ℬ𝑒𝓁𝓁𝑒𝓁𝓊𝓇𝑒𝓉𝓉𝑒 ℳ𝑜𝒹𝓈 (![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
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bellelurette2025-03-15 10:22 am
lesmodsalouette) wrote in bellelurette2025-03-15 10:22 am
TRIAL I
Trial
Today is going to be a loooong day. You knew that pretty shortly after waking up, didn't you? On the plus side, it means you've had some time to process the death of one of your own, or leisure time at the very least. But come midnight, the clocks in the castle all strike out in unison again. This time though, you barely have time to clutch your head before you're transported elsewhere.
Yes, you're coming in your pajamas if you were already in bed.
The place where you find yourself is obviously not the castle, that much is obvious from an immediate look alone. The look is very circus fair meets hell, minus any actual fire (for now). The walls, the lighting, the atmosphere is different, reds and purples and exposed rock face all together with furniture that should belong in a courtroom, and a carnival, not a caldera. It's a stylistic choice, for sure.
Seating consists of various stools on the outer ring, the layout suggesting that the preferred way to conduct trial is to free mingle towards the center, unless you're partaking in food and refreshments. A veritable bounty of a spread is available for you to partake as you like. There's even an entire table's worth of chocolate, cut out in various animal shapes for you to enjoy. And yes, alcohol too, because a banquet without the finest wines isn't a feast at all.
Even with all the food there's plenty of space for all of you, but do be careful around the pit in the center of this room. How deep does it go? Where does it lead? There are other unanswered questions to answer, and you've been tasked with finding out who murdered Tia. The Witch of Ruin demands a show and unfortunately you are his captive actors. He presides over all of this from a balcony above, the best seat in the house.
(( OOC: Welcome to your first trial! You'll have 7 hours (until 8 PM EDT/5 PM PDT) to vote one (1) person guilty of murder. As this is scapegoat style, a correct vote is not necessary. Please remember to vote unless otherwise discussed with the mods, as that is our AC for this game ))
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Can I ask you something, unrelated to this... mystery?
[Not sure what else to call it even if "mystery" doesn't feel like it quite encompasses "my roomie got murdered after we spent the night together and now we have to accuse someone of murder with the end result being execution".]
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Is the idea that we're simply going to continue deliberating until we decide on a guilty party?
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Did you give this to me?
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Are the names on the profiles everyone's real names?
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Can I have some cigarettes? It's for Yoonhee.
[ For being a good guy and complying to his government assigned friend Siffrin. ]
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Is there a reason why people got specific things for the confessions? I noticed some people got the same things, and some people didn't. Was there a pattern...
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EXAMINE EVIDENCE
Dan Heng's clothing
Does it look like blood spray pattern or drip drop blood? ]
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Bells
also, do they look like the bells that were on the jester hat? ]
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jester hat
if he looks at the jester hat, can he tell how bells were on the hat? you know, if there were notable holes or whatever from threads being cut or something. ]
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cutting clothes with mirror shards
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Sollerets
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body
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DISCUSS INVESTIGATION
observatory - body
does not like to be the center of any kind of attention, so it's been with several hours of quietly psyching himself up that he can speak any, his naturally soft voice still... soft despite the efforts. He's washed his snowy white cloak since the morning, so there's no evidence of the blood that'd stained its hems before, and it's a great comfort right now.
It doesn't seem as if he'd planned to retire anytime soon. ]
So, um... The Observatory... Where me... Andrew, Dan Heng, and Blade were looking at the stars... is where Tia was too. Not with us at night. Just the morning. Um, dead.
[ (stars you never want to do this again) ]
Her body was really badly damaged, like she'd fell from the sky. And... she had a stab wound right here.
[ With a small gesture to... about... where his collarbone would be. Probably. ]
But I don't think that's what killed her. Probably just hurt. She had a lot of cuts on her back too, but her clothes weren't ripped. It wasn't... like a beast claw, but more like... a blade, or something really sharp like that. Clean. Um, on purpose. Hickey looked at her too, so... he can also. Answer questions.
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Actually, it kind of looks like... Siffrin would prefer if questions were directed to Hickey, rather than him... ]
Or, you can... look yourself.
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CORRECTION because i am spatially deficient
Theater (stage)
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MARS ROOM
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but also who is that?? yoru stares up at ish in confusion. what happened to witch...
well, anyway, ]
This is a lot...
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[ there really is no other way to say it. ]
How are you?
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about!! tiamat!!
I didn't really get a chance to talk to her much, but what was Tiamat like? Did anyone get to know her? Why would... why would someone single her out?
[ this murder feels like it came out of nowhere. there are for sure more annoying people here. be real ]
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Couldn't say. I hadn't spoken to her, but we ought to consider this may have been a crime of opportunity more than a targeted attack.
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Re: about!! tiamat!!
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CHECKS
Guys, can I have your attention for a sec?
[ He waves. Over here! ]
Since it's clear whoever killed Tia would have been hurt in the process, we should check each other for wounds or other injuries. It might not be comfortable for everyone [ yoonhee ] but cooperation will help things speed along and help us figure out the whole picture quicker.
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Okay. What are we checking?
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item check
Um, can you guys show me whatever things you have on you right now? Empty your pockets, basically.
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pspspsp
Let's see. Stool to be stood on, clearing throat-- ]
Um, sorry. But I wanted to... make sure we were all on the same page, about this. I think it started in the mirror hall and moved out of there, but I don't know why it would.
[ Siffrin actually has not been there themselves! Not too fond of looking in the mirror, actually. You get tired of it. They also seem... a bit better at public speaking right now! Or they're at least starting to get to the point of wanting to go to bed that they don't care to feel nervous. ]
Is there something in there that could've caused a fight? Or... to get someone to take advantage of another person in the wrong place, wrong time? If The Witch didn't let any of us know before Tia was found, about the conditions of freedom.
But, um. I'm pretty sure... That it started there, and then ended in the Observatory somehow. By herself or with someone else.
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...There was mention of glass in the mars room.
[ But not in the ballroom? Strange. ]
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ARMOR CHECK
Let us further examine the armor in relation to ourselves. I would like for everyone to try on the gauntlets and sollerets to see who is able to fit into them.
[He will also compare them to Tiamat to see if she could have been the one wearing them.]
I would also see how comfortably the cuirass fiteth, as we have further questions as to why it was left aside.
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RESULTS
[ ish descends from his balcony, floating in the air above everyone. ]
I have to say, even with a smaller crowd than what I'm used to, you never fail to deliver. So let's get right to it:
For the death of Tiamat, you voted Chu Wenshan as guilty.
Drumroll please—
[ i hate it but there are drumroll sounds, followed by a splash of confetti ]
Congratulations! You're right!!!
Isn't that a load off your back? Though, some of you did think Angelo, Dan Heng, Yoru, Jinx, Sariel, Siffrin, or even myself committed this murder...well I'll need to amend some of the rules for next time.
Though I imagine you might still have questions for the guilty party, right? I'm happy to announce that you can visit him where he'll be held, in the Promenade of Reflexion. Don't worry, I'll clean the place up for you.
His execution will take place tomorrow, so see you there!
[ with that the circus from hell will fade away, and everyone will be in the ballroom. they're all free to leave except for chu wenshan. ]
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He's not going to be returning to his room tonight, but you might find him in the garden by the roses later... ]
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1/????
But time is one thing they don't have very much of in this place, despite the clocks.
Andrew eventually stands up. Be more useful, next time, she thinks. There is so much riding on this, and too many mistakes.]
What a circus. I -
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^^^ just in case hemoptysis cw for the above!!, idk if anyone needs it but i wanna be safe!