yuggoth | ( TRIAL

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.

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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

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

[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.

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

[YEAH!!!]

[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.

[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.

I'll apologise properly later. [Look he didn't mean to stress Kaito but it really is literally the only handgun they know. But right now they have five murders and only today to do this.] It makes sense. They're trying to obscure it with as many ways as possible. Frankly speaking, I can't even tell for sure what actually did him in. The problem, though, is that there is no other gun. None from the hunting lodge would match, not that Craftly would have given out ammo for them, and even if Marty had given someone a gun, the shots would have been audible. And gun shots are, well, rather loud.

[it's okay! he'll apologize for getting testy later; he just. didn't want to have to resort to this, although he knew he'd have to as soon as he found that bullet]

Light and I suspect that Kaiba's cause of death was the blow to his head, so we've been focusing on roles with blunt force weapons. But as for the gun. . .

[. . . he shakes his head]

I don't know where else someone might be able to get one. Especially since I know the Copycat didn't copy my role.

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potentite - 2017-06-17 18:49 (UTC) - Expand

nowyouseeit - 2017-06-17 19:03 (UTC) - Expand

potentite - 2017-06-17 19:11 (UTC) - Expand

[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]

Edited 2017-06-17 18:27 (UTC)

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

[HE'S NOT PART OF THE SYSTEMMMMM]

Ooooh.. can I touch it?

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

[HEATHER. . .]

[. . .]

Yeah sure, why not?

[hands it to her]

[ and she'll point it off somewhere where no one is standing and act like she's shooting it. wow having a gun sure would be nice here?? what with all the monsters and shit?

she'll hand it back. ]

Thanks. That's my gun fix for the week.

[IS HEATHER JEALOUS?? he snorts in amusement, before taking the gun back, making sure the chamber is closed, and reattaching it to his belt]

You're welcome.

I guess if you ever need another gun fix, you can come to me any time.

[ 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 ]

[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]

So you're stupid.

[ JUST CALLIN HIM OUT...BLUNTNESS IS HER GIFT. ]

You don't think that was the plan? Kaito-kun, you gotta get back home to your mom and dad for me, or else I'm gonna be like, ultra mega super pissed off.