[ 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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Comments

[moraled]

[Well............]

That is certainly a possibility we must address.

[He won't deny it just because he was on the posters!!]

Though I wonder that that may be too obvious for the sake of the Sheriff's "game".

[If they have to pick bandits from just three people, that's a little too easy, right...]

[hydrokinetics]

[Thanks Barnham, be glad he hasn't made the "burning witches" "burning girlfriend" connection.]

Oh I think it's really obvious, but it's the same way there's a lot of things in this string of events that seem too obvious. This was mean to really distract us and send us down a lot of wrong paths. Doesn't mean we shouldn't at least look...then we can clear them. What do we really know about Tarvek and Eliot?

[moraled]

[BURN ALL THE WITCHES-- wait]

We must consider every possible option. If that is the case... we may have a chance.

[To actually find the bandits...]

I am afraid I know little of either, however. I have spoken only with Tarvek, and only in the midst of trials.

[hydrokinetics]

I've spoken to both of them briefly at different times but not enough to have a real guess what they're like. Out of the three of you, you're the one I know the best. It's...why I trust that you wouldn't even think of doing something like this.

[ceded]

... I don't know much about him either.

[ Piping up softly, her voice noncommittal. ]

I think he's nice, and I trust him, but I don't really know anything about his life.

[hydrokinetics]

Papika says he's a prince. He told me that the Sheriff took away his ability to create technology.

[ceded]

[ .... she

knew none of that. ]

Oh. [ what's with all the royalty!! ] ... he's really smart. And ... at least from when we've talked, he seems to want to stop all of this, or at least figure out why it's happening.

[flippity]

Tarvek is a prince.

[ she shoots an apologetic look over towards wherever he is since it feels #bad revealing someone else's tragic backstory. ]

He said that people stole his kingdom from him and he's trying to get it back. I don't know anything about the other one though.

[hydrokinetics]

Really? [Somehow the idea of Tarvek as a prince is hard.] Did he say how he was trying to get it back?

[flippity]

[ she nods. ]

I asked him what his poster meant and that's what he told me. And no, all he said is that he knew he couldn't die here because then he'd never be able to save his kingdom.

[insincerely]

Mr. Spencer was pretty unhappy about Mr. Sheriff giving everyone guns on the first day and wary about how things could go wrong. He also seemed pissed off about the idea of "kids" getting involved in all this.

[He shrugs.]

Of course, all of that could amount to crap.

[hydrokinetics]

It could. But if I remember right the guy was also going around town the first couple of days looking for bugs that could be spying on us.

[feminitis]

...when we first met, Mister Spencer said he had no intention of using his gun.

[Sei bites her lip.]

Of course I can't say what he was doing that night because I wasn't in our room but... during the nights we did sleep there together, he did nothing to arouse my suspicions. ...I trust him.

[hydrokinetics]

...the problem with that, Seizaburo, is that without you in the room at all that gives him the perfect opportunity to slip out without anybody noticing. That's the one hole here that isn't quite covered. Would you say you trust him not to do that at least?

[hitsitoff]

[Aw, Sei.]

...'ppreciate that.

[robitussin]

Tarvek is apparently from a world where mad scientists are super common, and Eliot told me he once rigged an election to remove a corrupt leader from a country.

[A pause, like she's thinking of something, but she shrugs.]

That's all I've got.

[hydrokinetics]

That. Is really weird. [And unhelpful.] Though Tarvek mentioned death rays to me so maybe not that weird. I still don't get how somebody can steal whole mountains either.

[dubiousalignment]

Not 'super common', but sparks are certainly the people who influence my world the most.

[dubiousalignment]

I'm willing to answer any questions you may have.

[Although he reserves his right to keep some secrets by omitting them, of course. Would this...be useful for the trial? Tarvek doesn't think it is, but if it helps dispel any suspicions on him then it's good]

[hydrokinetics]

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

[hitsitoff]

I'm happy tellin' you anything you wanna know, but I dunno how much you're gonna value my word right now. Not like I got any way to guarantee I'm not lying.

[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?

[a_sin_for_him]

I know Eliot enough to claim 'well, in this circumstance. He's a logical man, intelligent, capable, bothered by the circumstances...he's not cold blooded or particularly violent. Even his crimes aren't violent crimes, he's a thief.

[Eliot is one of the people here that she actually likes.]

[hitsitoff]

...I mean, I do... hurt people. But not seriously.

[hydrokinetics]

Fair enough. It's something to keep in mind. [That's not exactly a show of belief, but it's something.]