[ WEEK ONE – TRIAL ]

[sheriffexe]

TRIAL

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. If there are any questions, please shoot a message to this journal or to robowest.

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Comments

[expelliarmed]

I'm beginning to think we don't have any leads or a way out of this place even with him here. [ THERE'S THAT POSITIVE THINKING ] If we accuse him, who would force us to execute him? We could just lock him up instead.

[dmails]

That's fair. [To the locking him up part, not the leads, of course.]

[He still has things to do. He's not prepared to give up. He has to get out.]

He says he has people above him, right? Is there a way to get to them?

[expelliarmed]

That might be one way. We'd send a message, if nothing else.

[insincerely]

If we're going to just lock him up anyway, why bother waiting for the vote?

[expelliarmed]

Because if we stay within their system, it gives them less grounds to "punish" us.

[insincerely]

Fair enough, though this still sounds like it could go horribly wrong. I'll go with it if everyone else is for the idea, but we should think this through first.

[expelliarmed]

It probably will. [ #optimism ] But you're right. We need to keep all our options open until we've had time to learn everything we can.

[ He hates this. ]