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

[eleusinia]

Bixing.

[polyglotti]

No, from what I remember he was acting like his normal self. He...I can't remember it all, but...he looked more worried and angry than anything else. Why would he be worried about me if he was also being controlled?

[outsidebones]

No, it doesn't.

[she chews her lip.]

...I don't believe there is any reason we ought to feel beholden to play along. In fact, I have not voted for the culprit since the week we lost Lavi.

But Bixing is right. However valiant your intentions, you are trying to steal something very precious from her. If you would propose we do something other than vote for her, let's have that discussion rather than attempt to force matters.

[failbo]

...Zelgadis, are you absolutely sure about this?

[He asks quietly, trying to keep his voice neutral]

[voidshift]

[that's fine. he's just going to let him.]

[engineers]

[ he does glance briefly at the other two, but in the face of anger, he softens a little, brows knitting together, just - so, so sad. ]

...I think you're a good person, Zelgadis. I don't think anyone blames you for it - and I'm sorry that this place took your choice to do something the night of away from you, too.

[preordain]

Probably not. He must have realized that you weren't yourself, if that's how he reacted...

And then on Friday you admitted it to him [ looks at zel ] and that brought us to here?

[cavaliered]

[she hates this aaaaa]

Hey. Think really hard about that before you commit. [this is character growth, i think]

[hardrocklife]

Vote for me. It's the obvious choice. She deserves a second chance more than I do.

[hardrocklife]

[there's a firm nod.]

[hardrocklife]

I've given it all the thought it needs.

[voidshift]

If she doesn't agree to it then there's not going to be a discussion to have-- what would there even be to do, ask someone to die?

[his ears twitch, slightly, where they're pinned back.]

[firstandgreatest]

This sorta self-sacrifice thing never works out, man ...

[engineers]

[ bixing doesn't sound angry, or anything, but in response to that firmness, just for the first time... he just sounds tired. ]

...No one ever pauses for a second to think about what happens afterwards. I'm so tired of watching people sacrifice themselves for someone else like they matter so little that dying is the only thing they can do.

[birdeater]

[ man if disassociating always leads to murder how has he not killed yet ]

[cavaliered]

[she rolls her shoulders. cracks her knuckles.]

... Yeah. I figured that you did. [she gets it.]

[outsidebones]

[she frowns, disappointed.]

If you continue to insist on exerting your own will onto her, you cannot help her. You can do nothing but satisfy your own guilts.

[hardrocklife]

[it's confidence week, so he's very sure this time will be different.]

[polyglotti]

No. He didn't know a thing until today. Probably not until about an hour ago, when he and Lu Bixing saw the injuries on me.

[Her voice starts to go up in pitch a bit and her eyes are getting a little misty as she continues.]

I-I asked them to help me hide it for a little while. I was going to confess eventually, I just needed more time for everyone to find the clues so I could figure it out. I was kind of hoping that being found out would make the memories come back, like it did for Lavi, but I guess I'm not that lucky.

[firstandgreatest]

You can't just say this without asking Tuuri what she wants to do, man. It's not very cool of you. Straight up sucks if someone is trying to die for you when you didn't even ask them to.

[preordain]

[ ah. he looks back at zel. then at tuuri, and he'll lean in to whisper something to her.

when he pulls back, he'll talk out loud. ]

So. What do you think we should do?

[outsidebones]

I dislike that idea, but what I dislike even more is the notion that we are not currently asking Tuuri to die.

[she frowns.]

We are asking her to make the decision easy for us by willingly going to her death, even though we all know we are not forced to send her there, and she bears no more guilt than you or I.

She is a brave and good-hearted girl, so she will likely do us the kindness of making this easy for us. I only wish we deserved it.

[hardrocklife]

Tuuri...

[he puts a hand on her shoulder.]

That's enough... You've said enough.

[failbo]

But...what about you? Things you can want in the future, your own life? I mean...

I'm not saying it's wrong to put it all aside for Tuuri. I think that's really admirable in some ways and...honestly if I had someone to do that for I would right away, but...what about yourself?

[If Tuuri confessed this all to Zelgadis before the trial started then he must have had many, many hours to come to terms with things, Filbo supposes, but...still...]

Are you absolutely certain you...you want to put yourself aside for someone else's sake?

[engineers]

[ uweh...

he's gonna come over here after a minute and reach into his bag to bring tuuri a tissue. ] ...I thought that might have been the case.

[ part of why he ratted u out ]

You're the one who gets to make these decisions, Tuuri.