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]

[ she would have also mentioned this if i was here for trial last week sweats but she emphatically nods in agreement anyway ]

[engineers]

No - and I'd rather not talk about it, to be honest. Let's focus on the case at hand before we get too deep into any theorizing.

[toyska]

[gestures to other explanations]

[refate]

I hit it pretty solidly with a shovel, and that sent it flying. But yeah, they're strong as hell and insanely smart, so you're up against something of a challenge typically if you get stuck with one.

[eleusinia]

They're not that bad if you don't try to fight against them. I think that's why they didn't really do anything to me the other night, I wasn't giving them a reaction.

[tearduct]

I don't know how much trust you put into what they say, but the demons said it's all us. Like... we're the ones doing it if it happens. We're deciding to kill each other.

[toyska]

[imagine if the second Nameless body is something totally different and the octoppus is just on a rampage in the onsen]

[greatvalue]

I'm having a really hard time picturing any part of this as an accident.

[eleusinia]

Honestly, yeah, I would've just turned myself in as soon as we started today to avoid all this.

[awol]

[ cooked octopus now... ]

[engineers]

[ he nods. ]

Motive can be found in all kinds of places, and all kinds of ways. It's rarely a one size fits all situation - particularly in the unique one we've all found ourselves in here.

[ Hell ]

[tearduct]

[HELL.]

Yeah. I know.

[psynchronise]

[ lunch... ]

[engineers]

[ gives him a gentle nudge with his good shoulder ]

Thanks for the input, Akira. It's important for everyone to keep in mind.

[toyska]

Then forget I mentioned it. It was just a possibility.

[He's not exactly going to start arguing for people's general innocence, he was mostly just spitballing ideas while they wait for people to come back tbh]

[psynchronise]

Good to hear.

[astika]

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[eleusinia]

But why just jump to murder at all is where I'm stuck. I know people always say that mortals have been killing each other for as long as they've existed, but this all seems so extreme to me.

[toyska]

And hope that they haven't forgotten about it. [LOSS WEEK...]

[tearduct]

[Wobbles.]

It might just make everyone more willing to turn on each other.

[awol]

[ nah we should consider All Options so this is fair ]

[eleusinia]

Oh my gods, that would get so confusing so fast. We shitpost enough as it is!

[astika]

That's certainly a possibility, frankly. As we've seen with Akira, the effect can last quite a while.

[awol]

And can crop up at any point as well...

[refate]

With him, it was because he said he found a party poster that was crumpled and ripped up talking about the party limit. So he just - jumped on it out of desperation.

He said he had to get back, to make sure that his "Cap" survives what killed him.