TRIAL TWO

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TRIAL

Once again, the investigations conclude -- though they're more ponderous this time, burdened by the number and knowledge of additional deaths, and the awareness that there's limited means of dealing with them -- and once again the ducks gather everyone at the back of the JojaMart along with Makima's wagon, Adela's quiet, the pile of evidence.

Everyone trundles into the loading bay, which isn't all that much livelier than before, penned in by stacks of shelves and crating; but at least it's functional, overly well-lit and there's tea to while away the time discussing murders and mayhem.

As the loading bay door slides closed, you're left with a wagonful of evidence, a double handful of murders and the knowledge that time is ticking down -- for everyone.

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[driftingknight]

Heartbreak...

[...]

Could someone have confessed to her and been rejected...?

[linearcrash]

That would be whack, yo. Maybe it has to do with Amy? Lose your heart twice or something.

[mirrari]

Death by a broken heart...

[revelate]

...Right. Just like Brokeback Mountain.

[What a depressing movie.]

[revengier]

Don't.

[linearcrash]

What's a brokeback mountain?

[theotherww]

That's not the touching comparison you think it is.

[liberazoth]

Um, what's that...?

[faildeus]

No.

[sorathvau]

[????]

[mirrari]

What are you talking about?

[illprotecteveryone]

...is it a legend of some kind?

[Tales do have a lot of strange happenings and anthropomorphization. Maybe one is about a mountain called Brokeback who suffered heartache]

[moonblades]

Wait...

[She doesn't quite think Noah has it, but Mio has to turn this over in her head a bit.]

That feeling that only one person is able to understand you and being feared and hated for it...

[duckinghell]

[ a duck continues to stare blankly at the proceedings.

???

maybe someone can hear the question from its quiet quack...




brokeduck quacktain??? ]

[provocatives]

[ngl my first thought upon seeing this was 'xenoblade chronicles 3 mentions brokeback mountain???' and i was like huh

Anyways, with a number of negative reactions into the mix, of course he's gotta ask.]

Well, sounds there's a intriguing story behind this one. Do tell.

[theotherww]

How many people here would honestly consider the possibility? The amount of surviving teenagers is dwindling to say the least.

[linearcrash]

Besides, didn't she have something with Amy already? [ He never asked but they were either gal pals or gal pals ]

[sorathvau]

They were very close.

[They seemed like very good friends]

[driftingknight]

[oh my god they were roommates]

[linearcrash]

Right? I wasn't really paying attention to much, but weren't they together a bunch?

[theotherww]

They seemed close.

Were they close enough that she would reject someone for Amy's sake?

[linearcrash]

I mean, sure? I feel like she'd reject people because she was too good for them anyways.

[faildeus]

What if it doesn't have to do with a confession but whatever Amy and Bibi had? Like you said, they were close.

[ ... ]

Maybe someone was jealous.

[driftingknight]

I suppose. But removing someone's heart is a very oddly specific action to take...

[theotherww]

Unfortunately, girl drama doesn't give us much of a concrete profile for a culprit.

Though emotions do increase adrenaline... [Walter folds his arms in thought.] What about the opposite emotion?