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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[the_obedient_servant]

Absolutely not.

[uiscebeatha]

Mm, I get that, but it'd help a lot if you did...

[ Thinks for a second. ]

Got it. Do you want someone else to check you? Doesn't have to be me.

[the_obedient_servant]

I'm willing to show my hands. Anything more than that and I will kill you. The same is true for anyone.

[uiscebeatha]

[ dude it's another yoonhee... ]

Sure. Then I'll let Cornelius take a look at your hands in my place.

[ HICKEY ]

[the_obedient_servant]

No need, I'm happy to show them to you.

[And glancing over at Hickey, they have no interest in being anywhere near the rat.

They present their hands. A little grubby from when they were looking for ants in the garden, but otherwise fine.]

[uiscebeatha]

[ Wow! Cain sees











nothing! ]

Great, thanks!

[ a tag that was basically a shitpost, but to add on— ]

Could you show, say, Siffrin, just in case?

[the_obedient_servant]

Sure, sure.

[They gesture towards Siffrin.]

[siffriend]

[ Cain................

A nod! ]

All clear. You should wash your hands before you sleep though, or you'll attract bedbugs.

[the_obedient_servant]

[They roll their eyes.]

You're not my mom.

[siffriend]

You'll be regretting not following my advice when they crawl in your ears.

[ Siffrin, please. ]

[the_obedient_servant]

Bugs are innocent creatures.

[snakeblood]

[ If he wasn't probably napping by now... ]

[antline]

I wouldn't say innocent...but what are you doing with bugs?

[the_obedient_servant]

Nothing is innocent, but bugs don't contain the malice of creatures like humans. [...] Or dolphins.

Siffrin was saying I needed to wash my hands to avoid bugs.

[antline]

Bugs aren't bad. And you're right...no malice.

[the_obedient_servant]

[They nod gravely.]