FINAL TRIAL

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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

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[stepsinshadows]

No, it doesn't! Pretty words and 'I'm sorry'-ies don't make a goddamn difference when you can't actually fix what's wrong in the first place! Words mean nothing if you can't back them up with actions!

[justfists]

[she slaps him.] Then actually do something!

1/2

[stepsinshadows]

[Unfortunately, the shadows lingering around Gabe respond by slapping her back before he can stop them. They're surprisingly solid when they want to be, too.

And when she gets slapped, she will feel tired. Like a small bit of her energy just got drained.]

2/2

[stepsinshadows]

[And then the shadows die down (but don't disappear completely) and Gabe is left holding his head, like he suddenly has a migraine. Which might partially be because of the slap, but it's partially for other reasons too.]

[justfists]

[well that does get her to step back?! And she's a little surprised at how tired she feels, since... well... Fighting is in her blood. punch first, ask questions later. And yet. it adds a whole new meaning to what he said with the "curse."] ... When I said do something... [okay, she's gonna. stand up. sry all.]

[resortghosts]

[IMMEDIATELY reaches for her hand]

[justfists]

Sorry, I... Lost my cool. I feel fine, so I don't think there was much damage to your body... [she glances where she thinks Gabe was looking, to where she thinks Ichigo is. but in the meantime, she counter squeeze back Akira's hand.]

[resortghosts]

[squeezes her hand tightly, almost shaking, before he flips her hand around and writes into her palm again]

["Ichigo"]

["cares"]

["Gabe"]

[it's so hard to communicate like this]

[resortghosts]

[Well.

Suddenly, Gabe will have breathing problems and feel like something is pushing him down.

Actually, uh.

Everyone might feel like that, sorry.]

[dolleyed]

Gh-- Wh-what the?

[resortghosts]

[ Thud of ghost eating floor, ouch. ]

[stepsinshadows]

Fuck-

[As if he weren't already having problems. Now the shadows are freaking out and growing bigger, and wrapping around his body. It's like the shadows are trying to protect its host or something.]

[resortghosts]

[Whatever ghost this is tried to grab the table to steady themselves before they both go down]]

[swordhandled]

G-guh--!

[resortghosts]

[







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[latebluemer]

[Well, she's going to sit down hard and wince, raising a hand to her head.]

What...? What's happening? Is this the shadows, too?

[justfists]

[she recognizes this feeling] Ichigo, stop--!

YOU CAN STAND NOW

[resortghosts]

[It takes a moment - a long moment, when you're pressed against the ground - but then, all at once, it feels like The pressure is gone, and you can breathe again.]

[resortghosts]

[The table is sheepishly lifted and placed back into it's original position]

[stepsinshadows]

[It takes longer for the shadows to disappear, and Gabe actually seems to be talking to them to get them to go away.]

I'm fine, I'm fine! See? Now fuck off already!

[The shadows don't go away, but they do relent enough for Gabe to stand up.]

Fuck! I forgot he can do that.

[whirlingmace]

[ :< :< :< ]

[justfists]

Gabe-san... I'm sorry. I shouldn't have done that. [she'll probably go sleep it off... later....]

[enter_the_darkness]

[ OKAY SO

He's gonna be seeing what happens if he tries... mentally grabbing onto those shadows?? They're clearly darkness, so. ]

[stepsinshadows]

[Normally they would be able to slip right through, because shadows, but. Well. Darkness vs Darkness.

So they're grabbed. And they seem shocked to be grabbed.]

[13thpromise]

[ -- Then Makoto happens, causing the blond to almost shout, and then Gabe happens, but before he can even do anything, this happens too.

He'll fall to his knees or something, probably. ]