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ℬ𝑒𝓁𝓁𝑒𝓁𝓊𝓇𝑒𝓉𝓉𝑒 ℳ𝑜𝒹𝓈 ([personal profile] lesmodsalouette) wrote in [community profile] bellelurette2025-03-15 10:22 am

TRIAL I

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 ))
arbalestrier: (➵ h&k mp5)

[personal profile] arbalestrier 2025-03-15 07:48 pm (UTC)(link)
[His gaze gets really intense for some reason.]

...How did you know?
distain: (7)

THIS TAG TOOK ME OUT

[personal profile] distain 2025-03-15 07:50 pm (UTC)(link)
Do you stick leaves in your hair for fun?
arbalestrier: (➵ glock 19)

sparkles

[personal profile] arbalestrier 2025-03-15 08:30 pm (UTC)(link)
No, not for fun. For security purposes, I concealed myself on the grounds so I could observe who was entering and exiting the premises. I then fell asleep, involuntarily. It was quite painful when I awoke.
distain: (10)

[personal profile] distain 2025-03-15 08:31 pm (UTC)(link)
Not many of us slept comfortably, it seems.

Did you see anyone before you slept?
arbalestrier: (➵ m4a1)

[personal profile] arbalestrier 2025-03-15 08:50 pm (UTC)(link)
No, not particularly. But I couldn't see the entire area from my vantage point, so it's possible there were others in the vicinity.
distain: (7)

[personal profile] distain 2025-03-15 09:20 pm (UTC)(link)
Was it a very good vantage point, then?

[... After letting it sit for a second.]

Thank you for the information. Did you notice anything else?

[Surely he also woke up wet?]
arbalestrier: (➵ m4a1)

[personal profile] arbalestrier 2025-03-15 10:20 pm (UTC)(link)
No, I don't have anything left to report.

[Waking up wet doesn't really even register with him, honestly. It wouldn't be the first time.]