robowest | [ WEEK TWO

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.

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I wonder if he was attacked because a lot of people didn't know him that well... Which would make it harder for us to find out who hurt him...

[ that's one way to cause confusion? ]

... you mean like, it'd be harder to figure out a motive? Since if no one knew him really well, why would they want to kill him?

Maybe..? I don't know why anyone would want to kill him... Unless people are actually becoming serious about the sheriff's game.

... if anything, I think that might make more sense. If no one hated him... then maybe he was just targeted because it was easy for whoever did it.

[ There's no real inflection to her voice as she says this, but her expression is bleak. ]

After last week, that's entirely possible. That's definitely something we should consider though. Killing him because nobody really knew him.

But ... who would do something so cold? That's ... way different than if it was self-defense, or something like that.

I don't know, but some people do all sorts of things if it means saving themselves. That's the problem with this set-up. It's probably easier to kill someone nobody knows or someone they don't care about themselves than a friend.

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That's a possibility. Of course, it would also make sense to kill the person you know best, as some might refuse to believe that you could do such a thing, so both ends of the argument work here.

Oh... I guess you're right. Well... It seems like no one was really his friend so it doesn't apply in this case...

Ah, poor him. Dying as a friendless loser...

[Says one unabashed friendless loser.]

Should you really be the one saying that...

[ RUSSELL WILL CALL YOU OUT SHINNOSUKE... ]

Well, I'm happy being a friendless loser. We'll never know his opinion now, though, since he's dead.

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Or what if he was killed because of the "role" he played in this game? That's similar to how it happened last week, isn't it?

[ ..! ]

Do you think... He had a role that someone would kill him for?

I don't know. But since we're discussing possible motives, I thought it relevant to the conversation.

Last trial, Annabeth asked, and Mr. Sheriff said he'd reveal a victim's role if it was relevant to the murder; otherwise, he'd wait until after.

Then again, I have no idea what he counts as "relevant", so maybe that's something to ask him.

[hmmms]

I think it is a good question to ask, yes. Though for some reason I doubt we'll get a satisfactory answer.

Who wants to deal with the frustration, then?

[sigh!!]

I will, since I brought it up.

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Oh! I ... I forgot. [ A beat, and: ]

What kind of role could someone play that would lead to them getting killed, though? [ Some to help, some to hurt... ]

Probably any role. If they're put on opposing sides—makes sense if they'd target each other.

Opposing sides... like-- someone who wants the murders to go on, and someone who wants to stop them?

[ That could describe any two people here, but if you had a specific role dedicated to it.... that might change how willing you were to kill. ]

If we're guessing he had a role, I wonder what kind it would have been.

Could be. We don't know what the "roles" are. But... it's a "game," right? If someone's got something that rewards them for killing...

[he pauses, thoughtful.]

Anyone who wants to see it end would be on an opposing side to someone playing a game to kill.

Probably not as simple as that, but it's gonna be life-or-death for everyone, as far as we know.

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[she nods at Noctis, since he took the answer right out of her mouth]

I know that sounds vague, but it's hard to be more specific when we have no idea how these "roles" work. Beyond some being to "help" while others are to "hurt."

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Yeah. We need to know more about the "roles" before we can say for sure. But with what we know... can't really rule it out, either.

[as if things weren't complicated enough.]

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