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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[siffriend]

[ It's your self-appointed friend, Siffrin!




Please. ]

Can I see your arms? Or you can touch your toes.

[ocenon]

... better late than never?

[ no. ]

[calamitish]

No re-dos! You execute who you voted for, regardless of whether they were the murderer or not.

[uiscebeatha]

Mm, I get that, but it'd help a lot if you did...

[ Thinks for a second. ]

Got it. Do you want someone else to check you? Doesn't have to be me.

[littlegentleman]

[Junior quietly watches others in their responses...and seeing as almost everyone seems to just be showing their arms, he'll follow suit. Rolling up his sleeves, his hands and arms are clean!

There is a pretty big bruise on his forehead underneath his bangs, if anyone would clock that, but it looks like it's in a stage of healing that would suggest it happened much earlier in the week.]

sparkles

[arbalestrier]

No, not for fun. For security purposes, I concealed myself on the grounds so I could observe who was entering and exiting the premises. I then fell asleep, involuntarily. It was quite painful when I awoke.

[dumbface]

[ nodding! he comes closer, putting one hand on his palm at a time. both of them are clean! no injuries. then he rolls up his sleeves to his elbow, also one at a time, and they're both clean, no injuries!

he's wearing layers but still showing his bare hands and forearms, if it matters. ]

[siffriend]

[ um ]

Okay. I'll take your word for it.

[ Law is NOT!!!!!!!! Siffrin's area. ]

[distain]

We should find out. This may lead to a dead end, but I can only think of a few outcomes.

[antemeridian]

Were the five in the theater mostly in the same place, or scattered around? And... [ consults mental map. ] I suppose that makes sense, since the mirror room is right next to the theater.

Which direction do you think ... everything traveled in?

[ since there's no way to get to the observatory without going through the theater from the promenade, but there are multiple ways into the theater, or failing that they could have just doubled back... there wasn't any mess in the ballroom, was there? ]

[diel]

I - what??

[ that didn't even cross his mind. he's so confused by how she got that idea. he's a wholesome boy!

what illicit novels are you reading at night, miss grace, ]

Never mind, but do you see what I mean? You don't know.

[uiscebeatha]

Oh, right.

[ He forgot....... #justwizardthings ]

Uhh, I guess I could ask a girl to take care of those checks if that's more comfortable, but... Crap, we don't have girls in our room.

[ No one he trusts and he can ask. He's out of ideas. ]

[snakeblood]

Absolutely not.



[ Maybe let's suggest gloves....... ]

[distain]

Not many of us slept comfortably, it seems.

Did you see anyone before you slept?

[fourtuity]

[ Seeing him like this is really driving it home. ]

... I really did hope it wouldn't come to this.

[ She's distracting herself with the little things, but this entire situation really is just so fucked up and depressing. ]

[simulacres]

The opposite. If I use them, I'm supposed to be able to control my Servant.

[ her eyes flicker over to saber, and then back to her hands. ]

Though I haven't had a connection with Saber since I came here. These are probably nothing more than strange tattoos.

[ocenon]

They're to be used on me, actually.

[ hello, he's here, just making sure nothing's amiss :) ]

[distain]

[Perhaps she does, but -]

Then what does it mean?

[uiscebeatha]

[ He laughs at that, but there's a bright look of appreciation in his face. ]

I do. Thanks, Cornelius.

[lesmodsalouette]

[How big is the mirror shard he's using?]

[uiscebeatha]

That's fine! I'll have my roommate check you in my place.

[ HICKEY COME HERE ]

[dumbface]

Like you did.

[simulacres]

Just be more careful...

[ SHE IS LOOKING DEJECTED BECAUSE SHE IS WORRIED!!!!!! ]

[antemeridian]

As in, ask about everyone's whereabouts, and whether anyone else was there with them to confirm it?

Or just whether they'd seen Tiamat, before...?

[perfectpower]

[Looks between the two of them, hoping this isn't some kind of sex thing.]

So if you're the Servant, what is she? The Sage?