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 did, but... I left before curfew. I didn't spend the night in his room.

[She shakes her head slowly.]

He said he didn't want me to see him like that.

Where'd you spend the night, then? I know you didn't come back - I was worried but...I didn't want to pressure you after the explosion and everything.

[it's okay. she's trying to help as much as Andersen is.]

Edited 2017-06-17 18:38 (UTC)

...I was planning to watch over Ryou-san, but... since he said that...

[She shudders.]

I thought that you were going to be with someone else, like we talked about... and the thought of staying there alone was... it... [Her voice gets sort of mumbly.] I stayed with Akira-san.

[ #pinged by Akira-san. ]

I can contest to this. I do not turn down when someone would like to stay in the same room as me. Chiaki-san knows this as well.

[ ¯\_( )_/¯ ]

Edited 2017-06-17 18:51 (UTC)

Hey. Don't say it like that. Your charm isn't as good as you think it is.

There's nothing wrong about sharing the bed together! Don't go making perverted suggestions, Chiaki-san.

[ She's just going to toss a towel over Akira mid-sentence. ]

People are dying.

Edited 2017-06-17 18:54 (UTC)

[ womp womp. ]

I know that. I'm only helping prove the facts.

...Akira-san, you're going to give people the wrong idea...!

They already have the wrong idea most of the time, anyway.

[HEAVY SIGH]

That's true...

[GIVES HIM A LONG]

[JUDGMENTAL]

[LOOK]

[just so the pattern of him judging Akira at trials continues]

Why're you looking at me like that? I opened my room to your company as well. I don't discriminate.

[HAHA. snorts, and his judging look turns into amusement]

I just sorta feel like me giving you this look is a pattern at trials that can't be broken.

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i didn't see that you touched the bone, my bad

frizziest - 2017-06-17 20:39 (UTC) - Expand

i felt like a jilted lover :(

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[ ah, let's shit post a lil ]

I agree.

[ firmly. ]

Are you wanting to share a bed with me as well, Hajime-san?

I'm good with my bedmates I have now, thanks!

[ BRIGHTLY ]

Maybe if you ask next week...?

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And you didn't notice anything out of the ordinary when she stayed with you, right?

Nothing out of the ordinary occurred, Quer-san. Just the normal things teenagers get caught up doing...

Things teenagers do? Oh good, that means you two didn't venture into the realm of adults...and all the interesting things that world holds.

[she absolutely was getting closer as she said that, before she pulls away. try harder, Akira.]

...the realm of adults...?

[what does that even mean. does yukina even want to know.

...nah, she's just gonna shake her head and walk away]

Quer-san―?

[ he's blushing a bit as she gets closer. is she macking on him? ―no, she's fucking with him. Akira sighs when she pulls away just as fast. talk about getting his hopes up. ]

Teenagers where you're from must behave differently, then. We like to pretend to be adults more than adults do.

Pretending is still pretending, Akira. You'll never know the real thing until you do.

[ok but he's cute to tease like this? why not?]

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To be fair, you completely slept through someone leaving before.

... Yeah. I did.

[ a sincere frown occurs. sorry roomie. ]

Though, I don't know how much control we have over our sleeping if the weekend is of any indication.