( TRIAL - WEEK 4 )

[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, but due to a certain someone who I shall not name [he's still pissed] — today's trial will take place by the pool. 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 Outdoor Dining Area 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. Due the Kitchen and Dining Hall getting wrecked, lunch and dinner will mostly consist of grilled and barbecued menu items. Hamburgers, hotdogs, salads, and items that require little preparation — all the residents have to do is ask in order to receive. Similarly, all beverages will be retrieved from a hundred quart cooler that has been placed by the side of the pool. Not as fancy as usual, but at least the pool is clean now. Some inflatable pool toys lazily swim in the water, along with pool noodles. Every now and then, the waters will vibrate to the sound of buzz saws and assorted power tools. Looks like the Disposal Room, Dining Hall and Kitchen are under reparations. A tent has been placed over the area to shield the residents from the sun, and to make up from the lack of transparencies everyone will receive a small booklet containing each resident's profile. They look a little bit like shitty PowerPoint presentation handouts, but maybe it's part of the charm. The profiles of the deceased are included, as always. A second tent has been set up in the parking lot, complete with an air conditioning on the inside. Its use will become rapidly apparent once the victims corpses have 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 their table; a trash bin is available outside of the tent for this purpose. Evidence found during the investigation, on the other hand, will be displayed in a table by the pool shed. Any items found by the residents on Friday will be displayed here for further examination. Finally — one of the grandfather clocks has been kidnapped from its respective floor to show the current hour. Please do remember you have until 9:00 PM to figure out whodunit and cast your vote. And if anyone tries to leave the area before the trial is over? They'll discover an invisible wall blocking their path. ( 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 Pool/Outdoor Dining Area (the pool shed will also be locked), 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

[18x0]

There were strands of hair left at two of the crime scenes. Since they don't match the victims they were close to, it should be safe to assume they're from the killers.

[She holds up one finger.]

First, the dark hair found near Ryou. Based on the length, possible suspects are myself, Hajime, Violet, Quer, Velvet, and Jay. That's quite a few, but we should keep that list in mind.

[Second finger.]

Second, the orange hair found at City Hall. Of those left alive, it could belong to Percival, Girge, or Suzaku. It's also possible it might have been Aloy's.

[lohengrins]

That hair isn't even half as vibrant or red as my own.

[ PEOPLE ARE DYING BUT IT'S TRUE. ]

[18x0]

It does seem like a lighter shade, doesn't it? Though it's hard to be certain.

[PERCY PLS]

[thawedheart]

[Yukina's eyes go a little wide when Akane starts talking about the dark hair near Ryou.]

But... none of those people would have killed Ryou-san. None of them. [She pauses.] ...well... Velvet-san might have... but she also doesn't seem the type to do it gently.

[...

sorry velvet but it's true]

[18x0]

Well, I suppose it's possible the hair was planted to throw off suspicion, but that seems a little unlikely.

[thawedheart]

...isn't there any other explanation for that hair being there...? I really can't picture any of them doing that to Ryou-san.

[disinterested]

I don't think my hair really counts as orange. Also, as the one who found that hair on Apollo's corpse to begin with, I would've destroyed it before Mabel arrived.

[18x0]

That's a good point. I assume you won't mind a closer comparison, then?

[disinterested]

[He plucks a hair from his head.]

Go crazy.

[crimsonsparrow]

[Hearing his name, of course, draws Suzaku's attention. He comes over, and after a second of consideration, runs a hand through his hair with just enough stress to pull a couple loose hairs out of the...massive orange jungle mess he has going on.]

Do these compare? I wouldn't doubt that the hair belongs to me.

[18x0]

[She holds out her hand for those hairs!]

If they do match, do you happen to have an explanation for why your hair happened to be at a crime scene?

[crimsonsparrow]

[Akane will find that the hairs do match! But Suzaku shakes his head.]

At a crime scene, no, but I was Apollo's roommate. There were three of us sharing close living quarters, so I wouldn't be surprised if one got stuck on him.

[He sheds from that big fluffy mop you saw how easy they came out. :( ]

[nowyouseeit]

[nods!]

We should probably try comparing the hairs directly to those lists of people, to see if we can find a more firm match.

[blacktailed]

That's what I was going to say. I don't mind taking my hair down if I have to.

[nowyouseeit]

[he nods at her, then inclines his head towards Akane]

Since she's the one handling the hairs, I'd offer it to her, if you're willing. Thanks for being cooperative.

[18x0]

Exactly! Finding the killers might be much easier this time than in previous trials.

[nowyouseeit]

[a bit wryly]

Unless someone purposefully bleached a single strand of their hair.

[which, of course, seems unlikely, but he's joking about that]

[g101]

You can check mine! [ hajime's hand shoots up--

and then falls with a yelp and her forehead hits the table with a yelp. ]

[nowyouseeit]

[oh my god??]

H-Hajime!

Maybe a li'l less enthusiasm next time?

[blacktailed]

Jiji!

[excuse her while she comes over to gently help right Hajime?? please have some chill?]

[18x0]

Um, alright! Thank you!

[please don't hurt yourself???]

[blacktailed]

[give her a minute, Akane, she needs to take her hair down, but she'll get it there before plucking out a few strands of very long black hair.]

Is this good enough?

[18x0]

Definitely! Thank you very much.

[She's getting so many hair samples how is she going to keep track of them all]

[ninjay]

[ he raises his hand. ]

The hair's probably mine, actually.

[18x0]

Oh?

[She raises her eyebrows.]

Can you tell me why it was at the crime scene?