Timeline Convergence - Act One (Ask/Dare)

'Chapter' #21

Alonesomewolf’s Question/Dare: An Ask/Dare from The Doctor here.. I swiped a bit of time on this odd device, and have questions for this.. world you are in. Does it have the plague, does the plague exist there..? Also.. might I come over and check, I am The Cure after all. Finally, I dare Whisp to go and ride on the back of one of these.. Chompys, and ride the back of the most vicious one for three minutes without falling off. That is all.

*Like always, we open on the Control Room. There never seems to be any variety with these ‘Chapters’ openings anymore. It’s always the same, boring old thing and- SUDDENLY THE SCENE SHIFTS TO ONE OF THE CLASSROOMS IN THE ACADEMY! Wow. Never saw that one coming. Especially after we just explained that every intro was the same. This isn’t cleshay in the least!

Oh, shut up, and let me continue. Most of the desks and chairs have been pushed up against the walls of the room, but a few chairs have been set up in rows, facing three desks set up like a jury stand. Meyhem sat behind the middle desk, a gavel in hand. Kaos stood behind the right desk, hands chained behind his back.  The first rows of chairs were occupied by Scrape, Shoria and Glumshanks on one side; while Lilith, Kyrel and Shade sat on the other. The two last rows had Mammagma, Ringmaster, Shakai, Whisp, Lucarian and Quinn.*

Lilith: *gets to her feet, holding a clipboard in front of her* Kaos. You are being charged with treason to the Academy and attempted murder of a fellow trainee. How do you plea?

Kaos: Not guilty.

Kyrel: HA! We both know it was you! Who else would be so stupid as to kill their own brother!?

Meyhem: *pounds her gavel onto a coaster sitting on the table* Order! Order in the court!

Lilith: *looks back at Kyrel* Dark whisp. Please. Allow me to handle this. The tiny tyrant’ll be behind Traptanium in no time. *looks back to Kaos* Alright, Kaos. We are going to ask you a few questions. Do you swear to tell the truth, only the truth, and nothing but the truth?

Kaos: I swear on the Darkness.

*The crowd murmurs quietly at this, but it quickly dies out*

Lilith: *smirks* Alright. Kaos, is it true that you were in the dorms building the night of the murder?

Kaos: That is correct. But I was in my room with Glumshanks, catching him up on everything that had happened in the time we were apart.

Lilith: And is it true you only asked if Glumshanks could become a part of this little ‘game’ a few days before the murder?

Kaos: I don’t see how this information is applicable, but yet. I felt that since Scrape got to drag a bunch of her friends into this, it was only fitting Glumshanks was brought in too. *glances over at Glumshanks*

Glumshanks: *smiles back cautiously*

Lilith: *rolls her eyes* Yeah, yeah. And is it also true you spent a lot of time with the troll? More time than with your girlfriend over those days?

Kaos: *steps forward, pulling against the chains* Shoria’s not my- *takes a deep breath and steps back* Yes. It is. I put away most of my time to-

Lilith: Catching up, yes. *flips over a page on her clipboard* That is all I have for now. Judge.

Meyhem: *nods*

Lilith: *sits back down*

Shoria: *gets to her feet* Kaos. What exactly were you and Glumshanks talking about?

Kaos: We were catching up. He was telling me about what happened at the castle while I was gone and I was telling him about the Academy.

Shoria: *looks to Glumshanks* Can you confirm this?