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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[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.]

[twinverses]

You're just a shadow, Dark Dream! Nothing more and nothing less!

[imozon]

No, Shadow is my creator!

[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.]

[twinverses]

[She snarls as she tries to rip off more of these weird not-dogs.]

Oh, you think you're so smart?

[It's like a cracking mirror and instead of a doll--he's suddenly biting into an orange sweatshirt. The Storyteller's voice changes as well.]

Git off of me, you stupid mutts! [Scruffing the rest of the tines, the Storyteller starts trying to throw Amdi off.]

[octopups]

[Amdi's necks are so long that he can bite Wally's arms even while being scruffed, but yeah Storyteller probably succeeds in throwing off several more of him.]

[battlestations]

Numbuh Four!? [...I mean, he knows it isn't really him, but hearing his ~only friend~ from home is still startling.]

[twinverses]

Hey, Numbuh One, you better catch your new teammates!

[Even with the bites, Wally tries to throw the couple of scruffed Amdi members at Nigel. Projectile dogs!]

[battlestations]

Wuh!?

[A crucial weakness of his current armament, it is pretty hard to go long when you're wearing a fucking sousaphone so a tine hits him right in the face making him stumble backward but not actually fall down. The second tine lands face first in the sousaphone with its butt and legs sticking out.]

[twinverses]

Now, I'm going to get myself back!

[With Nigel distracted, the Storyteller tries to jump past the belief barrier.]

[ballooncaged]

[Mizuki jumps over Nigel's intangible tsalt barrier towards the midair Storyteller, making to tackle this little boy form to the ground.]

You aren't going ANYWHERE!

[twinverses]

[Oops]

[xxxx_me]

Four-?

[WHAT'S EVEN GOING ON NOW.]

[battlestations]

She turned into Numbuh Four, the hand-to-hand combat ex-

[and then a dog hit him in the face]

[nothingposh]

Oh, I like this.

[Gavroche contributes sometimes, when my internet hasn't died a mysterious death for several hours.]

She can change.

[golden_king]

Don't be silly. Of course a Servant can do what their Master doesn't want.

It doesn't matter what you consider yourself to be because this is a truth. And really if you were just a reflection, then you wouldn't even be able to think for yourself, if you're going that route.

[twinverses]

What do you know about being a good Servant?!

[golden_king]

Mm. I didn't say anything about you being a good Servant. It's more like...I'd have the decency to respect my friend's wishes. Servant or not.

You're just making excuses, the way I see it.

[battlestations]

[...is this new information?? It sounds like new information]