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

[engineers]

[ gifted... a sword....? he takes it and looks at it? ]

...Thank you. [

anyway, in the way that you deal with teenagers giving you strange gifts, he accepts it and carries on: ] You have excellent taste, Bloody Mary! Have you read The Last Man, too?

[murderofwoes]

Yes. I have. [ her tone is condescending but it's fine. ] It's from Childe.

[ childe can read? but then she gestures at the sword ]

[engineers]

I really like Shelley a lot - she's got such a fine hand for writing in the struggles of self that it's just timeless. And, I never get tired of psychological gothic, either.

[ condescending is fine but the sword explanation comes and... ]

...Oh. [ help. ] They can see us right now, right?

[ he will like. adjust the sword in his grip so he can type something in big font on his personal device and show it upwards to say THANK YOU, CHILDE bc he's polite and waves ]

Thank you, Bloody Mary. I appreciate it.

[murderofwoes]

She is my greatest rival.

[ she's not explaining that sentence ]

They can. Their understanding of the going ons that aren't written down will be somewhat limited, but this was the simplest way to hand it to you.

[ it was not she truly could've done it any other time ]

[engineers]

I see...

[ he has so many questions about that first statement and would love to ask them, but there's like, a trial to solve, so. ]

I'll leave you to your book, then. [ and he'll strap this sword to his belt now because he's a cool pirate hell captain prime minister professor lu bixing armed by the dead. aw yeah. ] I wish you all the luck with your rivalry, no matter what you'd be creating!

[murderofwoes]

A novel, obviously?

[ but yes go be a swash buckling pirate in the forest lbx ]

[engineers]

[ help ]

Well, if you were using Frankenstein as an instruction manual, that'd be alright too.

[ is this a joke....... ]

[murderofwoes]

I did try once as a child. My creature remained unfortunately still.

[ a beat ]

Putting the body parts back in their graves was devastating.

[engineers]

[ he makes a sympathetic noise like he understands this feeling... ]

I can imagine... [ ??? ] Well, who knows. Technology is boundless, nowadays. Maybe you'll achieve both as time marches on!

[murderofwoes]

I'm not a child anymore. I wouldn't try to create a human being again. I don't like them.

[ also the lesson of frankenstein is to not but ok ]

[engineers]

[ you're like twelve eat a snickers ]

Novel it is, then.

[murderofwoes]

Yes.

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