guiltrip | WEEK 4; TRIAL

TRIAL

You all know the drill by now even if things are a little different today, with the two deceased and the shuffling of the announcements. Things are much the same at the sandbar though, kittybots setting out seafood as the theme for this week, along with every flavor of mountain dew under the sun, including the energy drink kind. (food mod note: this is actually on brand MTN dew for once!).

Off to the side in a booth of their own are the bodies as well as attendant kittybots; simply request which body you'd like to look at and the kitty bots will direct you appropriately, as if it's difficult to tell the difference between a squid and a giant robot. Maybe they're just there trying to be helpful, they're doing their best. .

(( OOC: Welcome to your third trial! You'll have 7 hours (8PM EST/5PM PST) to vote one (1) person guilty of murder. Since this is scapegoat style, finding the correct killer is not mandatory!

Please remember to vote before then unless you've spoken to a mod, as votes are our stand-in for AC. ))

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Yes. I wonder if Doctor Baizhu has anything that would make this easier... I suppose this is better than putting fabric on a burn, but...

[ Not much? She gives Shuda an aggrieved look. ]

I'm sorry. I'm going to have to try to get these out. It'll probably hurt more for a bit.

I can handle it.

[He looks like he means it, at least? He's doing okay enough to manage a little smile, if nothing else.]

Being able to handle having your arm exploded doesn't magically make that not a stupid idea!

[Even if it did back Kanon into a corner! WHY DO NONE OF Y'ALL VALUE YOUR SAFETY????]

Would you have been able to handle that explosion?

[Point-blank.]

Of course not, but that doesn't mean anyone should have been getting parts of them exploded!!

[He also doesn't have a metal arm to explode, so.]

I can replace this. None of the rest of you can replace your lives.

[Also, in all honesty, he was assuming her explosions were, you know, regular fire, which wouldn't have hurt him.]

You can't replace your life either, you know!

[IT COULD HAVE BEEN MORE THEN JUST YOUR ARM, STUPID!]

Did you forget what my profile says? Fire doesn't hurt me.

[SIR!!!

NOT ALL EXPLOSIONS ARE JUST FIRE!!!!!!]

[ Just gonna step in and place a hand on Haruka's shoulder. Honey, you've been yelling all trial. ]

Shuda is fine, and so is Temenos. I understand your concern [ because Xiao's had people be concerned for him for this exact reason, too ], but arguing with them will not do any good.

Have faith that they can handle themselves.

[He will have absolutely no faith in anyone on this hell island, but he will... give up the fight for now.

It's just how it is.]

...Fine.

[SIGHS.]

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[ Apparently this is just what Psyche is going to be busy with while other people are bullying Kanon... pulling bits of metal out of Shuda so she can start healing up scratches a bit. Sorry, moderate wounds don't get a full heal anymore. ]

Maybe that was the quickest way, but... please be a little more careful next time.

[... okay, that does hurt a bit, and he can't quite hide the way he has to bite his lip as she pulls the pieces of metal out. But honestly, compared to how much losing the hand in the first place hurt, this is nothing.]

I'll think about it.

[ he won't be looking for a harpoon for an arm later right ]

[Nope, he's got some other things in mind...]

[ She is so over the nonsense from literally every tough guy on this island, honestly. ]

Hm... and maybe if I'm a little less careful, you'll think harder about it.

[ This is the world's worst bluff, because she's still wincing a tiny bit every time he does, but proceeding as carefully as ever. ]

Maybe. No promises.

[He has not made a good decision in his life and he's not about to start now--!!

... well. Aside from the ones involving protecting people, which was exactly what he'd been trying to do here. And it... worked? Sort of??]

[ You're never too old to learn, Shuda... believe in yourself. ]

You're going to have more scars. I'll ask Magolor to kiss you again, next time.

I might even let him do it again this time.

[This is decidedly less pleasant than an explosion with flames would have been. That he could tank no problem, this a little bit less so.]

If Temenos and Zelkov don't get to me first, that is. Something tells me there might be a line.

[ This is so not the time for it... but Psyche is going to connect those sentences entirely as Shuda didn't(?) intend and give a tiny laugh. ]

I think Temenos might be a little busy.

[Good thing he is too tired and frazzled to figure out why she's laughing right now...

But at the mention of Temenos, his usual frown starts creeping back onto his face.]

I hope he's getting even more of a lecture than I am.

[He's the healer, not the tank! He's supposed to be avoiding the AoEs, not eating them to the face!]

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[ Innocently: ] Oh, am I lecturing?

[ She can go harder! But she lets out a quiet sigh. ]

He really only did the same thing as you did. Provoking Kanon to get more information. Maybe he's used to being a little reckless, with healing.

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[ Is he wanting Temenos and Zelkov to give him a kiss before the morb? ]

[ ONLY WANG LU UNDERSTANDS HER ]

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[HONESTLY... yeah, he'd go for either one of them first...]