isafraid: (Tired)
Robert E. O. Speedwagon ([personal profile] isafraid) wrote in [community profile] trusthell2016-04-23 05:09 pm

I'll wait, so show me why you're strong

[And so the day's trial for the attempted murder of Gabriel Knight draw to a close with... charitably better results then usual.

They were alive, at the least, but that didn't mean there wasn't several blows against the trust that had been built up here. One mole that attempted murder, another that quit, and another that was given the offer no doubt put strain on several relationships... most notably Sigrun's.

It was all, in a word... frankly shitty. But now it's all out there, no sense in trying to get it back.

An hour (or two) after the "trial" ends and everyone's gone off on their own business, Speedwagon heads back to the kitchen. It was the usual plan in mind, what they did after every trial. And everyone, regardless of what was said or done, would soon find a note being slipped under their door.
]

[Name],
There's gonna be food in the dining hall, in case anyone's got an appetite for it.
I know some might want to be alone after that mess of an investigation, but if you don't then the offer's as open as it's always been.
I'd say sticking together might still be safer then not.

-R E.O. Speedwagon


[And yes, folks that arrive in the dining hall will find a nice spread of sandwiches, soup, and what leftovers Speedwagon could scrounge out of the fridge. Speedwagon isn't the best cook in the group, but there's definitely stuff here that's good enough to eat.

...Sigrun's 'masterpiece' was, thankfully, left out of this. Keeping folks alive is the goal, after all.
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notjustawriter: (♟ the heat was hot)

[personal profile] notjustawriter 2016-04-24 02:39 am (UTC)(link)
I wonder why he made the deal, then?

It had to be more than desperation; he's obviously felt like he's been one step ahead of us this entire time.
goodforsomething: (⛵ hmph)

[personal profile] goodforsomething 2016-04-24 02:42 am (UTC)(link)
Maybe he thought I'd rather con you all and get outta here.

....right before I quit talkin' to him, though, he told me he'd already figured how likely everyone was to kill. Like ranks! He wouldn't say anybody else's, but he told me mine was pretty low. Didn't think I'd do it if I didn't really need to.
notjustawriter: (♞ i went to find the truth)

[personal profile] notjustawriter 2016-04-24 02:44 am (UTC)(link)
Christ, that's sadistic of him, isn't it?

[.....]

Maybe that's why he plans to kill all of us of, he's run out of people who would move. Black made a pretty valiant effort, but he couldn't do it in the end. The kid's too kind, I don't think he really has it in him.
goodforsomething: (⛵ dramatic shadow grunk)

[personal profile] goodforsomething 2016-04-24 02:55 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah. Poor kid - I was tryin' to be a wise guy, but he was just scared.
notjustawriter: (♟ the first thing i met)

[personal profile] notjustawriter 2016-04-24 03:08 am (UTC)(link)
The Kingmaker must have threatened him somehow.

It's not like that would be hard to do, with the right information.
goodforsomething: (⛵ literally and metaphorically)

[personal profile] goodforsomething 2016-04-24 04:24 am (UTC)(link)
He's got a twin sister, it'd be easy!

.......he didn't know she was dead at first, at least. And after you've started, he's got that on ya.
notjustawriter: (♟ i've been through the desert)

[personal profile] notjustawriter 2016-04-25 08:37 pm (UTC)(link)
[Gabriel gives a sad nod.]

It must have been so easy for him, to find out exactly what would drive people to do exactly what he wanted us to do.
goodforsomething: (⛵ holy shit it's the sky)

[personal profile] goodforsomething 2016-04-25 09:48 pm (UTC)(link)
Most people are way easier to play than they think. And when you've got this much power over 'em already - that's nothin'. He probably had us all pegged before we ever woke up.
notjustawriter: (♟ i've been through the desert)

[personal profile] notjustawriter 2016-04-26 07:12 pm (UTC)(link)
That sounds likely, don't it? He'd have to be good at it, to be as successful as he has been week after week.
goodforsomething: (⛵ hmph)

[personal profile] goodforsomething 2016-04-27 12:14 am (UTC)(link)
Especially if he's done this before.
notjustawriter: (♟ and the ground was dry)

[personal profile] notjustawriter 2016-04-28 01:57 am (UTC)(link)
...and at this point, I don't think there's a possibility he hasn't.
goodforsomething: (⛵ grumpkle)

[personal profile] goodforsomething 2016-04-28 03:08 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, he's experienced. Makes ya wonder how he picks out his groups. Who just randomly scoops up that many twins?