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.
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robowest2017-01-21 12:00 pm
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[ He sounds quite certain of the time rather than an "approximately," which he elaborates on slightly. ]
The two of them would have likely been content to have been locked out of their rooms for the evening, but I'm rather glad that I took them back now. I'd been keeping the time on my watch to avoid being locked out.
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Can you tell me what time you got up?
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So indeed. More than I expected, but it's a trend that it seems I'll have to keep up in the future.
[ sara and will if you want to drink after curfew you better take your booze with you!!! ]
6AM. [ He's an early riser... And I don't remember what time doors opened but if it was after that he'll say that whoops ]
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[ that sounds like a hassle
anyway he's in the clear on his timing ]
Anyway, okay. You didn't see anything out of the ordinary, right? That's way earlier than I got up.
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[ He doesn't elaborate on why, but he doesn't want to say "Will is an irresponsible drinker" tbh ]
No, I'm afraid I didn't. Once I was able, I left to start preparing breakfast, so the only other place I went before leaving to see what had happened was the kitchen.
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She'll nod at his explanation. ]
Thank you for helping out!
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[ He responds politely, since he's always glad for politeness and has to return it! ]
I'm only sorry that I couldn't be of more help. Though I imagine that's true of many of us.
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We're all doing the best we can! With all our efforts put together, I'm sure we'll get through this before the end of the day.
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[ Hannibal doesn't quite have Disney Optimism about it though, sorry Xion :( ]
I only hope that we don't accuse the innocent of another's crime.