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

[sixfingeredstan]

Fiddleford is right. Even if they are playing games...every game has rules. And we can't let ourselves lose hope. The only way to get through this is to keep trying. No matter how daunting the task before us.

[PEP TALK, GO.]

[capulion]

Even if they keep changing the rules...

[Someone is a very sad kitty.]

[sixfingeredstan]

I know. Even so.

[It isn't fair, but it's what they've got to work with.]

[amadeusrockette]

The rules haven't really changed, though: find who did it, bring them to justice. Everything else is window dressing.

[kindaruledatit]

It's not even changing the rules, is it? They're like, adding rules to the other rules, making it harder to do stuff. [Groaaan.]

[She runs a hand through her long hair, tugging on strands.] This is the absolute worst.