[ 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

[feminitis]

Arrogant and an enforcer of the law?

[WELL then. She's. Not-so-subtly glancing in Nui and Ash's directions... she's so transparent in her suspicions.]

He might have made the wrong person angry, and that person might have taken the opportunity to be rid of him because they thought he'd get in the way of their fun if he was allowed to be present at these trials.

[insincerely]

To be honest, with how nosy you are, I'd say you'd have been a bigger target than him...

[feminitis]

I-I am not nosy!

[yes

she is]

[insincerely]

Whatever helps you sleep at night.

[feminitis]

You know, we're supposed to be on the same side here?! I don't see how insulting me is going to help us solve this!

[i'm sorry she's so easily offended]

[insincerely]

[don't be, he loves it]

I was somewhat on topic, wasn't I?

[ceded]

[ HAHA BUTTS IN ]

Shinnosuke! [ why are you so rude 100% of the time ]

[feminitis]

No, you weren't! We're trying to figure out why Mister von Karma died! The things I do that may or may not make me a target will only be relevant if I show up dead!

[moraled]

The possibility is there, I suppose. Our conversation involved him arrogantly presuming he would be able to perfectly identify the last scene of the crime.

[feminitis]

...that's the sort of thing that most people would just dismiss as overconfidence, but I guess someone unhinged enough to kill him might be unhinged enough to take that seriously. Did you notice if anyone was eavesdropping on you?

[moraled]

I did not.

[He shakes his head.]

It was in the midst of everyone's investigation; there were far too many people around to tell.

[feminitis]

I see...

[Well, their numbers are still pretty high, after all... that's only to be expected.]

[moraled]

[wow don't kill everyone off yet.]

Indeed. However, if we were to assume everyone was able to hear it, we must then follow that to its natural conclusion--who would be "unhinged enough" to take that as a threat of those here?

[insincerely]

[well

raises hand]

They weren't exactly subtle.

[feminitis]

[why is she not surprised]

Did you happen to see anyone else listening in?

[insincerely]

Well, I didn't see anyone super invested in their conversation, but I wasn't really looking for that kind of thing, so I could've missed them.

[uraniumnumnum]

[ he rolls his eyes. ]

Are you really suspecting us just because we're unfriendly? This is truly pathetic.

[feminitis]

An unfriendly, standoffish person is less likely to have qualms about killing someone than people who get attached to others easily. It would be stupid not to at least consider it.

[insincerely]

Not that I don't support picking on Ash, but might I remind you who our murderer was last week?

[uraniumnumnum]

[ :'( ]

[feminitis]

It bothered Miss Tiara, though. Do you see anyone here right now who's as visibly bothered as she was?

So we're looking for a killer who's not bothered by this kind of death, and someone like him is a lot more likely to be that kind of person.

[insincerely]

... Actually, I phrased that wrong. Sorry, let me change that: our original, attempted murderer.

Though I never met Ao, so someone can correct me if I'm wrong and she was pretty standoffish after all.

[uraniumnumnum]

I never even spoke to the old man. Take your baseless guessing elsewhere.

[feminitis]

If you don't want people pointing the finger at you, then do something to help us try and solve this instead of standing around and being a jerk!

[i'm sorry she's like this]

[uraniumnumnum]

[ HE CAN HANDLE IT... ]

Unlike you, I don't keep flapping my lips stupidly if I have nothing useful to add.