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[indent][indent]Krista and Shaun arrived at Marianne's room on the second floor patient's quarters relatively quickly. Krista kept a quick, but steady pace so Shaun could keep up, flashing him encouraging smiles along the way like a proud mother duckling. The door to the room was opened, but Krista found nobody around in sight - did someone already investigate but forget to lock the door? Regardless, it was always a good idea to double check, right?

The two began their search of the impeccable room. There was nothing that seemed to be of any use for their investigation. It was as if Marianne was going to return to her room any minute. She sighed, knowing that that was not going to be the case. The desk in Marianne's room was organized into neat piles. Krista glanced at everything, hoping that [i]something[/i] would tell them about what Marianne's note contained, but to no avail. Just as she picked up the final paper from the pile, the monitor in Marianne's room lit up to reveal Monokuma's dreaded face. The stuffed bear beckoned for everyone to get going, where Krista could only assume to be the court. She gave Shaun a nervous glance before gesturing for him to follow her. She was certainly not interested in being forcefully dragged away by the terrifying carnage sisters, and she was sure that Shaun felt the same way. 

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Braden squirmed uncomfortably as the carnage sisters began strapping everyone down onto the ride. The drama between Calvin and Alexandria flew right over his head, there was bad blood and as much as he knew Elias wanted to know why, Braden just wanted to be free from the restraint. Braden was taken by surprise when the roller coaster finally started, the adrenalin keeping Braden from letting go of his puppet, who was squealing with excitement throughout the ride.

Before they knew it, Krista and Braden stumbled out of the ride along with the rest of the infinites, Braden looking paler than before. Krista pressed a hand against her heart as if trying to physically stop the organ from leaping out of her throat. The last time she had been on this ride, she was too injured and tired to really be aware of what happened... but now? She didn't blame Braden if he threw up right there.

Everyone took their place in the familiar circle, and Krista noted the missing faces from last time. Braden was standing where Alice was during the last trial, and Noel had taken Lucas's spot. As if he was never there. She grit her teeth, lowering her eyes to stare at her podium. [color=6c9b8f][i]'Please let us go home...'[/i][/color]

The trial started with Bliss, Jezabel and Ice taking the lead. Krista felt thankful: she had no idea where to begin. She listened carefully, watching each speaker with interest whilst keeping her handbook out, scrolling through the list of truth bullets her peers had found during their investigation.

Braden, feeling unsatisfied with Max's response, let Elias take the lead. [color=82a327]"Wait! Isn't it possible someone had a lighter on them? It's not easy getting that buzzer, ya'know. Unless..."[/color] Elias turned its body towards Jezabel and Zach, who were standing next to him.

[color=6c9b8f]"What are you implying?"[/color]

[color=82a327]"Nothing! Nothing! Just a food for thought~!"[/color]

It was perfectly reasonable to assume that the buzzer had something to do with the ignition, right? Why else would there be two wires loose? She shook her head. [i][color=6c9b8f]'No, it has to be right... why else would the buzzer and arrows be a truth bullet?'[/color][/i]

Braden's puppet kept its body turned towards the infinite trickster. [color=82a327]"Jezzie, why don't you tell us how that buzzer works? Is it even possible for it to be the cause of the fire?"[/color] The puppet expected to be proven right.

Instead of focusing on Braden, Krista listened to Cyrus speak. Hospital gown and note... So they [i]did[/i] find Marianne's note? But was that even Marianne's...? [color=6c9b8f]"It's beary likely that the killer started the fire by burning something from Shaun's room."[/color] She began, trying to help. It was stating the obvious, but clarifying things from the beginning was surely the right call? [color=6c9b8f]"What about the bed sheet from Shaun's room? Or his clothes? The room was a mess and Shaun hasn't returned since discovering Marianne's body..."[/color] She scratched her ear, clearly thinking hard whilst scrolling through the list of truth bullets. [color=6c9b8f]"Or.... maybe the killer set fire to the hospital gown? I mean... It was found mostly burnt... and I'm sure that blood will not stop the fire from burning away at the material... But, wouldn't the gown be entirely burnt up if it was the starting point?"[/color]
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