "robot" but who cares. Wall-E was friend-shaped.]

If it was an accident that'd... that'd be one thing, but...

[kindaruledatit]

[He was a good, friend-shaped box. That's all Kiara needs to know.]

Yeah. Looking at all the damage, it's really hard to think this was an accident.

[capulion]

Yeah... Everything was so destroyed. I'd like to think, but... maybe too much to hope.

I wish I knew the little guy better.

[kindaruledatit]

He was great.

[She hates having to talk about her friends in the past-tense. It makes her sick.]

Don't worry. We'll figure it out. We always do.

[capulion]

Yeah.

[gentle headbutts.]

[kindaruledatit]

[She's reached a point in her life where gentle lion headbutts are some of the nicest gestures she's been given. It's pretty awesome, all things considered.

Headpats.]

[capulion]

[You'll never look at a cat the same way again! Teenaged girls gotta stick together, right? Species be damned.]

[kindaruledatit]

[Absolutely. Teenage girls against the world.]