first trial

[airlockedmods]

[With the announcement, the Champions are free to decide amongst themselves what order the groups leave in. Once that's done the process of teleporting is automatic and happens in the blink of an eye. Once second they're in the center of the cafeteria before a soft blue light surrounds them and then they're standing in the middle of a circle of podiums.

The room itself it the same shiny, chrome-covered atrocity as most of the rest of the ship save for the sections of floor that aren't the teleporter: those are thick clear glass that show nothing but empty space and stars beneath the Champions' feet. As for the podiums they're the same sort of garish chrome with a digital screen facing toward the center of the circle. The screens each have a name and title associated with a Champion written in green block letters, all save for Chloe Price, the Champion of Max Caulfield, Miki Naoki, the Champion Support and Chitose Karasuma, the Champion of Mediocrity. Theirs are a striking red and, floating above their podiums, are greyscale portraits framed in some kind of bold, mechanical-looking frame.

The Overseers are waiting when they all arrive, standing on a floating platform just high enough to be out of reach and back far enough toward a far wall to have a full view of the courtroom. Both are dressed well, Rox in a pressed grey dress jacket and skirt and Blaze in a black suit with the sleeves rolled up to expose his numerous tattoos.Rox is again the one who speaks up.]

Welcome, Champions, to the courtroom! Twenty of you have entered, but - in the best case scenario - only nineteen of you will leave. The goal here is to compile the evidence that you've gathered and figure out who the killer is. Once you think you have an answer, we'll call a vote where you'll use the podium in front of you to vote on the title of the Champion who you all agree has broken the peace. If you're correct, the culprit will be executed and the rest of you will be allowed to go back upstairs. If you're wrong, however, the killer goes free and the rest of you take the punishment in their place.

There's no time limit, but we reserve the right to call for a vote if things drag on too long. Now let the first trial begin!

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[discalibur]

[No, actually, Tsurugi is suddenly interrupted. Not by anyone here. Not even by himself, sort of. Rather, he suddenly... glows.

Purple.

And then he changes. Suddenly, all at once, his whole appearance shifts and what thE FRESH HELL IS THAT THING. Because it SURE IS STANDING THERE NOW.

MTB... uh... M-MTB.... UH.... SOME kind of battle, start?!]

[challengesfate]

[w

wHAT

WHAT

WHAT IS THIS

WHAT THE FUCK]

T-Tsurugi?!

[photoshooter]

Aaah!?!

[Instinctively, Prompto reaches for a gun that--isn't there, right. WELL, WHATEVER, HE'S GONNA PUT HIMSELF IN BETWEEN LUCINA AND WHATEVER FUCKOFF DAEMON THAT IS, STAT.]

[challengesfate]

[NO ONE IS ARMED WHAT DO THEY DO

FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK]

[discalibur]

[The monster just... keeps stumbling back.

It looks... confused.]

[challengesfate]

...

[OKAY. Uh. Deep breaths. Let's. Try this again.]

...Tsurugi? Is...is that still you?

[playthedamncard]

[THE FUCK IS THAT] What and who the hell are you?

[discalibur]

[hey kaiba buddy pal, don't mind as this monster just quickly backs away from your exclamation, because that was loud and

it looks

scared.]

[playthedamncard]

[buddy we're all scared right now holy shitto] Tsurugi... [oh sure now you use his first name]

What happened to you?

[in4apounding]

[Well hello there distraction, what fresh hell is this.]

Mister Tsurugi?!

[discalibur]

[The monster stands there, looking lost and confused and...

at Penny's voice, there's a slight confused skree sound coming from it.]

[theundertaken]

[Clinging to Prompto tbh]

[photoshooter]

[THROWS HIMSELF BODILY IN FRONT OF LUCINA AND MAX TBH it's okay friendos he's got you]

What is happening?!

IM STUCK ON MOBILE SO JUST THIS FACE WTF

[karappo]

[lovecolored]

[ sweet tittyfucking christ what is that ]

[andjerry]

[he's glad he is so many, many podiums away from this and is not coming anywhere near it after what happened with Marisa

he is literally over with Korra in shock rn and whether he's trying to keep himself safe or protect her who can say]

...is that still him?

[discalibur]

[Well, the monster sure doesn't seem ready to answer that, it's still looking lost as fuck right now]

[le_mat]

[well fuck

Akira tenses but says nothing. While everyone is yelling he DOES start slinking around, trying to get behind Tsurugi]

[discalibur]

[That's going to be VERY easy, Akira, because Tsurugi? isn't paying attention to what's behind him. All the yelling is far too distracting.]

[batfortheprincess]

[This sure is happening holy shit uh]

What...?

[yeah there's nothing else he can really say tbh]

[immaculacies]

[well

MANAKA CAN SAY SHE DIDN'T EXPECT THIS]

[unhappylittletrees]

AaaaAAAAA!

[IT'S FINE, he's going to run to hide behind the nearest podium to him of someone who's not dead and farthest from Tsurugi..which happens to be Bolton.]

[dejabrew]

[Bolton jumps half out his skin, but he stays behind his podium. Jamie is naive and a little foolish, but he’s scared and hiding. Bolton isn’t exactly squaring up with that monster, but he does put a hand on Jamie’s head when he cowers behind his podium.]

Deep breaths. You’re okay.

[theworldsliveliestcorpse]

WHAT THE FUCK!?

[Zombina just... jolts back in shock. What the flipping hell!?]

[quadjumps]

[ he sort of called it BUT IT WASN'T SUPPOSED TO BE LIKE THIS ]