robowest | [ WEEK FOUR

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.

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[ so after hannibal finishes encouraging everyone to get naked, he will at least add in here: ]

Russell had needlemarks, and he admitted to using medicine to help himself sleep. I don't bring this up as an accusation, but only to point out that he does know how to use the drugs we have available to incapacitate someone, even if it's himself in this case.

That would mean he'd know the right amounts to dose someone so that they'd simply sleep, or so that they'd never wake up.

At least the former, yes. For the latter, it would only be a matter of "more."

Then that would place Russle high on our suspect list. Aside from him, the only people I know of who have medical knowledge, Dr. Lecter, are you and I.

[ He shakes his head lightly ]

I would not go as far as to say that medical experience is required. Only to know what could be potent enough to use, and that itself isn't very hard to pick up. Without knowing more about how she was drugged or even with what, it may be a case of precision, or it could be one of excess.

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Well, if we're not accusing him, then we can just take that as "a hell lot of people could've known how to use the drugs".

Perhaps. It at least makes it a bit clearer that people we might not expect to have knowledge may. It would not have come up for Russell otherwise, after all.

Yeah, he's not the kind of person you'd expect to have medical knowledge. [He shrugs.] I mean, I might as well admit right now that I'm not completely oblivious in that department either.

[Except, well. Blind now.]

[ That's surprising too, and Hannibal's question comes curiously ]

How so?

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[why this]

...Is it possible he may have shared that information with anyone before now?

Very, though it's not a very conversational topic, generally speaking.

[ He shrugs ]

In that case, you would have to ask him.

[ Looks down. ]

I place I was at before... They forced me to inject myself with medicine to sleep. . . So it's one of the only ways that can help me sleep when I have trouble.

Is that so?

[Yes, please explain your innocence, Russell!!]

Has this been the case every night here?

The doctors I knew before made me inject medicine all by myself, so I had to learn to do it on my own.

[ wtf he's trying. it's not a fun topic to talk about!! ]

I started Monday night because I started feeling bad. . . And it's lonely in my room, so... That's it.

[aaaah]

I see. I am sorry to have to force you to speak about something you do not wish to speak about--however, it is very important that you are entirely honest here.

[REMEMBER THAT YOU WANT TO LIVE, RUSSELL.]

You must prove your innocence.

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[Gently:]

Did you ever talk about that before? Maybe to anyone who's in this room right now?

I think ... I mentioned that I was in a rehabilitation center once or twice...

[ He just shrugs. ] Only if they asked.

Do you remember who it was you told about that...?

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Were you sleeping on the night of Lust's murder? Your latest injection marks could clear you of suspicion.

I was sleeping. I don't like going out past curfew anyway... It makes me nervous.

[ He just looks down. ] But I don't have a roommate anymore that would confirm that so...

Would you mind letting the doc have a look at your arms once more?

[ Ugh, Russell... don't make him pity you!!! ]

--also, do you want a new roommate? Assuming it won't be in a jail cell.

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I don't think this proves anything either way, but if we're looking for people who would need to drug her in order to overpower her... He's kind of a shrimp.

It's certainly a possibility. With that in mind, it might make other parts make more sense, such as the rough nature of the murder as well as the... extent of it, shall we say.

[ He's trying to be polite about it... ]

If they weren't strong enough to overpower her, then it stands to reason that they weren't strong enough to be able to move her once she was dead either.

Going with that...

[which is to say he doesn't necessarily see it as proof either, but to go along with her point.] Seen him at the watering hole before, too.

[so.

?

will it mean anything, we just don't know.] Probably doesn't mean much unless something ties it together, though.

There's also the part where his poster specifically mentions too much murder that he doesn't regret, but bringing the posters into this is a can of worms I'm not sure any of us should be opening.

Just good to keep in mind he's probably not incapable of it, even if it doesn't mean that he did it.

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