THIRD TRIAL

[whimsicalism]

To the court room. Make it quick, alright? I don't really know about any of you but I don't want to waste more time on a couple of bratty teenagers.

[The Queen still is silent as you descend to the court room. There are ten less of you than when you began. The podiums look empty as you go to them. Even if the podiums are getting empty, though, there is a new jury box near the Alices that is rather full... of ghosts of all the participants of the previous round you've discovered and of your dead compatriots. They don't talk but they're there. Judging. Always judging.

There is someone who doesn't notice this addition, though. Queen Alice.

The Queen is quiet but she's next to the Cat. Her head is bowed to her chest as she seems to sleep quietly. Then as movement she jolts up, smiling vaguely as she nods.]

Yes, a tea party--that's what we...need...

[Her head drops back to her chest as she falls asleep again. The Cat glances at her then back at the crowd with agitation.]

Someone is responsible for Lena and Neku's deaths. Do something about it, will you? Why did you even bring one of those ghosts in with you, anyway?

Comments

[octopups]

[Clearly still shaken over having been declared low-key sus.]

U-um... didn't Lena's journal say something about "Tiffany" in the part that was written by her aunt maybe? Wasn't that the name of that money-eating shark thing?

[strictura]

Right. Using that was one of the potential murder ideas that was listed, but the knife pit was the method she ended up using.

[octopups]

Maybe... she brought the shark too, just in case, and it got out and... dragged her body around, or something...?

[Look there are only so many alive things in this castle that are as small as him.]

[strictura]

...Huh. That... could be possible? We didn't see any evidence of the shark there, though, did we?

[battlestations]

If Tiffany had broken the chain, there wouldn't have been anything left of it, for example...

[octopups]

O-oh... I didn't think of that... [Droops :( ]