Happy Maria
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Thankfully Albatross and Nova arrived soon afterwards and help was offered to Odin. His arm sadly seemed to be far too damaged to be fixed by anything they had on hand but as time passed, things quieted down yet again.
Tired from all the chaos that had been transpiring this entire game, Uno sighed and went back to the bar. The look of exhaustion on his eyes was apparent, and even as stoic as he'd been it was clear this game was taking a toll on him. Deciding to take a quick break, Uno sat on one of the barstools. As he did though, a compartment suddenly opened from the bar table. It was... a scanner? The number
[4] was clearly displayed on top over it. Uno's eyes widened. Was... this his trial?
Apparently there would be no escape for him. Still, his trial had been overdue for quite some time. Shaking his head and muttering to himself, Uno put his hand on the bracelet scanner, ready to get this over with.
"Mm?" Uno felt a strange sensation on his hand. "The hell?" As he tried to move it away, he suddenly realised something was horribly wrong. There was... a metallic restraint of some sort? It was binded to his wrist, holding his hand against the table, and it felt horribly tight. "Get this... off me..!" Uno tried pulling, but to no avail. The restraint was merciless. As he struggled, a voice sounded off.
"Your trial has begun. Good luck.""Oh, for god's sake!" Uno tried to wipe off the sweat that was rapidly covering their brow. "Is this my trial?! How do I get this thing off?!"
Hearing him struggle so painfully, the others arrived and noticed the predicament he was in. Realising he was in need of help, they came and tried to get him off. But even with external help, the restraint wouldn't budge. It was ruthlessly fixed to his wrist. And it looked strong enough that nothing in this bar would help break this open. Silver tried hitting it with a nearby bottle of alcohol that looked like it was sturdy enough. However, it was the bottle itself that broke open when it hit the restraint, and Uno shrieked as a few stray shards pierced his arms and his body was soaked with some fine Jameson whisky.
"Nngh... it doesn't seem like we'll be able to make this damn thing budge on its own..." Uno begrudgingly accepted.
"S-sorry..." Silver looked away.
"It's not your fault this thing is ridiculously strong." Uno gave a strong pull, but his hand was still unable to leave the table. "There's nothing I hate more than things which only exist to constrain, to suffocate. And this... well, it's even tighter than my old binder was!"
"Binder?" Ennea blinked. "Uno, are you-"
"In any case, that takes out breaking this thing open as an option", Uno elucidated. "With that crossed out, I..." They grimaced. "I think there might be only one way left for me to get out."
Albatross gulped. "Y-you don't mean..."
"I'm going to have to break my wrist so that I can pull my hand out of here." They looked away. "It's not going to be very pretty, but-"
"Are you serious?!" Odin shouted. "First my arm, now Uno's wrist..! Why are the trials in this place so brutal?!"
"In a way, Nero was lucky to not have made it here himself..." Uno looked to the ground. "In any case though, doing that might be too painful for me alone to accomplish. I need somebody to pour me some alcoholic beverages while I attempt to wrench my hand out of this thing. It'll at least numb the pain somewhat. Some added force to help me out of here would also be appreciated."
Nova nodded hesitantly, going to get some drinks over for this terrible trial. "Hopefully you'll be able to get out without having too much." Silver and Albatross came over to Uno's side to help with forcing the hand out as well.
"Here's hoping... I've managed to build up a steady alcohol tolerance over my days at med school, but it would be preferable if I didn't go overboard as well." Uno nodded.
And thus, the struggle began. Not much else was to be sad. Nova poured out a glass of some Wild Turkey Bourbon and slid it across to Uno, who drank it up with his free hand while attempting to force his other hand out with Silver and Albatross, who were both clearly trying their best to free him without causing him too much pain in the process. This process carried out for a while, with nothing else to be said other than some pained groans from Uno in the process. That being said, in its own way the screams were a sign of progress, that Uno was closer to getting freed. Still, it didn't exactly feel like a pleasant experience for anybody involved.
After some time, several cries of shock were heard in unison. A quick look towards the bar table would reveal Albatross and Silver holding up Uno, who was groaning in pain as he held up his hand proudly. It was twisted in a rather painful looking fashion, but on the bright side, it was no longer attached to that restraint which had tormented them so. He had finally been freed!
"U-Uno! Are you okay? Hang in there, pal!" Albatross cried out nervously.
"I got it! I-I got it!!" Uno cried out. His speech was a bit slurred now and he looked a bit dizzy but in surprisingly good spirits all things considered. Perhaps the dopamine release from freeing himself was having its effect. Trying to pull his broken hand together, he managed to take a good look at his wrist and see that he did, indeed manage to get his code. "Take thaaat! Damned piece of junk!" Was he talking to the restraint?? Alcohol does things to people, I guess.
"How's your hand?" Nova asked, approaching them. "Must've been pretty horrible getting it out of there, huh?"
"On the contrary!" Uno replied in an uncharacteristically cheerful manner. "I can hardly even feel a thing compared to when I started!"
"I... don't think that's an entirely good thing." Silver raised an eyebrow. "I'm glad you're doing alright though. We'll probably need to bandage this up-"
"Lord, though, that alcohol was on point!" Uno said excitedly. "Royal Cartorian Blended, was it? That hits the spot... ah..." He rubbed his stomach contentedly. "I can still feel it... it burns inside me... ah, what a buzz."
"Perhaps you should go take a rest now!" Ennea advised. "That way you can be fully sober for the next voting phase."
"You do have a point..." Uno admitted groggily. "Alright, I'll go now-"
"Do you still need help?!" Odin asked.
"Who? Me? Of course not. I'm doing just fine." He pushed himself away from Silver and Albatross. "Can't you see that I- aah!" Uno got interrupted as he slipped on the alcohol that had poured on the floor from earlier and landed on his BUTT like a CLOWN.
"...Alright, maybe I do need some assistance. For now." He let out a groan.
In any case, it at least appeared that Uno's trial had been successfully managed and a code had been acquired. Huzzah!