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

[aboyandhiscar]

That's already almost half of us right there, man. But yeah, guess someone could've lied.

Don't lie, guys.

[that isn't how this works mike]

[kindaruledatit]

I mean, if all of this was just some freaky, bizarre accident, whoever did it should just come out and try to explain themselves now.

[It would save a lot of strife and time. But she can't promise that they won't be killed on sight.]

[terribibble]

You can't accidentally skin a lion. At least part of this was purposeful.

[kindaruledatit]

I don't know, man! I just... kind of thought that'd get something!

[anything??]

Whoever did this is seriously sick.

[aboyandhiscar]

What Fidds said. I think it'd be pretty hard to bubble someone's head, too.

Why didn't they just leave it there. I don't get it.

[kindaruledatit]

[grooooans.] Yeah...

So, like, what was the bubble doing, again?

[sixfingeredstan]

Just...floating. It was quite remarkable. About fifteen feet off the ground.

[kindaruledatit]

And, it had a whole head in it.

[Yeesh.... hmmm.]

Maybe... someone wanted to get rid of it?

[whistlenotchirp]

That sounds... extremely magical.

What was causing that again?

[sixfingeredstan]

[Ford holds up the blood-stained Orbble Juice bottle.]

This stuff, which seems to create incredibly large, durable, long-lasting bubbles.

[aboyandhiscar]

.................



Wait, do you think Kiara's insides are like.

Up in the air somewhere. Still?

[terribibble]

Oh sweet Jesus don't say that.

[sixfingeredstan]

[Ford cringes visibly.]

I hadn't considered the possibility, but...yes, it's not out of the question.

[kindaruledatit]

It might explain why we couldn't find anything...

[ilovepuppies]

They don't float very high, though.

[aboyandhiscar]

How high do they go? Cuz that's even worse if it's just hanging out where we can see it.

[sixfingeredstan]

Tip's head was floating at about...fourteen or fifteen feet, I'd say.