[ 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 why speak up now? Why not when we had two other cases with blades and weapons involved? I remember Tiara's execution really well, Ezio. And I stand by my question of why not speak up sooner?

[uraniumnumnum]

Perhaps he'd been holding onto some vain hope that you would manage to figure things out yourselves.

[ just here to be an asshole. ]

[hydrokinetics]

I don't see you doing much better than the "useless humans", so what's your excuse?

[uraniumnumnum]

I'm not interested in solving these murders. I have bigger fish to fry, to use one of your sayings.

[hydrokinetics]

I hate to tell you but there're no fish to fry if you're stuck here with the rest of us, so interested or not I'm not sure you get much of a choice? You have to vote just like everybody else and if you didn't care you wouldn't vote each week. So. Which is it?

[uraniumnumnum]

The "fish to fry" is not being stuck here with the rest of you, boy. I vote because I'd rather not be killed over something so stupid.

[sheriffexe]

[ Actually, this is a great opportunity for this so time to NAME AND SHAME IN PUBLIC.

Calling out from the bench -- ]

Bigger fish to fry? You killed my cat, you asshole. Stop being a shit and play the game.

[uraniumnumnum]

[ WOW THE CALLOUT POST

he just gives the Sheriff a withering look. ]

It was in the way.

[elemancy]

[noct's not even saying anything, he's just going to shoot both of them a look that amounts to

DON'T GO PICKING FIGHTS RIGHT NOW.]

[uraniumnumnum]

[ ash is still #angry at you for reasons even he doesn't understand, noct?! ]

You stay the hell out of my way.

[elemancy]

[stop being mad at him for not killing you????? what the fuck, ash.]

And if I don't?

[hydrokinetics]

[Just a look back??? No it's he's fine? This is fine.]

[elemancy]

[leave the arguing to him, this is what roomies are for, apparently.]

[combattente]

Because I assumed someone would do so for me? I'm used to being accused of crimes I didn't commit, if you remember that. At the same time, most people wouldn't want to accuse themselves...

I'm only doing so now because it seems no one else will and we need to reconsider the way we're going about this.

[feminitis]

...did you do it? Because getting us to reconsider things is fine, but if people take you too seriously and suspect you when you didn't kill anyone, that's no good either...

[combattente]

I did not kill Lust or Simon. It would take a considerably long time to cut up a body with the blades I possess.

[feminitis]

...then we'll move on from that.

[But she gives him a slightly uneasy look before glancing away.]

From your experiences, though, do you have any insight on who here might have had the strength to be able to cut her up the way she was...?

[combattente]

It isn't a question of strength usually, but the weapon used. You'd need something capable of cutting through bone and flesh.

[moraled]

[...]

I suppose it is irrelevant to the trial at hand, but I cannot help but note how...exact that was.

[....did you kill someone else, ezio...]

[combattente]

Would you prefer a list of the men I've killed over the last 12 years?

[dmails]

Wait. So if not combat blades, what blades would be sufficient to cut up a body in a pinch?

[combattente]

Perhaps something a butcher would use...? Signor Lecter said it wasn't done as if a butcher had done it, but you could still use the same tool.

[hydrokinetics]

And also at the same time a lot of us don't actually know you, man. This isn't home. Just because I'm used to people wanting me dead doesn't mean I'm going to assume everything will play out the same way.

I do remember that. Just like I remember you hate being falsely accused in the first place so again, why now? Is it because you can confidently say this knowing it wasn't you?

[combattente]

There is a difference between assuming circumstances, and assuming that when people see a grown man kill a young girl and seem quite skilled at it, they will suspect he has killed before and would do so again. And that is something I knew when I volunteered.

I can say so confidently, sí, but also because I've grown tired of these trials and executions.

[hydrokinetics]

People are scared. Why would they suspect someone who volunteered to put a young girl out of her misery in the most humane way possible? Why would they choose to follow the path of "he's killed so he's definitely responsible this time even if it doesn't match up with his personality"? They wouldn't. And it's only now that you bring it up that I find it suspicious.

I'll say to you what I said to Ash. You don't have to vote if you don't want to keep playing or stay alive, but so long as you are you could stand to be more helpful! [And because he's already fired up:] You can confidently say that you didn't kill Simon or Lust, but what about one of the others? What about Manfred, Nui, Riku or Annabeth? Can you stand by that and say the same thing?