WEEK THREE - TRIAL

[hellscapes]

Hello, deadlings. We're right back at it, huh?

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 Bloody Mary, Malibu Sunset and Rosé. With them is also a cut-out of Guy Fieri, dressed as a (sexy?) samurai with a bunch of cool flames cut out of construction paper glued to his back as he walks away from an explosion. He is also holding a sign that says "YOU CAN SOLVE IT!" However, there are now paper tears glued to his face as well.

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 fourth 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

[reignite]

[WHY AM I BEING ATTACKED. I HAVENT DONE SNIFF CHECK? THAT'S AKIRA]

[teufelshund]

You two are pretty close, hm?

[tearduct]

[Evil.

Well, he smells them but then gives them back.]

I don't trust them not to get messed up until it's over.

[hardrocklife]

[he goes to sniff with a look of resignation...

and comes back.]

Definite beer breath. Though I don't think that was the only alcoholic smell on the body.

[...]

The damp spot smelled... I don't know. Vaguely salty. [so not like beer.]

[firstandgreatest]

Don't bring innocent bugs into this?! It really is nothin' to do with Zagreus! I wouldn't do a member of the gang like that, man!

[engineers]

[ pats your head gently

what's it smell like? the damp bit. ]

[hellscapes]

[ :> ]

Smart. I wouldn't either.

[tearduct]

Oh.

[He doesn't know a single iota of fashion.]

Okay. Later then.

[hellscapes]

[ it smells like beer! ]

[astika]

... Have we not learned our lesson about drinking after lockdown!?

[hellscapes]

[ the random items continue to be random, and nothing unusual sticks out. as they walk, the neighborhood continues to look nice and cozy and safe. there's a derisive snort from malibu at the idea of picking up a snake to take it back for comparison, but otherwise they don't say anything.

however, as they venture through the neighborhood, suddenly they'll hear the sound of quickly-running steps as a tiny bird runs directly out of a house. she leaves the door open just slightly, fretting and worrying as she dashes right past the group. ]

[tearduct]

[Why.]

Does anyone know if the beer in the new bar does anything like the beer in the other one that one time?

[hellscapes]

They're my favorite~

[ontrend]

Dude, there won't be any need for that! Those stupid snakes bit me when I was stuck out here the other night, we can compare the look of them when we get back. Why did you think I was like "Damn, I hope not!" when they were asking if the bites were lethal?

[anyway. onward!

...oh yikes. kuranosuke looks torn between chasing after the bird to make sure she's okay and snooping in the house, but ultimately decides - ]

...I'm gonna head in there. Should one of us follow her?

[into the house he goes! he'll push the door open enough to get in, then steps off to the side once he's in there so someone can follow him if they choose to. what's in the house at first sight?]

[hellscapes]

[ maybe some dark blue and a little red, but those are more rare amongst the greys and blacks. ]

[engineers]

[ also by the ends do you mean the bottom of it? ]

[hellscapes]

[ correct, yeah it's damp at the bottom of the cloak ]

[cavaliered]

It doesn't look like a sword or anything ornamental. [the colors are dark, ig. dark blue and a little red, but those are more rare amongst the greys and blacks.]

[hellscapes]

[ they seem vaguely pleased by this. ]

Later. [ a pause. ] Even if I'm off the clock, you can text whenever.

[ since they still have a whole weekend to get through. ]

[eleusinia]

I grew up in the Mortal Realm, who doesn't know them? They did everything together—they grew up together, lived together, fought together...there's a saying, you know—"I wish I had someone who looked at me the way Achilles looks at Patroclus. Hashtag friendshipgoals."

[outsidebones]

Hmm. Yes, I couldn't get any sense of what it's meant to be.

[engineers]

[ nerd hours ]

The beer? It did taste better than the beer in the other bars, but when I ran tests on it, I couldn't really find anything conclusive. The other two drinks definitely had impacts, but this is the only place that the beer's been different.

[cavaliered]

Me either. They were found on top of him, right? So maybe it's scenery.

[ontrend]

[blue red and grey/black makes me think n*ntentdo sw*tch]

[cavaliered]

[jesus christ

WE WERE KIDDING ABOUT THE FUCKING DRIFT]