WEEK 5; TRIAL

[killerwaves]

TRIAL

Three dead, one vote. This might be a pit of a pickle, huh? Perhaps appropriately, the kittybots are serving pickles of all flavors today, along with food that might remind you of your childhood like ants on a log, gummy worm sundaes and adorable toast in sweet and savory profiles. To drink, are their best attempts at replicating the DD refreshers with a whole array of silly straws.

Off to the side in a booth of their own are the bodies as well as attendant kittybots (well two bodies and one arm); simply request which body you'd like to look at and the kitty bots will direct you appropriately, given the number of arms floating around. The kittybots continue to do 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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[allworknoplague]

[Everything is calm in such an oppressive way on the sandbar, in between the persistent lament of the distortion in the distance, the quite unfortunate persistent smell of blood as Beelzebub revealed himself, the even more persistent cloud of dark feeling hanging over everyone like a funeral banner.

Just about as dark as the storm that's not on the horizon, the same color as demonic horns and wings, the color of the ash the booths fall to as Overhaul gets to his feet. Looks like Shigaraki's retiring from his sudden stint as announcer for now.

Silence. A tilt of the head as he finishes tallying, too leisurely for the moment.]

... You really are all in for justice, aren't you? Most of you voted for Beelzebub, and since the man himself doesn't remember a thing, I'll go ahead and put your doubts to rest: yes, he killed both Zelkov and Alice. If you were looking for the biggest ticking time bomb, you've got it.

Of course, you've also got votes for Haruka, Ibuki and Moravia, Temenos, Waltaquin, Wei Wuxian and Xiao. Can't say I'm surprised there.

[A beat, where he looks towards the horizon, towards Kakapo's Nest.]

... After the execution tomorrow, we won't need any more sacrifices this week. Keep that in mind.

[Easy words, just as easy as the rest of the ones he usually leaves them with. With that, the kittybots all cluster in, including the ones carrying snacks, to chivvy Beelzebub along to his captivity. The only ones left out of this are those removing the 2.2 bodies from the premises.

The sandbar opens once more as the administrators and their newest prisoner descend from the stands, and silence descends once more.]

[gluttoning]

[...

He'll switch back as the bots swarm him. There's no fight against them.

Take him away, coppers.]

[idologue]

[ Lacus didn't think Beelzebub did it. Even now, it didn't seem like something he would be doing. But this---

He may be carried away, but that doesn't mean she can't project her voice after him. ]

"I hope this is a place you can feel safe"?

How can you stand it, saying those words to me, before going out to murder the one dearest to my heart? How can you stand here and go 'I don't remember, I don't remember'? Do you ever get tired of feeling sorry for yourself?

[dupiety]

[Oh, that's fucking striking a nerve.]

Lacus.

[idologue]

[ She'll just look at him with those strangely empty eyes.

She's not going to apologize for anything. ]

[dupiety]

[...what the fuck?]

Absolutely none of that was necessary.

[gluttoning]

[...

Good thing he's being taken away so nobody can see his face.]

[dakicover]

[ oh he's had it. ]

Lacus. Stop talking.

[idologue]

Or he'll eat me? Or... will you?

[butcherspice]

Oi. Lacus. We oughta cut out.

[He doesn't trust any of these people not to try and beat the shit out of her even if she's a girl.

Fuck, this is definitely how people must feel when they have to stop him, huh?]

[dakicover]

I don't need to eat you, I would just need to silence you.

[townmusician]

[Hah. Hahaha.]

Would you be on this same high horse if Zelkov had been the one out there, killing everyone? Would you even give a shit if it was someone else who died?

[idologue]

Did you? Did you care last week when we let a killer go free? Did it matter to you who among us killed and who didn't, as long as you got to keep those you hold dear?

[townmusician]

You really think I enjoy being here?

[He gestures at the crowd.]

I’ve made peace with losing Xiao. I already know I’ll probably have to say goodbye, and I’m not going to hold my breath that I’ll ever see him or any of the rest of you when I leave this place, but you know - that’s just what life is! It’s losing people over and over and over again.

If it was Xiao that was dead, I wouldn’t be acting like this. If Xiao was the one who had killed Zelkov, I’d want him held accountable even if I couldn’t be the one to do it myself.

[He takes a deep breath and lets it out.]

Do you really think everyone is that selfish? That everyone will prioritize their hurt and their love over everything and everyone else?

[plunges]

[ He wasn't going to respond to anyone. He can't. He can't. He can't say a word. He has to keep it together –

and then Haruka opens his mouth. Like Billy, Xiao will also put himself between her and Haruka, but he's notably also looking at Crea, too, who is also going to be addressed shortly. ]

Stop.

[ His voice is painfully sharp. ]

Do not. Leave her. Leave her be.

[townmusician]

[So she just gets to get away with lashing out and everyone has to deal with it?

Haruka looks at Xiao for a moment, before taking a step back.]

Right. Fine. Whatever. I don’t care anymore.

[…]

I’m going back to my cabana.

[Kingfisher. Not Dodo, this time.]

If you want to talk later, fine.

[butcherspice]

[Oh shit. Billy's going to put his own burning rage to the side for a brief moment and move a bit closer to Lacus, not so subtly standing between her and certain other people.]

[divector]

[ And so another trial ends. Moravia can't say she's used to the spectacle of it, but at least the process is a more familiar black box now. She spends some time simply staring at everyone's expression, wondering.

Eventually, she tires of simply standing there, even with what's going on in the background. She's not interested right now. There's something else for her to do.

With her usual breezy demeanor, Moravia walks over to where Shigaraki is, holding out her hand. ]

Now's a good time?

[dancing_flames]

[Don't think he doesn't see this. He saw this the first time it happened and said nothing... but he's not feeling quite so charitable today.]

Where are you going?

[divector]

Walking like I usually do.

[ She tilts her head to the side. This isn't anything new? ]

[dancing_flames]

[It's not new and that's why he wants to know what's up!!]

I think you owe us all a few explanations. For several things.

[chosenwang]

She doesn't owe us anything. Neither of them do. It's up to them if they want to share.

[handsheld]

[ Of course he's kind of watching that mess go on with Lacus, but when he hears her voice he turns and walks to her with a grin. ]

Yeah. [ Taking her hand easily within his. ]

I hope they all have a good time. [ Truly he means that in some type of warp twisted way.]

[divector]

[ She smiles back. A lot sure has happened, so it's a perfect time for another walk. ]

They have a lot to talk about, it seems.

[handsheld]

Maybe more than that? But Overhaul's the babysitter not me. [ His priorities smh.

A last look over at that and a small shrug. If he leaves now, he can't say he didn't stop them if they all kill each other right?

Right. He'll squeeze her hand and make to start walking away from the chaos if she's ready to go. ]