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

[engineers]

My tolerance is better than you think it is!

[ wow

anyway ] I've been testing the drinks every week with varying subjects, and the only consistent control I've had each week has been the beer. This week at the new bar, the beer actually tasted pretty decent compared to the other ones, but even after observing myself and Lin [ without his permission but that's irrelevant ] I didn't notice any immediate change, or in the prequisite 1-3 hour period like the rest of the drinks seemed to have.

But! It tasted different, and in a positive way. Everything we've drank that's tasted decent so far has had an odd effect, save for the drinks you make us here, so. Is it reasonable to assume it might have some kind of effect beyond just being, well, not terrible?

[hellscapes]

[ well. lu bixing is talking, and malibu is slowly grabbing their phone and very carefully and purposefully typing a message. they do not look up from the screen and they seem to be having a whole conversation for the time being before they turn to address lu bixing again. ]

The beer progressively gets better with each island because you keep getting access to new places. But it's still beer.

[engineers]

What are you telling Blue Hawaiian right now.

[ go take your break ]

[hellscapes]

I'm telling them about a teacher that talks too much~ [ hehehe. ]

[engineers]

A fate you could've avoided with a straight answer or another shot!

[ teasing, though. ] Things are getting better for us because we're able to go more places? Very generous.

[hellscapes]

I don't think you deserve either. [ shrug! at least they're honest with him. ]

Beer is still beer. Boss is still pretty firm about keeping the menus at the bars limited.

[engineers]

[ "at least" ]

...Right. Well, thank you, I guess.

[hellscapes]

Sure. [ but hum. ] Sometimes things just are. And sometimes the conclusion you come to isn't the right method or reasons. But I'm sure you're aware of that.

[engineers]

[ that gets a little pause before he goes, at least. ]

Right. You know the old saying. Eliminate the impossible.

[hellscapes]

Something to that effect. [ good luck on your adventure. ]