[ 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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[alcobrawlic]

[ KIND OF LOUDLY CLEARING HER THROAT. ]

So the Sheriff just clarified for me, because clearly he's got a fondness for young and beautifully vivacious ladies-- we've got two killers, guaranteed. One's a bandit, one's an 'independent party'.

... He also said that someone who had a preexisting role here could also be made a bandit, but that hasn't happened yet. Just for future reference.

[moraled]

[the hell is an independent party.

ahhhhhhh.]

Then you mean to say--someone has killed one of our victims for the sole sake of killing?

[AHHHHHH

HE'S DONE JUST LET HIM LEAVE]

[alcobrawlic]

Whatever merit they wanted might have been a big one. Ooooor we have someone entirely sick-minded on our hands.

[ Either or. ]

[moraled]

[ghhhkkkanslk

the worst]

[alcobrawlic]

... Barnham, stay with me, don't make that constipated face just yet--

[moraled]

[And, stiltedly:]

Lady Instructor, I shall continue to pursue the truth for so long as I am capable of doing so.

Do not doubt that.

[alcobrawlic]

[ Have a pat to the back, buddy. ]

I'm not doubting that at all. We've still got time.

[moraled]

[:'(]

And yet it is not enough time.

... 'Tis never enough time.

[thatsthespirit]

[WELL, THAT'S-- she clenches her fists together tightly in her lap. so much for her idea to focus on the roles and not the physical evidence]

Who would kill without any role in this game compelling them to do so?

[robitussin]

The same kind of person who would chop a body into pieces for the sake of merit?

[just saying]

[thatsthespirit]

[SHE HAS A POINT]

Hmph.

When you put it like that, it makes me think that Lust's murder was the one done by the independent party for merit. Simon's must have been committed by the Bandit.

[robitussin]

That's my guess, too, but I'm not sure where to go from there.

[thatsthespirit]

It may be prudent for us to split our thinking like we did last week. Some of us can focus on Simon's murder, while others can focus on Lust's.

[but yeah, otherwise she also has no idea where to go from here]

[elemancy]

[why are you people like this STOP KILLING FOR FUNSIES?]

[insincerely]

Congrats, Teacher.

[But well, shit.]

... I hate to speak ill of the dead, but could one of our victims be an attempted killer who got offed instead? I know neither was a Bandit, but...

[alcobrawlic]

Either way, then it'd just be for the sake of a merit-based reward... which doesn't really help us narrow it down.

[insincerely]

Yeah... to be honest, I was considering the possibility that Simon tried to kill someone, but it looks like that might not be the case.

[Because uh????]

[alcobrawlic]

... [ what the hell ]

He was wanted specifically, so he just--

[ WHAT ]

[insincerely]

[YEAH, WHAT.]

... Nice to know that it doesn't matter if you stay in the hotel or not.

[robitussin]

You know, every time I think we couldn't get more fucked, it turns out I'm wrong. Exciting.

[thatsthespirit]

. . .

So that's confirmation that there's no way to properly defend ourselves from these killers.

[WELL, THANKS HAL]

[flippity]

Would he have been able to defend himself at all after Hal took him? That's really unfair otherwise.

[thatsthespirit]

[shakes her head]

I don't know. But somehow, I don't think the Sheriff necessarily cares about "fair."

[feminitis]

...

Okay, so. So...

[Sei looks dumbfounded.]

Who... Who here would ask for him specifically? If we can figure that out, then...

[insincerely]

Well, if it was the Bandit team that got him... maybe they thought he'd be an easy target. Not a lot of people knew that he actually wasn't a coward, I'm guessing.