WEEK 1 TRIAL

[foundationmods]

It was noon on Saturday.

No matter where they were, no matter what they were doing...the moment the chimes rang out through the hall, they felt a change.

The world...began to expand, as they felt themselves leaving the world they were on, and towards another, much larger world...🗈

This new world looked like...the inside of an ornate courtroom, like something that wouldn't be too far from some kind of grand fantasy novel. The audience was full of people with Goat Heads...like some kind of bizzare trial proceedings.

The Witch - Yuuko - was there, sitting in the most important place, smiling in her mysterious way at everyone. There was no music to be heard, but... perhaps on another plane, in another place, someone else heard music as they gazed upon the proceedings.

As they looked around, they might have also been surprised to see that their forms had changed - perhaps only slightly, or a much more dramatic change. It seemed like this place demanded a different form in some way, even if it was just a change of clothing.

...There was a deep silence in the room, one that no one wanted to break. It was the faint tension in the air, like the moments before a race or a competition begins.

Yesterday had been the start of the game. But now, armed with all they knew...now, they had to truly go up against the Witch, and somehow.....win.

Right?

Comments

[aleph_armed]

[Gebura looks... Unusual. Or perhaps it might be more accurate to say "unusual for her". Gone are all of the scars she normally sports, as well as the red armband displaying her name and title as Disciplinary Department Head. Also gone is the bodysuit she normally "wears", replaced with a trenchcoat, dark grey shirt, black pants, and boots. Underneath her trenchcoat, there are signs of a shulder-holster carrying several unidentifiable weapons.

There is also a cigarette in her mouth for some reason.

...There is a brief pause before Gebura pulls the cigarette out of her mouth, blowing out a large puff of smoke as she does so.]

What the hell is this.

[incrediblystressedout]

Cool.

[She shakes off her brief reverie at the sheer aesthetic of that outfit.]

Uh, I mean, is that a weird look for you? Because it kind of works.

[aleph_armed]

I suppose it wouldn't be weird if this were actually my body and not the body of a dead woman.

[incrediblystressedout]

Oh.

That's.

Yeah.

I'm gonna stop talking now.

[literalidiotball]

Heeey, you got a neat human form too!

[Says the guy who still hasn't realized he has a robot head.]

Can I touch it? I gotta make sure this isn't a hologram or anything.

[aleph_armed]

Go ahead, I suppose. I don't think you've got an entirely human form, though...

[But yes, physical contact shows... It sure is real human flesh! And her size actually matches up!]

[literalidiotball]

Uh... [He looks at his hands. They are gloves. That...] Huh, no wrists. Alright, maybe not entirely human...

[So he pokes her face.] Huh. This is... Impressive. I dunno how they got us in here, but their programming skills are bloody fantastic.

[oceanicbutterfly]

It's a cigarette.

[Hahaha haha ha.]

[aleph_armed]

Not what I meant, Magical Girl.

[oceanicbutterfly]

[smug hairflip]

It's probably something to do with our inner selves, or true selves. or self-image, or something else ridiculous like that.

[aleph_armed]

That's annoying in all sorts of ways.

[She doesn't seem intent on elaborating on that, however.]

[oceanicbutterfly]

It's also probably not very important right now.

[aleph_armed]

That's true. On the other hand, there's not much I can do to help at this point, since all the places I went through didn't have any evidence to speak of, and investigation isn't exactly my strong point.

[anonnomnomnom]

Hi, Gebura! You look younger! [Apparently with all the scars and titles gone she just looks fresher??] Does that mean your robot form looks newer, too? [Unsure if she's still a robot under there. He's going to come flapflapping over to wave his skeleton arm near her head.]