The Final Trial

[parasomniacs]

The Final Trial ‹ Mastermind ›

The dream world that they enter is shrouded in darkness. What was always an everlasting night has now taken even the stars from them. The only light comes from small, floating torches that flicker. Through what little light they have to guide them, they can see a small familiar form waiting up ahead.  Coming closer, they can indeed tell that Sheepy is waiting.

Now more than ever it is important that they arm themselves with the evidence that they have collected regarding the mastermind behind all this. Because this is the only chance they'll ever get to present it. Though death has always been the risk, now it's all or nothing.

Sheepy waits for them all to join her before grinning.

"Well, well, well... here we all are. Not all that many of you left, are there? Ah-- but then... maybe there won't be any of you left after this. Keheheheheh!! So let's make the most out of this last little session, shall we? Think you have it all figured out? Well let's find out. Like you were told, you gotta name all the remaining gunmen as well as the mastermind. So. Let's begin."

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[parasomniacs]

[Sheepy just tilts her head.]

You do understand they've been killing you guys as well, right?

Either way... you knew the deal from the start. You need to determine who the remaining gunners if you want to go home safe.

[anindomitablewill]

Once again you continue to sound like a broken record.

[ He still doesn't like you much. Crossing his arms over his chest, the look on his face is anything but kind. ]

I think by now we get the damn point, though I don't understand why you're so hung up on us finding out who they are. Especially when I get the feeling you might already know without us even saying a damn thing.

[devilsnight]

I have to wonder if she does - depends on if she sees everything or just what the cameras do. She was real pissed off about what Rean was doing with them, yeah?

[anindomitablewill]

This is quite true. I'd find it unsurprising if she's known about the identity of the remaining gunners and is simply just saying all that to try and split us up as we supposedly argue among ourselves trying to figure out who they are.

[parasomniacs]

Whether anyone else knows doesn't really matter now, does it? It's your test after all.

[anindomitablewill]

...Don't you get all cheeky on me now, sheep.

I don't get why you're so insistent on making it be something WE have to figure out and a factor in whether we and our hostages make it out of here alive.

[parasomniacs]

My personality hasn't changed. Perhaps you are the one who has changed.

It's a trial-- naturally that is where you go to uncover guilty parties, isn't it? And these are the guilty parties you need to convict. Otherwise you fail~

[anindomitablewill]

[ You know. This whole mess has been grating on his nerves slowly these past two months and it's pretty much what's showing now. ]

Don't you dare make this about me. Whether I changed or not is not relevant, you tasteless little beast. You're the one giving not only me but everyone else attitude that's a little hard to ignore and frankly, it's annoying.

[ A breath inhaled and then exhaled. No. He wasn't going to lose his cool much more than that, okay? ]

It should just be the mastermind we need to find and vote for. The other ones seem irrelevant and yet whether we live or die is hinged on that, but more importantly... what the hell do you intend to do with those guilty parties anyway?

[unlikelyend]

[ Duke just... probably glares at the sheep.

He'll just casually ignore what she said about the gunners here for a moment. ]

I presume the mastermind will receive their rightful punishment once we vote for them, as is the norm?

[parasomniacs]

Punishment? No one said anything like that.

But as we promised, once you've uncovered the guilty parties, you will be released from the experiment unharmed to do as you please~

[unlikelyend]

[ ... The amount of unimpressed Duke is impressive. ]

Hypothetically, if all the guilty parties are voted for, would you say that none of them would receive a punishment, then? And if they wouldn't, what would happen to them?

[ Not that he's going to vote for the gunners unless by some miracle something takes over his body and makes him, but he has to ask. ]

[parasomniacs]

The guilty gunmen would be properly punished per the experiment. Then with the Mastermind uncovered, we would properly end the experiment and the rest of you would all go safely.

[scythegun]

Oh, I'm very aware that they've been killing people. But I really don't think it's a good idea for us to split our group any more - ah, but there's no reason to explain it to you!

As for that... Hmm, I'm not entirely sure I feel like playing along right now. Perhaps I'll change my mind later. Who knows~!

[parasomniacs]

You don't think you're already divided? They clearly have different goals then you do~

[scythegun]

Maybe, maybe not. I really don't think you're going to get anywhere trying to argue with us about this!

[parasomniacs]

Hmmm... fair enough I guess. The choice is yours. But so is the price of failure. So think long and hard about it, whatever you choose~

[devilsnight]

Yeah, I understand damn well what they've been doing. I just don't fuckin' care.

The way I see it, either you're trying to get us to start some sort of boring infighting bullshit, or you don't know who the fuck the gunners are yourself and you want our help in finding them.

If it's the former, I think it's already been made plain that you can go fuck yourself.

If it's the latter...well, you can't have them.

[parasomniacs]

Well if you won't identify them well... then you'd fail the test and be unable to leave the experiment.

At least... you wouldn't leave alive.

Are you all gonna die just for some people who would have killed you too if it came to it?

[devilsnight]

What're you planning on doing with them, anyway? Assuming that we all play nice. You gonna kill 'em?

[parasomniacs]

Yes of course. The guilty gunman will be executed. Then the rest of you will all be free to go.

[spatial]

I won't deny that we have been, and I'd like everyone to go home, which is why I revealed myself. [ But, amazingly enough, she smiles. ] Do you know why we've been killing, Lady Sheepy?

[parasomniacs]

[....Lady, huh?]

Not a clue.

[spatial]

[ WHEW. ]

Good.

[inordertobelieve]

[ Side-eye at Yukino here, because... ]

... at some point it would benefit all of us to hear.

[parasomniacs]

....well whatever it is, you seem happy about it.

[It's weird!! Especially knowing they'll die... but the fact that Yukino can smile now-- Sheepy doesn't hate that.]