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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WHY AM I NOT PLAYING A CHARACTER THAT WILL SUGGEST THIS.]
When we catch them [When, not if.] we should make them experience every bit of pain they inflicted on this week's victims, tenfold.
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Anyone who cuts one of ours gets cut in return. That's the price of playing this "game."
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[yikes]
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An execution like that would be exactly what this game was made for. By doing something like that, you'd be playing along with the game, too.
[Yuna's hands clench into fists at her sides, then loosen, but her voice stays steady.]
This was horrible and wrong, but we don't know everything yet. Talking like this isn't getting us any closer to answers, either.
[she's revengeshaming]
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We may not know who did this, or why, but we know what they did. And what they did would deserve retribution if it occurred anywhere else.
...I hope the killer is listening. And I hope that what we're saying makes them uncomfortable and afraid, because then they might make mistakes, and we might stand a chance of catching the right person this time.
I won't apologize for what I said and I don't think he should, either.
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[Yuna shakes her head, and she softens.]
I want to find who did this. I think it's horrible. It isn't that I'm bothered by people being upset and angry, or that I think the person who did this should get away with it. Killing people for what they've done here is wrong, though. Torturing them for it is worse, and it's the same as participating, and you can't act like it's not. But I have a lot of faith in you, Kamiya-san, and Jason, too, so even if you're upset and angry now, and I think it's okay to be, I don't think you'd want to just play along with the game like that in the end.