RECORDING 9: THE THIRD TRIAL.

[foundationmods]

The worst has happened... and now you're all here, in the living room where all the trials so far have taken place. As all of you enter, the Vessel is there - Jack, looking expectant and as militaristic as ever.

On one of the tables away from the center is a small enclosed box entitled 'VOTES', with slips of paper nearby and a pen. It's sufficiently away from what will be the 'main' action, but not enough to really give anyone complete privacy as they vote.

Once everyone is inside, the doors automatically shut and lock themselves, leaving you trapped in here with the Vessel...and each other.

One of you is a murderer...however, in this game, the guilty do not need to be voted out. As long as there are enough people voted out that matches the victims...then it will be accepted.

...But, can you really let someone get away with murder...?

The choice is up to you.

But this time...potentially, someone innocent...must die as well.

VICTIMS: FLAYN AND HAKU
PEOPLE TO VOTE OUT: 2

WEEK 3 VOTING

Comments

[tsunderine]

You shut up too!

[impulse yelling she'll apologize for that later with her eyes flaring something angry and pissed]

[cw_suicide]

Not when there are lives on the line, Rin-chan.

[tsunderine]

It doesn't matter right now, just let me have this just this once...!

[there's something cracking in her voice and a slight tremble there]

[cw_suicide]

[the lady with the shotgun is a loose cannon, he can't just say it aloud though and just gives hand motions of "calm down" while Battler comes in]

[boardreversal]

[And he's just going to.

Put a hand on her shoulder.]

[tsunderine]

...Ah-

[when she realizes who it is, she just immediately clams up, ducking her head and lowers her arms]

Sorry.

[boardreversal]

...We're all a little on edge right now, so you don't have to apologize, Rin.

[He just doesn't want this to go any further while Rosa has a fucking loaded gun right there, and she might be able to tell that from the way his hand tightens a little.]

[tsunderine]

Don't say something like that!

[and now her emotions wrap around into something else: upset, frustration, anger... but they're not directed entirely at Battler or even Rosa or anyone else but herself right now as the starts of tears begin at the edges of her eyes]

It's my fault, isn't it?!

I always mess up when it's the most important time!

[boardreversal]

[Yeah, no.

He reaches out, suddenly wrapping her up in a firm hug, holding the back of her head with his hand.]

It's okay.

Just...calm down, Rin. I'm right here with you.

[tsunderine]

[she latches onto him as she buries her face into what's close, trembling and just outright sobbing at this point since she can't hold back anymore; she's too overwhelmed and wracked by emotions that tell her otherwise.

that it isn't okay.

that she doesn't deserve to be with him, or calm down, or anything like that.

and yet...

here she is, being an idiot.

it's not the Tohsaka way and yet, he—






...doesn't he deserve better than her?]