In the morning, the beach comes back to life. Birds are back to cawing, the fish splash in the ocean, and insects buzz cheerfully from the jungle. Crabs skitter across the sand and seagulls fight over food (possibly yours). It's a frightening contrast to the stillness of yesterday but it doesn't mean it's over yet. After all, today is the trial.
The Chief stands at the front of the longhouse and brings his hand up to his mouth to let out a whistle. He'll thumb back to the hut-like building behind him and very clearly state --
"Trial time, everyone. Get in here and figure out who did it."
And then he'll turn to head in. The other Chief helpfully pipes up with a, "Make sure to bring a snack, and maybe some water. Hydration is key to catching murderers!"
The longhouse is set up like a meeting hall, with long benches on each wall, facing each other. There's a table at the front of the room already holding a small box and a pad of papers and pen, for voting apparently. Aside from that, the room is empty. It’s only when everyone has taken a seat that the doors close and the Chief speaks.
"Well, have at it. You've got till nine."
And then, he points to a clock on the wall that reads 12:00. Good luck.
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May as well get a show of hands here at this point since we're not getting anywhere. How many people knew this before Lucina and Vriska confirmed it?
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[he's so cranky]
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[she just shrugs]
This is way before we knew the Sirens had been deceived. Who here wanted to willingly plunge the whole island into a fiery volcano death? Not this witch!
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[time for a perfect impersonation of Battler, like seriously, Zuko is talented:]
Ohh, we're just doing this because we want to save everyone! I don't want to kill anyone!
[impression over]
Of course it's a trick!
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"Killers by circumstances" is far different than "killers by desire."
What would you have done, if someone had told you to kill at least one person each week, or they would destroy the lives of forty-two people in one volcanic eruption?
. . . I daresay the Chiefs knew everyone here well enough to know exactly which type of person to put in that role: a do-gooder, unwilling to risk the lives of an entire forty-two people for the sake of preserving their ideals.
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she isn't quite sure what to say, but Magilou gets a nod of thanks. ]
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[a nod in Vriska's direction]
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I'm just saying it was naive of you to believe that it was real just based on that and protect killers -- who were killing brutally, by the way. Either Battler was lying, or the chiefs were lying to him. I don't know how you couldn't figure that out without the victims having to intervene.
Even if they were manipulated, it doesn't excuse it. I know they're not the real enemy here -- but they need to take responsibility for what they did.
[they NEED.. TO REGAIN THEIR HONOR... ok no]
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What else can we ask of them?
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[he's trying to call out the people who ate up the sob story and let them off the hook..... but it's pointless to argue about it now]
Whatever. It's over with.
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[listen he's also cranky about people ignoring the cannibal]
[he's a big cranky baby]
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[It's not like he hasn't done bad things. Not mass murder, sure, but he knows a thing about atoning and]
[HONOOOOOOOR]
[(and she's a child. She didn't deserve this)]
There's nothing more you can do about it. You admit to your wrongdoing and you likely won't survive the weekend.
.... I wasn't trying to say that the Sirens were completely at fault. I know you were in a horrible position, one that none of you deserved, that you were trying to help, and I know who the real enemy is.
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Just that the rest of them shouldn't have turned a blind eye based on Battler's confession.
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