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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[engineers]

[ you're like twelve eat a snickers ]

Novel it is, then.

[birdeater]

[ yoru confirmed felon on the run ]

[refate]

[ honkshoo...

and then: ] Baaaaa...

[refate]

[ fucking save me yeah ]

[polyglotti]

Sure!

[hellscapes]

[ the acid burns are older, yes. harrow might recognize these as burns from the aftermath of cyoa even if she was not around at the time kon obtained these.

looking over the front, she'll see there are a lot of older injuries she's probably familiar with due to cyoa and such. there's the obviously bandaged right arm at the shoulder, various little fire burns over his torso and left hand and scrapes and cuts across his face, torso, arm and legs. there's an older scar on his left leg from a cut.

looking at his face, neck, hair and eyes/mouth, there is nothing unusual or new that stands out from what harrow may know. however, since she is looking at his hand specifically, she'll notice that his fingertips appear to be burnt. there also appears to be a scuff on his left palm. ]

[ragesqueaks]

Hmm....it's a good opening bid, but you're gonna have to do better than that! [ but he will take them anyway, thank you. ]

[engineers]

[ uuu he reaches over to take it ]

Thank you, Tuuri. I'll bring it back.

[ragesqueaks]

[ his eyes kind of widen as date mentions the junk food. ]

You really went all out this time...and all of it's for me? [ he is literally like five pounds, he does not need this much food but it's okay. ]

[hellscapes]

[ she'll see that the test tubes are marked with C, E and L. all three of them are colorless.

C smells pleasant, E smells a little like wine, and L doesn't have a strong smell. ]

[psynchronise]

[ he's done NOTHING WRONG ]

[psynchronise]

[ yeah i am sheltering him ]

[outsidebones]

[ah, ok. she'll lift up the hand and look closer at his fingerprints and the scuff. is it just his fingertips that are burnt, and if so, is it on the pad or at the top of the finger? by which i mean like...is it the type of burn you'd get by touching something or the type of burn you'd just by pulling your hand away from something hot.

what does the scuff look like?

also i forgot to check his shoes, so while we're at it, is there anything notable about his shoes and/or feet?]

[murderofwoes]

Yes.

[ she's an addams their butler is already frankenstein's monster-esque ]

[hardrocklife]

[he closes his eyes while smoke hits him in the face. cool.

then he'll walk on in and... might as well start by looking at the fiery elephant in the room. how much fire is there? what all is burning in this spot, as far as he can see?]

[murderofwoes]

[ staring contest ]

[ragesqueaks]

[ him bun...akira gets another tailwag for the smile though. ]

Haha, yeah. He's...been with me for just about everything recently. I don't think it'd be as good without him. [ this is his comfort animal, thank you. ]

[psynchronise]

[ raises a hand. ]

I am willing to help with fries.

But yeah. You don't have to eat it all at once though. [ just don't give his prize statue seat away pls he sees mephisto trying to bribe king with snacks. ]

[murderofwoes]

I burnt those. At the stake, for good measure.

[ so. no. ]

[voidshift]

He won't.

[said in what is very clearly a HE BETTER NOT sort of tone.]

[cavaliered]

[hm....... hMMMMM.

ohhh. you tempt the gideon. is the liquid thick? does any of it smell like alcohol?]

[engineers]

[ checks out

lu bixing winces a little at the sight. dead dove inside don't open i dont know what i expected ] You got it, Zelgadis? Be careful.

[ he is like, a rock, and lu bixing trusts zel to investigate things more than he has trusted other people he's investigated with, so he will leave him to this. snapping a picture, first, but:

how's the dirt disturbed? is it footprints. does it look like someone could have fallen in it? is there any pattern or is it just random? where is it in relation to the fire? ]

[onlythans]

Oh, I don't get a say in it, do I?

[onlythans]

Between the two of you mother-henning, how much mischief could I possibly get up to?

[Well, he seems to be feeling better enough that his sense of humor's back, at least.]

You'll have it back in one piece, rest assured. But the same goes for you — keep your guard up, and don't overdo it.

[hellscapes]

[ harrow's checking the fingers, and it appears that the burns are on the pads. looking closer, she will also notice that the burn marks appear to have caused more damage in some places than others. there are some surface-level burns, but there are also some smaller, more damaging burns amongst them. they're a little bubbled and severe in comparison to the smoother burns.

the scuff appears to be kind of centered in the palm, like something scraped over the whole thing. it's a little more scuffed at the bottom and extends upward toward the fingers, but not quite reaching.

looking at his shoes, there is dirt on the soles! they also appear to be, uh, slightly sticky on the bottom...]