theairlock | The Mock Trial

[Jesse McCree is dead, the first victim of, what the Overseers seem to hope, is a long game of motives and murder for whatever their reasons. With the investigation completed, C.E.C.E.'s voice comes over the system and directs the Champions to proceed to the locked elevator door at the end of the hallway. Once all Champions are on board, the elevator begins a slow descent down beyond any area that they've been able to explore so far. At least the elevator music is charming.

When the elevator door opens, the Champions enter a courtroom with 21 podiums arranged in a circle and each one marked with a name. McCree's face grins casually at the 20 surviving members from one of the podiums, a greyscale portrait in honor of the dead.]

Congratulations. We have now entered the trial portion of the test. I trust that you will do your best to determine who disturbed the peace by committing murder. Once the culprit has been found, they will face an appropriate punishment for their crime. If you fail to determine the culprit, however, they will be allowed to leave the space station and the rest of you will face punishment instead.

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

Well. I suppose if he had the information this place does... then he might. However, he went and did something foolish and used a charm I created to go into another dimension. I went looking for him but... I was unable to find him before I came here. So even if I found a way out, he is on his own right now.

...I am sorry. We will fix this when we return.

[She doesn't believe such a thing would happen, however-- no. She supposes she's learned that many things are possible that she didn't initially believe were so.]

In that case, I would be very much in your debt.