FOURTH TRIAL

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[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!

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[arpeggiositar]

[Now he does turn his head around]

Yes?

[He doesn't look particularly...worried, despite looking at Naminé]

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Are... you okay?

[ The way she says it, though... suggests that she knows a thing or two. ]

[arpeggiositar]

...yeah. I'm okay. Don't worry about me.

[He does sound like normal. Still...it's quite the difference from how he had behaved in past days, that's for sure]

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I'm sorry. I can't do that.

[ She doesn't feel good at all. She's still looking at him the same way. ]

You're acting... a little strange.

[arpeggiositar]

Really?

[Well...he does dial down the usualy cheerfulness, looking way more serious than before]

A little strange how?

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[ Ugh, she hates this so much. She doesn't want to suspect him, but he's acting so off, and... ]

... Like you're trying too hard to pretend everything is fine.

[ She hesitates. The next part of this... well, if he hates her for it, then-- ]

Spending time with your fellow Organization members, fighting Heartless... That's not all your video showed.

... Is it?

[arpeggiositar]

Of course it was. That's all there was.

[And he has the gall to look in her general direction when saying that. Well, no, he stares at a random spot behind her]

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[ She's never felt so frustrated in her life, but she keeps a level expression. There's something threatening to push at the edges there, though. ]

We both know that's not true.

[arpeggiositar]

[Uh-oh, things aren't starting to look too hot around here. That does get Demyx to avert his eyes]

There's no time for stuff that has nothing to do with this, so let's just...go back to what matters, okay? Okay.

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....

[ She really does not want to do this. She straightens up, her gaze at him never wavering. ]

It matters if you're leaving out information that was in your video.

[arpeggiositar]

[That seems to get to him. His hands twitches, even though his face doesn't change]

We can talk about that later. Please.

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I... I don't know if there will be a later.

[ She takes a breath. ]

Please. Tell me you didn't do this, Demyx. I don't want to believe you did.

[arpeggiositar]

Naminé...