( TRIAL - WEEK 3 )

[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

[perceptions]

...Hm?

[She looks over to the board, looking at the solution disinterested for a moment. There's a small pause, before finally she smiles.]

Haha, hey cool! You guys figured it out. Not bad. It was the first I ever had to make an anagram you know. I don't think it worked out as well as the ones "he" did, but I wanted to give it a shot.

[ninjay]

I suppose this makes the chat we had before ironic.

[ goddammit mira ]

[perceptions]

Yeah, guess so. You can keep the pipe though - I asked it special just for you.

[thawedheart]

"He"?

[Yukina's eyes narrow.]

If this "he" doesn't have anything to do with what's happening right now, then drop it. Two people are dead. You killed them, didn't you?

[perceptions]

Yeah, it was me. I told myself that if one of two things happened I'd confess: you accuse me while presenting my whole crime in near-perfect recreation, or the anagram is solved.

Honestly, you guys really took the hard route on this though considering how close you were already.

[perceptions]

Well because he saw me! I couldn't just let him live after that.

But for the record - the room disemboweled him. There's real monsters in there.

[ungodly]

Stop right there!

[ heather is SQUARIN UP right in front of mira!! ]

How'd you do it? Was it just you? And who's 'he'? Are you the real ghost, or the copycat? Answer me now.

[wristbands]

She— she can't be the Copycat, someone else confirmed that earlier—

[she ain't about to try and stop heather tho]

[perceptions]

Oh my god. So many questions! [She just laughs a little.] Fine, just so that we're clear with no other 'if' or 'buts':

I am the Ghost.

[18x0]

...Mira. I should have known it was you, but... I didn't want to think you were really a bad person.

[perceptions]

Hmph. Guess you wouldn't know given that we were in different wards back then... well it doesn't matter now.

[pinesfortruth]

You're working with other people, aren't you?

[world's tiniest detective]

[perceptions]

No. I'm a solo facilitator. I'm not good in team settings.

[nowyouseeit]

For the record, the dramatics and clue baiting work better if your crime isn't murder.

[he says cooly]

[perceptions]

Ah, but the best crime is murder don't you think? The most dramatic and intense kind of crime.

[lohengrins]

You said you'd tell us how to exact vengeance. So spit it out already.

[ said frigidly, but he's burning. ]

[perceptions]

Patience, Percival. [She chuckles lightly.] I will adhere to my letter, just as I am doing now.

[rextenebrae]

[ ..... ]

...What do you mean by 'he'?

[perceptions]

Oh, it's no one who is here. At least I think so.

[bownthisway]

Damn it! I knew no one's luck could be that bad! I should have just ripped that knife out and dropped you down the stairs!

[yeah she should probably ask some questions too but SHE'S STILL SUPER PISSED]

[inventurous]

Why did you do it? The killing, I mean. First using Hana to kill Jason, now this? Why?

[splinten]

Shitty twist. Cool.

[There's a dead, cold calm in it, almost boredom as he slouches on one hand.]

Gonna explain the 'collected six' line or what?

[potentite]

I'll be taking back my apologies earlier, if that's all right. Still, it's a solid puzzle and surprisingly generous of you. I wouldn't have felt right voting for you before it, even if I was almost certain. Did you want to be caught?

[vitamin_a]

...right.

[Apollo is way more shaken than he's letting show. He's furious, and hiding a trembling and clenched fist behind his back. Of course it had been you, Mira]

I really understimated your organ extraction skill. Many times the thought that someone who excelled at that would know at what point to stab herself to avoid death yet look as injured as possible, but I always pushed it away. It seemed...

...

...excessive when it was about getting away with murder.

[The more he talks the more he grits his teeth, but at least he's containing himself from shouting and banging the table or something. Barely]