fourth 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 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 Oda, Akande and Leon's podiums have been turned off and their floating grey scale portraits have joined the six from last week.

Blaze Dudely stands on a repair deck on top of his ship, which looms over the proceedings ominously. His expression is still hard to read but his arms are folded across his chest and if you squint close enough there's a somberness about him that hasn't been at other trials.]

Ya'll know how this goes by now. [He's in no mood for pageantry this time.] Take the time ya need but don’t bore me.

Comments

[nightcure]

I was in my room, trying to write down some stuff in a notebook.

[tokencanadian]

Was anyone else in there? [who was he roommating with again....]

[nightcure]

... No. No one's been in there with me since Alec's trial.

[tokencanadian]

[Ah.....]

So there's no one to confirm that.

[nightcure]

... Yeah.

Looks bad, I know.

[tokencanadian]

It doesn't look very good at all.

[There's so few of them now.]

I... I honestly can't imagine why you would do this. Especially not with Leon involved. He was so worried...

[About dying again.]

[nightcure]

I wouldn't.

I wanted everyone to get out of here. And taking away someone's chance to live again, after everything they went through back home?

Not my kind of thing.

[tokencanadian]

You're right. It's not your kind of thing.

Something about all of this is seriously wrong, and I don't think it's because of you, Noctis.

[nightcure]

... Thanks, Pyrrha.

We'll figure this out, right? Everyone here's smart and stubborn enough.

[tokencanadian]

You've trusted me, it's the least I can do. [She's a good girl. She's not going to throw around some accusations before there's something concrete.]

We're all going to figure this out, like we always do. The alternative isn't something anyone wants.