TRIAL I

[lesmodsalouette]

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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[distain]

[THEY WERE HAVING A CONVERSATION?]

[smdr]

Hi to you too, Sleepy Guy.

[ with a tiny little salute. ]

Wouldn't really say I'm bored. It's more like... [ a shrug. ] ... Still figuring out what to call it.

[lesmodsalouette]

[ You no longer have the vocal chords that would allow you to speak human language... but you can ribbit really loudly, if it helps. ]

[vivens]

[ HELP.......... ]

[stygiomedusa]

I... think he wants this murder to be solved.

[Maybe? It's hard to say for sure, but Hamel pipes up from where she's been staring into the middle distance.]

I asked him why he would seal away our powers if the goal was to have ourselves fight and kill, and he told me that this way everyone was on even playing field, and that... for some of us, that would make a murder much harder to solve. That sounds like he wants as fair a trial as possible...?

[Gotta be sure they're sending the right person of for execution, I guess!!]

[fourtuity]

Sounds like a bunch of horseshit to me, but guess he's gonna stick to that story... Thanks, Homura.

[ she appreciates you! just not clown shoes over there! ]

[vivens]

[ croaks in her direction??

hello??? like. funny but also?? ]

[cleansheets]

[ A sardonic smile. ]

That's the question, isn't it?

[calamitish]

I did! You're welcome.

[snakeblood]

[ Ah, the ol' let their minds make their own demons. ]

[whileaway]

Did any of the armor pieces show evidence of being cleaned after the fact? Barring one mysterious stain, I suppose.

[Why would you lick it...]

[vivens]

[ sadly ribbits at her from the ground. ]

[divineth]

I received no such gifts.

[Because the player is dumb and forgot to submit, but it's relevant.]

[calamitish]

I'm just here for a good show. But this is fair, if that's what you're asking.

[cleansheets]

How would you even confirm who received anything in the first place?

[vivens]

[ all someone needs to do is give him a little jester hat for full clownery. ]

[simulacres]

I... I know how to fix this but...um...

[ can she actually kiss a frog. no. ]

Anybody want to help?

[vivens]

[ ribbit. ]

[remainsilent]

[ found divorce... ]

[littlegentleman]

I don't think it's about fairness, exactly. He just wants to have fun watching us struggle.

[Struggle in as many ways as possible, physically, emotionally, and mentally. That, Junior didn't believe was a lie.]

That said, he did tell me he believes in reciprocity.

[divineth]

It would be preferable to not lose an hour of Sabo's presence.

[He might have valuable things to say??]

[remainsilent]

[ cease ]

[vivens]

[ SOMEONE GIVE HIM A PAPER CROWN AND MAYBE. ]

[remainsilent]

[ he doesn't see ]

[diel]

[ he accepts sleepy guy. ]

Oh. I hope you figure it out. Not knowing the words for - for how you feel is frustrating, sometimes.

[ not knowing yourself, even more so. ]

Were you surprised by... what happened?