( 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

[thawedheart]

[...those last two... she really doesn't agree, but she can recognize that he's just being thorough, so she holds her tongue.]

Of those people, we then need to determine... who would be able to overpower Hibiki-san. And who would be able to walk away from a fight like the one in the grocery store.

[frizziest]

Ah, Yukina-san. I believe you're right.

[ he's just standing there with Andersen proudly on his shoulders. ]

I believe my name is in that list as well. Do you need to inspect me again?

[nowyouseeit]

[EXTREMELY JUDGING YOU FROM ACROSS THE ROOM, BRO]

[but at least this time he isn't saying anything]

[frizziest]

O-ow.

[ he reaches up to rub his head gingerly, probably causing Andersen to shake a bit in the process. ]

I'm not doing anything of the sort! My name continues to come up, so I'm simply cooperating.

[frizziest]

[ BUT YOU'RE HIS GRANDPASON, ANDERSEN

this family tree is weird ]

... I'm not flashing my package. There would be no bruises there. I think...

[thawedheart]

I think... it should be fine if I don't? If you had any bruises, they wouldn't have appeared between when I checked you and now...

[frizziest]

[ he tries very, very hard not to frown in disappointment. ]

You're right again. Well, if you ever need a second opinion, you know where I am.

[ Akira's the guy with a grumpy armless kid on his shouldrs. ]

[thawedheart]

Of course. Thank you for being so willing to cooperate with us and figure this out, Akira-san.

[she's oblivious. i'm so sorry.]

[frizziest]

[ this poor girl ]

[vitamin_a]

Let me see what I have here.

[Time to check the Court Record. Apollo takes out his notes, looking for the names mentioned]

Kaito and Akira have parkour listed as a skill, so they're rather athletic...Tsurugi, Clementine and Velvet have 'combat' or 'hunting', and Jay has 'murder', but I don't know if he's proficient at fighting.

Maybe Quer too, if you think she could win based on reflexes and balance.

[So it isn't like they narrowed this down much at all]

There are still too many suspects!

[thawedheart]

...of the ones you listed...

[She hesitates.]

Tsurugi-san has an injury. Of course, he also has an explanation for that injury, but... [If he was determined to kill someone - if someone offered him money to kill someone - who's to say he wouldn't take advantage of the fact that he's already gotten hurt to explain away any injuries that might have come from the fight?]

[thawedheart]

Some cuts and bruises on his arms.

[rextenebrae]

He has bruises and cuts on his arms.

He claimed he was pushed down the stairs by Girge and pulled the other man down with him. This somehow supposedly caused Tsurugi to be cut by a sharp object in an accident. Girge has claimed that the sharp object was a scalpel, and it was one he owns.

However, there are about one to two cuts on each arm, which make his claim rather...odd. How would his friend accidentally cut him up four times on his arms...?

[ ... ]

... Then there is the fact that the cuts are even, not jagged. If it were the latter, it'd be evidence of an accident...but because it's the former, it means the cuts he's sustained are intentional.

[rextenebrae]

[ Hella suspicious-- and he'll just nod at the first question. ]

I'm...not sure if the cuts were just by a scalpel--or at all. It could've also been Hibiki's knife.

[vitamin_a]

There's no way all those cuts would be even if it was an accident!

[As far as Apollo is concerned, those were intentional because...really, four cuts, all of them looking neat? That's hard to believe]

What did Girge say? Is he completely sure his scalpel did that?

[rextenebrae]

[ There is definitely reason to be concerned. ]

As far as I can tell...he doesn't seem sure that it was his scalpel that caused those cuts.

[disinterested]

I take offence to the notion that he and I are friends.

[pls]

I'll admit that I didn't exactly check his injuries after we fell. [because girge is a douche.] All I can confirm is that he and I fell down the stairs; which of his injuries is or isn't from that, I don't know.

[bownthisway]

...Hibiki was the Drifter, so he had a pocket knife. If he was fighting back against an attacker, that would have probably been the first thing he'd reached for.

[rextenebrae]

[ Still, too many, but... ]

...Hopefully we will be able to narrow it down some more--but it seems we have already cut down some who were listed a few moments ago.