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

[voidshift]

It was described as a bump on the head, seems like an unlucky way to die to me.

[astika]

[.........

good news is that chandra has apparently hit pause on ominous laughing, but in the meantime he just watches from the sidelines, silent.]

[failbo]

Maybe so, but...

[Other couple objections come to mind, but...truthfully, if someone would be willing to mercy kill in hell out of care for someone, those objections don't fit. In the end, he nods]

Right. Maybe you're right.

[engineers]

[ nods... +1 ] She started at that bar. Was there only one drink there, or two...?

[outsidebones]

[does the bump on zagreus' head look serious enough that it could have been lethal?]

[voidshift]

There had to be someone involved in the way he actually died, sure, I haven't been assuming he was bitten accidentally. We did find that net.

[hardrocklife]

[ +1 ]

[cavaliered]

[...]

Ah, fuck. Don't cry. [she sounds kind of miserable.] Did you think he was someone else?

[hellscapes]

[ no. ]

[hardrocklife]

... Well, can't hurt to be thorough.

[outsidebones]

...Mm. Did someone catch the snake and unleash it on him?

[psynchronise]

It's Hell. [ ... ] If they want to make it hurt, they'd take the whatever or whoever dealt the final blow as the culprit. No matter what the intention was behind it.

[voidshift]

They can, but how big did Chandra say-- quarter-sized? I'd expect more if it was lethal.

[psynchronise]

[ :amen: ]

[voidshift]

That's what I was figuring, anyway.

[outsidebones]

[looks like a piece of maybe some viscera?]

[eleusinia]

Oh no.

[ is all she says ]

[outsidebones]

I just checked. The hit on his head would not have been enough to kill him.

[voidshift]

There was a broken drinking glass in the house, too. I'd guess it's from the bar.

[engineers]

[ ...this timeline. ]

What if Uriel set the snake as a trap for the... hamster. It was in a hole in the wall, wasn't it? And Zagreus got bitten, instead?

[reignite]

[ it seems like she can't help but cry, her shoulders shaking and she stares in front of her as if she's looking at... something else. someone else.

there's a heartbroken expression on her face, slowly, a dawning look coming to her gaze. ]

...Ah. So, it wasn't... [ she looks at her hand, at her sword and the obvious fresh scratches on it. the notable scrapes and markings on the thin blade. ] ....No, it was him.. and then, it wasn't.

[ her voice is quieter, still staring in front of her. ] ..It was my fault. He died because of me.

[voidshift]

Beat me to it. Thank you.

[giving her a little nod.]

So unless something else comes up at the last second we're still working with-- just the venom.

[outsidebones]

[does it seem likely zagreus died of poison? can she open his eyes, or check anywhere else to see?]

[greatvalue]

... Think it'd count if she provoked the snake, unintentionally or not?

[onlythans]

There's another alternative to consider, I suppose.

He might've gone willingly. To intentionally try to join the others, wherever they've gone. And someone might've found that compelling enough to assist him in it.