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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Comments

[polyglotti]

...

[no. she's not letting him die.]

[hardrocklife]

Stop. That's not true.

[engineers]

I think the chances are pretty high.

[ ... ]

Have you ever had someone sacrifice their life for you, and succeed in doing it?

[psynchronise]

[ awkwardly slips this in here because i don't know where else to put it. ]

Sword, Zel.

[ he gives him an apologetic shrug. ]

Until we have this cleared up.

[hardrocklife]

[...



He takes it off his belt and hands it over, a little roughly.]

[outsidebones]

[yeah. that may have sounded like a cruel thing to say, but she didn't really mean it that way. she doesn't think tuuri wants to sit back and let this stupid man be het for her like this.]

[voidshift]

So you want us to think that the truth is-- what, that you couldn't kill someone with one arm without stabbing him repeatedly in the back to bleed out? Don't do something stupid.

[selfdestructs]

[ she is just nervously watching this exchange, while yoru vibes. wish i was yoru... ]

[polyglotti]

[Ignoring Zel and answering Ryo]

He had told me, if I ever woke up and he didn't, I could take a weapon from him. To protect myself. So I took one of his knives.

But I didn't plan on using it! I was just going to hide until the night passed. It was like...a last resort. If I did get found.

[psynchronise]

[ one sword acquired. ]

Thank you.

[tearduct]

Maybe it is, but I'm not sure you used it.

[outsidebones]

If it isn't true, then you will do something for me.

[she pulls out her vial of the Health of Mind drink and shakes it a little.]

There should be no trouble.

[preordain]

[ he's also ignoring zel ]

Right. In that case, were you the one attacked? Or did something else happen?

[polyglotti]

[Heterosexuality: the true crime this week.]

knife....

[greatvalue]

[tiredly stares at maple and pazu are these mod tl questions or questions for pazu's item check subtl help--

1. would hunter recognize this knife from their w1 cat quest or is this too much of a Generic Kitchen Knife?
2. does the knife look like it's been used in any way... like any scratches on it, maybe bits of blood/dirt that didn't get washed off properly, or water stains...
3. can take this to body instead if you prefer but does the knife look like a match for kon's stab wounds? looks at tuuri confessing. well, anyway,]

[psynchronise]

[ well he's back with a sword, unstabbed. and as promised, he hands it over to her to hover over like a guardian.



he doesn't look like he's having a grand old time though. ]

[hardrocklife]

[... he doesn't answer.]

[failbo]

Where did you try to hide, Tuuri...? Did you even get to do that?

[hardrocklife]

I'm not drinking that.

[cavaliered]

[she also doesn't look like she's having a great time, but. she is happy to have this sword. or at the very least relieved that it isn't going to be used to stab anybody who is asking questions.

... she might lean on date a little, don't mind her.]

[hellscapes]

[ it appears to be a generic kitchen knife so hunter would not be able to tell the difference.
the knife has a few small scuffs on the blade upon close inspection.
i'm not making you move because you have 45 minutes, but while it's hard to get a gauge for the wounds in kon's back, it is a great match for the wound on his arm. ]

[polyglotti]

Neither of us attacked the other. I was trying to make a good hiding place in the ice cream shop, but Kon found me there. It was tense, but once it was clear neither of us wanted to kill the other it was a little easier to talk.

I was about to tell him to find another spot to hide in, just in case there was another person awake looking for us, but my hand went to the knife on its own. And then...I can't really remember much after that. It's all gone, except for a couple blips here and there. I think he yelled my name at some point? And I remember I felt the burning on my skin from the chemicals, but I couldn't stop to do anything about it. I couldn't control anything. I couldn't do anything but scream.

The next thing I fully remember is sitting on Kon's back with the knife in both of my hands. I...I think he was already dead by then. There was so much blood everywhere...

[outsidebones]

No, I don't think you can afford to.

If the truth could save her, you would. But it won't.

[psynchronise]

[ he sees nothing and hears nothing and definitely doesn't shift so she can lean on him more comfortably without aggravating her injuries more. ]

[greatvalue]

[harder to gauge just because the back wounds are sloppier, or because it doesn't seem like the knife is a good match? i assume the former, but just to be sure.]