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WEEK THREE - TRIAL

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.
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!
QUESTIONS
Bloody Mary is standing stiffly near the statues as they watch the proceedings for now. The main thing of note about them is probably the palm sized tarantula on their shoulder.
Malibu Sunset is behind the bar, leaning against it with a sketchbook in front of them and a necklace dangling from their neck. They appear to be idly doodling and sipping some sort of drink already as they watch the trial proceedings.
Rosé is seated at the bar, with a few flowers spread out in front of them. They have a small pair of clippers and a couple different wrappings and ribbons, and seem to be cutting the stems to length to make flower arrangements.
If you wish to stop by and ask them something, you may do so. Please specify one or two demons you are addressing.
Most importantly, the demons also have Cerberus on the countertop of the bar. He appears to be sound asleep and wearing sleep masks over all of his eyes.]
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Well that went even worse than I thought it would.
[ he just. flops on the bar. it's probably sad, like a pathetic puppy kind of flop. ]
Hit me.
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[its hard...to choose...
anyway she's wrapped in so many coats and blankets like a pathetic lump and she's shivering a bit, but she will stop and say hello.]
Do you happen to know why we're gathered here?
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[he raises a hand in a wave to all three of them, but then addresses malibu sunset because they're behind the bar.]
Morning. Something alcoholic, but not too alcoholic, please?
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Does your friend have a name, Bloody Mary?
[ and then, to rosé, lbx is just kind of watching them do this for a moment...? an expert at work...wao... ] Are you making those for Zagreus, Rosé?
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going over to bloody mary, and pulling two beetles out of his pockets and holding them out. he's whispering. so he doesn't wake up the dog. ]
Yo, someone's gotta run laps with 'em at break!
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Can I have a drink?
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Re: QUESTIONS
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INVESTIGATION REQUESTS
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... Could we go look at the beach? That seems like a good place for us to start.
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BODY
Please reply to this comment if you would like to examine Zagreus's body. ]
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removing the sheet! does zagreus have all of his limbs. is he wet or covered in any bizarre substances.]
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EVIDENCE TURN-IN
ZAGREUS'S BODY
- glass shards
- bits of metal and plastic
from pockets:
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BEACH
MEMORY LANE HOUSES
technically memory lane house
BEACH
memory lane bar
EVIDENCE CHECKS
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glass shards
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bottle note
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zagreus sword (house)
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kuranosuke's nemesis (aka the snake from the house)
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comparison - zag's sword + blood on the bit of paper from the house hole
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INVESTIGATIONS
Beach
any initial ideas of where to look or what to look for? ]
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Fancy Bar
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BICKER UPDATES
@ gideon, itto, and bixing
If you happen to be at the island, look for evidence of snakes, scorpions, or spiders, please.
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fancy bar
fancy bar 2
cold open
Ahem.
Apparently, there has been a murder. A gentleman by the name of Zagreus has died, supposedly by the hands of one among our number. Some of you may be alarmed, but I urge us all to remain calm and rationale in this moment. We have eight hours to learn the identity of the culprit. If this is your first time seeing a corpse or being present for a murder, I understand the impulse to panic. I suggest you take a moment to collect yourselves.
Now, is there anyone here who was familiar with Zagreus who can tell us of his habits? He and I never spoke. Additionally, if anyone knows his whereabouts on Thursday evening, please share. I myself was asleep in my room.
curfew role call
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suggestions for search
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I don't recognize any of these names, do you?
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zagreus's body
[said dryly. anyway.]
Of note is that his body smells faintly of alcohol, and he has two puncture wounds on his left heel—circular, but larger than something like a needle. They're in close proximity to each other.
Aside from that, he has a bump on the top left half of his forehead about the size of a quarter. It looks recent, though if anyone can verify if he had it before Thursday night, that would be useful. [...] He was apparently hit in some manner repeatedly, though, as he has fresh bruises over his front, back, arms, and legs.
[unless someone wants to own up to a recent sparring session with zagreus.]
He has scratches on his chest and arms where his skin was exposed. [because zagreus was half-naked anyway.] They don't appear to be from nails of someone's hand—more like small cuts, perhaps?
He had glass shards all over his front, alongside bits of metal and plastic. His clothes weren't notably torn in any way, but there is a damp spot on the shoulder of his top.
... Ah, and his right hand was making a 'V' sign. He wasn't holding anything when I opened up his hand, however. I did try and return it to its original shape, but in the event that you need a more accurate image, I took a photo of it before altering it.
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All in all, there's no obvious cause of death. So, that's something we're going to have to look at further.
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[good work, ortus.]
Was he bitten by a snake, do you suppose?
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EVIDENCE UPDATE: glass shards
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BEACH RESULTS
There were footsteps on the beach. Two sets, I think. Some of them led towards the houses, so check there next. Oh, and there was a black cloak on the beach in some of the sand.
And nothing else. [nailed it]
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CLOAK CHECK
Hi, everyone. We're going to check how the cloak fits on everyone here, so please come forward so I can drape it on you, alright?
[ time to cloak check! ]
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INVENTORY / POCKET CHECK
Empty your pockets, and let's take a look at what everyone has.
If any of you want patdowns, someone else will have to do it, though. I don't plan on touching anyone if I can avoid it.
PRESENT YOUR ITEMS
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MEMORY LANE HOUSES RESULTS
Okay, well. We were looking around near where the houses were and we did see some vague footprints that started from the beach - but eventually the sand like, dispersed, so there wasn't much we could see. What we could see made it look like someone was walking rather than running, though.
Further into the neighborhood this totally freaked-out bird ran out of a house, I think Lin Jingheng texted you guys about that? Anyway, we went in and looked. The place was real weird - all kinds of like, tech stuff? But it wasn't really working. They were all busted up. There was a bunch of crap on the ground.
I found some glass shards on the ground. Some feathers, too - I wonder if they belonged to the bird that ran out? - and some droplets of blood that turned into a trail leading toward the back wall, where there was a hole with a snake in it. The inside of it was a little damp... There was this like, pinkish-red liquid in it? It smelled like copper. I'll be real, it was probably blood. [he shudders] Anyway. Sooooo sick of holes and sooooo sick of snakes.
Rynlan found a bug-catching net and a sword on the ground. I... think the sword belongs to Zagreus? Gideon said earlier he had a sword and it was weird it wasn't with the rest of his stuff on his body. He also found a trashcan with some stuff in it, he can tell you more about it. I think there was a camera? And some other stuff?
Lin Jingheng followed the bird down to the beach. Don't really know what all went down there, something about a flaming hamster...? Oh, but he found a bottle with some kind of a note in it! And he looked at the busted-up machines in a little more detail. He took some pictures of them too.
I think that's everything. [he glances at rynlan and ljh] Guys, be sure to speak up if I got anything wrong! I'm so freaked out about the stupid snake and the blood or whatever that weird hole liquid was. Ughhh.
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strip again
...all right. Think we'll need to do the same as usual, especially considering all the damage to that house and the blood on Zagreus's sword. Check for injuries, marks, anything else that's suspicious or otherwise out of place. If you were hurt this week then have someone familiar with them help take a look, and if you're familiar with anyone's injuries and when they got them, give us a hand where you can. We all know what the point is by now.
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Seriously wrecked. Doors were barely hanging on -- like someone or something slashed or slammed through them. All the furniture, or most of it was trashed too. There was no logic to it, just a lot of upheaval and destruction. The lights on the ceiling were flickering too, so they were probably included in the rampage.
There was broken glass at the bar counter, and some liquid was spilled on the counter. The glass looked like a drinking glass, I think? The bar was missing one of the beers from the place you usually grab it -- I grabbed another for evidence checking, if needed. The liquid on the counter smelled like dirt, Persephone said it might be the drink that makes you clumsy.
There were two footprints in some of upturned dirt as well. Different sizes. The prints themselves looked sandy though, like they were made by sandy shoes. Persephone made a print of her own foot for comparison but she's gonna need those injuries cleaning and bandaging ASAP.
[ help ]
I think that's everything?
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[ D8
there are lots of important things in here but let me tend to my babygirl
as for the rest of it, well. he just kind of bites his lip and nods. ] Thanks for your hard work, guys. We'll get to checking that evidence quickly.
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foot check
You heard Date. We found prints at the bar, so let's get this over with quickly.
[FOOT CHECK TIME. Subtls incoming.]
submit your peet
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refuse the feet
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[she's going to read this all out of her notebook, so she isn't affected by memory problems. she seems to trust that the who will be filled in.]
Zagreus spent the night in the coffee shop on the island - ah, did he? I don't recall seeing him there. [she chews her lip, frowning, but continues.] It appears he may have evaded death for a while - enough to leave footprints around the island and to write messages - but ultimately, death came for him.
The cause of death, as far as examination of the body was able to determine, was snake venom in his left heel. There was a puncture wound there matching a snake, and the area around the wound was swollen, consistent with a reaction to venom. Besides that injury, Zagreus had bruises and small cuts across his body. We were unable to determine whether any of them predated Thursday, but it would appear a struggle of some sort occurred. Fresh bruises on his front, back, arms, and legs would indicate he was hit or had fallen in some fashion. There was a bump on the top left of his forehead, and he was making a 'V' sign, which I am told is a popular sign to use in photographs but also can indicate the letter V or the number five.
He smelled of alcohol, but there was also a damp, salty patch on his shoulder.
On his person, glass shards and damaged pieces of metal and plastic were found. These shards and damaged pieces match the wreckage that was found inside the home of the pervert hamster, suggesting a struggle in that location. It has been speculated that Zagreus may have been hit with a bottle of beer, hence the bruise to his temple, the alcohol scent, and the glass shards, which were brown in color as a bottle might be.
He also had, on his person, a scroll torn in half containing several names.
The precise events of the night are unclear. There were two sets of footprints on the beach, heading in the direction of houses, suggesting Zagreus was perhaps pursued or did pursue the killer from the beach in that direction, though the footprints may have been walking rather than running. Supporting this theory, a message in a bottle purportedly written by Zagreus was later found floating past the beacj. Also found on the beach was a black cloak, from the costume shop, which was damp at the bottom from beer. The cloak could have fit many, but would have best fit those closer to my height. That beer had gotten on the cloak would suggest a shorter person was wearing it.
The group which investigated the neighborhood noted footprints that appeared to be heading from the beach. The computers had been destroyed - it is possible, though not confirmed, this was done by slicing them with Zagreus' sword or a similar weapon. This would have matched the metal pieces and plastic on Zagreus' body. Also in this area was more glass shards, some white feathers, and a trail of drops of blood, which led to a hole in a wall, inside of which was a snake. Some of these feathers matched a bird animal creature, but not all of them. [which seems to be being followed up elsewhere.] A bug catching net and Zagreus' sword was found. In the trashcan were crumpled up posters of rabbits and a broken security camera.
As it turned out, there was blood on the tip of Zagreus' sword, and the snake had been stabbed.
One question I have concerns the bar. As we have just heard, it was wrecked, and a drink that causes clumsiness may have been consumed. This could explain some of the destruction. Sandy footprints would suggest the bar was visited after the beach, but the fact that there was beer on the cloak left on the beach might suggest otherwise; furthermore, footprints seemed to go directly from the beach to the hamster's house, but it sounds as though the clumsiness drink and this confrontation would have happened between.
Could the footprints have led first to the bar and then to the hamster's house, where a final confrontation occurred?
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And the feather Kuranosuke found at the house looks like a pretty good match for her wings.
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RESULTS
The lights in the bar rise up, allowing everyone to take a closer look around them. The demons are still on their phones texting as a spotlight shines on Uriel.
She's allowed to have a moment to say something to the group. But as soon as it's over, the room goes pitch black. The lights flicker quickly, too fast to get a sense of what you're seeing. The doors fly open after a moment though, and you see Uriel being pulled straight outside toward the dock. You get the sense she's been taken back to where you all started, and with a little patience and a short trip on the ferry you can find her for the rest of the evening.
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I wish it did not come to this, or end up this way to begin with but... I am glad for your decision.
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I'm sorry.
[ she'll take her leave not a moment later. ]