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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about!! tiamat!!

[diel]

[ in the midst of all the talking, he raises his hand. hi, a question: ]

I didn't really get a chance to talk to her much, but what was Tiamat like? Did anyone get to know her? Why would... why would someone single her out?

[ this murder feels like it came out of nowhere. there are for sure more annoying people here. be real ]

[spotsalone]

[ Hickey wanders over with a cup of coffee. Hi! ]

Couldn't say. I hadn't spoken to her, but we ought to consider this may have been a crime of opportunity more than a targeted attack.

[oncefallen]

I agree. I first encountered her in the Mars Room, where she seemed quite annoyed to see so many weapons on display rather than being put to use. She was clearly not unskilled on that front, so to choose her as a victim rather than one of us who would be far more defenseless seems rather unwise.

[spotsalone]

[ Hm. ]

If she was skilled in combat and had access to weapons, it's unlikely her attacker escaped unscathed themselves—especially considering the state of her hands.

[littlegentleman]

I spoke with her a couple times...she seemed decisive and independent, from what I could tell. Strong-willed. I don't think she'd have gone down without a fight.

[But he didn't know too many details, all things considered...it had only been a week. Less than that, really.]

She told me she didn't have any family, and that she'd always taken care of herself.

[diel]

[ he'd spoken to her once, the memory a little fuzzy, but then again a lot had happened that day. the atmosphere had been tense, and the words emotionally draining. but from what he remembers... ]

She was pretty straightforward. I think.

[ so it matches what junior's saying. ]

I'm not sure if she would attack anyone, but I think you're right. She seems like she wouldn't hesitate to fight back.

[simulacres]

I feel that she was a very serious but kind person. When we first arrived, she helped me calm down... and then she offered her bed to Andrew because Andrew hadn't been feeling well.

[ she wrings her hands, the memory of it now painful. she truly doesn't know why someone would single her out. ]

She told me that she had been fighting nobles before coming here. So I think...she reminded me of a knight, I guess.

[siffriend]

[ (... So that's why Andrew had been hurt by the discovery.

Tia does sound like a kind person. You get it now.) ]

[diel]

[ ayaka :(

she looks so stressed, he feels bad. never mind that he looks the same amount of stress. ]

So she'd defend herself. And it sounds like... she'd defend others, too.

[simulacres]

I think she would have. So whoever attacked her had to know how to fight as well as she did.

[uiscebeatha]

I didn't speak to her much, but she wasn't...antagonistic. Headstrong, probably, but she seemed amenable to working together and all that.

[ So much for it, though... ]

Maybe an argument took a bad turn.

[divineth]

[Ah, speaking of-]

Yoru and I did speak of heightened emotions this week. Hath anyone else experienced this?

[uiscebeatha]

...Now that you mention it...

[ It's been subtle for him, but... ]

[the_obedient_servant]

That was apparently what lead to the motive behind the murder, yes.

[littlegentleman]

Yes. I've been feeling a lot of things...I don't usually have this problem.

[Especially for a kid, he's pretty...dulled.]

Re: about!! tiamat!!

[perfectpower]

Oh, she's great. Strong and sassy. But not everyone likes someone like that so she might've pissed someone off.

[diel]

We do have some people who are pretty short-tempered. But I don't know if it's to the point of murder?

[allrounder]

She was kind, but rather serious. Smart as well, and I have no doubt she would fight back in the event of an attack.

[ He hums thoughtfully. ]

A dragon as well.

[ probably not relevant but he thought meeting another tiamat was cool okay ]

[divineth]

[HUH.]

Verily? Just as the selfsame Tiamat of the dragon star...

[remainsilent]

[ He is looking over at dragon, but not commenting ]

[distain]

Do you think her being a dragon has something to do with it? [Sincerely, despite the fact that it sounds like a mad thing to come out of her mouth.]

She was concerned about my health and asked about it often. I think she might have seen humans as fragile.

[ocenon]

A dragon?!

[ Whoops, now he's beaming excitedly at G'raha. ]

You're sure of it?

[coldseep]

( eyes watery... yall know the drill... )

... Straightforward, fair, and kind. She was prideful, but it's not like she didn't have the authority or standing to back it up. I...

( :( )

... It's not fair. She didn't deserve this. She didn't even get to fight.

( Killing a proud dragon while their powers are nerfed... more evil than usual!! )

[littlegentleman]

[Have a hand to hold, buddy...]

[diel]

[ hwy :( ]

... It really isn't fair...