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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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insincerely: ᴍᴀɴɢᴀ. (allow me to give you my informed opinion)

[personal profile] insincerely 2017-02-11 10:12 pm (UTC)(link)
So... if all else fails and we can't come up with a good reason as to why someone dismembered Lust, there's always the fact that hey, it apparently earns you more merit.

This game sucks.
elemancy: (pic#11008178)

[personal profile] elemancy 2017-02-11 10:13 pm (UTC)(link)
...Sounds like that is the "good reason," knowing this place.

[and you bloodthirsty motherfuckers.]
hitsitoff: (036)

[personal profile] hitsitoff 2017-02-11 10:13 pm (UTC)(link)
[Oh. Okay. That's a thing.]

...Well, ain't that a nice little fun fact?

[Yeah fuck everything.]
moraled: (whoring out for points)

[personal profile] moraled 2017-02-11 10:13 pm (UTC)(link)
[............ he's going to lose his goddamn mind.]

... Once again, that... does not narrow down our potential subjects in the least.
thatsthespirit: (pic#10763558)

[personal profile] thatsthespirit 2017-02-11 10:18 pm (UTC)(link)
. . . focusing on the physical evidence of this case doesn't really seem to be doing us much good.
insincerely: ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ. (god woman i'm trying to be a jerk here)

[personal profile] insincerely 2017-02-11 10:19 pm (UTC)(link)
What else do we have, though? It's been pretty useless so far, but... other than that, all we've got is digging into people's psyches.
thatsthespirit: (pic#10798439)

[personal profile] thatsthespirit 2017-02-11 10:28 pm (UTC)(link)
We have the game as a whole. The roles some of us have been given, as well as any ultimate game goals some of us may have. It also isn't much, but when the physical evidence fails us. . .
moraled: (imgur: expert level)

[personal profile] moraled 2017-02-11 10:20 pm (UTC)(link)
...No, it has not. We must...focus on the game, is that not correct? Who would stand to benefit from this? What role was in play here?

[... he's not good at it though.

This is hard, and he's not comfortable with this at all.]
thatsthespirit: (pic#10763659)

[personal profile] thatsthespirit 2017-02-11 10:29 pm (UTC)(link)
That's right.

We can assume that both victims were killed by bandits since they didn't have any roles. So perhaps the question we should ask isn't "who is the killer," but "who are our Bandits this week?"
moraled: (Proceed to customer service with)

[personal profile] moraled 2017-02-11 10:34 pm (UTC)(link)
Very well then. We change our thinking.

Who are our Bandits this week--likely, someone who has not been one before. However... as we do not know who our Bandits were before, Higekiri aside, that does not help us.

How else shall we figure this out?
thatsthespirit: (pic#10763705)

[personal profile] thatsthespirit 2017-02-11 10:45 pm (UTC)(link)
[hmmm. . . she has to think about this for a bit]

Do we know anyone who has met with the Sheriff for significant periods of time this past week?
robitussin: (will do the trick)

[personal profile] robitussin 2017-02-11 10:14 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm glad that every future murderer in the room now knows this fact. Awesome.
insincerely: ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ. (whatever liezel you loser)

[personal profile] insincerely 2017-02-11 10:15 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, any future murderer who cares would've probably asked Mr. Sheriff on their own anyway.
robitussin: (you've seen it)

[personal profile] robitussin 2017-02-11 10:17 pm (UTC)(link)
They could have been a really stupid future murderer who would have somehow passed this information by. A girl can dream.
insincerely: ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ. (aggggh get that mic away from me)

[personal profile] insincerely 2017-02-11 10:18 pm (UTC)(link)
Trust me, as someone who stood a good chance at getting offed this week, I'm also hoping for no more future dismemberment.
robitussin: (bleeding out in the--)

[personal profile] robitussin 2017-02-11 10:21 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, maybe next week you won't do anything stupid and get stuck in the stocks.
insincerely: ᴍᴀɴɢᴀ. (allow me to give you my informed opinion)

[personal profile] insincerely 2017-02-11 10:22 pm (UTC)(link)
... You know, given our pattern so far, I wouldn't be surprised if you were next.

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[personal profile] leadastray 2017-02-11 10:14 pm (UTC)(link)
[Elizabeth looks fucking disgusted with this new information]

So...we could also assume it was done by someone who has no issues with being so gruesome, or someone who's wishes are greater then their morals.
generously: (pic#10899670)

[personal profile] generously 2017-02-11 10:15 pm (UTC)(link)
Do you know what kinda merit?

[ ... ]

By the way, it's Felix.
insincerely: ᴍᴀɴɢᴀ. (oh you think i care)

[personal profile] insincerely 2017-02-11 10:15 pm (UTC)(link)
[Thanks, Claire.]

We have different kinds here?
generously: (pic#10901603)

[personal profile] generously 2017-02-11 10:20 pm (UTC)(link)
What can it be cashed in for? That kinda thing. Must've been worth cutting her up... but it leads me back to thinking it was someone either kind or weak enough to sedate her beforehand.
insincerely: ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ. (god woman i'm trying to be a jerk here)

[personal profile] insincerely 2017-02-11 10:25 pm (UTC)(link)
Who knows? Higekiri was pretty vague when we interrogated him back then.
generously: (pic#10899655)

[personal profile] generously 2017-02-11 10:28 pm (UTC)(link)
[ THEN WHY DIDN'T YOU DICKS TORTURE HIM!!!! ]

And now that knowledge is gone with the wind. Or buried in the ground. [ Or whatever happened to him. ] We can't let that happen again.

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thatsthespirit: (pic#10687189)

[personal profile] thatsthespirit 2017-02-11 10:15 pm (UTC)(link)
. . .

[WELL. . .]

A way to encourage unnecessary cruelty. . .
impulsiveness: (074)

[personal profile] impulsiveness 2017-02-11 10:23 pm (UTC)(link)
Good to know someone can make a BIG mess for BIG rewards. Figures.