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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robowest2017-01-28 12:00 pm
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[ raises injured arm, sets it back down. ]
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Did something happen between you and that old man last night..? Both of you were hurt...
[ Well, one of them is dead, but you know. ]
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...There was something bothering him, and he's not very nice when I talked to him. I suppose that is something between us.
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Oh... He did seem kind of scary. [ but once again, a lot of old men seem scary to him? ] Do you... Remember how you ended up in the clinic..? I want to know how you got hurt.
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I went there myself. It was open, [ AS IN THERE WASNT A DOOR. ] so I figured I could go in and tend to my arm without trouble.
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It was open..? That's kind of odd, I don't think it was before. [ Russell was thinking about how to get into it the other day, that saves him trouble. ]
Uhm, but... If your arm was hurt, who hurt it?