WEEK TWO - TRIAL

[hellscapes]

Hello, deadlings. Wow. Just...wow.

You may have been wondering what you could possibly do in the aftermath of yesterday's beek. Your demons weren't entirely helpful, and it seems that there were no answers to be found. But on Saturday morning at 11am, you'll soon hear a sound coming from the dock. There's a large ferry waiting for you, and even if you resist you'll eventually find yourself compelled to climb aboard and set off on a short voyage. The islands around you look fairly blurry, but you don't go very far before you stop at a slab of land with two large buildings stationed. The Execution Bar is locked tight and you won't be able to head in that direction. Instead, once again, your feet navigate you to the building on the right as the door creaks open.

Inside is a bar. It's dimly lit in several places, but bright enough for you to see each other and navigate without running into the furniture. Tables and chairs are scattered around in front of the bar counter, and the floor is far less sticky than the bar on the other island. Stained glass windows decorate the walls depicting images of humanity's suffering, and concrete crosses and tombstones are gathered in the corners. The bar itself is fully stocked with all types of alcohol and mixers, along with an array of bar food to help keep your energy up.

At the head of the room lounging among the statues of saints and the Blessed Virgin are Blue Hawaiian, Cosmopolitan and Midori.

Above them hangs another hand-painted banner, sloppily thrown together.

CONGRATS ON YOUR TRIAL!
12pm - 9pm
Vote or suffer eternal damnation

You can try to leave, but the door to the bar has been locked. All of the windows are reinforced, and there isn't another way out. You've been called here for one reason...let the misery begin!

Hello, and welcome to your third trial! Over the course of the next nine hours, characters will have the opportunity to discuss, investigate and theorize about this week's murder! Characters will have time to examine the body of the victim and explore relevant locations.

There will be a mod-tag break between 4pm EST/1pm PST to 5pm EST/2pm PST. While the trial may continue and players can tag each other, mod-led threads such as questions and investigations will be on hold.

Finally, we have a voting page for characters to vote on the culprit! Please be sure to read this page carefully and that your vote is in by the time trial finishes (9pm EST/6pm PST).

Good luck, and have fun!

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Comments

[eleusinia]

Again, we have to wait until they come back with the body to compare... but I think it'd be really unlikely the murderer attacked it so that it looked exactly the same as Nameless's corpse.

[cavaliered]

[SQUAWKS

she allows it though before scooping him up again. this time she is very gently fireman carrying him.]

[awol]

Up until this point it certainly doesn't seem like they've been forced.

[engineers]

Be careful, kids.

[hellscapes]

[ bye ryo...

cosmo shrugs! ]

Why would I have a sheet? You're gonna have to figure out something else if you're bringing it with you.

[ ftr yeah you guys are done so you can start writing your findings report if you want but you just have to figure out what you're doing with this body. ]

[psynchronise]

Try not to let it come to that, yeah?

[greatvalue]

Witches banished them to the human realm ages ago. And for good reason.

[cavaliered]

[trust me if she hurt lavi even on accident she'd lay down and become hysterical, he'll be ok]

[toyska]

I guess we can't totally rule out an accident...?

[He seems very clearly doubtful, though.]

[engineers]

[ ya thats my girl ♥

[bookpapers]

[this isn't the ot3 i expected but i'll accept it,]

...Could be. It's not like they wouldn't have known about the shape-shifting octopus. Seeing two identical people would have just encouraged them to pursue both.

[hellscapes]

[ why did you phrase it this way i hate it. but hm. hmmmmm. ]

Um...any kind of good snack. Salty! And cheesy? Sweets are pretty good, too. Like those donuts.

[ so they're not picky, but considering they immediately snatched up two breakfast croissants earlier they're probably a slight bias at the moment. ]

[teufelshund]

[ GONNA GO FIND A FUCKING FISH NET AROUND HERE SOMEWHERE HE GUESSES, GOD ]

[greatvalue]

Several really big accidents in a row?

[bookpapers]

-- Stop! No more carrying!!!

[DON'T JUST PICK HIM UP NOOOOOO]

[outsidebones]

[well listen harrow wears very goth robes with her outfit so she'll pull hers off her shoulders and hand it to mephisto.]

Here. Please note in advance its condition - that it was not wet or fish smelling or had blood on it - and use it as you see fit.

[eleusinia]

So are you thinking they weren't expecting to be awake? They just knew someone was going to die, and decided that it wasn't going to be them?

[ ... ]

Did anyone talk much with Bucky or Four after they were caught? Like, I doubt either of them would have really said much about what they did or why they did it, but... anything would help.

[awol]

Some fucking oops.

[bookpapers]

Yeah, I think so too. There's gotta be differences between both.

[astika]

I see.

[eleusinia]

The violent head bashing does not really strike me as an accident. Just. For the record.

[ontrend]

Dunno. I wasn't awake, so I couldn't say. But if that was the case... imagine this - someone said the octopus got all stabby when it was out of the tank before, right? So they freak out, try to help what they think is that guy stuck in the tank, and then that thing in his form attacks them, so they fight back and run off.

...

And then run into the real thing somewhere else. That would be pretty freaky.

[he hums, thinking about it.]

Didn't really talk much with Bucky - I was too pissed off with him. I tried with Four, but nothing really came of it. Maybe I didn't ask the right questions.

[toyska]

No, just this one. [Bucky and Four were very clear about their motives... he shrugs, though.] I doubt it, though. Unless-- [He nods towards Nameless] --happened to be the only one awake, which seems unlikely.

[awol]

Nor was chopping Eto's body up.

[astika]

If it was an accident of this magnitude, they should disappear simply for their idiocy.