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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[Just. For completionist points.]
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If someone died and was a bandit, I might tell you though. Only if they were the bandit of that week. Say, if they got in over their head and their intended victim killed them instead. I'd tell ya about the muck up.
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So...let's say three people were involved. Like Annabeth, Riku and Nui. And let's say that the bandits this week were Annabeth and Riku, and their victim was Nui. If...[He stops. It's hard to ask, but he told Milla himself he has to do it on his own.] If Nui killed both Annabeth and Riku and someone else killed her...would that be something you could tell us?
Or if those two were bandits, chose not to kill and then "mucking it up" by getting killed. Would that count?
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... I think I hate this theory. Annabeth, Riku, and Nui were not bandits. They had no roles. They were just participants. So, just drop that line of thinking there.
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[ Xion glances at Percy, then looks back at the Sheriff. ]
Sorry for the mixup, Sheriff Hal.
[ She ... really doesn't know what went wrong here, but she can recognize that the mistake is their own. ]