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[strangerpeople]

FINAL TRIAL

[When the doors open, the killed also find themselves allowed into the Room of Reckoning as well. And - similar to the living - they, too, have a table, with their own names and places and sitting pillows. They, too, receive the note on their phones with a ping.

The dead, however, have something else that the living do not have.

They can see that there is someone sitting on the gold pillow by the stairs.]

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[notgentle]

No! This is some fresh bullshit!

[At this Dio is leaping straight up and kicking over his whole pitcher in the process.]

Helena and I can't fight Luciel's pinky finger and we're the strongest pair here! How are six people going to take on the monster who got the slip on all these reapers and angels for years!

[Dio is a fool who has underestimated the power of friendship.]

[cyclicalconcept]

...Oh, was that the noise I heard from the security room?

[Getting that out of the way first. But, she smiles as a thought occurs to her.]

Its ok, Dio-san. I...think I understand what's happening.

[notgentle]

Why did you hear it? I never hit him in the security room, he took us into space before any impact.

[cyclicalconcept]

Ah, you never really left there, actually! That's just how his powers work.

[notgentle]

[HIIMDAISY WHY]

Then where the hell did the vending machines come from? And where did the television go?

[cyclicalconcept]

Like I said, it's part of how his powers work.

[eyesofdespair]

Because they obviously still think that conviction outweighs ability.

[notgentle]

This is why you shouldn't have left them. They need a voice of reason, and also? Yoyo has clearly been dying to have them over for her tea party.

[eyesofdespair]

Britt can be a voice of reason when he tries to be. They just don't seem to get that they don't have to solve all the problems now.

[notgentle]

I'm kind of happy for Britt on not getting himself killed and all? But I feel bad for him being the last holdout in the "conviction" "family".

[eyesofdespair]

Me too. It's not easy being the lone voice of reason and trying to convince them on the basis of sound logic is sometimes like talking to a brick wall.

[And looking at the vote now, looks like Britt said fuck it too.]

Well, looks like they've made their choice.

[byanyother_name]

I understand where you're coming from. I've been that lone voice of reason many times. But... I am going to believe in them. If there is anything I've learned from my friends at home, it's that sometimes a lucky fool with enough conviction can change the world.

[eyesofdespair]

And sometimes they can rush off to their own deaths. I can tell a good amount of what they are saying is also them even trying to convince themselves that they are making the right choices because they still don't have the full picture.

[byanyother_name]

No one ever has the full picture, Loewe-san. Not them, not us, not Yotsuyu-san. Not even her superiors, judging by how they are scrambling about doing damage control. If you don't act without it, you will never act.

Sometimes you have to take what you have, make your choice, and let the chips fall where they may.

[eyesofdespair]

They didn't even bother trying to find out what happens if they do prove their mettle.

[byanyother_name]

She wouldn't have told them. You heard her little speech. Choosing this without knowing where it leads is part of the point.

[eyesofdespair]

They might have gotten out of her what happens if they fail. She seems fond of insults so that seems right up her alley.

[byanyother_name]

Perhaps. But do you really think knowledge of the consequences of failure would have stopped them anyway?

After all, you fought Nyaf-ya knowing the consequences of failure, did you not? [There is a little bit of a bite to that question despite Kurama's best efforts.]

[eyesofdespair]

I knew I was going to die. My intention was to clear as much of a path as possible for them.

[byanyother_name]

I'm aware. It's an interesting mix of reward and punishment, is it not, to be here to see the fruits of your sacrifice?

[eyesofdespair]

You say that like it wasn't normal for me in life.

[totalbullshit]

[ Helena leaps up as well, but that is largely in order to avoid Dio's drink flowing off the table down at her clothes. She doesn't have that many clothes and there are limits to how dirty she is willing to get without a reason.

Once she's safe from the liquid, she just shrugs. ]

Can we imprint that knowledge on them though? They've never truly fought, they don't understand the power balances here at all.