theairlock | Third Trial

[You get a little time after your investigation is over, but not too long. Your Overseer is right there, after all, and he can tell when you're finished.

Xander will lead you all out the door near Fourt's, opening what had been impenetrable sheet metal with a few taps and swipes on his tablet. This won't take you outside either; instead, it leads to a long hallway. Like a walk-through aquarium, the walls and ceiling are all made of thick glass, giving you an even better view of the stars outside. There's no sign that the mall is attached to some kind of large-scale station. There's really not going to be an easy way to escape here, unless you get transportation.

You're led to a wide-open area, empty except for a circle of podiums in its center. They're labeled so you can easily find yours. Soma and Togami's grey-scale portraits have joined the three ladies' portraits this time in the places they previously stood. Three of the podiums remain empty and nameless. The walls here are equally transparent, and they seem to have lines of large hatches going along them, as if this is where one might park one's spaceship when going on a fun space mall adventure. Shame you don't know anything about those.

You already know what you're here to do. You'd best be getting along with it.]

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Does anyone here seriously not lock their doors at night?

[...raises hand]

Arianna, I am seriously afraid for you.

I trust you all!

....

I am seriously afraid for you.

I've been safe so far!

People generally are safe until they're not.

...Miss Arianna, you're a lovely girl, but I don't know if I feel comfortable sleeping over in your kiosk again.

[LOCK YOUR DOORS PLEASE]

--but that the sleepover. The door had to be unlocked.

I know, but - like, in the future, if you can fit everyone in one room to sleep, then you absolutely should lock the door!

I...

My apologies.

[Oh sweetheart....]

[not you too]

Fuck that. I lock mine. I'm not a heavy sleeper, so it opening would have woken me like no other... I usually wait till Specs comes back to bed, but I guess I over-caffeinated myself enough last night I must have passed out...... oh fuck that means my door was unlocked.

How are any of you alive.

Look, I'm pretty sure I've explained my abilities enough to our group. It's not hard, but honestly, same. I shouldn't have made it to twenty.

Not complaining, but seriously. So unfair.

I think it's unfair I can't get drunk with y'all without clearing off like a half of a shelf off or more first. What I wouldn't give for a normal human metabolism...