[ 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

[sheriffexe]

[ A thoughtful look and he's finishing up his flute. ]

The person who makes the kill is the murderer. That's who I'll name as guilty at the end of the trial if you catch them.

The person who helps the murderer is just an accomplice. If they've put enough work into the murder itself, they'll be rewarded but they're not the guilty party, specifically.

[hydrokinetics]

Really. [He straightens up suddenly, much more interested in this. Nice flute, by the way.] So even if someone made a deal with someone else, came up with a nice and neat plan and instructed them to go through with the kill, they'd still be seen as just an accomplice but a rewarded accomplice. The one holding the weapon and the one who actually did the kill is the guilty party.

[...great.] And there's nothing stopping us from voting for both of them, is there?

[sheriffexe]

Ayup. Sounds about right.

[ And a shake of his head. ]

Not a thing. You can vote for multiple people. Up to two, I'll give ya but I'll only kill them both if they're a tie. Otherwise, majority rule.

[hydrokinetics]

Huh. Good to know. But each of us can only vote for one person, just to be clear? Or you mean each of us could vote for two people with reasonable cause? [He wants to be thorough okay.] It doesn't exactly say in the rulebook.

[sheriffexe]

Second. You could put two names in, they'd both count as votes. I'd only count the majority.

[hydrokinetics]

Got it. Thank you, that helps a lot.