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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robowest2017-02-04 12:00 pm
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[that's what Milla is assuming]
I see. I can understand how you'd want that sort of intimacy after a long day of surgery.
[AND SHE HAS NO SENSE OF TMI, EITHER]
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Intimacy is... [ He trails off, since he doesn't want to explain this, so he just adds after a small breath of quiet exasperation: ] Will and I are quite close, so naturally I prefer his company after an unexpectedly long day.
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Of course. I understand how that works. I've read the entire "Men and Women Beneath the Sheets" series, after all!
[she's so proud of herself]
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...I'm not familiar with the series, but I can say with some certainty that it is nothing like Will and I's relationship.
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It isn't?
I thought "cuddling" was being used as a euphemism.
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In this case, it is entirely literal.
[ Hannibal and Will have a very chaste romance. They're still on the cuddling and holding hands stage leave them alone ]
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Humans can be so strange at times. Why even turn cuddling into a euphemism for sex if some people use the term literally?
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Because the bluntness is not always acceptable in polite company, in short.
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Is that so? Human rules of etiquette can be so complicated.
[but that said]
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[she ships ya'll now]
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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.
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[cuties]
I apologize for getting us off track, by the way.
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No apologizes necessary. Even a brief reprieve from the solemn topics is rather welcome. But even so, let's return to work.
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[BACK TO COLLECTING ALIBIS yep]