( 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

[ungodly]

Kamui said he had some kind of 'incentive' to go through with the murder. If the murderer wanted an accomplice, maybe some shady stuff was arranged so that he'd end up helping. Like hired muscle.

[ungodly]

I am not doing that. Someone else can knock himself out, though. Maybe literally?

[potentite]

There's still the possibility of an alliance, I think. If that were true, maybe they promised to do something for each other even if one is taken out.

[Hence why Kamui won't talk about Hibiki's murder?]

[potentite]

Why beat him up if his throat had already been slit?

[ungodly]

I mean, it worked.

[ she glances at the clock.... ]

[potentite]

Wasn't Vincent dead already? Or possibly in the process of dying?

[bownthisway]

[also eyeing Tsurugi]

We don't know if Hibiki was beaten to death or if he died from the slit throat. He might not have clawed at his attacker, but since he had a pocket knife, he could have tried to cut them before he died. Either way, beating someone that hard - even a corpse - probably would have left at least some marks behind on the person's hands.

[thawedheart]

...and Tsurugi-san does have some injuries on his hands and arms. He has an explanation for them... but Aloy-san and I were thinking that it might be a good idea to see if we can compare the cuts to the kind you'd make using a scalpel.

Because, if they're different... then his explanation can't be entirely true.

[willremember]

Not that we shouldn't be trying to figure out who we can't trust or anything, but...

The only way to have them both executed in this trial is to make sure they tie for votes evenly. And with potential alliances and private votes, we can't guarantee that would happen even with coordination.

So, I mean... The good news is that being short on time isn't really going to matter.

[bownthisway]

Good point. Still, I'd rather execute the person covering up their murder over the one who we can just get to confess by arm-wrestling the answer out of him. [not that she'd be sad to see either go, but kamui sure did make it a lot easier on everyone]

[crushcard]

Likely his throat was slit while unconscious from the beating. Also likely that the confrontation took place in the dining room, as there was no evidence of the body being moved and he was found slumped over a table.

[pinesforyou]

You are on fire today!

[slaps a "HOT STUFF" flame sticker on his chest]

Bam! Earned a sticker!

[ungodly]

I did good, too..

[ what's with this nepotism mabel ]

[nowyouseeit]

[after examining Hibiki's bruises--]

For what it's worth, those bruises are from before he died.

[he feels dirty all of a sudden]

[g101]

Thanks, Splashy.

That's a really brutal way to go, though. Why would they hurt him before killing him?

[bownthisway]

[huh she wasn't really expecting that for some reason]

Are Tsurugi's knuckles bruised? If not, then...it has to be either Vincent or Kamui who beat him, right? Which might explain the hair in the grocery store too. They knocked him out, then carried his body to the dining room and slit his throat there - he's pretty small, so it wouldn't have been that hard. Especially for someone as strong as Kamui is.

[rextenebrae]

[ Well... ]

It sounds as if the killer was attempting to knock him unconscious by beating him so many times, and likely succeeded in doing so. It'd... make it easier to transport him.