( 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

OMEGA'S DEAL

[ungodly]

So I talked to Craftly about this 'method' Omega was talking about, and..

[ heather narrows her eyes. ]

Craftly made her an offer she couldn't refuse, I guess. I think she sacrificed herself so we could find the ghost..

[disinterested]

... Well, if that's the case, she's failed miserably so far.

[ungodly]

Yeah, I'm wondering where our boon for our buck is.

[ because if omega basically killed herself for nothing.. well that's just messed up. ]

[vitamin_a]

Maybe it'll be given to us if the Ghost is ever involved with a murder.

[Would that mean the Ghost had nothing to do with any of these murders, then?]

[g101]

Maybe it's only going to work now?

[ hajime gestures toward omega. ]

I don't think she died for no reason.

[disinterested]

How optimistic. Is there any particular reason you think so?

[crushcard]

........

[ what the fuck. ]

[splinten]

[Jesus fucking Christ.]

Okay, so we should put a pin on this and focus on Vincent and Hibiki. [GOD. This is the lineface look of FRUSTRATION AND IRRITATION]

[ungodly]

I agree. I think that's all she wrote for Omega.

[ she has a hard time looking anyone in the eyes right now. ]

[rextenebrae]

... I see.

[ That's... that's something, for sure. ]

[fauxtetsu]

[ Nagasone will ask the Faceless to pause the projector on Omega's profile. ]

... Her hair ribbons are gone and her choker were removed. They're her "identifying features" on her profile. I guess that's a hint?

[gamerscore]

I wonder if she did it on her own accord..? [ There's a definite frown. ] Craftly said he offered drinks to those who intended to kill someone...

[nowyouseeit]

[DUDE. . .]

. . . that's an awful high price to pay.

[bownthisway]

I don't care about deals. If Craftly killed her, that means that by the rules of his own stupid game, we get to vote for him and execute him as her true killer. [#executecraftly 2k17]

We shouldn't be so quick to assume he was the one who did it though. It could be the Ghost somehow found out about this and possessed her to kill herself so she couldn't tell us anything about the offer.

[splinten]

We can vote for him any week. I don't think killin' him off, for whatever reason, will actually help us. As frustratin' as he can get, he's our one source of guidance and assistance at the moment. So if he is behind Omega's death, I'd rather work on takin' out the killer or killers of Hibiki and Vincent for now.

[ungodly]

I wanna do the same, but I dunno if he's gonna let us. Wish we could just kill him ourselves.

The ghost's a no go, though. Straight from Crappy himself.

[ninjay]

I am pretty sure that trying to execute Craftly isn't going to work. From what it sounds like, he didn't technically make her do it. She made the choice herself like a martyr.

[parodeity]

Eh. That might ruin her deal, if she offed herself.

[nowyouseeit]

Somehow, I get the feeling tryin' to vote for Craftly wouldn't end well for any of us.

[godly]

This would clarify the issue of why the choker was removed. She did it herself.

[18x0]

If that's the case... she was very brave.

[thawedheart]

...but...

[Yukina's looking over her rulebook again.]

Craftly-san just told you... he can only offer incentive. And, the rules say that for each successful murder... an incentive will be offered.

If she was going to kill herself, that... wouldn't count as a murder. Would it?

[ungodly]

Maybe not, but she's still a corpse and she had to be accounted for. I'm sure Crappy lives for the drama.

[wristbands]

H... how did you figure that out? That that's really what happened?

[like, she still doesn't want to believe people will murder others in cold blood, but suicide is something she'd rather not have on the table, either.]