Turnabout Chessboard: Chapter 3

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...The witch's side withdraws from the scene of the Second Twilight. That was a clever trick, but it won't work twice, you see?

I must now prepare for our next skirmish, so there will be another brief recess before the trial resumes.

Comments

Re: POPCORN GALLERY

[happyhalloween]

[MARIA has a plate piled high with delicious cakes and cookies and she's sitting in the spectating gallery now with the other witches, kicking her feet back and forth and humming to herself. Occasionally she punctuates the humming with an 'Uu!']

[heypal]

[Yep, that sure is that dead girl. The one at the crime scene he investigated. The one with the letter in her hand that no one would help him pry out and he had to do it himself and it was all super gross and heartbreaking. And then there she is, after laughing at his testimony.

This dream sucks.

Still, kid = treat with care in Gumshoe's book.]

Hey pal. How's those cookies?

[happyhalloween]

They're really good!

[She holds one out to him.]

Ronove made them! He's Beatrice's butler!

[heypal]

[Awwwwww that's sweet. He happily takes the cookie.]

He must be a really good cook. I don't think I've ever had cookies this tasty!

[happyhalloween]

He is! He bakes the best cookies in hell!

[... because he's a demon.]

[heypal]

...That's great! Everyplace deserves to have some delicious cookies once in a while.

[happyhalloween]

Uu uu! Cookies for everyone! Cookies for Mr Detective! Cookies for Maria! Cookies for the nice oneesan and all the witches!

... no cookies for the funny hair man. Kihihihi.

[heypal]

Yeah, I can understand that pal. I mean, he's just doing his job and all, but he's always kind of a jerk about it...

[Otherwise known as: not losing and making Gumshoe's life easier.]

[happyhalloween]

He's a big jerk! That's why he doesn't get cookies!

[heypal]

I don't know, pal. He might hold a grudge if he doesn't get cookies. Then he'd be an even bigger jerk!

[happyhalloween]

Maria can deal with him. Kihihihihihihihihi.

[heypal]

Aw, thanks pal! He can be a pain in the neck.

[Gumshoe no you don't know what you're doing.]

[happyhalloween]

[Ssssh, leave him his illusions.]

You're very welcome!