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]

Mister Break wonders if Tiamat might have been trying to protect someone else.

[baebladie]

...not impossible.

[ Nothing to confirm. But she is apparently an upstanding woman from what everyone has said, so... ]

[distain]

You've been quiet. How are you feeling?

[baebladie]

[ ... ]

Like I want to be elsewhere.

[ He hasn't touched any of the food, though he might have sampled one of the drinks a moment ago. ]

[vivens]

...really?

[ you good? ]

cw: vague suicidal ideation implications

[baebladie]

[ Stares for a really long time at him and then closes his eyes. ]

...Yes, really.

[ Blade is hardly ever good. ]

A place far, far away from here.

[allrounder]

[ LOOKING AT HIM WITH CONCERN…. ]

[baebladie]

[ JUST A NORMAL DAY FOR BLADE... (unfortunately) ]

[allrounder]

[ rough……… ]

[baebladie]

[ Heard this in Zuko's 'that's rough, buddy' tone, negl. ]

[vivens]

[ ......



lum what the fuck is this guy's problem? ]

Well, then let's hope that we can figure out this quickly so that we don't have to be here any longer than we need to be.

[baebladie]

[ It's fine...

Well, it's not but let's pretend that is the case. ]

...That shouldn't be impossible.

[ ... ]

We're dealing with some kind of a clown.

[vivens]

[ closes my eyes. ]

Hardly anything is impossible. [ hmmm. ] You mean, two.

A clown posing as a witch and a clown who has decided to take the life of another.

[baebladie]

[ ...

There's a little smirk on his face when he delivers that two-pronged insult. Still feels like the usual sort, but he approves. For however that will last. ]

...You're right. [ On all counts, here. ] I did mean two.

[smdr]

[ hah.

mood, buddy. ]

[baebladie]

[ We're all good here (not)... ]

[remainsilent]

[ Looking over at him. ]

[baebladie]

[ Looking back. ]

[remainsilent]

[ sees other tag.

It's that Blade today. ]

[baebladie]

[ It is in fact that Blade today. ]

[distain]

I doubt that's unique to you. [Though that could mean more in a "not here" way, in this palace or taking part in this ridiculous farce, than anything else that might come up later.]

It'll be over soon whether we like it or not... the deadline's set for us.

[baebladie]

No, it isn't.

[ Blade at least doesn't consider himself special. He doesn't really think of himself as much, really. ]

...It is. Even if we must deal with the circus first.

[distain]

It's an ugly feeling. [Being prodded and paraded around like this.]

Did you notice anything we didn't mention? Besides your clothing.

[((I am pretty sure Lum was just capitalism but she will ICly ask this anyway.))]

[baebladie]

[ It certainly is, isn't it?

Blade simply nods at that in lieu of a vocal reply, though. ]

No. I didn't notice anything else.

[ (Also indeed just capitalism to the max, but he will answer regardless!) ]

[vivens]

Given what I've learned from her during our brief time together, I could believe that she would do something like this.