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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robowest2017-02-11 12:00 pm
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So... someone with some degree of medical knowledge, other than Lecter-sensei.
[she will stan for Hannibal until the end of time]
I think we can all agree that someone who has devoted so much of his efforts to keeping us all alive here wouldn't have killed Miss Lust, right?
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Ah, not that I'm trying to accuse him, but I don't think that counts as a valid argument in terms of excluding him from the suspect pool.
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...then realizes he can't see it]
Well, Missus Walken just wrote down that he was with her and Mister Graham all night, so he's in the clear regardless of how valid my defense of him is.
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I don't really want to execute Dr. Lecter either since we'll all apparently die without him, but remember to keep your personal feelings in check, okay?
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[She's just going to take a moment to be immature and make a face at him, since he can't see it.]
Fine. Thank you for the advice.
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Dr. Lecter was with Will and I all night. He could not have killed anyone that night.
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Thank you, Missus Walken!
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[ SOMEONE DIDN'T GET MUCH SLEEP LAST NIGHT no wonder he's so cranky ]
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[she believes in Hannibal. respects and likes him. honestly thinks he'd rather save lives than take them. and yet. . . last week, her own blind trust in Xion was one thing that helped lead to Tarvek's false conviction]
[we can't make logical decisions based on trust and emotion. she hates it, and it leaves a bad taste in her mouth, but. . .]
I can't say what sort of things might drive someone who has dedicated their work to saving lives to take one instead. I'll be clear that I don't believe at this point in time Dr. Lecter had anything to do with Lust's murder.
But I also want to be clear that we should be careful in dismissing potential suspects just because we trust and believe in them. That was, after all, why Tarvek was a victim last week.
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[Sei pauses, unsure of exactly how to word what she's trying to say. It's not a simple feeling to begin with, so articulating it - that's even harder than normal.]
We don't... have any physical evidence that we can actually use. We have bits and pieces of what the Sheriff has told us, but ultimately, it's going to come down to whether or not there's anyone we feel certain enough to vote for.
That is to say - the only basis we have to make decisions on this is going to be who we trust, and who we don't trust. We can't refuse to defend people based on trust, if we're going to condemn them for a lack of trust in the end.
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[it's a DOUBLE EDGED sword]
I see both sides of this argument. But I don't wish to repeat the same mistakes I made last week.