( 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]

Heh. Ok. Just giving you a fair warning that you're not going to like the people selected to kill me.

[inventurous]

Why do you think that?

[ now she's wondering what the worst possible list of executioners would be ]

[perceptions]

Because I picked them! I told you. I got to pick who would kill me. And I made sure it would be those who would do it for the first time.

[inventurous]

For the first time as in--?

[ oh for the love of god MIRA DID YOU PICK CHILDREN ]

[perceptions]

First kill.

It's really exciting. My favorite kill was my first too. I think it'll be a great experience getting to kill me.

[inventurous]

[ ok ignoring the part where mira is clearly batshit, ]

... Technically, everyone here has already killed. Anyone who voted for Hana or Kamui is partially responsible for their deaths, wouldn't you say?

[perceptions]

[She rolls her eyes.]

That's a lame defense and you know it.

[inventurous]

It's not a defense, just being factual.

[ and trying to make mira doubt her "first kill" method of choosing here. ]

[perceptions]

Here is a fact for you Violet.

When you kill someone for the first time, you understand how fragile a human life really is. And you know then... that there is no experience like it!

[inventurous]

You don't need to kill to know that. You only need to be a psychopath to think of it as a positive experience.

[perceptions]

Hahaha.

That's fine. I don't mind being called that. I know why I am the way I am. I was broken from the moment I was born.

[lohengrins]

Because you're probably going to be one of them.

[inventurous]

I think what's worse is I think it sounds like she's implying everyone else on the list may be even younger.

[lohengrins]

Dipper, Mabel, you, Emily and Clementine. That's the most probable list as of right now.

[inventurous]

It would appear so. And if that is the case... I'll volunteer. I'd be the oldest, it'd only be fair.

[ she imagines clem might be the only one to fight her for it, maybe. ]

[lohengrins]

Clementine appears to be more experienced...but if the votes are inclined towards you, I'd like to speak to you beforehand.

It's a burden regardless of how it's committed -- still, it's not something someone like you should have to do alone.

[inventurous]

She may be, but it's still... not something she should have to do. I wouldn't exactly be pleased with any outcome. But it is up to the votes, so I guess we'll find out soon enough.

I don't think I-- or whoever does it [ fingers crossed for some adults who like killing or something ] would really be alone. After all, we all have a hand in voting, don't we?