[ WEEK THREE – 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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[thatsthespirit]

Of course. I'm satisfied with your response.

Have you tried herbal tea?

[she's offering advice for insomnia, yep]

1/2

[thatsthespirit]

[what did Hannibal, a pure and perfect man, who did nothing wrong ever, in his whole life, do to deserve this]

Is that so? Human rules of etiquette can be so complicated.

[but that said]

[feminitis]

I'll sleep with my sword in my hand.

[And stab anyone who gets close tbh.]

And I'm just going to say it now before anyone gets any ideas about mercy kills or whatever - I want to live, so if someone does go after me, they're not doing me any favors. They're just a killer.

[Just. You know. In case someone does off her and tries to use that as a defense.]

[thatsthespirit]

I'm very glad you two have each other, though. It must make things easier in a place like this.

[she ships ya'll now]

[impulsiveness]

[This is what happens when we app semi-pures, instead. Canon point regrets.]

Anyone who cuts one of ours gets cut in return. That's the price of playing this "game."

[feminitis]

It's what they get. They deserve whatever they get, for playing along.

[yikes]

[moraled]

Indeed. That would simply be heinous. But as we have seen... there are those sorts here.

[So...]

If, at any point, there is aught you require, I request you say so.

[thatsthespirit]

All right, thank you. I'm sorry for sounding suspicious, but with your room completely locked, it's difficult to imagine how someone would sneak in to steal your camera.

[so she has to consider the possibility of it being an inside job. literally. she's satisfied with Xion's sincerity, so that leaves. . . poor Tarvek]

[impulsiveness]

Not so sure about "clean" [remember Sakyou], but you're right. If you want to get the job done quickly, a bullet through the brain is enough.

[thatsthespirit]

[reaches out to place a hand on Sei's shoulder, giving it a bit of a squeeze]

Every little bit of information will help, Seizaburo. I'm proud of your strength.

[thatsthespirit]

[SHE'S GOT THIS!!]

I'll protect those under my care with my life, so thank you.

["those under her care" includes like. everyone. but especially Yuna because YUNA DOESN'T DESERVE ANYTHING!!!]

[hydrokinetics]

[Uh.]

How do you know? Did you get a count of how many?

[impulsiveness]

You think Nui was the one who set Annabeth on fire?

[Because, yikes.]

[ceded]

Don't apologize. [ her voice is just a fraction lighter than it was a moment ago. ] We need to be sure of everyone. Even people we trust.

[ ... poor tarvek indeed. xion believes in him, but they have to be sure. ]

[thatsthespirit]

[PERCY 8((((]

I will.

[sating]

[ He breathes out a little laugh, and it ends up being for both comments, really. Hannibal nods in agreement. ]

So they are. It's a rather complicated dance to avoid being rude.

[ He says, despite being in love with the extremely rude Will Graham. Details. ]

...But thank you. It makes it easier so much as something like this can be.

[thatsthespirit]

You're welcome. And I'm sorry for your loss.

[she doesn't know how close Russell was to Ocelot, but. that seems like the right thing to say]

[feminitis]

...okay. I will.

[spoilers: she won't]

But I think... we need to think about who would kill someone the way this week's victims died. A lot of it is going to be guesswork, but...

I don't think there are that many people here who would kill so brutally.

[moraled]

Yes... without suspects, we shall not get anywhere.

That is where we must start. "Who would be capable of such a thing" is undoubtedly our first question.

[thatsthespirit]

[SHE'S GLAD EVERYONE IS SO UNDERSTANDING OF HER BEING SUSPICIOUS OF THEM, god]

Yes, let's. I think we've already narrowed down our suspect pool.

[feminitis]

[Sei nods, looking a little lost, and is quiet for a long moment before she speaks.]

...but for now, we need to focus on the trial. I'm sure what I saw down there had nothing to do with what happened.

[thatsthespirit]

[y i k e s indeed]

It's possible. When I asked how many culprits were involved, the Sheriff said he wouldn't answer that question now. I don't want to rule out the possibility of there being more than one actor, nor do I want to rule out the fact that one of the culprits could have been killed after committing the crime.

[sidearmofthelaw]

S'fine, we weren't close.

Which puts me in the pool of suspects, you don't have to mince words about it. That's fair to say. I didn't kill her, though.

[flippity]

[ because the meta text told me, percy ]

No... but when we get out of here, if you go look at the train you'll see what I mean.

[ as in, there will be an obvious change in number. she didn't think to actually count since it was before they found any bodies or anything. ]

[thatsthespirit]

[thank goodness everyone is understanding and not at all angry about her suspicions]

That's right. As difficult as it might be, we won't find the truth if we let our trust blind us.