In the morning, the town comes back to life. Birds crow overhead, a snake nearby hisses, a lingering coyote dips behind a shop before disappearing into the wild. It's a frightening contrast to the stillness of yesterday but it doesn't mean it's over yet. After all, today is the trial.
The Sheriff stands on the porch of the Town Hall and brings his hand up to his mouth to let out a whistle. He'll thumb back to the Hall behind him and very clearly state --
"Trial time, folks. Get in here and figure out who did it."
And then he'll turn to leave before pausing and adding on,
"Bring a snack or somethin' too.
The Town Hall is set up more like a court house, a Judge's bench at the front but instead of at center, it's off to the side as if more for observation than participation. There's a table at the front of the room already holding a small box and a pad of papers and pen, for voting apparently. A side room containing only a metal gurney is next and today it's obvious why there's a gurney there at all with the corpse, resting right on top of it. Aside from that, there are rows for everyone to take a seat and it's only after everyone is inside and settled, that the doors close and the Sheriff speaks.
"Well, have at it. You've got till nine."
And then, he points to a clock on the wall that reads 12:00. Good luck.
Welcome to the trial post! Characters are free to discuss everything related to the trial here. They won't be let out of the room until 9PM when voting ends. Every character must vote and the voting post can be found here.
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robowest2017-01-21 12:00 pm
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And we didn't ask.
[for. obvious reasons]
We brought her food and books to give her a chance to relax. She seemed frazzled.
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...at least you guys took care of her. [That's important, but it also means they're kind of at a dead end so far.] Makes you wonder why the Sheriff said yes.
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I don't know. Perhaps he said yes to show off the slight bits of compassion he has?
[there's something a liiiittle wry in her voice]
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[ Her voice is harsh. Like ... she is not feeling forgiving, at all. ]
That wasn't why. He had a reason.
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[she empathizes with the harshness of Xion's words]
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Sure thing. It'd be nice to have someone with me.
[ milla helped her yesterday ok that's already won her over ]
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Yeah. Real generous, that guy. If he's the one who let them out in the first place he was setting it up so one of them would die. So the other question is why was Ao the victim? What made them different?
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I wish I knew. But perhaps the answer will become clear the more we learn about Ao's death.
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