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]

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.

[allrounder]

It is certainly possible. Even so, I imagine she was also concerned for you more generally, especially if you had interacted more often.

[ he did catch that they roomed together, after all ]

[uiscebeatha]

She isn't the only dragon here.

[ Isn't bothering to face people when he talks anymore there's just too much noise— ]

Why her and not the other one?

[distain]

[Do you just hate women? Is that it?

Yes we will be sustaining this misconception for as long as possible.]

I couldn't say. Magic and all of those things doesn't mean anything to me. [Normie alert...]

[uiscebeatha]

[ HELP ]

Yeah, it's okay. I wouldn't worry about it, then. Could just be a coincidence.

[coldseep]

I can't imagine it was that. Unless the next dragon happens to be next.

( joke? )

[uiscebeatha]

[ Turns to look in his direction...

...

🤔 ]

If you ever feel like you're in danger, tell me.

[coldseep]

( oh, surprised... but seems to appreciate? )

... You, too. I want Akira's friends coming home safe.

[oncefallen]

[Not such a mad thing to this fellow non-human.]

Humans do seem quite fragile to those of us who live much longer. Your lives are so short, and your bodies so delicate.

[...]

I wonder if she was actually the intended target at all.

[distain]

[That's almost exactly what Tia had said at the pool on Thursday night...]

Do you mean to say she could have been protecting someone?

[oncefallen]

[He nods.]

I think it's a possibility we can't rule out.

[distain]

It sounds like things started in the theater. Should we consider them equally potential victims? What would that make our list?

[Three people spoke up about evidence there, but she doesn't know if that's the whole of it...]

[antemeridian]

Was Tiamat there with them before everyone went to sleep? Or, I suppose-

If she was potentially protecting someone, do we know who she was with?

[distain]

We should find out. This may lead to a dead end, but I can only think of a few outcomes.

[antemeridian]

As in, ask about everyone's whereabouts, and whether anyone else was there with them to confirm it?

Or just whether they'd seen Tiamat, before...?

[distain]

It could be useful if we know where she spent the night before we slept. Unless you have another idea?

[stygiomedusa]

Tia was locked in our suite with me, though it was only the two of us there. I'm not sure when she left... or how, unless someone unlocked the door...?