TRIAL IV

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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]

[ Sousuke will be able to tell, quite easily, that Angelo's hand is shaking. The pistol is shaking with it, unfocused and not locked at any one target.

Though his mind is a haze, he can tell that Sousuke is assessing him as a threat to be subdued. And Sousuke attempting that is about the last thing he currently wants. ]

... nothing, if you stay away from me.

[arbalestrier]

Understood.

[He takes one step backwards, even.]

But I can't turn my back to you while you still have that in your hand. Could you please holster your pistol?

[cleansheets]

[ Angelo won't be able to shoot accurately like this, he knows. His hands are shaking so hard he might as well be dropping his weapon any moment now. But he needs to... He wants to... The steel in his hands makes him feel like he has a measure of control left, even if it is just an illusion. ]

......

[ So there's a long moment of standoff, and the shaking continues with no sign of improvement. At least there's one thing to be said for Angelo - his trigger discipline is decent, to not accidentally fire like this.

And then he does lower his weapon. ]

[arbalestrier]

[Sousuke forces himself to remain calm during the whole standoff, although the part of him that he'd been listening to for years and years was telling him that this was a mistake, that he'd only get a bullet in his brain for the trouble, that he should've drawn his own gun. But Angelo, being the powder keg that he is, makes it necessary to shove that instinct down, even if it goes against what he's learned. He doesn't doubt that the other man would fire, even if his aim isn't as steady as it could be.

Negotiation through words and not threats has never been his strong suit, but he internally breathes out a sigh of relief as the gun is lowered. It's not ideal, but at least it's not actively threatening. He turns about 90 degrees so it's almost like he's about to leave.]

You voluntarily offered up important information, even though it singled you out. That isn't something everyone would do.