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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[snakeblood]

[ What agreement ]

[the_obedient_servant]

That makes sense.

[dumbface]

[ thankfully the frogs are fine, he's just abnormal ]

[vivens]

[ looks at this.

CLOWN TO CLOWN COMMUNICATION??? ]

[antemeridian]

[ there were two hats maybe there were two clowns........... ]

[smdr]

You should have to wear that for the rest of this thing as punishment.

[ it's evidence ]

[whileaway]

[I think we officially found the group's clown




jkjk]

[siffriend]

[ roomie as your pr manager rn please sit down ]

[fourtuity]

Wait, what? Jester hats aren't scissors or something, I refuse to believe we're looking for Edward Jesterhands!

[vivens]

You can jump over thirty meters?

[ ???? ????? ? ]

[baebladie]

[ Why does this clown rabbit hole go DEEPER... ]

[dumbface]

[ f yoonhee ]

Okay. What are we checking?

[stygiomedusa]

Mania levels.

[that doesn't help, but since everyone she's mentioned Mania to has been confused, she does elaborate after an awkwardly long pause.]

It's a sort of... energy or substance that can cause physical and mental change. Ish has said that I shouldn't be able to contaminate anyone else, however...

[that's the most simplified, barebones explanation but it's not like we need to get into the nitty gritty.]

[remainsilent]

[ Considering ]

I have no issues with complying, but I do need to disclose that I have injuries earlier this week. I have a stab wound, bruises, and a bite wound from a brat.

[baebladie]

[ When clown to clown communication meta jokes might actually be reality...cursed... ]

[the_obedient_servant]

Absolutely not.

[diel]

[ if cain's asking, but: ]

Where? And what about the, um, the girls.

[distain]

[More timey stuff since Richard has revealed hat.......two!

Andrew grimaces.]

Another road cut short.

[cleansheets]

[ Angelo stiffens up at that. ]

You can look at my hands. I am not removing my clothing for you.

[ That's... not snapped for once, but it is said extremely firmly and with an undertone of 'I will scratch your eyes out if you try'. ]

[simulacres]

That sounds needlessly complicated, actually.

[perfectpower]

[Already taking his shirt off.]

You should check me, Central's Knight, since you know all of my injuries anyway.

[vivens]

[ SDLKFKJAWE

there's bound to be more. it will evolve into jester to jester conversation. ]

[dumbface]

[ hmmm?? he has to think about this one even though he literally should not have to ]

I don't know, I've never measured.

[thesharpestroy]

How thorough do you think is necessary? I'm not exactly psyched to make everybody strip. That's how lawsuits happen.

[She does roll up the sleeves of her comfy sweater to show that her arms and hands are clean of injuries.]

[baebladie]

[ listening ]