WEEK FIVE - TRIAL

[hellscapes]

Hello, deadlings. Ready to work double-time?

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, Cosmopolitan and Midori. 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. And he looks ready to fall apart.

The second, fresher Fieri is also still here. Why.

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 sixth trial! Over the course of the next nine hours, characters will have the opportunity to discuss, investigate and theorize about this week's murders! Characters will have time to examine the bodies 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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[greatvalue]

Do you think they touched the liquid with wet hands so it'd stick?

CHEMICALS... 2

[engineers]

[ i know its break but im doing this before i forget

to the wise eye of a scientist/a man who has relabeled these goddamn chemicals with REAL LABELS, KON so many times

1. Is the "E" chemical ethanol?

2. otherwise, running some very scientific tests: he will take a little bit of the "l" chemical and a sheet of paper and pour a couple drops on the paper. does it burn through it?

3. the "c" chemical has a pleasant odor and tingles a little bit to touch. if he BRIEFLY inhales it, does it make the inside of his nose burn? ]

[ragesqueaks]

You know we can see the trials even when we're not working, right.

[engineers]

[ snaps fingers like aha!!! good thinking. ]

Makes sense to me.

[selfdestructs]

Maybe? I hate to think we're missing something...

[ actually....are there any trash bins/cans in the shop? or even outside of it?? ]

[hellscapes]

[ i can eat noodles and type No Problem

no other damage! ]

[hellscapes]

[ a second glob of ice cream hits itto when he looks at the ceiling again. this one is made of red beans. rip.

there are trash cans but there is nothing in them!

you're fine. you can go ]

[hardrocklife]

[ok that's all for now, thank you and enjoy your noodles]

[firstandgreatest]

- pic of blood trail leading out of ice cream shop
- pic of foot print
- pics of blood splatter (counter and floor)
- test tube with a "C"
- itto has sneezed on all of this

[hellscapes]

[ 1. yes, e is the chemical ethanol.
2. yes, chemical l will burn through the paper.
3. it better be a very brief inhale all things considered, but yes, even just a little of sniffing chemical c will make the inside of his nose burn. ]

[selfdestructs]

[ low to the ground like kon was laying down at the time? frowns

are there any other recent images that are important to this??

she is also going to snoop through the rest of his phone. ]

[engineers]

That's what I think. But the question is why?

[ maybe i did it. it was me. ]

If it's relating to the "L" label on the chemical... the L label wasn't that close to that spot, but if it's what I have a suspicion it might be, it may be a hint to be looking for chemical burns similar to his.

Maybe. It could be simpler than that.

[greatvalue]

[Hmm, okay. He's going to pick up just a tiny bit and smudge it between his index finger and thumb. Does it leave any particular trace on his fingies? I hope he's poisoned now.]

[engineers]

[ YES ITS BRIEF IM NOT TRYING TO GET KNOCKED OUT*





*actually i'd love to do this but that's besides the point



is chemical l liquid sodium hydroxide? and is chemical c chloroform? ]

[hellscapes]

[ that's possible!

the other photos are just a bunch of shots from the masquerade, and then various wobbly shots from a low angle, as if perhaps taken by some kind of baby.

the home screen has a selfie with lu bixing and kon with the jetpack.

and it looks like he's left himself some notes. like one with some simple recipe ideas for teaching someone to cook. aaaaaaand a more recent note. ]

[hellscapes]

[ now there is white powder on his fingers! ]

[hellscapes]

[ yes and yes. ]

[greatvalue]

[Cool! It stays perfectly opaque, then? Like, it doesn't kind of melt into his fingers after he smudges it like powdered sugar or make-up would?

He's going to scrape off the excess and give his finger a little sniff to see if it leaves a smell behind. No, he is not snorting the powder. Stop.]

[greatvalue]

Your point?

[hellscapes]

[ wh. what makeup and powdered sugar are you used to that melts when you touch it.

it smells kind of sweet. ]

[engineers]

[ ok he will recork these and rip a sheet of paper out of his notebook and write HANDLE WITH CAUTION and put it next to the test tubes and then go report his findings

ilu mod enjoy lunch ]

[engineers]

[ WAIT IM BACK

obviously he poured out a lil droplet of the one but beyond that are these test tubes like, full ]

[selfdestructs]

[ this is all so hateful. she is frowning so much, the whole time, thanks for this.

if there is nothing else to find as she snoops, then she is done...

also, because i forgot to ask at the start, how is the condition of the phone? is it dirty, dinged up, cracked, etc. at all? ]

[hellscapes]

[ yes! they were all full. ]

[greatvalue]

[i'm crying he scooped up a little and smudged it around between his fingers, like he didn't just touch it. can you imagine powders just melting on your skin on touch. horrifying.

anyway, he was mostly checking to see if it would stay like pure opaque white or just kind of blend into his skin after he rubbed the sample between his fingers, like some powders would. does that make more sense?

kind of sweet, tho... no other underlying scents?]