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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But you're continuing to act so if you keep ignoring other people's theories. Hush for a second and consider the other side, like we're all trying to do.

I am considering it. I was there when Jay had to go get matches for Chie, I was the one who said we'd need to find a way to close the wound in the first place. If the blame is based on that, it could just as well have been me getting the matches.

Matches aren't the issue! Jay being there is the issue! Someone nearly killed us all with an explosion and you're stuck in the same point about matches! You don't always need matches for a flame to start!

[throws up her damn hands. she's done here.]

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Flint makes sparks. You've never started a fire outside?

You can add in charcoal if you need a very high flame...I'm not a blacksmith, I only know that they use it for the fires because you need the heat for forging. If you struck flint, you'd still need something for the sparks to catch on.

...What?

...Not Kaiba. Aloy.

[she had been the one with the least amount of body left, after all.]

...that rules out some people, doesn't it? At least... a lot of us don't seem to be very... modern.

[Maybe?? God, she doesn't know. This is giving her a headache.]

But all the evidence concerning who might have sabotaged the kitchen went up in flames. Literally.

...then... of the people that we thought could have moved Aloy-san to the kitchen, how many of them have knowledge of modern appliances?

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Would there be any other way to obtain ammunition for a stolen gun?

[He ha no real idea, he's just throwing it out there to help discussion.]

The things that Marty-san smuggled in have been accounted for, though. Haven't they? So then, it had to actually be a handgun...

But it couldn't have been Kaito-san...

[Her brows furrow.]

...

Andersen-san?

What are bullets made from?

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The explosion was in the kitchen for a reason. Ovens have timers -- it'd allow them to ensure their procedure was precise.

[ granblue is weird, okay, because they have ovens too. ]

Oh! So matches weren't needed at all, and anyone could have made a fire. Good to know.

This doesn't mean I trust you. Hush.

[this is about proving a point to Dipper.]

Unless someone produces flint, you have nothing to say.

If someone used flint, then why would they bring it here with them? That's incriminating evidence.

It's a useful tool. They might want it for another reason.

[anyway she's going back to Judgement Zone]

[except the last part is what he was trying to get at which is why he is letting out an exasperated scream]

That's what I'm saying! We know he was there for stupid matches but anyone could have started that fire! You don't even need the pool stuff to make an oven explode! Just cut the gas line and TURN IT ON.

Edited 2017-06-17 21:01 (UTC)

[she's walking away, but over her shoulder:]

The whole room exploded! Not just an oven!