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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[ 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.
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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.
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I'm just telling you what he told me!
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...I know. I'm just saying that it's entirely possible he may have felt selfish enough not to care about someone in the same position. It'd make it easier to kill, I bet.
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Um, maybe. I don't know him well enough to say if he would do that, and he was nice when we were talking.
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We'll just have to keep it in mind, okay? Stay focused with me.
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[ she reaches over to grab his hand and give it a soft squeeze. ]
We're gonna get them.
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We have to. [And then, quieter:] I don't know if I want to live if we don't. We still have some time.
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Right. We will and then we're going to beat this whole game. No one else going to get away with this, Percy! We're going to get the people who did this, and the ones making us play this stupid game.
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