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superhell2023-03-03 11:18 pm
hellscapes) wrote in superhell2023-03-03 11:18 pm
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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!
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Right. [peers... she'll just head out towards the actual water or lava whatever, unless there's anything lbx just said that sticks out.]
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I ain't gonna step in anything!
[ he'll go check out the chairs and umbrellas then if the sand and water are covered - did someone rudely leave their towels everywhere. ]
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the most obvious thing out of place for lu bixing and gideon to take notice of is that there is something in the sand a little ways away from the shoreline. since lu bixing is checking the ground, this area also has some disturbed sand.
when gideon looks out at the lava, she sees something in the distance...? something on the horizon...
and itto checks out the beach chairs and umbrellas. they are all in good condition! but the sand near them is disturbed, leading away from the beach. ]
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Too bad we don't have a metal detector.
[ he'll take a picture of the ground and move the video over it too. what's "disturbed" mean here? is it a large patch, footprints, or just (mumbles) disturbed? is there any distinct shape to it? is it just in one spot or like a trail of disturbed sand? does it lead in a direction? also is it wet or dry.
but he'll go check out whatever is in the sand. i think it's funnier if he can't see whatever's in the lava because it's on the side where he has no eye, personally. ]
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[how the fuck do we get out there. it's lava and not water that's out past the beach shore? i guess she'll look for some way to get out to whatever it is that's on the horizon.]
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[ DO NOT HARPOON EVIDENCE
anyway is ittos Sand Disturbance different from LBX's? if so he'll go take a peeksie-weeksie at it. ]
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also the sand is dry!
gideon looks around for a way out onto the horizon, but doesn't see many options besides like... the ferry they came in on. and rosé does not look receptive. however the fog is kind of coming and going, and as she stares she begins to make out that the thing on the horizon out there is a boat. and there is... someone on the boat.
the disturbance in the sand that itto is looking at does look a little more uniform than the one lu bixing looked at. it is also footprints, but these ones are at least pretty clearly headed somewhere - away from the beach, out towards a scattering of the Animal Crossing houses.
which, when he looks that way, he will also see some animals in the distance, watching them all. ]
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[ please
although when lu bixing looks up and sees the boat and.... whatever that is... he mumbles, ] That better not be the octopus.
[ can the octopus traverse islands? who knows. he will turn his attention back to the footprints and pause the video he's taking to snap pictures of them separately. they're indistinct footprints, but how many sets? are they people footprints or are they tiny animal footprints, is that much easy to tell? do they lead anywhere?
he'll snap a picture of his foot near it as well and then very carefully pick up the cloak. ]
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there's a rat on the boat and gideon pulls out her sword.]
Definitely harpoon it. [no
she'll yell out to the someone on the boat:] HEY. PADDLE OVER HERE.
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[ he will do his due diligence and take some damn pictures of the stupid feet and put his own foot next to them to measure it and all that nonsense. are they clear enough you can get a sense of size.
he'll look up and notice that all the animals are staring at him, and immediately get distracted from trying to harpoon an innocent hamster. ]
WHAT'RE YOU ALL LOOKIN' AT, HUH?!
[ but he'll follow ... the trail. towards the animals, i assume? ]
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anyway lu bixing looks at the footprints and can discern that there are two human sets! he takes some pics, but it's rough to get an idea of the actual size because Sand... and he obtains the black cloak!
gideon yells at the boat rat and he just looks distressed about it. but perhaps this allows her to notice that he already seemed pretty distressed... his boat rocks as he does his little fear wiggles.
itto takes some pictures of his feet next to the sand feetprints... but they are similarly difficult to discern size from. curse you, sand.
he yells at the animals... and as he approaches they just back up, keeping a perfect distance much like a game wall........ weird....... but he can hear them whispering amongst themselves about a neighbor being driven out of town by bullying and hate crimes. ]
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also it's hard to tell the size but are they similar like - in gait? were they walking next to each other or are they spaced far apart vertically and/or horizontally? also you didn't answer my where did they go question. :(
was there anything under the cloak? does any of the sand look like it was disturbed to the point that something could've been hidden?
once he's done with that he'll take a quick look down the beach to make sure there's nothing else in the other direction (the opposite way that itto's going) down to the end of the beach! he'll move his camera thataway too and use the zoom function to make sure we're not missing some piece of incredibly relevant things (arms) sticking out of the sand (are there more arms)
and then heading back to gideon. ]
Okay, okay. Let's be nice to the animals. You attract more flies with honey than you do with vinegar, you know... [ jesus. ] I'm not sure if he'll come in for us, since it's been impossible to get close to them this entire time.
[ he does wave, though...? ] Maybe he'll talk to Popcorn.
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[this is such a bold claim. yelling over to itto:]
Itto! I need your harpoon!
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Hate crimes?! What are you guys talking about?
[ he will just. yeet the harpoon over to gideon. its fine. i hope it doesnt hit her. ]
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there is nothing hidden under the cloak and no sign of anything being hidden in the sand. he looks around and uses the zoom function on his phone and finds that there Not Really Anything in the opposite direction that itto is looking.
when he waves at the boat rat... the boat rat continues to look fearful. also because gideon is threatening its boat... it's in the lava... it is afraid...
the feetprints near itto also look human, and do not seem to have been left with any urgency. the only evidence he can see of a potential animal crime is that one of the distant houses has a door slightly ajar...
he gives his harpoon to gideon. oh n ]
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we are three seconds from a diplomatic crisis here. lu bixing will let this considerate and convenient wind go, thanks wind, and focus his energy on ratgate and the fact that gideon has a harpoon. ]
...Can I try to talk to it first? And if it won't come in after a few minutes, then you can try to pull it in.
[ he's negotiating with people who are like this every day of his life. "like the rat" no like gideon. anyway.
he's gonna go to the edge of the dock to get as close as possible to this marooned creature and put on his absolute best, most convincing, warm and kind Lu Bixing The Prime Minister Who Helps Refugees And Frightened Children aura ever: ] Hey, hey...hey there, it's going to be okay. Do you need to come in to shore? Don't worry about them and focus on me.
[ this rat sucks but he's too nice to leave the rat and also gideon is right there might be evidence in there. ]
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i'm sorry this investigation is going to take 84 years because gideon is stupid. please, tell her to go look at the animal house and not focus on the boat rat.
anyway she shoots the harpoon at the boat because there's no way talking to this dude is going to work.]
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he'll go look at the animal house since everyone is out here committing hate crimes against graham ]
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itto considers heading to the house over there, but when he tries, rosé calls out: ]
Leave that to another group! I want to get back and make sure no one is messing with my flowers, okay?
[ all those pets the npcs are babysitting cannot be trusted, and i as a mod am Very Subtle.
anyway gideon shoots a harpoon at a little boat in the lava. it punctures the side of the boat. so the boat
begins to sink
in the lava ]
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[ the dad voice is so real he's so disappointed
grab the rope off of the harpoon and start trying to pull this terrible boat towards the dock and their ferry before it fUCKING MELTS THIS HAMSTER ] If there was any evidence in the boat, we're going to lose it anyway! Put your arms to use and pull!
[ anyway are we done??? already if we aren't able to chase after the animals??? hello????????? ]
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[SHE HATES THAT TONE THANKS
it's fine. she's going to pull the boat to the dock with her big strong arms. the hamster is unimportant. the boat is already on the lava, it's not going to set itself on fire as long as we get it over here! that's how this works right mods]
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[ hes rushing over to help pull the rope to the dock too. hes got a cast on so hes fine now, probably. im sure. ]
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upon dragging the boat out of the lava they will find that Graham is dead. ]
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i have no response for either of you except this icon. that's it ]
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[anyway
she's going to look through graham's pockets. does he have pockets]
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