[ 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

re: co-conspirators

[athenite]

For the record, Hal says that while it's possible people could work a murder together and share a reward, no one has asked him about this being a thing previously.

[ so: ]

That being the case doesn't make it an impossibility, of course, but it does make it less likely. Just for reference for this, since it was brought up earlier as a possibility.

[insincerely]

That's good to know. Thanks.

[athenite]

Of course this doesn't mean two people couldn't have worked together without hope to split a reward, but.

[ the more you know!!! ]

[alcobrawlic]

... He said for him and the murderer, the end result is about getting his wish granted and his death won't change that.

So it might actually be more likely than you think.

[ she's actually pretty mad. ]

[athenite]

[ SHE MISSED THAT PART. WHAT A DICK? ]

I didn't hear that part, but yes, that would fall under the "not an impossibility clause". My wish is that people stop participating in this game, but hey.

[alcobrawlic]

Yeah, you and me both. And yet here we are.

[athenite]

I'm leaning towards team "let the kids punch his smug face in" even if it doesn't produce results.

[ people not telling her shit is like one of her biggest pet peeves ]

[alcobrawlic]

I already headbutted him.

[ Just saying. ]

He's saying they were threatened, but even if that's the case, there's no guarantee it won't happen again.

[athenite]

If anything, it's proof they'll break and kill if they're leveraged properly. Or improperly.

[robitussin]

...Has someone noticed if there's anyone he's really close with here? Not that it would be a deal breaker, but.

[hydrokinetics]

Thanks for clearing it up. [It's more troubling than he thought, but it's good to know for the future.]

[athenite]

It was worth asking about. Even if a lot of the rest of this remains clear as mud.

[hydrokinetics]

No different than what we're already used to. [Thanks for that, gods.] It gives us something to work with though, especially if what Sara's saying is true. [Yeah he didn't know about that either, whoops.]

[athenite]

What she's saying is a basic confirmation that he's an accomplice, even if he didn't help with the act itself. Keeping the actual truth from us amounts to the same thing.

[hydrokinetics]

Okay but being an accomplice is just as bad. [Says he who tends to see a lot of things in black and white.] If you're an accomplice that means you're willingly hiding something about someone who did something wrong. It's selfish and this isn't helping any of us, and if we don't vote for him or the right party we're sending somebody else to die. How is that fair?

[athenite]

I'm not really disagreeing with you here, Seaweed Brain.

[ although SHE'S mostly mad that SOMEONE IS NOT TELLING THEM SHIT, BUT CLEARLY KNOWS IT rip ]

He's deliberately obstructing us from getting at the truth and the killer.

[hydrokinetics]

[Seeeethe. Her pet peeve is people not telling them shit, his is people wrongfully setting up and blaming other people. What a good team.]

You know what would be good to know? His wish. Knowing that would help us narrow down who he's talking about, I bet.

[athenite]

We can try asking. Feel like being particularly persuasive?

[ honestly she's on team knock his teeth out so yeah ]

[hydrokinetics]

Worth a shot. Besides, you and me always work better as a team.