( 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

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Injury check

[rextenebrae]

I have reason to believe that at least one of the culprits is injured.

... Apollo was clutching a bloody wooden stake when he was found dead. This may be because he had the chance to strike his killer with it before he died.

I first would like to check everyone's hands and arms for any new, fresh injuries that may have occurred Thursday night.

[ Of course, he'll show his own hands and arms, which are clean. He'll be also wordlessly looking at people's faces for any fresh injuries that may have been sustained there as well. He doesn't want to miss anything. ]

[ungodly]

[ heather's good, her only injury is the one on her foot she got the other day ]

[rextenebrae]

...Thank you for your cooperation.

[18x0]

[Akane has a lot of bruises all along her arms, but they're all obviously a week old and fading.]

[rextenebrae]

[ He'll just nod his head in a gesture to mean 'clear'. ]

[lohengrins]

[ percival slips off his shirt. the only thing you'll find are some week old bandages here and there.

and maybe a prideful gleam in his eye because knoll is taking initiative for once. ]

[rextenebrae]

[ He'll smile a little and nod, murmuring 'clear'. ]

[crimsonsparrow]

That's a reasonable deduction, I think.

[And even if it wasn't, it's still good for them to check for injuries. They do this basically every trial, after all. Suzaku's outfit has no sleeves, so other than the bangles he wears on his wrists they're completely bare for him to inspect. There do appear to be some minor scrapes and bruises on his arms, but nothing that a bloody stake could've caused--or any sort of weapon for that matter. Furthermore, the injuries aren't recent.

His hands are clean, too, except for some dirt under his fingernails.]

I was providing some self-defense training Thursday morning, which is where I got the bruises.

[Just in case Knoll was going to ask. He seems disappointed in himself. If he was at his full demon capabilities, he wouldn't have even had a scratch, he's confident!]

[rextenebrae]

[ He'll nod at Suzaku's words. He doesn't think he has much to question him on for the moment--just one thing. ]

Who were you providing self-defense training to?

[frizziest]

You already know about mine, Knoll-san.

[ here's a freshly wrapped wrist, and underneath it is the series of holes he had gotten a good look at from before. there's also some burn marks on the palm of his other hand, but they're related. promise. ]

If you're curious like Yukina-san was, you may check underneath my clothes as well.

[potentite]

[Jake wears pretty short sleeves so it's easy for him to show he's clean.]

I can show more, too, if needed.

[Though if he takes him up on it, he'll see he's fine all over.]

Re: Injury check

[splinten]

[Dirk has been in the pool presumably in swim trunks so he just drags himself out of the water for a second.]

Nothin' but sloppy makeout crap.

[He did not pick a fight with anything but his depression.

He drops back into the pool when people are done because the pool is where he belongs.]

[nowyouseeit]

[NO NEW INJURIES, just the same old (fading) bruises from before and his wrapped shoulder]

[disinterested]

[Removes his gloves and rolls up his sleeves! Nothing interesting here, aside from a friendship bracelet still.

Nothing on his face either.]

[shoelickingshit]

[ Nothing fresh!

He doesn't even need those bandages from 2 weeks ago, you can definitely see there's nothing new on his arms. Face is a-ok too. ]

[thawedheart]

[No fresh injuries on her face! Just the acid burns under her bandages, which she'll unwrap for him.

On her arms, there are a few scrapes and bruises, too in addition to the acid burns there. They don't look too terribly recent; Thursday morning is probably when they'd have been sustained, if they had a doctor to check. There's some dirt under her fingernails, too.

And speaking of fingernails, the scratches on Suzaku's arm will be a match for hers if they're compared.]

I asked Suzaku-san for self-defense training. We started on Thursday morning and he's... sort of a rough teacher. [And then, looking down at her hands...] ...oh! There's still some dirt from when we dug up the cleaver in the garden...

[blacktailed]

[her hands show a redness from healing burns of last week, and her arms are fine. the majority of her injuries from the bugs were on her chest, after all, and old bandages peek from the edge of her collar for that.]

[godly]

[Light rolls up his sleeves in order to show his arms and hands. On his left forearm there are scratches visible that look like they're from fingernails.]

Before you say anything, these scratches are of my own doing. There... used to be teeth there.

[THANKS NIGHT TERRORS]

Or at least, I had imagined there to be.

[gone now, thank god]

[fauxtetsu]

[ L'arachel is dead and honestly he'd respect her whole deal about modesty...

Nah. he takes His hands are clean, there's a few bruises on his arms, but otherwise he's clean! ]

Rest in peace, L'Arachel. Or in as much peace you can be.

[ Hands together in prayer. This is probably sacrilege while shirtless. ]

[ninjay]

[ nada. just the same marks from last week, which have been healing up. ]

[wristbands]

[there is the fact that she now lacks a right hand, so. there's that.

other than that, she's clear.]

[breaksouls]

[Velvet undoes her bandages as always, but there's nothing new.]

This might have been easier if we all just wore swimsuits, huh...

[willremember]

[ nothing new or fresh on Clementine ]

[g101]

[ RUNS IN BELATEDLY, hajime's arms are clean and her biceps are still dealing with the burned holes left from the stingers last week. ]