[ 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

[insincerely]

... Seriously, if you guys are so fed up with Ash, why do you keep talking to him?

[impulsiveness]

Maybe they're masochists.

[insincerely]

That's definitely a possibility.

[robitussin]

A pact to ignore everything Ash says as a general rule seems like a good plan.

[insincerely]

Well, I don't mind him that much. [But he's, you know, him.] Seems like it'd be smart for some others here, though.

[robitussin]

...Of course you don't.

[smh]

[insincerely]

[He just grins and shrugs.]

[flippity]

That was the first thing I said to him all trial! I can hear him just fine though.

[insincerely]

Take it from someone who also acts like him: you just ignore him if you want to minimize how much he talks.

[flippity]

Hm... I don't think you act like him. You actually help when you're being mean.

[insincerely]

... Thanks? Well, I do have an interest in surviving, so as fun as it is to watch you all flail around, it doesn't help me to screw you all over.

[flippity]

If all he does is fight everyone, people won't feel that bad about voting for him. Remember when Nui died? No one was really sad about it because of how she was like. He's only hurting himself this way.

[elemancy]

[noct is vaguely wincing at that statement because despite all that's happened, he'd still feel bad about it. he just doesn't want to see people dying needlessly, especially if they're not actually guilty.

this bean is too pure sometimes, but he doesn't actually say anything because papika isn't... really wrong about it either.]