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

[tacticalespionageaction]

Ripley and I have some...work to do.

It'd be much harder to get done if we've both got the Foundation keeping an eye out for us.

[If you catch his drift, Szayel...]

[perfeccion]

Mmm... well... if you chose to stay with the Hotel California, but then decided to go elsewhere... Ahhh. I suppose that would just be out of my hands, wouldn't it? After all, what happens to MIA personnel after they go missing is a mystery!

[he leans in close, whispering in Snake's ear. He'll feel some sort of small... buzz? What could that possibly be? It isn't painful, though...]

I recommend you do not move against the Foundation, though, Snake. It is not an entity you can take down from the outside.

[The buzz vanishes and Szayel says no more on that particular subject]

[tacticalespionageaction]

[That's really fucking ominous, Szayel.

But...his mind is made.]

Sounds like a challenge.

[perfeccion]

[Is it? Is it ominous...??? HMMMM.

Either way, it seems Snake's mind is made up]

I can't protect you if you leave. Ahh... I will miss my expert dog trainer, though.

[tacticalespionageaction]

I'm sure I'll manage.

[He has, at some point, lived a pre-Szayel life.]

I can leave you some tips. Or a frequency, if you ever need advice.

...I want to know how he's growing up, besides.

[perfeccion]

[he offers a small smile]

... I would appreciate that. And I'm sure Duke would too.