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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[whileaway]

[Break empties his pockets of his key, a small vial, the crystal phone, a spoon wrapped in a napkin, and a jar of fruit jam from the banquet hall. He has a long thin sword he's been carrying too, but that wasn't in his pockets. ]

[simulacres]

Did you get anything from Ish?

[ and she is staring at the fruit jam and the spoon a little hesitantly. is he just...eating jam? straight out of the jar??? ]

[whileaway]

[There's a dreadful lack of sweets here!!! He's improvising.



(Yes, he just eats it by the spoonful)]

The vial would have been from him. I figured it may be useful to keep on me, considering it is two doses of a powerful analgesic. As you can see, mine is unused and untampered.

[fourtuity]

Oh, those are painkillers, right?

[whileaway]

Correct~! They wouldn't help with healing an injury but would make it easier to function after one. Someone would possibly be rather groggy after taking them as well, but that would depend on their size or constitution.

[Hickey would probably not be hampered by the same dose that Clover would, for instance.]

[fourtuity]

Yup, gotta be careful with dosage!

[ Since Break has them here, can she see the color of the analgesic doses? ]

[lesmodsalouette]

[ they're white. ]

[whileaway]

[Mysterious white liquid is not something these casts have had a great history with...]

[simulacres]

I see. So we might have to account for the fact that maybe they could have taken a dose of it after the fight.

[ she'll take the vial, just to make sure that it's full/unopened. ]

[whileaway]

I would think so. From what people have announced themselves as having, the frogs seem most common, and the vials the least, unless there are people hiding them.

[arbalestrier]

[Looks over with interest...]

I see. So that man can actually provide something useful.

[distain]

[How thin would you say that sword is, Break?]

[whileaway]

[It's a rapier sword! So pretty thin, but long enough to approximate the cane-sword he had a preference for.]

[distain]

[We will let other people deal with armor check... for completeness, she will ask to take a look at his rapier to see if there are any signs of excessive cleaning or use.]

[whileaway]

[Check away! The blade looks no more clean than an average sword in this place. no particular wear and tear either.]