yuggoth | ( TRIAL

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.

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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

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[As everyone settles into the Dining Hall, ready to begin today's trial, Craftly stands up from his usual seat and taps a spoon against his wine glass. He repeats this several times until gaining everyone's attention.]

Before we begin, children, I have been tasked with delivering correspondence to you on this fine afternoon. As the Innsmouth Motel and its staff prides itself on providing excellent services to all our residents, I have agreed to comply with this request.

[One of the faceless men hands Craftly a sheet of paper. Taking a pair of tiny reading glasses out of his sleeve and holding them up to his face, he begins to read the letter:]

Hello, everyone. Are you enjoying your stay at Yuggoth? It’s been three weeks now, and I think it’s time for a real test of your will.

This message has been given to Craftly on Thursday evening. I have committed a crime, and I freely confess. Where does this leave you? You must now seek me out and condemn me. Yet you are afraid to vote incorrectly, fearful of the guilt on your conscious that may arise. I will give you a chance: accuse me in front of the crowd, and provide evidence of your claim. If I am satisfied with your reasoning, I will confess. If you fail, I will remain silent and you will lack the assurance that you voted correctly.

I want to see what you have learned in your weeks here. I am a facilitator, one of many who keeps this ritual continuing. If you fail to find me, I will only kill again. It is inevitable. I need no motive when I have already been guaranteed payment. In fact, I have already collected six of you for my pleasure.

Last time we engaged, the odds were against you. This time I chose to level the playing field. Three people are going to die. You must decide if you want justice or vengeance. Justice would be to find me and eliminate me as a group. If you find who I am, I will tell you how to exact vengeance instead. What decision will you make? I look forward to the trial.

- The Ghost

[And then he slips the letter into — somewhere. It just kind of disappears.]

The Ghost has been kind enough to provide an abridged version of their rulebook for your convenience, which you will find at the evidence tables. That would be all.

...How arrogant.

What a little shit, acting like this is fair. We still have to figure out two of the ghost's rules and we have no direction towards that now.

[ STOMPING AROUND A LITTLE ]

What's he mean by 'collecting six of us', anyway? Is he talking about the victims..?

[Mira just makes a loud and pronounced groan.

She did not nearly die for this shit.]

"Collected"...?

[It can't mean that the Ghost killed six people, can it? They know whoever it was killed Jason while controlling Hana - but Omega killed herself, and Kamui killed Vincent. Even assuming the Ghost killed Hibiki and both Rachel and Marty, it wouldn't add up, would it...?]

Does that mean the Ghost has possessed six of us already...?

[ ... ]

... I believe you may be right in that guess. I also considered that is what the Ghost could've meant. Though, I suppose we do have little to confirm it is so.