( 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

[ungodly]

[ heather rolls back a little when the fire is set. she.. seems a little scared of it, actually. ]

Y'know.. all of that stuff would have to be acquired beforehand. Like.. setting a building on fire is definitely premeditated. Having an excuse to go there the day before is pretty convenient.

[g101]

[ it takes a little effort on her part, but hajime will help pull her back by the handles. ]

You agree with Andie on this one?

hajime said fuck in this tag

[g101]

Shut the fuck up.

[g101]

[ noooo fuck HAJIME JUST INHALES AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE AND BREATHES OUT SO LONG THAT SHE MIGHT GO BLUE IN THE FACE? ]

[lohengrins]

[ without further ado, percival throws a hot dog right at andersen. bun, ketchup and relish, all of it. ]

Stop acting like a petulant child. We only have 6 hours, we don't need to waste them on tethering you.

[ungodly]

[ jaw: open ]

Yeah! Shut the fuck up, Andersen! Totally!

[g101]

[ extend your hand for a low five, heather. hajime's waiting and grinning ]

[lohengrins]

[ he just laughed so hard he deadass spat out his drink. ]

[g101]

[ DODGING A LITTLE SPRAY ]

Is it that surprising? He's being annoying!

[ungodly]

For once, maybe. Still think he's a nuttier Peter Pan.

[g101]

Peter Pan is pretty adorable!!!

[ but. ] It certainly does make the most sense, I guess... Boo. I'm gonna suck all the fun out of Andie's game, then. I agree that it's premeditated and having a reason for your evidence to be there is best.

[nowyouseeit]

[HEATHER. . . AGAIN]

But that'd mean he'd have to have been able to predict that Chie's hand would need to be amputated.

That's a bit of a stretch, don't you think?

[blacktailed]

More like it was a coincidence that worked out.

[why are we all on fire at this rate she might just go swimming to get away from this mess]

[nowyouseeit]

[SOMEONE IS NOT CONVINCED]

That's way too good of a coincidence.

'Cause if we're talking about coincidences that just may work out to a killer's favor, then the fact that Suzaku rooms with Apollo when his hair was found on Apollo's body at the crime scene is one, too.

[blacktailed]

That's also a coincidence, hair gets places. Unless you're saying Suzaku killed Apollo, which is still possible.

But if it's not a coincidence, you're saying Jay messed up Chie's hand. Or jumped to burning it when he didn't need to.

[nowyouseeit]

[shakes his head]

No. I'm saying neither of those things.

In fact, what I'm saying is, based on what I saw yesterday. . . I don't think what you 'n Andersen are accusing Jay of is right. Or at least. . .

I'll need more evidence than a hair and some stolen matches to accuse him, just like I'd need more than a hair to accuse Suzaku.

[ungodly]

Not predict. Just convenient. When an opportunity arises, you take it. Jay was pretty eager to do it himself, wasn't he?

[nowyouseeit]

Bone was sticking out of her hand.

[he's just. saying???]

It was him, Chie, Dipper 'n me, until Percy joined us. He was the only one of us not freaking out.

[ungodly]

I know. I was with her when it happened.

[ so there's that. ]

If he was planning it anyway, why not go ahead and grab the stuff while he had the chance? It'd cut a lot of time out for his plan the next day. That's all I'm saying.

[nowyouseeit]

[he falls silent, considering this for a moment, before he shakes his head]

It would've. But all the evidence Andersen brought up does is prove that Jay had matches and took some stuff from the pool area.

It doesn't fit with the other evidence we have surrounding Kaiba and Aloy's deaths. The gunshot wounds. The injury to Kaiba's head. The smeared lighter fluid on the wall.

[pinesfortruth]

Okay, from someone who was actually there, none of us were eager.

[ungodly]

You're this close to getting dunked, little boy.

[ SHE WON'T HESITATE BITCH ]

[pinesfortruth]

I can swim? You don't scare me!

[BITCH HE ONLY OBJECTED ANDERSEN BECAUSE HE HAS ONE ARM]