WEEK 2; TRIAL

[killerwaves]

TRIAL

Whether you investigated or decided to take it easy, before you know it the speakers crackle to life instructing you to head to the beach. This is a demand not a request, and anyone who doesn't comply will find themselves forcibly moved there by the kitty bots—even if it takes a whole swarm of them.

Once you get there, you'll see that this isn't quite a beach party, instead a gigantic sandbar dotted with some type of constructs has risen out of the sea and tides. The path to the sandbar is solid enough even if it is relatively narrow, and once you arrive you'll find that you're far out in the ocean, way farther than it's comfortable to swim.

And once everyone is gathered, the pathway recedes back into the sea leaving you trapped here, all twenty-eight of you. At least there's ample seating, a kind of amphitheater made of sand with space in the middle for grandstanding or dramatic revelations. Though the area is mostly open, there are lone pieces of sand wall around the edges, maybe to dissuade you from tossing someone into the ocean without stopping you entirely. Thankfully, a lone outhouse rests again one of the walls just in case you need to use the bathroom, though it's not much in the way of actual privacy.

Settle in, get comfortable or just complain about all the sand you'll be tracking back, if you make it back that is. There's still another sacrifice to be chosen after all according to your administrators and—

Maybe you've noticed there's no palm trees or speakers here? It's just you, and the sand. For now.

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ARCADE

[microtransactions]

Chai was with us in the arcade before we all got put to sleep somehow. He apparently thought that round one with pouring candy into an energy drink last week wasn't enough to put him off of it entirely, because that's what he was doing before we all got put to sleep? That and downing a bunch of other candies and chips and trying to set as many high scores in the arcade as possible, apparently, because he sure was going through a bunch of them last night. And when I checked in the morning, there were a bunch of top scores made by a CHA.

But he definitely was gone when that sound woke us all up in the morning and cracked some of the windows! The only things that looked really out of place though were some of his abandoned Monster™ drinks? One was still half-full, with the candy he mixed in stuffed inside, and the other looks like it was spilled accidentally during the night. I think Waltaquin was trying to clean up some of it earlier when she came by to check out what was going on, but I don't know if it all came off? You can ask her.

What I can say is that someone left a decent set of footprints heading towards the go-kart area after stepping in it, and I've got pictures of them next to my own boots so people can get an idea of the size, but they're a little bigger than mine would be. That said ... from the spacing of them it looks like the relatively leisurely gait suggests they were pretty relaxed as they headed on out? It doesn't look like they were in a rush to leave or running in a panic or anything like that.

Otherwise, it doesn't look like whatever happened tore up the arcade or anything.

[divector]

I don't think it was a bad idea to try again...

[ That part is said offhandedly before he speaks up again, louder than before. ]

Do you think he accidentally spilled it and then left the arcade to find something to clean it up with? If those footprints are his, that'd explain how relaxed they are.

[microtransactions]

[ with a bit of a sigh: ]

I wouldn't be surprised if the footprints are his. You'd think he might have noticed something was off if we all fell asleep around the same time, but maybe he was just so wired on energy drinks and sour candy he didn't think anything of it...

We could check, though? Maybe compare the size of his feet to ... Mine, I guess, since all we've got are the pictures? Or check the bottoms of them to see if there's anything vaguely sticky still, maybe.

[divector]

Unfortunately, I wouldn't be surprised if that was the case.

[ go arcade gang ]

Sounds like a plan to me. People are probably going to insist on checking everyone, so we might as well get a head start on it.

MODS

[microtransactions]

Him first, and if that doesn't work out, everyone else I guess. Though do we have access to his body...?

Hey, Overhaul! Is Chai still where he was when people found him, or did you take his body away somewhere?

[ apparently we now need to check chai's shoesies now, can we get a corpse here admins, ]

[allworknoplague]

Why would I leave a body lying around? That's unsanitary.

[There's a gesture and then after some delay two kittybots carrying Chai's body emerge from the same general sand wall that Overhaul and Shigaraki came out from, why not. You'll be able to re-examine the body up by the admins.]

[idologue]

Do you happen to have brought the drinks with you? I think there is reason to suspect Chai may have been sedated.

[microtransactions]

Yeah, sure! I brought the half-full one with me.

[ behold, as he pulls out a half full can of Monster™ with some sour candy stuffed inside. ]

[idologue]

That's good! Now the question just is... how do we actually test it for drugs?

Does anyone have... a partial immunity, maybe?

[gluttoning]

I could give it a try.

[idologue]

[ ...................... ]

Yes, if it were you, I think you'd be safe.

[gluttoning]

[Going over to Magalor to get the can, then.]

Back up. Just in case. I'd feel bad if I fell on someone.

[Time to chug half of what remains. What are we tasting here?]

[hearnoplague]

...

[ Sigh. ] If you manage to poison yourself, I am not helping you.

[gluttoning]

We eat poison and toxin all the time in the Devildom. I wasn't too worried.

[killerwaves]

[ You're tasting the remaining Monster w/ sour candy having been slipped inside! It...probably tastes kind of nasty, tbh. ]

[gluttoning]

[Sadge. His nose scrunches up a bit in thought, but he shakes his head.]

It's not great now that it's warm. But it's just the drink and the candy, as far as I can taste.

[chosenwang]

[ Hiding a sigh of relief ]

If it did work, I would have been tempted to draw on you.

[ He wasn't worried at all what are you talking about ]

[idologue]

Thank you for your valiant efforts, nevertheless.

[ ... ]


Are you feeling better, by the way?

[divector]

Hmm...

[ You'd think that reaction would stop him, but— ]

That makes me want to try it too.

[dupiety]

Be--

[Ah. Didn't get to finish.]

Careful...

[gluttoning]

[Just giving him a ???? look with a mouthful of battery acid.]

[dupiety]

[He knows Beelzebub can handle poison and whatnot, but it's still a bit concerning to think about him potentially drinking it anyway!]

[necrotiem]

[jesus

you wanna lick the napkin too, dude?]

[microtransactions]

[ this might actually be a good idea since this was the one that was on the ground and not right side up? ]

[necrotiem]

I wasn't trying to get it all up, just get a bit in case there was none left in the can. It wiped off all right, but I couldn't tell you how long ago it actually spilled.

It has the scent of an energy drink, but I didn't get any closer than that. After last week's little stunt, I'm surprised he'd try it again.