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]

It was on my own face, so I couldn't see it, but when I asked, I was told it looked like droplets.

[ocenon]

I'm not sure whether the candles are actually capable of being used to light things ablaze or not. They seem magical in their construction.

[stygiomedusa]

Alright. I meant to thank you for them [but then tia got murdered] as they're quite lovely, but it's a shame for them to be locked away.

[She nods her head at him, stepping back.]

Can I speak with you after this... trial?

[Assuming she's still awake, at least,]

blade clothing

[baebladie]

[ same for the moist/bloody clothing he brought? ]

[diel]

[ please understand, the struggle to wake up is real for him. he forgets a lot of stuff!! ]

I... I see... though I guess it doesn't matter much.

[cleansheets]

It's a complete farce, that's what it is.

[ He does not care one way or another that a woman is dead, but this is stupid. ]

[spotsalone]

[ honestly valid. ]

Yes, that was my conclusion as well. Her hands wouldn't be in the state that they were if she hadn't tried to defend herself in some way.

[littlegentleman]

So that's why nobody came back to the suite.

[He missed his roommates...]

[divineth]

[Listening in...]

Having retired to bed at my usual time, I had no idea any of this transpired. Clearly this was done to aid in eliciting the actions he wanted from us.

[Murder, basically.]

[diel]

Eh?! Well, I'm glad that didn't happen?

[ let the room know if he needs more mind killing power and they can all hivemind ]

[vivens]

Yes, only one was dented; the rest seemed fine and was able to create a sound when I shook it.

[ hmm. ]

But we should compare what we've found—if you don't mind me doing so. I'm curious if they are a match from the jester hat that had its bells ripped from it.

[lesmodsalouette]

[ Correct! Generally moist (or formerly moist, it's been the whole day so it's dry now), with small upwards splashes of red. ]

[oncefallen]

[Well, that gets his attention.]

A wooden frog, you say...

[calamitish]

Some people like to keep close things they find beautiful.

[ again, no judgements. he does tilt his head at the question, a bit surprised. ]

Sure, if that's what you want. I said as much when I introduced myself, didn't I?

Wooden frog

[oncefallen]

[He's back again, this time to compare wooden frogs! Is the one Saber found a match to the one he has?]

[cleansheets]

It was still uncomfortable and disgusting.

[ HE IS NOT DONE BEING MAD ABOUT IT. ]

Thankfully, at least some of us had been deep cleaning the place before.

[fourtuity]

Oh, way to be a creep!

[ocenon]

[ aren't we all just a bunch of jesters here 😔 ]

Or just grabbed and ripped off in the skirmish, but I'm not sure why they felt the need to wear it.

[ Especially since, like. The three of them were clearly knocked out that time. ]

[antemeridian]

Yes. Hwylryn, Lili An, and I were trapped in the library when the doors locked. G'raha Tia and Chara were as well.

From the sounds of things, Dan Heng was in the observatory, and Richard was in the theater. And Clover was ... at the pool?

I believe that accounts for all of us.

[lesmodsalouette]

[ It's a match! ]

[ocenon]

You recognize it?

[thesharpestroy]

Jesus Christ, how many places did this fight fucking go?

I guess that explains the glass on Tia. Think our murderer got cut too?

[fourtuity]

Wonder if the killer actually ripped the bells off for this, or were they wearing the whole ass hat like some deranged clown?

[divineth]

[Hmmm.]

I would then suggest impact spatter, given the amount of blood that pooled underneath Tiamat. However, 'twould have been quite a distance for that spatter to travel to have hit thee on the stairs. And thou wouldst have certainly found it elsewhere near thee...

[littlegentleman]

Why were...so many of you in the library?