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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[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!]

[purrtagonist]

[SORRY GHOST FRIEND :(]

[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.

1/2

[purrtagonist]

[. . .]

[purrtagonist]

[spitting out the words angrily, fury in every syllable]

Then we'll fucking make you. She isn't yours to keep, and damn you for daring to put your grubby paws all over her!

[justfists]

[she stares at him, level, her eyes widening for a moment, and the shape of a wolf? seems? to form? around her.

She didn't like that. those words physically hurt her, and she yells in fury]

I AM MAKOTO.

[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".

[messianic]

We can't give up yet. Makoto-san... I want to believe we can still save her, and get rid of the Barghest at the same time.

[A beat, and..]

.... And Roxas-san... thank you.

For...saving Akira.

[dolleyed]

I... I can play a lot of religious music. If it helps.

[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.

[messianic]

... Let's...try. Please, Blue Angel... help us all try.