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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[oncefallen]

[He nods, pulling a matching wooden frog out of his own sleeve.]

Yes, I happen to have one exactly like it. A little snake brought it to me last night... but the strange part is that I somehow knew that it can turn someone else into a frog for an hour.

[allrounder]

[ he pulls one out of his pocket ]

I can corroborate. I received one myself.

[oncefallen]

[Froggy buddies!!]

[simulacres]

I have one too.

[ she pulls one out. ]

[fourtuity]

What the heck is reality at this point? Ugh, I'll just be glad we don't gotta kiss the person to be a not frog anymore.

[oncefallen]

Oh, that's how you can turn them back before the hour is up, if you wish.

[fourtuity]

Thanks, I hate that!

[coldseep]

... Do you think they turned her into a frog to kill her?

( we're already dealing with a clown so why not, )

[thesharpestroy]

Would she turn back after dying?

[simulacres]

I thought the one they found in the theater was unused. That's why Sabo was able to be turned.

[coldseep]

( tbh he's glad that's not the case, that would've been too pitiful... )

Okay, then it just means that one of them had a wooden frog... I wonder why some people got those.

( Hmm. He feels like there's something here. He'll go bother Ish? )

[oncefallen]

That's right. It means it wasn't used on either Miss Tiamat or her attacker.

[simulacres]

But unless Tia had dropped her item, then maybe we could use that to narrow down suspects.

[antemeridian]

I did suggest this earlier, but people weren't willing to give it much weight then, given that not everyone received something.

[ among other reasons, and homura didn't bother to push it, as she does, so. ]

Perhaps it's worth a revisit?

[ what's the worst that can happen, you get shamed for not having a toy? ]

[divineth]

[Huh.]

Was this frog totem utilized last night, I wonder...

[oncefallen]

We could always test it by trying to use it on someone here.

[divineth]

Art thou implying these totems possess a limiter on how often they can be activated?

[Or are they going to turn someone into a frog for funsies.]

[oncefallen]

[I mean Vanis WOULD turn someone into a frog for funsies but--]

Yes-- they can only be used once. If that frog doesn't work when tried, then we know it has been used already.

[divineth]

[Aha!]

Then let us attempt to activate it. Leave no stone unturned.

[oncefallen]

My thoughts exactly.