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

[ontrend]

...not sure. Lipstick and blood have really different textures, so it probably wouldn't leave a smudge on the glass that would be close enough for comparison. Like... blood's more watery.

[polyglotti]

That would be the four of us, plus anyone else who was bleeding from the mouth that night? I doubt anyone else who had that specific problem would come forward right now though.

[voidshift]

-pictures of blood puddle at onsen (lavi for scale)
-a scratched, broken end table
-pics of the scratches on the table and a chair

[greatvalue]

Haha, weird.

[He does not think it's cool, but.]

Must be a side-effect from when we were connected.

[anothen]

Hello, Sir Rynlan. May I pat you down? Or are you against that?

[engineers]

[ this would be extremely funny if things weren't so terrible rn ]

[reignite]

I know you will, I'm just making a point so everyone is on the same page.

[ she does not think he's smart enough to do this murder. ]

[awol]

Then I'm right where I belong.

[refate]

[ going from the usual "i dislike this" that he has during trials to an even more severe version with the update from itto's evidence tasting. ]

We could double check the state of blood on his mouth or in it, to see if there was a contact transfer from the attempt to revive him. CPR training goes back and forth on whether you breathe for them between sets of chest compressions to help emulate how the heart pumps blood, but it is still common practice.

[anothen]

May I give you a nice pat?

[voidshift]

I'd prefer someone who's already done it, or otherwise checked me. No objections otherwise.

[greatvalue]

And we can't ask for something for a similar consistency from the bar?

[firstandgreatest]

I dunno!

[reignite]

[ mmmmmm. ]

[ontrend]

We could ask. We just need to keep in mind that it probably won't be a perfect match.

[firstandgreatest]

So, uh, who had mouth injuries, I guess?

[anothen]

Hello, Miss D.Va... I imagine a pat would be inappropriate, so if you could turn out your pockets for me and whatever else would be helpful.

[psynchronise]

Pat away. My expectations are high now.

[ i will spare a hei. there's nothing to find. ]

[teufelshund]

And only one of the four of you fits all the prints. Who else on that list do you think was likely to have been bleeding from the mouth? You were in that theater with some of them yourself.

[toyska]

I can do that, if you think it's worth checking.

[reignite]

[ ...a quiet chuckle. if because it is kinda funny, even if laughing is the last thing she wants to do right now. ]

[anothen]

You're free to request someone, of course, though I worry for time. Who will it be?

[eleusinia]

[ sorry are you saying gideon's gone into her suck mind palace ]

[selfdestructs]

I don't mind all that much, actually.

[ she respects his decision regardless and turns out her pockets, even taking her jacket off to shake it out. nothing hidden!!! ]

onsen report

[voidshift]

Like I mentioned, Lavi and I found a large puddle of blood outside at the onsen, near the dividing fence. Some of the decorative rocks and plants nearby were also disturbed, though there was nothing else wrong with them. There wasn't anything in the water, I had Lavi check both pools.

There were a couple puddles of pink-tinted water closer to the door leading inside, and the lobby at the entrance was-- a mess. All the furniture was broken. No wetness or blood there, and it didn't seem like furniture had been thrown around.

[gesturing to the end table lavi brought back-]

There were shallow scratches on a piece or two that we could probably compare to objects, if we needed to. Don't know if it'd exactly do much, but it's there.