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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You're making it sound worse than it is. Look, we can talk later, right now there's a trial to deal with.
[...maybe that was a bit too deflecting?]
Since Riku claimed to know you he was the best option besides you, and since you didn't tell me I supposed there must have been a reason for that. I wasn't going to force you to talk about personal details like those.
[Thanks for dragging him away and not making a show in middle of it all, Xion]
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[ She abruptly shuts up, hunching her shoulders. She's visibly upset, and also visibly struggling to contain the feeling. ]
I don't tell just anyone, [ Xion whispers, wounded. Her frown is small and severe. ] It's ... it's hard. But you still should have asked me if it was something you really wanted to know, instead of going behind my back.
[ ... ]
Fine. Let's go back to the trial. But we still need to talk.
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[To his credit he does look sorry. Maybe talking to her directly would have been better, not that he'd have told her how he obtained the information, though]
I didn't mean to hurt you. I'm sorry.
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[ Said softly, and very sincerely. After that, she'll leave him alone and make her way back over to Percy. ]
technically not here
well.]