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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I was definitely asleep all night. When I woke up, I felt really groggy, too, like my head was all fuzzy.
[ Her way of saying she was still very sleepy, perhaps unnaturally so, even after waking up. So no, she definitely never roused during the night. ]
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[she almost hates to answer this question, but]
Are you positive that Tarvek was put under the same artificial sleep as you? You don't think he was the one who knocked you out, and then snuck out to lock the camera in the Sheriff's jail, only to return and pretend he had been asleep the whole time. . . do you?
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... no, I don't. I trust Tarvek. But ... I can't prove it either way. I don't remember falling asleep. You can ask him and try to confirm.
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[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]
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[ ... poor tarvek indeed. xion believes in him, but they have to be sure. ]
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That's right. As difficult as it might be, we won't find the truth if we let our trust blind us.
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It'd have been easier for me to destroy the camera and get rid of the pieces the next day than steal it and put it away in the jail.
[Why to steal it? Why to leave it intact, was it Sheriff property or something?]
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[at least she's all business about this]
Not necessarily. Perhaps the Sheriff didn't let you destroy it. Or, perhaps, you knew it'd be easier and then decided to take the more difficult route to purposefully throw off suspicion.
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Either you use effective and substantial actions, or you refrain from starting in the first place.
[That's how Tarvek works]
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Then why don't we apply that same thinking to another thief, presuming it wasn't you? Why didn't they destroy the camera instead of just locking it in the ajil cell?