TRIAL IV

[lesmodsalouette]

Trial

Another Saturday, but this Saturday is your last Saturday. If everything holds, if everything works out. After all you've been through, are you capable of being an optimist? The carnival calls regardless, furniture arranged around as they always are with banquet table and pit in the middle.

This week's new offerings are: a fluffy loaf of a certain type of rye bread, a hearty beef stew and an assortment of fresh pies with candied fruit and cream.

For the last time, find out who killed two of your own: G'raha Tia and Sariel.

(( 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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[cleansheets]

In the tea room, unfortunately.

[safetycheck]

I can confirm. There were a lot of us in there last night, including Sariel and G'raha. Angelo, Blade, Dan Heng, Junior, Clover, Urianger, Vanis and myself were the others.

[ There is something worth nothing. ]

There was a barricade that was built in front of our door, but it was destroyed. The door was broken off, too.

[baebladie]

I placed the barricade up in hopes of stopping anything from happening.

[ Blade couldn't stop the murder palooza, though. ]

[safetycheck]

[ A nod in his direction. You're a good dude, Blade. (In her eyes. Questionable to others maybe I forgot everything about HSR but she likes him so.) ]

[cleansheets]

Good job.

[baebladie]

[ He definitely knows that was sarcastic.

So, he just stares coldly at him. ]

[arbalestrier]

The barricade was facing the inside of the room?

[The answer is probably yes, but he wants to confirm first.]

[baebladie]

It was.

[ He's the one who put it up. ]

[arbalestrier]

How was it broken?

[I don't remember if this was specified but if not I guess we get Blade mind palace??]

[baebladie]

[ Blade mind palace with his shitty memory... ]

...It was "broken" by every piece of furniture being thrown out of the way. There was furniture all the way outside the hallway, and then some on the floor itself.

[safetycheck]

Sounds like we may be looking for a culprit who's pretty strong, if they were able to best Sariel and throw all the furniture like this, no?

[arbalestrier]

It's possible, but...

[hamster wheel is spinning]

Could the culprit have left together with G'raha and Sariel?

[safetycheck]

...Possibly. And maybe it was Sariel or G'raha who threw the furniture...

[ But the thought of it being anyone in the tea room is just.

Wow.

She doesn't like that at all. ]

[baebladie]

We are looking for a culprit who is at least skilled in operation of firearms, traps, and is in at least good shape in order to pursue the people they did. Potentially in other forms of combat if we're to go by Sariel's bruised knuckles being evidence of a fist fight. I would say that they'd generally have good physical strength, at the least.

As for the furniture...

Unclear. The two could have moved it themselves, if they woke up, and thought it was better to head their separate ways. It'd be easier to do with two people - particularly if it was removed from the inside.

[ He supposes he can figure...why, they might? Do that... ]

cw dismemberment

[safetycheck]

That's true.

[ taps chin ]

I agree. Sariel also had some broken bones in his rib cage, not to mention the severed arm. G'raha also had a lot of bruises too, didn't he?

[littlegentleman]

With the state the barricade had been reduced to...there must have been a sense of urgency, right? Otherwise, why not just move what was necessary...

[It really seemed as if it had been tossed.]

[arbalestrier]

No, I wouldn't necessarily say they were particularly skilled with firearms. They missed once, and the other two shots were taken at close range. I can only assume the culprit did that to finish them off after they were already exhausted from the blood loss.

[oncefallen]

... Sariel hated fighting. He would have had to have been forced into it.

[arbalestrier]

[Thinking...]

It seems it was opened from the inside.

[safetycheck]

[ ...??? ]

Opened from the inside...

[ocenon]

Did you make an indication that you had it on your person then?

[ like, obviously there's no way angelo just didn't have it on him at all times, but like. as a Chekov's Gun type thing. ]

[cleansheets]

I've had it on me since we arrived here. Thanks to the item checks, everyone would know.

[ So no, no specific dramatic mentions here. He didn't threaten anyone at the sleepover asdfgh ]

[ocenon]

[ HEY WHO KNOWS. the call's coming from inside the house. ]

What about your perfume? Where do you normally keep it at?

[cleansheets]

It's one of the types provided in the dressing rooms of the suites. Unless the other rooms are drastically different, anyone would have access to it.

[ The palace is very fond of rose scents... ]

[ocenon]

[ Mmm, makes sense. Richard just nods. ]

I appreciate the forthright responses. It's much appreciated.