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.
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robowest2017-01-28 12:00 pm
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[ He's not actually quoting anyone. ]
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[UNACCEPTABLE.]
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[ Xion frowns, humming low. ]
I haven't spoken to him too much, so I'm not really sure. He's not from mine, I know that much. Maybe we should ask around?
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[She furrows her brow, not fully convinced of what she's saying.]
If they can... find out things about us from before we arrived here. The information on our wanted posters had to come from somewhere even if most of it is crap...
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[ help them ]
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And we don't actually know what all these roles do... so I'm just saying it's a possibility.
[she's probably wrong tho]
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However... I would first say that we should begin with finding out if there is someone here who would have reason to know that fact about the victim.
If not, we can consider other possibilities.
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[you know what would be nice
is if they had a spirit medium who could channel the dead so they could ask him
we need maya]
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Unless he told someone, then .... that would be the only way. But is there anyone like that?
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[ she looks sad at that thought. ]
So if they weren't already friends then I can't think of why.
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[ since this game is all about rewards. but it would have to be something that still matters even if he dies. ]
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If he is unwilling to say, and the one he is concerned for unwilling to reveal themselves, there may not be much else we can do for either of them.
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Only because he won't let us! Even if that's the case, maybe we can narrow down the list of people it could be. That might tell us something anyway!
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[ hmm. this is a pickle. ]
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It'd take a while... and wouldn't it be obvious what we were up to? [ A frown. ] There has to be another way.
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Still, given our time limit, that is the fastest way to get information outta someone. [ just sayin ] If you can think of something else, I'll follow your lead!