[ WEEK TWO – 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

[moraled]

Was the victim carrying a weapon that could have caused such injuries? I find it hard to believe that Sir von Karma would have been capable of overwhelming our current suspect.

[Just from age and physical capability... even if he wasn't a small man, Higekiri is clearly more youthful and energetic.]

There is, of course, another possibility--that Higekiri was drawn out much like Sir von Karma, and ambushed for his belongings. This also seems quite...staged, however.

[dubiousalignment]

So Manfred wasn't carrying not even the gun we were given when we arrived here?

[Huh. He must have left it in his room, then]

Why would the culprit make things harder for themselves by having to ambush another person? It'd be easier to use any weapon or object obtained from any place, something that couldn't be traced to anyone.

[moraled]

It does not appear so. If he was carrying other weapons on his person, they were also not found, it would seem.

[...]

Perhaps if they were concerned by the possibility of being caught, framing another would seem the logical thing to do. However, I would not disagree; the odds are stacked against us for discovering the truth as it is.

[But also AA has a lot of really weird cases.]

[thatsthespirit]

But only two people were seen leaving the hotel.

[. . . ]

But that doesn't rule out the possibility that someone failed to return before curfew.

[dubiousalignment]

If someone failed to return before curfew then someone would be missing a roommate. It'd may be worth it to ask everyone, I suppose.

[moraled]

Certainly, the more information we are able to contemplate when deciding upon this, the closer we shall get to the truth. If you are willing?

[thatsthespirit]

Yes, just like last time. If everyone's roommates were accounted for, then we know it's unlikely Higekiri was framed.