Third Trial

[stagemanagers]

[Once again, the sound of opening doors echoes through the opera house as the investigation draws to a close.

Time for your third trial.

The courtroom looks the same as ever, save that Darla and Eliza's podiums are now arranged in the same funerary fashion as the other deceased cast members. The lights from the bulbs standing in their places seem to cast the rest of the house even more in shadow, even as the crystal chandeliers still glitter dimly above. The Balladeer is hidden backstage once more, somewhere behind the red curtain drawn shut across the stage. Once everyone's taken their places, he speaks up.]

Alright. Let's do this.

Comments

[solomonjihad]

...Ah, I have one.

[She cleaned Raoul's! So...

She looks back at said viscount]

...

I'll clean it again so I can give it back.

[robitussin]

Okay, thanks.

[She holds her hand out for it.]

[solomonjihad]

[She hands it over.]

I can go first, if you want.

[Which is easy peasy if the answer is yes, because Astarte isn't and doesn't wear makeup. She's just that pretty. Being a pretty soldier--]

[robitussin]

[Natalie takes it, wiping down her own hands next - they're clean. She turns to the others.]

Next?

[dontfeedplants]

I'll go.

[Seymour's hands are clean, and hey his cuts are finally fading!]

[catliketread]

[Unsurprisingly, the Pirate King doesn't wear makeup and his hands are clean! Because he was wearing gloves to handle the poison, but if you want to check the gloves you won't find any makeup in them either.]

[sunshineprincess]

[Anna wears no makeup so her hands are clean]

[aflatouttahell]

[Her hands are red, but that's still not makeup. Clean.]

[inforapenny]

[Also no makeup, and his hands are clean.]

[onthebusagain]

[Shockingly, Heather's face and hands are makeup free! ...She's broken out too, gross. ]

[robitussin]

...What happened to your face?

[Sorry Heather.]

[onthebusagain]

This stuff is like, awful for your face.

[sunshineprincess]

[What the heck Heather that looks awful.]

But you always wear makeup. Appearance and all, right?

[onthebusagain]

Yeah, to like, cover it up! But this morning I went to the dance studio first thing, so I didn't put any on before I left. If I knew people were going to get killed again, and everyone would see me like this, I would have planned better.

Never making that mistake again!

[trettende]

[ Hans is wearing gloves, naturally but he takes them off to prove his hands are clean, as are his gloves. ]

[dechagny]

It's fine, please, do not worry.