[ 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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[insincerely]

[SOMEONE'S ROLLING THEIR EYES FROM A DISTANCE.]

[hydrokinetics]

Can you tell us more about the kingdom you apparently need to get back?

[impulsiveness]

No, not really. The Sheriff slapped me awake and that was that. No dizziness or fogginess. [Thanks, Hal.] I can't say if it was the same for Annabeth, though. Sorry.

[dubiousalignment]

This.

[Tarvek takes out a pocketwatch that can also work as a mirror]

Take a closer look if you want.

[It seems to be a completely normal watch besides the mirror function. No secret machines here!]

[leadastray]

Mister Undertaker, he's been missing for some time, presumed dead if he was the second body in the mines.

[hydrokinetics]

None of us do right now, but it's worth hearing it out. What is it that you do back in your world that you've stolen a bunch of stuff?

[thatsthespirit]

Ah, that's right. . .

[THE PLAYER FORGOT oops]

I spoke with the Sheriff. He confirmed Undertaker was the other body in the mines.

[hitsitoff]

[He groans. God, he hates that poster.]

It ain't literal. It's just... It's this thing my boss says, we didn't actually literally steal mountains.

...Wasn't even a mountain the first time, just a ski resort...

[robitussin]

I guess it would be pretty obvious by then what was happening to the bodies, so it wouldn't take someone who knows a bunch about chemistry.

[A frown. She had been hoping that might narrow it down.]

[hydrokinetics]

A lot of us have worlds and things to save. That doesn't make him special. [Sorry Papika, he's bitter that someone needed to save his world is dead.]

[thatsthespirit]

[she had been thinking the same thing, but. . .]

She may have been, but she also seemed fairly logical. I don't know if she'd kill two people "just because."

[leadastray]

The whole point of a trial is to observe the evidence and come to conclusions based on it. We can't properly solve a trial without it in the first place.

[thatsthespirit]

That sounds appropriate. Thank you for your assistance.

[hitsitoff]

[ god he wants to punch you so bad ]

[glaring]

Lissa. If she was, I didn't see her, but since I was in the bathroom for a good portion of the night that's not all that strange.

[thatsthespirit]

[oh nooooo]

. . . I understand. It's difficult to trust anyone in a situation like this. You can't be blamed for not wanting to.

[he must be so scared???]

[feminitis]

[because she's a moron honestly]

I wanted to say that not a lot of people would be reckless enough to kill in a place like this, the first week, but... that was proven wrong.

Whoever did this seems to have wanted to get away with it. I don't... think the killer would leave anything to chance.

...even if it was just a small chance that someone else might salvage it before whatever they were trying to get rid of vanished.

[hydrokinetics]

...I'll have to trust that for now until something contradicts that. Thanks for the input.

[insincerely]

Depending on the acid used, bones can be dissolved as well.

[thatsthespirit]

[HMMMMM. . . Nui did wind up in the chemical bath with three other bodies, all put there by the Sheriff. . .]

I can't deny that possibility.

What rule do you think she might have broken?

[elemancy]

"Easy," right.

[come on, let's not fool ourselves here, percy.

either way, he sighs a bit, nodding.] Probably just best to ask anything that comes to mind at all. One thing may lead to another, something like that.

[he is definitely not the best critical thinker for strategy here. this is what happens when you pawn off a bunch of stuff on your bros when you don't know how to approach something.]

[robitussin]

[zooms back]

So. He picks based on who he thinks is funniest, this week it's because he thinks all of them are high strung, and he's not going to tell me whether or not bandits are always included in the list.

My guess would be no, because if they were... That makes it way easier for us. I don't think he'd do that.

[thatsthespirit]

But these bones weren't dissolved.

[huh]

So I suppose the acid bath wasn't comprised of the right chemicals.

[hydrokinetics]

Ugh, shut up. [He's trying to keep this light but he's still not really having a good day.]

It's possible. Those posters aren't entirely accurate anyway.

[dubiousalignment]

[Tarvek crosses his arms. How much to tell?]

I won't go into a lot of details regarding the story of my family, but I'm a direct descendant of the Storm King. The Sturmvoraus family, as well as other families, are cooperating together to decide who'll take the crown, and we all as well as several other influential powers formed an organized group of people with the goal of dismantling the actual ruling family's empire over Europe.

[He sounds completely serious about it all]

It's not a mere kingdom. It's a continent to be freed from a despot baron's ruling. Needless to say it's not an easy task, but it's underway.

[It's a bit of a cleaned-up version of the many conspiracies and problems the Storm King's legacy and crown are going through, but it isn't like Tarvek is willing to tell a lot about it all. The circumstances regarding the Other's actions don't seem to be relevant to the story, at least in Tarvek's opinion. That part is...not something he's happy with. Thank you very much, Tarvek's father, that's not a pleasant part of his family history]