( 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

[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.

[nowyouseeit]

[HE BROUGHT A GUN TO A COOKOUT BECAUSE HE'S A REBEL]

[YEAH!!!]

[potentite]

[He just nods because he's not surprised at all.]

Thank you. I thought the ammo didn't match but I couldn't be certain without seeing it.

[nowyouseeit]

[exhales deeply, and closes the chamber. the gun is returned to his side]

'M pretty sure whoever killed Kaiba was trying to frame my role.

[thawedheart]

[why does kaito have a gun why are the bullets GLOWING

why did he bring it to the trial when there were gunshot wounds on the victims]

[nowyouseeit]

['cause he's a rebel??? THAT'S WHY]

[HE'S NOT PART OF THE SYSTEMMMMM]

[ungodly]

Ooooh.. can I touch it?

[ it's been so long since she had her own handgun!!! ]

[nowyouseeit]

[HEATHER. . .]

[. . .]

Yeah sure, why not?

[hands it to her]

[g101]

[ guess who is frowning!!!!! ]

Bringing out things like that is ungentlemanly, you knowwww.

[ no one has done a reveal like this PLEASE STAY SAFE, DINGUS ]

[nowyouseeit]

[LOOK!!! he's annoyed okay, but--]

If I know something that could help us solve these murders, I need to speak up about it. [. . . sighs] No matter how ungentlemanly or suspicious it might make me seem.

[translation: he's a moron]

[blacktailed]

Then what did you use it on?

[someone's got to ask.]

[nowyouseeit]

[it's okay; he expected it]

Fluffy.





Fluffy was a very bad dog.

[lohengrins]

What did I tell you about not incriminating yourself?

[nowyouseeit]

-- I think the evidence incriminated me a lot more than I just did!

[WHY ARE THEY YELLING]

[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]

[18x0]

[WELL THAT ANSWERS THAT

very quietly:] Thank you, Kaito. That should be enough.