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Ars Arcana Mods ([personal profile] arsholes) wrote in [community profile] arsarcana2022-04-30 12:54 pm
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fifth trial

[With the last piece of evidence collected, Heisenberg's voice abruptly comes from everywhere and nowhere once again.]

Ready when you are. Come on up, Apprentices. You know the drill by now.

[Time to get in your weekly cardio climbing all these goddamn stairs again. Per usual, the ascension takes several minutes, with one final door remaining locked than that first time. The shimmer of purple shield magic remains, blocking the apprentices from accessing it but they'll know soon enough if they make it through this trial.

Finally they reach the courtroom door. It's a bit singed and a little splattered with dried blood. You'd think the tower would have eagerly drunk it up...but perhaps someone left it as a message. The door swings open to reveal a small set of steps, leading up to an imposing round chamber with a tapered roof. Twenty podiums stand in a circle in the center, lit brightly from below. Each podium is made of dark metal with a colored crystal matching the individual dorms enclosed on a thick glass dome on top of it. As always, greyed out portraits of the deceased have been added- Olive and Bruno. The courtroom looks completely unharmed from Hubert's attempt on Wednesday.

Heisenberg once again is up on his scaffold. He pulls a gas mask off of his head and runs a hand through his hair, before settling his hat back in its usual place.]


Hope you've brought your best. And all the evidence. You know how this goes by now. Either one person leaves here, or ten of you get the reward of going back down to the Institute.

Better get started.
cuttingremark: (hesitation)

[personal profile] cuttingremark 2022-04-30 08:50 pm (UTC)(link)
No, you know exactly what you are doing. You know what happened after the last trial. If you're trying to get me to say I did this, that I could-[His grip on his podium tightens.]
encelevenemus: (warm me up in a nova's glow)

[personal profile] encelevenemus 2022-04-30 08:52 pm (UTC)(link)
Calm down, both of you.

It is too early to be making assumptions.
cuttingremark: (arguing)

[personal profile] cuttingremark 2022-04-30 08:53 pm (UTC)(link)
He's the one making assumptions!

If he has something to say, he can come right out and say it rather than play these game.
pegasinister: (30)

[personal profile] pegasinister 2022-04-30 08:54 pm (UTC)(link)
I am stating facts. In fact-

[Now that he's stood up from his reenactment he opens his arms, baring his battered torso as a target]

I could have done this just as easily. I know blades and poisons and chemicals. Even without the ring I could have Warped the needed items into the walls. I have not shown any ability for illusion but with Garfield as an option who can say what spells or magical items I could have.
cuttingremark: (stabby)

[personal profile] cuttingremark 2022-04-30 08:57 pm (UTC)(link)
And yet you try to implicate me. How dare you.
encelevenemus: (wash the poison from off my skin)

[personal profile] encelevenemus 2022-04-30 08:59 pm (UTC)(link)
Loki.

Take a breath and recognize that the circumstantial evidence does not paint you a favorable picture either.

In fact, it does so too well. Enough to make one less suspicious of you and more so of anyone skilled enough to manipulate events to make it appear so.
cuttingremark: (angy)

[personal profile] cuttingremark 2022-04-30 09:01 pm (UTC)(link)
[Surprisingly, Loki listens to Somnus and takes a deep breath. He turns his head, ripping his gaze away from Hubert.]
encelevenemus: (past the black where the sirens sing)

[personal profile] encelevenemus 2022-04-30 09:02 pm (UTC)(link)
[it's rare he gets to win one but someone has to be the voice of reason]

[gods, why is it this asshole]
pegasinister: (33)

[personal profile] pegasinister 2022-04-30 09:02 pm (UTC)(link)
[His smug aura fades to something... more neutral. His remaining eye almost sad, even if none of it shows on his face]

If I am wrong, and flames help me I hope I am, then... I am sorry. I will miss our friendship, as I would not expect you to continue it. But until someone is in that pit I must do all I can to keep this group alive. No matter what I must sacrifice, no matter the consequences. I told you as much in the library.
cuttingremark: (monolgue)

[personal profile] cuttingremark 2022-04-30 09:04 pm (UTC)(link)
I know. [He still isn't looking at Hubert, but he isn't shouting anymore, so that's probably good.]
pegasinister: (22)

[personal profile] pegasinister 2022-04-30 09:09 pm (UTC)(link)
[He nods, and returns to his podium. For now, he's done]