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sheriff swanson ([personal profile] sheriffexe) wrote in [community profile] robowest2017-02-04 12:00 pm
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[ WEEK THREE – TRIAL ]

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 [plurk.com profile] robowest.


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[personal profile] impulsiveness 2017-02-04 07:26 pm (UTC)(link)
[Xion... Jason will at least offer her one of the drinks Milla brought, but he's still looking at her like he's half considering making her sit down.]

... I dunno if it's relevant or not, but when Annabeth [ah] and I were taken to the stocks, neither of us woke up until we were already there. I wouldn't be surprised if there's some mechanism in place to keep us asleep when it's "necessary" for the game.
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[personal profile] ceded 2017-02-04 07:39 pm (UTC)(link)
[ This she takes with no protest, actually. She's thirsty and hungry and tired from very poorly taking care of herself since, like, Thursday, honestly.

Don't you make her sit down Jason Todd she'll fight you ]


... but does something like that really just happen? Or does someone make it happen?
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[personal profile] dubiousalignment 2017-02-04 07:46 pm (UTC)(link)
One doesn't simply conveniently fall asleep like that. The Sheriff must have some way to induce sleep on the people he needs.

[...]

In which case, if the method used to keep Jason and Annabeth asleep feels the same than what happened to use, either the culprit had access to the Sheriff's techniques, or the Sheriff knocked us out.

Jason, do you remember how you felt when you woke up in the stocks? Any dizziness, or strange sensations?
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[personal profile] ceded 2017-02-04 07:47 pm (UTC)(link)
How do we know it's the Sheriff?

[ Like. Just. Stares at him.

She is not convinced it wasn't one of them. ]
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[personal profile] dubiousalignment 2017-02-04 07:54 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm not saying it's confirmed the Sheriff did it. I'm just saying that if what Jason and Annabeth felt and what we both felt is too similar, we have to consider the Sheriff himself had something to do with out unplanned sleep.
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[personal profile] impulsiveness 2017-02-04 07:59 pm (UTC)(link)
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.
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[personal profile] impulsiveness 2017-02-04 07:57 pm (UTC)(link)
[Too bad??? Please love yourself, Xion.]

That, I don't know. Dunno if asking the Sheriff would get us an answer, either.
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[personal profile] ceded 2017-02-04 08:11 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Well. There's no point in being coy. ]

I think someone did that to us, Jason. Maybe it's someone with a role. But I don't think it was the Sheriff.
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[personal profile] impulsiveness 2017-02-04 08:25 pm (UTC)(link)
Fair enough. I wouldn't put it past this game to have a role with the power to do that.