TRIAL II

[lesmodsalouette]

Trial

At least this time you were given ample time to wreck your sleep schedule before the clocks gong at midnight (no apologies for such little sleep in the first place withstanding). The carnival looks just as you remember it, with the banquet and drinks refreshed. The spread is the same as before with two new additions: a platter of cute cupcakes that might remind you of someone, along with baozi of all types.

Like before, mind the pit in the middle and settle in to vote out the guilty party for the death of Siobhan "Shiv" Roy. With the benefit of experience, maybe this will be a little bit easier? With the mood weather lifted, there won't be any floods at trial at least.

(( 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]

I believe the killer cares enough to not see an innocent executed for their crime. Maybe I should put it that way?

[Truthfully, by causing Siffrin, all she'd hoped was that something would be forced to give, to move.]

[the_obedient_servant]

You are putting your faith in a benevolence that does not exist.

[Humans are, after all, unlovable selfish creatures to the core.]

[distain]

Apparently I didn't understand it after all.

[antemeridian]

That is indicative enough of the sort of person we are looking for though, is it not?

But with the time remaining to us...

[the_obedient_servant]

There are very few people in this room who would put their life on the line for another.

Narrowing it down to those who would let an innocent die in their place is narrowing it down to everybody in this room, except for perhaps a couple. The stakes are unbelievably high - the reward is limited only by one's imagination and faith - and the cost is someone they have only known for two weeks.

[antemeridian]

I didn't say it narrows our scope by much.

On the count of people it might perhaps eliminate, we are in agreement.

[perfectpower]

I think you're being a bit optimistic there.

[Brad closes his eyes, thinking about far too many events of the past while he speaks.]

It's rare to find someone with enough moral fiber to not let someone else take the fall for their crimes. Most people, when push comes to shove, will duck their head and let others fall in their place. It's only natural, to want to protect yourself and your own interests. And all it takes is one false accusation to land someone in prison, or worse.

[He might know a thing or two about that.

He opens his eyes again, looking right at her.]

All your accusation has done at this point is put the attention on you and Siffrin. So I'll ask you again: would you bet your life on your actions getting the result you're hoping for?

[distain]

I suppose I already have. But I'm not particularly afraid to die, either.

[perfectpower]

Then you're a fucking fool.

[He lets out a huff of annoyance. He doesn't like seeing that kind of an attitude in people.]

Hopefully you live and learn.