[ 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

[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]

[ASH WHAT THE FUCK]

[sheriffexe]

[ The Sheriff is just going to take a piece of wood and just --

Throw it across the room.

Braining Ash in the face with it. ]

Creamsicle was a good cat.

[insincerely]

[well the only thing that surprises Shinnosuke is that the Sheriff would call Ash out in public

which amuses him so he's just going to snicker over here]

[impulsiveness]

[Just

writes 10/10 on a piece of paper and holds it up.

YOU GO GET HIM, SHERIFF HAL.]

[feminitis]

[...applauds the sheriff

tbh]

[uraniumnumnum]

[ it donks off of his stupid robot head. he stumbles a bit, but, predictably, he's not too damaged... he just looks annoyed. ]

Then I guess you should have taken better care of him. Escaping this place alive is more important than your slave animal's life.

[sheriffexe]

I have more wood.

[ shut up, ash ]

[dmails]

A moment of silence, all, for poor Creamsicle. Gone too soon.

[Okabe bows his head for a moment. He'd shed a fake tear if he could.]

[Okay, that's enough of that.]

[leadastray]

[where is justice for cat]what?

[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?

[uraniumnumnum]

[ NO!!!! he takes a step closer, shoulders square. ]

Do you really wanna know?

[elemancy]

[yeah, noct is.

not backing down, sorry bro.]

Yeah, kind of. [noct?????] If you're gonna get so mad about nothing, you might as well back it up with how much you hate me and all.

[callout post for ash tbh]

[ceded]

Guys! [ Mostly giving Ash a Look ] Is this really the time?

[uraniumnumnum]

[ perhaps unexpectedly, he claps his hands on the sides of Noctis's face, tilting his head up and bringing his own in uncomfortably close. ]

Even though you can't back up how much you hate me with any action of your own? You disgusting hypocrite.

[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.]