The Seventh Trial

[hot_mess_express]

Who: heroes (?)
When: Day 16, early morning
Where: the party zone

[Late in the night, the train jostles again. It feels like a Trial, but this time there's a strange, oppressive feeling in the air, and the call forth has changed. And yet it's a voice that's been heard before -- the resonant young man's voice that accompanied a military tent surrounded in white feathers.

What is a hero?

That tent is here now, imposing with its black flag and spatters of mud and blood, but the edges are tattered and the feathers strewn about are beginning to turn black. From them rises a smoke with a dark glow, sending a chill through anyone it touches.

As you enter the voice is raised again. Though still strong, it's no longer clear -- it sounds hoarse and a little distorted.]

What is your worth? What do you stand for? What... is the right thing to do?

What is Justice?

SIGNUPS ☆ RULES ☆ ROOMS ☆ WINNERS & ENDGAME

Comments

Re: WINNERS & ENDGAME

[crimeson]

Right?

[Randy's standing from where he basically was camping on the floor.]

Feeling all better?

Re: WINNERS & ENDGAME

[spectacularluck]

My back and knee don't hurt anymore.

[ but he's still maximum pissed ]

Re: WINNERS & ENDGAME

[crimeson]

Yeah, I did mean physically.

Re: WINNERS & ENDGAME

[spectacularluck]

[ He's going to stay silent for a moment. staring at him, before eventually— ]

How's your neck?

Re: WINNERS & ENDGAME

[crimeson]

[reaches up to trace the stark line around his throat, in spite of himself.]

... It hurt at first, but 80H took care of that for me. So... it's fine now.

Re: WINNERS & ENDGAME

[spectacularluck]

How nice of her.

Re: WINNERS & ENDGAME

[crimeson]

I'd say so.

Re: WINNERS & ENDGAME

[spectacularluck]

Right. First she helps in decapitating you, but hey, then she helps with the pain. Makes it all better.

Re: WINNERS & ENDGAME

[crimeson]

Given that I was in support of said decapitation, yes.

Re: WINNERS & ENDGAME

[spectacularluck]

It doesn't and you're biased, so you don't count. I'm deciding it.

[ and he's gonna be stubborn about it ]

Quick question, how strong are you?

Re: WINNERS & ENDGAME

[crimeson]

You're biased too!

[but... that's an odd question.]

...Pretty strong, it's kinda hard to quantify that. Why're you asking?

Re: WINNERS & ENDGAME

[spectacularluck]

Because I think the fastest way to let me blow some steam off is for me to punch someone.

Ideally, someone who can punch back.

Re: WINNERS & ENDGAME

[crimeson]

I can punch back.

Re: WINNERS & ENDGAME

[spectacularluck]

And how much can you take?

Re: WINNERS & ENDGAME

[crimeson]

I'm pretty tough!

Re: WINNERS & ENDGAME

[spectacularluck]

[ UNCONVINCED ]

All right. I think I really need to test myself as well anyway.

Let's give it a shot.

Re: WINNERS & ENDGAME

[crimeson]

[HE IS PRETTY TANKY, HE'S JUST, LIKE, ALSO JUST... A HUMAN.]

All right. Off the train is probably best.

Re: WINNERS & ENDGAME

[spectacularluck]

[ That's exactly why he's unconvinced - he's seen his own strength and he knows it's not that of a normal person, so he's pretty sure there's a concrete risk if he doesn't hold back with, like, basically anyone. But that's also why he needs to test this out. ]

— We can actually go outside?

Re: WINNERS & ENDGAME

[crimeson]

[WHO BETTER TO TEST IT WITH THAN YOUR SELF-HATING TEAMMATE WHO JUST DIED!]

Yeah. Too far out gets dangerous, though. Stuff out there is pretty hostile.

Re: WINNERS & ENDGAME

[spectacularluck]

[ Right I mean it's just the most logical choice all around, great way to forget you died too ]

—You know if it's hostile, we could punch that stuff instead of each other, right?

Re: WINNERS & ENDGAME

[crimeson]

I mean, yeah, if you wanna make sense about it. If we're fighting them, though, I'll be using my weapons.

Re: WINNERS & ENDGAME

[spectacularluck]

Maybe let's not go too far away, so we don't bite more than we can chew, but that'd be safer. I think we'd both prefer to avoid you dying a second time today.

Re: WINNERS & ENDGAME

[crimeson]

Definitely in agreement there.

Re: WINNERS & ENDGAME

[spectacularluck]

Doesn't feel right going out dressed like this, though.

Do we get clothes immediately if we buy them?

Re: WINNERS & ENDGAME

[crimeson]

Yep! We just pick 'em up in the lockers. That and those clothes should get replaced for free, since we never go under three basic outfits.