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

[awol]

Made your points.

[ and they're so unsatisfying. but yeah let's go—it has nothing to do with anything rylan said even though he gets one of those cat-like squints like rude.

in any case yeah ]

I'll catch her. See why she's running.

[ he's gonna leave ryn to follow after kura and will just book it right after the bird person :| ]

[hardrocklife]

Can we check the sizes of those footprints?

BLACK CLOAK

[engineers]

[ anyway

two shots later he returns ]

The cloak that we found is likely one from the costume shop based on the material. It's damp at the bottom, and based on a smell test, that's from beer as well. It's also a cloak, so it's got sort of a general fit, but as a note, it's a little short compared to my height - unless the trend of it is to come to the back of a grown man's knees instead of brush the floor.

From the pictures I took, it looked like it was more draped as if someone just took it off instead of thrown off in a hurry or crumpled.

[tearduct]

[oh i did not type that right but it's fine method acting]

Ran tests...? You're a real nerd.

[but like (affectionate)]

Thanks for checking though, I guess?

[voidshift]

Hurry then-

[he's Not in enough shape to haul ass after the bird.]

...if he finds a snake while he's gone, it isn't our fault.

[following kura into the house, carefully, to make sure they're not stepping on anything.]

[cavaliered]

I don't think we could get definite sizes. They were in the sand.

[reignite]

And there were no signs of beer at the beach?

[ so.. from.. somewhere else??? ]

[engineers]

[ ehe ]

I've been testing the drinks since the love potion incident a few weeks ago. I'm always looking for volunteers if you're interested in trying one out in a controlled environment.

And that's Professor Nerd to you!

[teufelshund]

Well, it's nice to work with a friend.

[ probably. his colleagues justifiably hate him. ]

Too bad you don't do the same shifts here.

[outsidebones]

[hmm.]

Was there any blood upon it, or only beer?

[engineers]

Just beer, as far as I can tell, but a second look never hurts.

[ he doesnt have a gu yun super sniffer so if there was eau de blood underneath the beer he would not know ]

[tearduct]

Okay, Professor Nerd.

[THE WAY HE LOOKS LIKE A TEENAGER WHEN LOVE POTION IS MENTIONED.]

Sure...? Wouldn't be the first time.

[astika]

Would the demons know?

[hardrocklife]

Wait. The beer was different this week?

[outsidebones]

...Perhaps if you ask the demons, they could confirm whether the beer in this bar has any effect?

[teufelshund]

If it just came to the knees of whomever was wearing it, it probably wouldn't have gotten beer on the bottom of it, would it?

[refate]

[ he's not really sure what to say to this at first, honestly. ]



They must have been very good friends.

[ ]

[ontrend]

Depends. If they were standing upright the whole time, sure, but if they fell over or were kneeling or sitting...

[tearduct]

Maybe...? I guess I can ask.

[maybe he is cute and they will tell him]

[engineers]

None that we saw. I checked for wetness in the sand, but there wasn't really any, either.

[ only the blood and burnt hamster fur of itto and gideons wild ride on the dock

anyway ] We should probably trace back to the bar just in case, or at least try to identify which bar it came from.

[astika]

[good luck akira]

[psynchronise]

[ opens mouth. closes mouth. ]

[cavaliered]

If they were doing any of those things it'd be on the cloak more, right? Not just the bottom.

[outsidebones]

If it is small in size, perhaps we ought to see whom it would fit naturally.

[eleusinia]

[ tiny smile ]

Thanks for confirming, Bixing.