FINAL TRIAL

[foundationmods]

TRIAL

After a very, very long six weeks, it has finally come. The last time everyone will need to trudge up those stairs and meet in the master suite. It's do or die time, and hopefully everyone knows what needs to be done by now.

As soon as the guests walk into the room, they will be able to smell the food that the chef has provided: duck l'orange, served up on a nice platter. Eat up everyone!

There are a few unexpected guests this time. A large group of the rats is here, and they show up in a swarm as they carry Gabe into the room, much like how they had carted him off to the Child Daycare last night. Once he is deposited in the room, Gabe will also stand up and remain there, crossing his arm and looking a bit standoffish.

They're not the only unexpected faces around here, though...

VICTIMS: ICHIGO KUROSAKI and THE RESORT THE HOTEL

10 11 GUESTS REMAIN

Comments

[stepsinshadows]

I've been living like this for years, I'm pretty sure.

[You get the feeling that this is the right line of conversation though, so keep it up! Gabe can't be stubborn forever.]

[13thpromise]

[ ... Luckily he has some experience with stubborn people, and he's giving him a look. ]

But, being here in the Resort made things different, didn't it?

[stepsinshadows]

Just in that I haven't seen my doctor in a while. It's fine. She won't always be around anyway, so I should get used to handling things on my own.

[whirlingmace]

[ Staring for a moment or two. ]

But you aren't alone. You came in with a partner, and then you had another one when we all got here, right? We also all worked together to get this far.

[stepsinshadows]

That's different. That was for Foundation work, not my own personal problems.

[whirlingmace]

But look what we've done here. None of that was for the Foundation.

[ Cause they forgot thanks to a clown fucker. ]

[stepsinshadows]

The Foundation sent you here to extract us, I'm guessing. That has nothing to do with my problems. And it's really weird that they sent you anyway, the Foundation usually doesn't care about the lives of individual agents.

[whirlingmace]

It is weird... but they sent us. But we weren't trying for any of that. I was trying because I really want to help. Let me help, please?

[stepsinshadows]

...

[He just. Sighs.]

What would you do?

[whirlingmace]

I'm still Doppelling. I can turn into something that can help containing.

[ There's also the medication idea in another thread. ]

[stepsinshadows]

I think it'll be fine. But thanks for the offer.

[whirlingmace]

Let me know if you change your mind.

[13thpromise]

[ Sure... ]

But when Cinque hugged you, weren't the shadows doing that because you were having a hard time controlling it?

[ Just a guess but that's what it looked to him. ]

If something like that happened now, there's a chance of that happening again but worse, isn't there? So how are you sure you can really handle it all on your own?

[stepsinshadows]

...

[He has to actually stop and consider his words there, because ultimately Roxas isn't wrong.]

If I'm by myself then nobody's at risk anyway. Sometimes controlling something means removing yourself from situations you know set off your conditions. It already got people killed, I'd rather not repeat that experience.

[13thpromise]

[ And then some shit happened, but after that, he'll try to resume their conversation... ]

...Outside of the Resort?

[ Roxas actually didn't even consider that as being a previous event...as horrifying as that sounds. ]

Even if you remove yourself from the situation, do you think it's going to really be something that works in the end? You really need help controlling your powers, but medication or isolation might not be the solution forever.

[ Isolation doesn't bring happiness, nor does it bring peace. It could also mean that won't be enough.

...Though there might be something that could work. ]

[stepsinshadows]

You know, I'm kind of hoping that I don't reach that point until long after I'm old and dead.