FINAL TRIAL

[whimsicalism]

[Alice eventually in, her own stilted way, tells everyone they should head to the elevator. The Storyteller was waiting for them.

How the teacup actually gets to the court room this time is up to anyone's guess but there's a slight difference now. All of the podiums are blank. You can stand where you'd like.

Maybe she just thought you'd all die from the monsters. Nursery Rhyme doesn't look happy when you arrive, either.]

Just what were you doing in there?! Well, I suppose that can be this trial. Discuss what you found first. Then we can see what the outcome of this round is.

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[battlestations]

Gah! The book is alive! Get ready to take it out!

[He's just gonna try blowing them apart with the BRASS.]

[whimsicalism]

[It looks like the Storyteller is also getting ready. She's making a move for the books herself.]

[battlestations]

Oh no you don't!

[There's more kids than Storytellers to grab the book. Nigel jumps in her way, still blasting air. I'M NOT AFRAID OF YOUUUUUUUUUUU]

[imozon]

[Dark Dream jumps over to block the book from the other side in case the Storyteller decides to be clever.]

[twinverses]

[Due to the game being technically over, thankfully this wasn't breaking a rule. It does however get the Storyteller to stop briefly and growl.]

Out of my! Out of my way!

[battlestations]

Not this time!

[he was yoloing it even under the impression that it might have been breaking the rule, because this isn't the time to be scared!!]

[battlestations]

Now this one's for Alice...

[Clearing his throat for a second.]

YOU SHALL NOT PASS!

[twinverses]

What--

[Agh! She stops. She snarls.]

Do you think this belief of yours can stop me! It's just nonsense! That's what it is!

[imozon]

[...

While she's arguing with Nigel, can DD just

kind of

grab the book?]

[twinverses]

[You have obtained a book!]

[imozon]

[DA DA DA DAAAA]

[battlestations]

Maybe not alone, but I believe in the power of kids! The ones I met here, Alice, and even those Apple Court kids I never met!

[If it can be distracting nonsense then it's still worth it! Go get it DD!]

[twinverses]

[Those words seem to anger the Storyteller even further.]

You can't just get everything by thinking you can!

[battlestations]

Then it's a good thing we're also taking actions against you, isn't it? Like not letting you get that book!

[twinverses]

You'll pay for this!

[battlestations]

Yeah, like I've never heard THAT before.

[xxxx_me]

[Also moving to block her way!]

[octopups]

[Apparently Nigel's shout sounded the Horn of Gondor, because the Storyteller is now being jumped from all directions by eight literal dogs.]

[twinverses]

[While she's stopped, she is now piled on by eight alien dogs and just trying to push them off.]

Get off of me! Don't you understand--!

[golden_king]

...Could it be it's you who doesn't understand, though?

[twinverses]

What do you mean!

[golden_king]

You're saying and acting like this is all for Alice's happiness, but...

She's already made it clear what you're doing isn't making her happy. And you don't seem to understand that—or that you just don't want to anymore, tuning out even the desire of your precious Master's wishes.

[ He'll give a pause, but only allow it to sink in for a moment. ]

To me, it sounds like you're just treasuring your own happiness over hers. I mean, if that's what it really is, then...you should say so, shouldn't you? Instead of pretending you're doing any good for her.

Right now, you're just being a bad friend; which means whatever you're doing might make you happy but it'll never make her that way. It'll just let her continue to live in misery, you know.

[twinverses]

A mirror shouldn't be able to do something like that! I just reflect my Master's wishes!

[She swings an arm that has an Amdi attached.]

I shouldn't be able to do something that she doesn't want!

[imozon]

I did things Nozomi didn't want just fine!

[Well, only one that she can actually remember, and it didn't go so well for her, and also she's a mirror in a different sense, but shhhhh.]

[octopups]

[The attached Amdi goes flying and whistles in pain as it hits the floor, but the others just try and dogpile her even harder, grasping at her clothes with their terrifying little uniform pointy teeth.

His radio cloaks are loose and half-fallen-off at this point, it is not clear that he's rational right now.]