( 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

[potentite]

Incredibly inconvenient. But brilliant, honestly. What better way to hide who did it if the murderer just throws the kitchen sink at it? Bludgeoned, broken wrist, shot multiple times, set aflame...

[And that's just Kaiba. Look at Aloy, jeez.]

[ungodly]

Stroke the killer's ego more, why don't you.

There's not only that, but there's shit strewn out all over the place that point to several people. It's like the best way to cover yourself up is to frame everyone.

[potentite]

[He looks sheepish.] My apologies, I didn't mean to sound that way, but it really is something simple that I can't believe I didn't think of. Maybe I didn't think of it because it's so very... gruesome and uncouth. [Like seriously who goes so overkill??] But yes, unfortunately, there's so many things going on that I don't really know for certain what connects to what. Anything could be an elaborate ruse.

[ungodly]

Sounds like you're folding pretty early. Aren't you like, a gun expert? You already messed up by saying the gangster was involved. Almost like you were trying to force them out of hiding, and looks like it worked.

[ she glances at kaito. ]

Are you playing dumb?

[potentite]

I'm just frustrated. It's stupid that there's another handgun.

[LOOK HE'S JUST REALLY MAD AT HOW DIFFICULT SOMEONE MADE THIS.]

And this gun would be at the moment untraceable. Even if someone had residue on their hands at the time, it's gone by now.

[potentite]

[ANDERSEN. Jake covers his face because grandpa she dunked you why are you like this.]

I mean I can if you want?

[potentite]

Um, basically, gunshot wounds can be broken down into different categories and I won't bore you with all of them. But a gunshot is all about kinetic energy. You know, momentum. The closer you are when you fire, the more momentum it keeps. A wound directly to her head would be enough to still exit for sure, I think, despite all the bones in there.

[potentite]

[He shakes his head.] Nails are too small and straight. They don't really do anything. Bullets expand a bit thanks to the motion.

[ungodly]

Hey, I'm pretty sure I was asking the questions here.

[ she'll defer though :/ ]

[pinesfortruth]

[sprays with water. NOT THAT HE WILL NOTICE WITH HOW HE GOT DUNKED BUT]

Stop picking useless fights.

[pinesfortruth]

[bitch he's taller than you he can swat back]

You're working on getting dunked again, now stop. I will send you both to your own corners, don't think I won't.

[pinesfortruth]

[WOW??? RUDE]

Excuse me for trying to make sure someone doesn't drown you because you don't know when to not be a total jerk! The only way we're solving any of this is by working together, but go ahead and antagonize people the whole time, I'm sure that helps. [i mean he left so Andersen wins???]

[ungodly]

What did I do?!

[ this time. this time ]

[pinesfortruth]

You know what. Nothing. Drown him for all I care.

[i am so sorry he is like this]