TRIAL I

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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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[diel]

[ good morning?!

but also who is that?? yoru stares up at ish in confusion. what happened to witch...

well, anyway, ]

This is a lot...

[simulacres]

...Yeah. It's a lot.

[ there really is no other way to say it. ]

How are you?

[diel]

I'm okay.

[ actually awake! less eyebags?? ]

... Are you, Ayaka? I'm...

[ he wants to say he's glad it wasn't her that's gone, but that's probably rude. but he is glad it wasn't her. he is.

he manages a weak smile for her. ]

[simulacres]

I'm... okay, I think.

[ she'll give him a small smile back. ]

Tired, but I guess we're up for a long night.

[divineth]

To have a circus serve as a backdrop for our deliberations... 'Tis a disservice to Tiamat.

[This shouldn't be for someone's amusement.]

[uiscebeatha]

Ish told me he thinks of this whole thing as a game. He doesn't care.

[ Bitter and low. ]

Tiamat deserves to be given a proper sendoff. Not...whatever this is.

[divineth]

'Tis of little surprise, given the tone of his announcement.

[This guy sucks, Cain.]

The very least we can do for her is to piece together the circumstances that led to her death.

[uiscebeatha]

[ He sure fucking does!!! ]

Yeah. I don't like knowing it was one of us, but...at least we'll find out why.

[ He thinks of Nicholas briefly, but pushes the thought away. Not now. ]

[the_obedient_servant]

[Chara lets out an amused huff.]

[dumbface]

[ this is a lot?? and this food seems so fancy, he has no idea what any of this stuff is. ]

Is this how he is now?

[diel]

[ now...? ]

Oh, you mean that's Witch?

[dumbface]

[ ??? ]

What do you mean? Of course it is.

[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. ]

[diel]

But we're still going to try to figure out what happened... right?

[arbalestrier]

[Sousuke's here with a musket slung behind him and a leaf poking out from his hair, which is totally normal. Don't worry about it.]

Yes, it's quite a spread. I wasn't expecting any food for today, so this is a surprise.

[that was totally what yoru was talking about, right... right??]

[dumbface]

[ he can get behind this guy's priorities!! well the food, he doesn't even notice the musket ]

The pheasant's not bad. [ nod. already eating, sorry all........ ]

[arbalestrier]

[Notably, Sousuke isn't actually eating anything, but he is looking over at where the food is set up (and Chu Wenshan I guess).]

It doesn't taste off to you?

[distain]

Wasted when so few of us will have an appetite.

[Though apparently not none! Yikes.]

You've got a little something. [Gesturing to her head.]

[arbalestrier]

[A hint of confusion shows as he brings up a hand to try and brush away whatever there is in his messy hair. The leaf is eventually shaken loose to make its journey to the floor.]

Was that it?

[diel]

[ yeah it's cool they get food, but ummm... ]

S-sousuke... is your gun loaded...?

[arbalestrier]

[A nod!]

Yes. I'm carrying additional ammunition as well.

[just in cases yoru was worried about that!! (no)]

[smdr]

Such a drama queen, right?

[ pot calling the kettle black, etc. ]

[diel]

[ oh! he knows her name from the plaques... it's - ]

- Jinx. Hi.

[ he had wanted to talk to her after confessions, but well, here they are instead. ]

You look bored already...

[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.