second trial

[airlockedmods]

[When the announcement sounds and the evidence gathered it’s time for a trial. When the remaining champions are all gathered by the repaired docking bay doors they slide slowly slide open.

The two lines of sentry robots are there again, creating a border path from the docking bay doors to the circle of metal podiums. The podiums themselves were made of strange metals in red and gold and orange and black, each one etched with the name of one of the Champions. There are flood lights - like spot lights - in front of each podium. The lights on Diego, Kiss-Shot and Erika's podiums have been turned off and their floating grey scale portraits have joined the four from last week.

Blaze Dudely stands on a repair deck on top of his ship, which looms over the proceedings ominously. Rather than the glee the Champions may think he would take in this kind of display, he merely stands there with his arms crossed, expression unreadable and his cyborg eye scanning the Champions with a piercing scrutiny, like he's searching for one of them to act out of line.]

Mornin’, Champions. Here’s how this is goin’ to go: take the evidence ya found, piece together what happened and find who took out the Champion Detective and... [He pauses, running through Kiss-Shot's excessively long title in his head.] The vampire one. Founders, I regret giving her that title. If ya find them, they’ll be dealt with. If ya don’t, they’ll be free to go and the rest of ya will face punishment. Take the time ya need but don’t bore me.

Comments

VOTING

[theoversight]

Seems to me that ya've come to a conclusion. [He's not smiling now, staring pensively down at Alec.] Put in your votes.

[power_of_dominance]

>Champion Slayer

[Hopefully that's good enough.]

>Champion Bullseye

I'm sorry, Alec. I hope, someday, you're reunited with your loved one.

[He bites his lip, again looking like he wants to ask something private.]

[tenimuho]

[For Erika's killer... Uh. He hopes he doesn't typo.]

>CHAMPION SLAYER OF ODDITIES ABERRATIONS APPARITIONS MONSTERS YOUKAI GHOULS GHOSTS AND DEMONS

[That looks right. And for Kiss-Shot's...]

>CHAMPION BULLSEYE

[canted]

[Looks at keyboard. Looks up at Blaze.]

. . . Do we have to type the vampire's whole title?

[theoversight]

[He waves his robot hand dismissively. That's a no, Champion Slayer will do.]

[canted]

[Thank god he couldn't even be assed to remember her name, how tf was he gonna remember the whole title.]

> CHAMPION SLAYER
> CHAMPION BULLSEYE

[helladoptera]

[ A little bit of looking hard at her PIP, and... ]

>Champion Slayer of Oddities, Aberrations, Apparitions, Monsters, Youkai, Ghouls, Ghosts, and Demons
>Champion Bullseye

[ And she takes a physical step back. She did her part. ]

[goldrighthand]

>CHAMPION [DOES HE REALLY HAVE TO TYPE ALL THIS OUT, JESUS, WHAT THE FUCK, ORION

anyway, her. as for HER killer?]

>CHAMPION BULLSEYE

[chides]

[ god he's so slow at typing HE'S LEARNING HOW TO TECHNOLOGY OKAY ]

...Can someone type out Kiss-Shot's for me?

[helladoptera]

I can.

[ She's only a few podiums away, after all. MMO-trained typing fingers don't fail her now! ]

[toomanybaseballs]

[Oh, right. He has to put in the first one as well...]

> CHAMPION SLAYER OF ALL SORTS OF THINGS

> CHAMPION BULLSEYE

[Isn't it ironic? The target has to vote for the bullseye.]

[heartswapped]

-Champion Slayer of Oddities, Aberrations, Apparitions, Monsters, Youkai, Ghouls, Ghosts, and Demons

[After she's double and triple checked THAT... ]

- Champion Bullseye

[ebonyknight]

[She first types in Kiss-Shot's title. Yeah, she remembered it.]

Champion Slayer of Oddities, Aberrations, Apparitions, Monsters, Youkai, Ghouls, Ghosts, and Demons.

[Then,] Champion Bullseye.

At least this time it was better than a horse race.

[tokencanadian]

[It takes Pyrrha moment to go through her PIP and look at the titles, but it's only a moment.]

>Champion Slayer of Oddities, Aberrations, Apparitions, Monsters, Youkai, Ghouls, Ghosts, and Demons.

>Champion Bullseye

[Her spelling is immaculate, as usual. And, for now, Pyrrha stands back now, looking very tired.]

[ebonyknight]

[After voting, Apollo puts on the unitard once more. Her armor is still off but she still makes an effective wall as she steps between Pyyrha and the podium.]

You've got it correct.

[... Yeah. She's gonna stand here.]

[tuskenlancer]

[ Well. She still doesn't like this, but...as before, there's no choice.

Still, she's cynical enough to mutter to herself as she carefully types in the title. ]

What happens when we don't come to a consensus?


>CHAMPION SLAYER OF ODDITIES, ABERRATIONS, APPARITIONS, MONSTERS, YOUKAI, GHOULS, GHOSTS, AND DEMONS

>CHAMPION BULLSEYE

[theoversight]

[He shrugs vaguely.]

Get a majority and you live. Don't and you die.

[empathiser]

>CHAMPION SLAYER OF ODDITIES, ABERRATIONS, APPARITIONS, MONSTERS, YOUKAI, GHOULS, GHOSTS, AND DEMONS

[Who gave her that title in the first place Blaze.]

>CHAMPION BULLSEYE

[Talk about being punished for doing your job. Sorry, Alec.]

[andneversaydie]

...

>CHAMPION SLAYER
>CHAMPION BULLSEYE

[pr159]

> CHAMPION SLAYER OF ODDITIES, ETC.
> CHAMPION BULLSEYE

[nightcure]

[ another trial. another bad taste. ]

>CHAMPION SLAYER OF ODDITIES, ABERRATIONS, APPARITIONS, MONSTERS, YOUKAI, GHOULS, GHOSTS, AND DEMONS
>CHAMPION BULLSEYE

[ He looks at Alec, mouth set in a thin line. ]

... I'm sorry, Alec.

[rickdiculous]

>Champion Bullseye
>Champion Slayer

For the record. I w-wasn't paying attention. Full disclosure.

[induality]

> Champion Slayer of This, That and the Other Thing

> Champion Bullseye

[neverheardofhim]

[ The trials just seemed to get messier and messier. At least the vampire was clearly guilty. Alec, on the other hand. He'd acted for the sake of justice. Wouldn't his friends have done the same?

But then he'd played the game, and tried to get everyone else killed. That much was enough to drain whatever sympathy he might have had. ]

>Champion Slayer, Bullseye

[silverguitarhero]

>Champion Slayer
>Champion Bullseye