FIFTH TRIAL

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Trial V

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From what you can see, all the lights in the opera house are turned on. Only when you enter and see the open doors that lead into the main theater, you can see that room's lights are currently turned off. It's very dark in there.

Like before, Rembrandt escorts everybody to the stage. In the dark you still can see the many blue-eyed things you may be getting used to. They're still very scared of Rembrandt, staying as far away from the assistant as possible. The stage is illuminated by the spotlights, the only light in this theater.

The Lady and Rembrandt are at their balcony. She stands up, addressing the group:

"If you don't make this trial go like I want it, every single person in this room is getting vivisected!"

It has been a couple hours and she's still furious. It doesn't seem like her mood is going to improve anytime soon...if ever. Behind her, Rembrandt doesn't seem very impressed with her gratuitous threat. At least she probably won't get to make good on that threat, hm?

Let the trial for the death of Dist the Rose begin.

[OOC NOTE: From the halfway point of the trial and onwards, you'll have the option to ask the masterminds for the chance to get a hint! Be warned, though: the price will involve some body horror for your character. Keep that in mind when deciding to use this option!]

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[notbymyside]

I've been punishing myself for four years now. Whatever she does will be nothing compared to the emptiness and guilt I've felt all these years.

[psychophant]

Oh, will you shut up? Do you expect to make any of us feel bad for you after everything you've done!? If you felt any sort of guilt at all you wouldn't have tried so damn hard to get Cumore killed!

[notbymyside]

I was TRYING to get all of you to question it. But nobody did. Everyone accepted my words as truth and didn't stop to think of the contradictions in them.

How do you expect to defeat the REAL enemy here if you can barely handle me?

[drydrown]

...If it's any consolation, the real enemy here is less intelligent than you are, and we're decent at this entire "sheer dumb luck" business.

[...Ango that might have been a "no hard feelings" gesture if he didn't sound quite so irritated.]

[notbymyside]

[Honestly he's not shouting at Ango and calling him a horrible person, so.]

Less intelligent, but more skilled in terms of magic and such. Be careful.

[psychophant]

Consider yourself lucky that the Lady gets the honor of killing you. I wouldn't be nearly as merciful as whatever she has in store for you.

[notbymyside]

If you wanted to take out your anger, you would be justified in doing so. I wouldn't stop you.

[psychophant]

Don't try to act like you're above it all. I would, but you aren't worth it.

[notbymyside]

I'm not above it all. But out of everyone here, you're the one who deserves to be angry at me. So I'm not going to fight it.

[psychophant]

You're right. I'm furious. There aren't enough words to explain how much I loathe you for what you did to Dist and tried to do to Cumore.

But it's out of my hands now. I hope you rot, wherever you end up.

[pr159]

[ Not saying anything because he doesn't want to start shit with these other villains right now, but he's definitely giving Ango a sort of "actually I just would have preferred he die instead of you, thanks" look. ]

[notbymyside]

[Sorry Rideaux, Ango's a disappointment all around. It's canon.]

[pr159]

[ He'd still take you over these trainwrecks, even if it kind of sucks about Dist.

And Zangetsu's lizard thing, probably. ]