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sheriff swanson ([personal profile] sheriffexe) wrote in [community profile] robowest2017-02-11 12:00 pm
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[ WEEK FOUR – TRIAL ]

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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glaring: (pic#9697034)

[personal profile] glaring 2017-02-11 09:32 pm (UTC)(link)
Mm, I agree. What I don't understand is why the dismembering was needed—if they wanted to kill her but couldn't do it without her being drugged, they wouldn't have had to go that far.
moraled: (Proceed to customer service with)

[personal profile] moraled 2017-02-11 09:34 pm (UTC)(link)
[................]

One possibility I fear I must put forth is that... that may have been the only way for the killer to move her body.

[They'd be working off of the assumption that someone had had to be strong to do it, but...

What if that was why?]


... It is merely a possibility, however.
glaring: (pic#10507051)

[personal profile] glaring 2017-02-11 09:36 pm (UTC)(link)
...then that's easily something to test for.

[ oh boy. ]
alcobrawlic: (Just about half past ten)

[personal profile] alcobrawlic 2017-02-11 09:35 pm (UTC)(link)
Up until now, we were assuming that someone would have had to be strong enough to kill her with that much force. Our killer could have used that to make us think to look for only people who fit the bill.
glaring: (pic#9697020)

[personal profile] glaring 2017-02-11 09:38 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Hmmm. ]

Then the pool of suspects is back to being almost everyone, isn't it?
alcobrawlic: (Socialize or I'll cut you)

[personal profile] alcobrawlic 2017-02-11 09:40 pm (UTC)(link)
Not completely... personally, I don't think a lot of people here would really need to drug someone to take them down.
glaring: (pic#10507059)

[personal profile] glaring 2017-02-11 09:45 pm (UTC)(link)
No, that's definitely true. We've already had a lot of killers go free, so that's proof enough of that.
impulsiveness: (002)

[personal profile] impulsiveness 2017-02-11 09:55 pm (UTC)(link)
We still need to think about who tied Simon's body to the rock, so maybe if we cross our fingers REALLY hard we haven't been going on circles for nothing.
alcobrawlic: (Go get yourself wet)

[personal profile] alcobrawlic 2017-02-11 09:57 pm (UTC)(link)
That'd be nice... even if we can only get one person out of a possible two.
leadastray: (pic#10975698)

[personal profile] leadastray 2017-02-11 09:36 pm (UTC)(link)
I assume it was to move the body, if our killer couldn't carry her whole weight. But why she'd need to be moved in the first place I do not know.
glaring: (pic#9697034)

[personal profile] glaring 2017-02-11 09:40 pm (UTC)(link)
Disposing of a body here seems useless, so I wonder if that was the intent at all. Maybe it was because of the actual crime scene.
leadastray: (pic#10974498)

[personal profile] leadastray 2017-02-11 09:51 pm (UTC)(link)
You think something at the crime scene caused it, besides the killer?
glaring: (pic#10507104)

[personal profile] glaring 2017-02-11 09:53 pm (UTC)(link)
Maybe. Do you know if she told anyone where she was going? Why she was outside?
leadastray: (pic#10975690)

[personal profile] leadastray 2017-02-11 09:57 pm (UTC)(link)
I have no idea, personally, but it would be good to ask the crowed.
insincerely: ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ. (god woman i'm trying to be a jerk here)

[personal profile] insincerely 2017-02-11 09:52 pm (UTC)(link)
... Hate to say it, but maybe they thought it'd earn more "merit" with Mr. Sheriff if they disposed of her body?
glaring: (pic#10507159)

[personal profile] glaring 2017-02-11 09:55 pm (UTC)(link)
[ She's nodding. ]

That's a good point. Knowing his exact criteria would help, though. I wonder if he'd answer that.
insincerely: ᴍᴀɴɢᴀ. (hospital food sucks)

[personal profile] insincerely 2017-02-11 09:56 pm (UTC)(link)
I figure he probably would. Since the point of the game is for us to earn merit, he'd have to tell us how to do that, right?
glaring: (pic#10507059)

[personal profile] glaring 2017-02-11 10:00 pm (UTC)(link)
I'll go ask. I don't trust you not to talk about yourself again.
glaring: (pic#10507208)

[personal profile] glaring 2017-02-11 10:02 pm (UTC)(link)
[ smacking him anyway ]
insincerely: ᴍᴀɴɢᴀ. (checking: no friendship saps in sight)

[personal profile] insincerely 2017-02-11 10:03 pm (UTC)(link)
[WHY DO PEOPLE KEEP DOING THIS TO HIM]