( 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

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gun wound discussion

[potentite]

[Okay he's finally done and sitting at the edge of the pool to be near Dirk. Also because it really is hot and crowded, jesus.]

Righto, so. I finished thoroughly investigating the bullet wounds. To start with, Kaiba... [He rubs his eyes as he checks his notes. He's tired but there's a confidence there that most people probably haven't seen.] Kaiba's tricky. Four bullets total counting the one in the wall, a handgun for certain, so the Gangster is the only suited owner here. No odd angles on the shots, they're all straight on. There was a pool of blood under Kaiba's head but considering the head wounds... There's also that blood splatter in the parking lot. I didn't see it, personally, so I can't say for certain what that means. But there's also a trail but again it isn't conclusive it seems? The problem with the fact that there's no exit wounds is honestly a layered one. Being against a wall or floor doesn't actually prevent it by nature. You can still get one from that. Things like proximity and caliber carry heavier in such matters. Without further information, we can't really say, nor could I conclude if they were pre or post mortem.

Aloy, though, well. Most of it was lost in the fire. It was, however, at least the same gun and I can assure you a silencer would never have been enough to not wake any roommates. They really aren't for what movies say.

[ungodly]

What makes you so sure Aloy had the same gun used on her? She has two wounds through her head, so whatever it was that shot her had enough force to go all the way through.

[potentite]

I can say with reasonable accuracy that it was the same. It's roughly the same size, especially accounting for the damage around it. Again, exit wounds are tricky business. Distance from the body matters quite a lot, especially with a handgun.

[ungodly]

Do you think that means she was shot in the parking lot? we found a pool of blood, and it looks like whoever was shot there got shot with something super high pressure. She has a hole in the back of her head, so the splash might've come from that.

[potentite]

It's possible. I wish I had seen it myself. But handguns don't have much of a... hefty power behind them. Of course, ammo plays a role, but it doesn't seem like they would leave that kind of high-pressure splatter that you're saying. There seem to be layers of obscuring to these.

[ungodly]

That's why I wasn't sure about the gun being used on her. Like.. it seems like the gun is there to cover up the truth. There's a few weapon roles that would do something like that, but it'd probably be super obvious if they were used.. unless the bodies were burned and there was ammo placed to make it seem like it was used. What if that's why the gun from the hunting lodge was taken? To try and frame a different role and cover up the real one?

[nowyouseeit]

[whomp there it is]

[. . . he sighs]

No.

The Gangster wasn't involved with this.

[potentite]

[He raises an eyebrow.]

I think it's rather suspicious that there's only one available handgun and that person would have it.

[nowyouseeit]

It is, yeah.

[he isn't going to deny that]

And it's true that the bullet found in the lobby near Kaiba's body is a bullet of a handgun.

[he shakes his head]

But that's not how the Gangster's handgun works.

[potentite]

I'm not going to believe that so easily without proof, I'm afraid.

[nowyouseeit]

[god, he just. looks so annoyed for a second, like why is time continuously wasted like this, why me, why this, before he grabs at something at his waist and holds his empty palm out for Jake to see]

I know this 'cause I'm the Gangster.

[HANDGUN: GET!1 he flicks it in his hand, opening the barrel to show him the bullet chamber. there are three bullets, each with a faint blue glow around them. there's only room for one more-- so four bullets in total]

And this is what the bullets of this gun look like. All I have is four shots, and only one has been used.

And it wasn't on Kaiba or Aloy.

[18x0]

...

Kaito, you can't keep doing this.

[nowyouseeit]

[shut up Akane he does what he wants!1]

What? If I know something, I've gotta speak up. I can't let you guys keep going down the wrong paths like this.

[18x0]

You don't have anything to back up your word, though. I understand how you feel, but all this does is make you look suspicious.

[nowyouseeit]

[HE JUST. . . LOOKS SO ANNOYED? before he does a thing]

[blacktailed]

So that means we had at least six of the bullets used?

[including the one on the floor.]

[blacktailed]

Four for Kaiba. One for Aloy. One on the floor.

[blacktailed]

...No. What else do you think could have made the hole?

[potentite]

Oh, was there also one on the floor? I knew of the one in the wall but yes in that case.

[blacktailed]

Yes...

Is there something that could be quieter than a gun to shoot Aloy? Or maybe these were just enchanted, silent bullets.

[potentite]

[He grabs a menu and flips it open just to see.]

This might be a stupid lead but do you think the Top Hat could give something that could? Because nothing here matches.

[blacktailed]

The hat? Why would a hat give you a weapon?

[though she's looking with him, and reaches to point at "nailgun".]

Is that one loud too?