[ WEEK SIX – 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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Comments

[hydrokinetics]

I don't think it's so much of a coincidence either, but it's weird, isn't it? The state of the bodies and varying forms of injuries. I don't know much about guns so I can't even tell if it was all the same kind or not, but it does seem pretty suspicious that it's all one singular weapon.

[elemancy]

It's never been like this before, even when a bunch of people died.

[which, well...] Not even sure we can say it's anyone who was good with guns, with that many shots on the others and Xion's... being point-blank.

[ugh, he has a bad feeling about it all.] I don't think we can ignore it, even with all the other injuries—

[he shakes his head.] I dunno.

[hydrokinetics]

But we've fallen into the trap of focusing on the obvious pieces and missing something more obvious, too. We can't do that, Noctis. Not again. [This is where the trials really get hard, isn't it?]

[elemancy]

I know that.

[percy knows he knows that, but still—] What else should we focus on right now? No matter what we do, we're probably going to miss something important.

[hydrokinetics]

I don't know! [Noctis, help him.] I don't know...I don't know what else we're supposed to look at.

[elemancy]

[noctis can't even help himself right now.] I don't either. It's not like we have much of anything to go on aside from what you said.

[impulsiveness]

It was the same kind. All three of them were shot with pistols. Not that knowing that really helps us out.

[Everyone has a pistol, after all. Or they did, anyway.]

[hydrokinetics]

[...well Percy's was eaten by a coyote, so.]

Makes it easier for the culprit to hide. Great. Perfect.