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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[siffriend]

[ It's your self-appointed friend, Siffrin!




Please. ]

Can I see your arms? Or you can touch your toes.

[snakeblood]

Absolutely not.



[ Maybe let's suggest gloves....... ]

[siffriend]

[ yoonhee.......................

If it helps any, Siffrin does wear gloves -- black ones, for aesthetic -- that he also isn't. Taking off. But still. ]

I'll get you a glass of wine.

[snakeblood]

[ ... ]

I'm not taking my clothes off. And no touching.

[ He'll start taking off the boots. Which are a pain to put back on btw! ]

[siffriend]

[ See, Yoonhee's so easy to handle. ]

I didn't take you to be shy. Or are you, um, saving yourself for the guy you're interested in?

cw self-harm-ish

[snakeblood]

You better also get me cigarettes.

[ ... ]

Hah? He even hasn't me naked either!

[ Nothing's wrong with his feet. They are cold. But he's not letting Siff touch them anyway.

As for his hand. They're clean, other than light scarring where his ring finger is as if there's been cut over and over again. There's a somewhat fresh one that's healed over. ]

[siffriend]

[ Cigarettes.......... They stare at his hands though, the ring finger in particular, but won't comment on it. ]

Okay. I'll see if The Witch'll give you some. [ "his name isn't the witch" it is. ] Were you sleeping in the suite like always?

[snakeblood]

Of course. It's so damn cold around here all the time, where else would I be?

[ In fact, he's got his blanket with him, draped over him like some druid. ]

[siffriend]

Maybe we should heat some stones for you at night.

[ But! A nod! Okay. ]

I'll be back.

[ The glass of wine'll be easy enough to get, but talking to Ish..... Give him a moment. ]

[snakeblood]

[ Such a good friend that Yoonhee doesn't deserve at all! ]

[siffriend]

[ before the ANYTHING ELSE




Siffrin is returning with a 3/4ths full glass of wine and exactly one cigarette. Holds them out. ]

[snakeblood]

[ Wow. You're a real one Siffrin. ]

Thanks!

[ The wine will be gone in a swig. The cigarette... he'll keep for a rainy day. He did hear about Hickey getting some from somewhere vaguely.......? ]

[siffriend]

[ yeah don't worry siffrin's making sure to get brownie points-- ]

The Witch said you can roll your own in the salon, too.

[snakeblood]

[ Oh, you're trying not to get stabbed? Very understandable.

His face drops a little as he learns he has to work for it. But sigh, what one must do without Yuri around... ]

[distain]

Are you usually this cold? [She has spoken more with Yoonhee over crystal phone while bedrotting than in person, so she doesn't actually know... thinking back to the pool party if she can.]

I've been freezing since this morning, but I was rained on.

[snakeblood]

Yup. Everyone in my family's like this.

[distain]

[Was he a blanket burrito at the pool party? It's the only time she probably would have noticed him...]

I see. Something to do with your curse?

[snakeblood]

[ He wasn't, but he had a long coat on and drinking a lot of alcohol. ]

More hereditary? [ Like his eyes. ]

[distain]

[Giving them a long, unblinking emerald look.]

Another reptile? I see.

[antline]

Is he a dragon, too?

[asking Andrew like she knows]

[distain]

[???]

All of that is well beyond me.

[snakeblood]

Something like that.

[ he's got ~long~ eyes. ]