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]

... By licking it?

[ Please. ]

[fourtuity]

Yeah, can't expect everyone to handle waking up like that well. [ Pretty sure most people didn't. Anyway! ]

But, uhh, do we need more ice or something for that?

[dumbface]

[ it very well might be! ]

[coldseep]

Participation gift for what?

Is it like the wooden frog some people got?

[stygiomedusa]

Not at all.

[She'll take his hand! There's no visible sign of any injuries on her, and if there's anything Weird about how Cain has been reacting to everyone...

Hamel straight up does not notice, and if she did, she wouldn't find it all that strange.]

[calamitish]

Ehhh? Everything else I've given you has had some type of point. What would the point of conjuring up cigarettes for one person be?

[the_obedient_servant]

I don't know that they actually were wearing the gauntlets. The gauntlets showed no signs of use beyond being on the floor. If they used gauntlets while committing a murder there should at least be blood, or failing that, traces of soap.

[cleansheets]

[ ... yeah no, he's punching Hickey straight in the face for that one. No warning either. ]

[calamitish]

You do! I wouldn't just leave you in suspense like that.

[allrounder]

Alright. My hands and arms, then?

[ Oh it’s one of those times where Cain looks a little bit to the side of him than at him… ]

Do you need to take a closer look at my hands?

[spotsalone]

Your chest, I mean. Whoever murdered Tiamat may have been wearing armor to shield their arms. We need to be thorough.

[cleansheets]

[ Angelo might have once been willing but before he can... Hickey continues to happen. ]

[coldseep]

Do you think the only one that was used was the stuff with blood on it, then?

[allrounder]

[ rough……… ]

help

[siffriend]

[ There is a Hat Going Over Hickey's Face. Stop talking. You got Siffrin's fluffy hair to come out. ]

Drop it.

[simulacres]

I won't deny it. It is. But...

[ she shows her hands again. both hands have three strokes, as if painted with a brush. ]

I had these forced on me by a woman I met, and she never explained how to use these. But if I somehow managed to use them, then, you'd be able to tell. I only have three per set, so if these ever change, then that's proof that I've used one.

[antemeridian]

Really? Then... what did it feel like instead?

[ watch

it be a spot of rust or something on the metal armor. that tastes metallic. or something. but also did urianger also lick it or did he do more reasonable science like pick at it or something. ]

Do you have any ideas on what else it might be, then?

[the_obedient_servant]

Your honesty makes you less annoying.

It does not make you any less worthy of being slaughtered.

[coldseep]

( cool then they can run but they can't hide )

... Okay.

[siffriend]

[ HE'S GETTING A NEW BEDMATE STAT ]

[simulacres]

There's no licking involved.

[vivens]

[ ...


hm. ]

[snakeblood]

[ Such a good friend that Yoonhee doesn't deserve at all! ]

[calamitish]

[ this is an argument he isn't going to win, he feels it in his bones. ]

Fine, fine, whatever. I'll answer to both of them but Ish is my name.

[uiscebeatha]

Oh yeah, good point.

[ This is why he doesn't do evidence... ]

We'll probably need to delegate, then. We'll need someone who's good at checking for details. Maybe multiple people, so everyone has at least one person they're comfortable with.