robowest | [ WEEK THREE

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

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[Shinnosuke pauses, before:]

Well, I did. Not so much the Tarvek part explicitly, but Xion told me last week she was keeping the camera.

[sheeee frowns]

You can see where I'm going with that question, yes?

I didn't mention it to anyone, if that's where you're going with this.

It's one place I was going, yes.

[but the other?]

How could the thief have known the camera would be in Xion and Tarvek's room this week, if the information wasn't public knowledge?

Don't know yet.

... And if someone's going to accuse me because I happened to know, let me point out that according to Xion, she trusted my advice above all else regarding the camera since I originally found it with her—ah, well, she's mad at me right now, so she might refute that just to spite me.

[Unrelated things, uh, happened between them.]

But in any case, if I wanted the camera, I would've just asked for it. Besides that, it's not like I knew where Xion was going to be.

[He also probably would not have admitted to knowing that Xion had it just now????]

[. . . she nods]

And your roommate can confirm your presence in your room at midnight, so. . .

[she doesn't really want to accuse him]

[ALSO THIS IS UNRELATED BUT]

Why is Xion mad at you?

[Milla that's prying]