auroraexpress | The Fifth Trial

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The Fifth Trial

Who: ALL
When: Day 11, noon
Where: Outer Space

Come hither, Heroes. Prove thy worth.

[ That familiar silence befalls everything following the call, and just like before the third trial there’s a glittering void, points of light twinkling in the air. As you step into the space it expands, seeming to consume you, the Aurora, and all that exists in general. There’s a feeling of vertigo as this happens, frozen lights swirling all about you and once again it's all accompanied by obnoxious giggling.

This time, however, when the darkness fades, you're...

Back inside of the Aurora? No, this is actually an entirely different train. Outside the windows, you can only see wispy, dancing lights illuminating the surroundings, which you can't quite make out. The doors outside don't open. ]

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Yes. But what would they want that would not insult them...?

. . . a cake?

[that's like. mostly a joke response]

Frosted with what, the message "sorry about the emotional blackmail"?

It wasn't--

[a little flustered now]

I wasn't trying to blackmail anyone. I just didn't want either Randy-san nor his teammate to die alone.

Neither did I. But that's what it boiled down to. Knowing our actions would affect their decisions while also knowing they would not consider how their decisions would affect us.

The difference is self-awareness but it's still there.