FIFTH TRIAL

[splitaseam]

[As the Stretching Room descends, there is a long pause before Oogie says anything.]

What? You wanna 'nother speech? You ain't getting one!

[New day, brand new epitaphs for our dearly departed awaiting in this graveyard.

Here lies Demyx
All he wanted was a heart
But he ended up torn apart

Here lies Kiara
Our most beloved kitty
Now ready to sit pretty

Here lies Tip
She wanted to think ahead
And ended up torn to shreds

Only a dozen of you guys left, think you can figure out whodunit?]

Come on, I ain't gettin any younger here!

Comments

[ilovepuppies]

The- the rest of her?

[toogoodforhim]

[He knows what that means but like hell is he going to explain it to a little girl.]

[ilovepuppies]

[IT'S FINE IT'S ETC ETC]

[terribibble]

[He is already Star's least favorite person like hell is he going to talk about Kiara's entrails

No sir]

[ilovepuppies]

You said you know about it, right? What happens when you...you know.

[terribibble]

[HHHHHHGHHHHHGHGHHHH]

Well... well, ah... with most animals you'd... you'd prepare the meat for food but I don't think...

I mean I really wouldn't want to think. About that.

[ilovepuppies]

You think somebody ATE her!?

[terribibble]

No! Jesus no, she was-- she could talk.

[And nobody could eat a whole lion corpse that fast unless they were really, really determined.]

[sixfingeredstan]

Yes, I can't imagine that anyone here could be so heartless as to eat someone they've been living with for weeks.

[toogoodforhim]

...If you skin an animal- [It's easier to say than "if she was skinned"] -for food or tanning, you don't usually worry about the hooves or paws, or the head. But for sport... The more complete the coat can start as, the better.

[terribibble]

[He nods.]

Though... though frankly that makes it worse. It's even more of an insult to just... to do that to someone and then...

[It's disrespectful is what it is. Not that a murderer would be respectful but it's a whole other level of Wrong.]

[kindaruledatit]

Yeah.

[She's seen some skins before. Never a lions though, not a real one. This took the cake.]

Whoever did this definitely knew what they were doing.

[outsidethecircle]

Who here would know that? I know I can't.

[She's a city girl.] Jiminy probably couldn't either. Mike, too. He seems like a city boy.

[kindaruledatit]

Right, and that probably takes a few people off the list already. But.. there's still some people that probably do know how to do it.

[Ahha.... hahahha....]

[kindaruledatit]

The... meats.

[That's the best description she's giving Star.]

[ilovepuppies]

That was supposed to still be there!?

[WHERE DID THEY GO....]

[kindaruledatit]

I mean, if she was alive, yeah!

[Buuuut, considering how small the bundle is.]

Did anyone... find it all yet? I know that's kind of a messy job. You know, skinning...

[ilovepuppies]

Hoooow messy are we talking here?

[kindaruledatit]

[She gestures?? God she has to be the one to do this, huh.]

...You're taking the skin off a body. It can get, like, really messy. [uuugh] You know, blood and guts and stuff.