( TRIAL - WEEK 2 )

[abhoth]

At exactly 11:30 am, all residents who are still asleep will be jolted awake by a sharp, burning pain that spreads across their whole body. A simple look will reveal no visible injuries, oddly enough, and the pain will fade away as soon as they're properly awake. Those early birds who are already up and about will feel nothing — except maybe a strange, mysterious sense of relief as they go on about their business. Lucky them. Moments later, an announcement will come through the static-filled PA system: "This is Craftly speaking. My apologies for the rude awakening [not really], but your presence is required in the Dining Hall. Our second trial is about to begin. Please do try to be there before noon. My staff members have simply too many duties to tend to, to be escorting each and every one of you out of your quarters. Good day." And true to his words, anyone who doesn't make their way to the Dining Hall before noon will be dragged kicking and screaming regardless of where they've sequestered themselves. Sucks to be you, huh? Upon arriving there, however, residents will be given the menu, one copy of the rulebook, one pencil, one notepad, and a cheque folder. Lunch and dinner will be served at the appropriate times, and appetizers, desserts and beverages (of the non-alcoholic variety) will be available throughout the trial. All you have to do is ask one of the faceless men, and your food will be delivered to you in ten minutes or less depending on what it is. The Dining Room itself looks about the same as it does any other day — save for the fact that the lights have been dimmed. Why this, you ask? Because the projector is now in use. Transparencies containing each resident's profile will be displayed on the pull-down screen, with one of the staff members rotating through the images every minute. The profiles of the deceased are included, and if current discussion deems it necessary to focus on one particular resident, anyone is free to ask the faceless man to pause on the appropriate profile for a while. A small area has been sectioned off with a transparent, plastic curtain right next to the pull-down screen. Its use will become rapidly apparent once the victim's corpse has been wheeled in. Anyone who wishes to step into this area will be asked to wash their hands, and will be given a pair of latex-free gloves and a hairnet by a staff members who is stationed nearby. Residents are required to dispose of both items before returning to the dinner table; a trash bin is available outside of the curtains for this purpose. Evidence found during the investigation, on the other hand, will be displayed in the back of the room. Two, long tables have been taken out of storage for this occasion, and any items found by the residents on Friday will be displayed here for further examination. Finally — a clock above the pull-down screen displays the current hour. Please do remember you have until 9:00 PM to figure out whodunit and cast your vote. ( victims ) Characters will be given nine (9) hours to discuss everything related to the investigation to hopefully solve the mystery behind this week's murder. No one will be allowed to leave the Dining Hall, and all characters must cast their vote before 9PM EST. You may do so on this week's voting page. If you have any questions or doubts, shoot us a PM or a PP over at yuggoth. ( quick navigation ) voting | profiles | menu | locations | ic rulebook

Comments

CRAFTLY

[abhoth]

[Craftly will be overseeing the trial from his own table.]

[crushcard]

... Are we looking for multiple killers today, Craftly?

Or are you not at liberty to disclose this information?

[abhoth]

[He hums, cutting up his lunch. After a moment:]

Come back to me at, let's say... 6:00 PM on the dot. Then I may have an answer for you.

[parodeity]

Yo, were the cleanin' supplies not in the storage thing just shit the staff took?

[abhoth]

I assure you, my staff is in the habit of returning all items taken from the storage room. I'm inclined to say one of your fellow residents appropriated the missing supplies.

[splinten]

[Craftly please don't look as content and amused this week??]

Can we get the roles of the victims?

[abhoth]

Yes, of course.

[He looks very content this week?? Let him live.]

Vincent was The Student, Hibiki was The Drifter, and Omega was The Driver.

Re: CRAFTLY

[18x0]

Craftly, can you tell me what happened to me this week?

[abhoth]

Your GPA was particularly low this week, miss.

[gamerscore]

Excuse me, Craftly...

[ She thinks for a moment... ]

Since you won't disclose any information on the killers... is there anyway to know how closely these murders could have occurred to one another?

[abhoth]

I would suggest you come back to me at 6:00 PM, young miss. Lest one of your fellow guest wish to give us the details of their sordid affairs before then.

[restlessgods]

Was the Ghost involved?

[abhoth]

Did you not listen to Omega's announcement? Should the Ghost have been involved, there would be evidence pointing towards it. None of the vagueness of last week, I assure you.

[parodeity]

You don't let minors have alcohol, right?

Re: CRAFTLY

[ungodly]

Hey, Craftly. You got something to do with this Omega business? She seemed pretty confident she could 'track' the ghost, but I dunno how she would be able to do that when her role was just a glorified set of shivs.

[restlessgods]

What sort of evidence would there be to the Ghost's involvement?

[potentite]

Oh, um, I'm sure someone already asked you this, so forgive my botherations, but I haven't heard personally, so— Aside from the truly wonderful reward of not dying, is there anything waiting for the ones who make it to the end? Those final three?

[ninjay]

[ he got drafted to do this ]

Craftly, for Vincent's stab wounds... Would it have been possible that someone stabbed him with a pen or pencil they've gotten from the motel, and then they took the weapon with them when they fled?

[pinesfortruth]

Can I request a new group of people to go through this game with.

[empireofrats]

[Crafty gets the picture that she promised: at first glance, the page seems rather bright and light-hearted, but upon closer inspection, the twisted horror on the page slithers out from under the colors; like an angel, though Emily doesn't know what angels are; illuminated in yellow and white, a halo, a humanoid face and bust covered in many dark eyes and golden fire; the legs vanish into a kiddish swirl of robe and foggy tentacles not much different from Crafty's own; the surrounding white space has been harshly scribbled in with a black crayon.]

I finished. This can go on the refrigerator.

[lohengrins]

Hey, look over here.

[ meet my little purple light! ]

[willremember]

If there are multiple killers in one week, do we get two votes? Or do we still only get to vote for one person?

[lohengrins]

If we were to kill someone tonight or tomorrow, would a trial and execution be held for the murder?