WEEK 3 - TRIAL

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TRIAL

The morning seemed so far away yesterday - yet, it also seems too soon when morning comes and you are all yet again ushered to the third floor by The Lady. The Captain is there, in all of his....wait, no, he's asleep.

The doors close, and...nothing happens. There's still the box labeled 'VOTES' in his lap on the couch, but...

On the table is a letter, that reads 'Only one person may be voted for execution this week. Please figure out who that will be during the time limit.'

As you finish reading that, music begins to play in the room...


VICTIM: SHIROU EMIYA, HIMEKO INABA, AND MUNEHISA IWAI

23 GUESTS REMAIN.

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[13thpromise]

...What? What does Ami even mean?

[ ..... he. Okay Cinque is the Doppleganger but. ONE THING A TIME ]

Is that your name?

[justfists]

It's short for Ameterasu, since we'd agreed on code names.

She couldn't handle that, so she called me Ami.

Akira should be able to vouch for my particularness with nicknames.

[purrtagonist]

Y. . . . . . .

[staring at her, at a complete loss for words, completely and utterly floored]

Y. . . yeah. She-- Makoto. . . is.

[justfists]

[she just smiles.]

[purrtagonist]

I didn't-- I. . .

I didn't. . .

[he didn't even notice]

[resortghosts]

[A large pair of hands land on Akira's shoulders try to lead him away from Makoto, firmly but gently.

You don't want to be near her, Akira. You really don't]

[purrtagonist]

[jerks back from the hands]

-- NO! I need to. . . exorcise the Barghest!

[resortghosts]

[Ghost is weak, so ghostfriend is successfully pushed away!]

[justfists]

...

Of course you didn't. Did you ever even know me?

[purrtagonist]

[his eyes flash, jaw set]

Let her go.

[his voice is a low, angry growl]

[justfists]

[hehehehe... this is fun to the barghest. she just laughs, for a couple of moments]

I'd die first.

[messianic]

... It's not over.

[Grimly:]

We can still save Makoto-san. There's a way to get rid of the monster and not kill Makoto-san.

[wrongtiming]

...How?

[messianic]

The puzzle said so, didn't it? The Barghest can be exorcised. If the Barghest is exorcised and executed.... then why does Makoto-san have to die too?

[13thpromise]

The exorcism, right?

[messianic]

Yes... to me, that would still be... some sort of execution, right?

[13thpromise]

It would.

[ ... ]

I was talking to Ichigo about exorcisms and he said something ritual-like could take care of the Barghest. Since exorcisms are kind of about "ritual and belief".

[latebluemer]

... If we exorcise the Barghest, is the execution off?

[That's something she's been thinking about ever since that puzzle. What kind of game is this? Is it that merciful a game? She... doesn't know.]

[messianic]

That... that's what we really need to find out.

But what do we have to lose at this point?

[latebluemer]

I don't think I want to know the answer to that question at all.

[Her voice kind of just... fades off. She's quiet for a moment, trying to get the gears turning again. They stopped around when the vote was carried out, and have been only jerkily alive ever since.]

But you're right. We have to -- we have to try. We have to find out how to exorcise this.

[13thpromise]

[ This is really a lot...he's trying to handle this as best as he can, really. ]

...Right. [ ...he doesn't know what to say here, he's not a protag rip. ] You sound pretty...calm.

[justfists]

How does it feel to condemn someone to death that could have been saved?

Are you sure we're actually the monsters?

[13thpromise]

...What do you mean? We can still save her, so I don't think it's over yet.

[ He looks kind of determined now. ]

And you know what? If you're trying to call me or the others monsters, then you're wrong. We didn't choose to play this stupid game of yours, it's not what we wanted, okay?

Only real monsters actually enjoy playing along with any of this.

[justfists]

[she giggles.]

Your concept of this game is interesting.

[13thpromise]

[ He wasn't expecting that at all. ]

...Why do you say that?