[ WEEK FOUR – TRIAL ]

[sheriffexe]

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 robowest.

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Comments

[hydrokinetics]

Then we still have the problem of how nobody heard anything in town. I think. With last week the girls in the clinic at least heard the gun shot, so why not this time do you think? I could believe them being knocked out here and dragged that far but it also seems counterproductive in a way.

[elemancy]

[he... has a point there.]

Probably gonna seem counterproductive no matter what. Look at what we're dealing with here. [cutting a body into pieces? tying someone to a rock after they've been shot?

it's all needless convoluted.]

Kinda seems like we gotta start taking what makes sense out of it and just try to figure out who can or would be able to do these things.

[hydrokinetics]

Good point. The "would" is probably more important than the can. Murders are usually about the mind aren't they? What people will think up for themselves over what they're capable of doing.

[elemancy]

Yeah, guess so. Didn't really think of it like that... more thinking about who'd be willing but.

...You're probably right about that too.

[hydrokinetics]

This is where I wish I knew what kind of rewards people would go after. That'd make this a lot easier.

[elemancy]

I'd say we could ask but it doesn't seem like the kind of thing we'd get anywhere with.