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]

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.

[purrtagonist]

You aren't!

[he yells back, chin tilted up]

And I'll say the same thing I said to you last week-- I'll steal her back from you if it's the last thing I do!

[justfists]

No. No, no, no. I was always Niijima Makoto, in service to the Barghest. You couldn't even tell! How can you steal anything from me, when you were always close enough for me to rip to shreds?!

[purrtagonist]

Why didn't you! Why go after Iwai, when I was right there?! Or did you know that I'd beat you in a fight, no matter what the day!

Let Makoto go!

[justfists]

Because I couldn't.

[purrtagonist]

[his mouth snaps shut]

[. . .]

A protector role.

[justfists]

Your gambit was so successful, we had no choice but to target someone else.

And we'll try again, after tomorrow, once this body is dead, I'm sure my goddess will find a suitable new host.

[purrtagonist]

There will be no "after tomorrow" for you, Barghest.

[justfists]

For the barghest, yes. For me, no. Such is the life of a vessel.

I can't wait to see what sort of death awaits me.

[purrtagonist]

For the Barghest.

We won't let you harm anyone ever again.