robowest | [ WEEK SIX

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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She's dead. [... he wasn't sure at first, but probably.] The Sheriff handed her over to Will.

[. . .]

[it's the most obvious answer, of course, but she wants to hold out some hope here]

Jason. . . did you talk to Natalie last night about what happened?

...Natalie spent the night with me and Jason last night. Really early this morning...like one or two in the morning, Hal came to our room and knocked us unconscious with a baseball bat. When we came to, Natalie was gone.

[...SURPRISE, EVERYONE.]

[WHAT]

He did what?!

[Yeah he can't quite look at Barnham.]

Yeah. We...that happened.

Are you... both all right?

[HEAD?? INJURIES??]

That's irrelevant right now, Mr. Barnham. [So no his head fucking hurts but Natalie's gone. That's all that matters right now.] Natalie apologized to us before Hal knocked us out. She...might have known what was coming.

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[...the fuck.]

[Makes sense now why the problem children are extra problematic today, doesn't it. He just shoots Noctis a helpless look because. Yeah.]

[you're supposed to tell him this shit, good god. why are you so dumb, percy. ]

[. . . WHAT THE FUCK]

Percy. . . why didn't you lead with this?

...Because they're both idiots.

[TELL THEM THIS SHIT, YOU MORONS.]

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[YES. YES, CLEARLY]

And how would they know for a fact that the Sheriff came to fetch Natalie early this morning to take her to Will?

[noct shakes his head.]

The hell if I know. Apparently they didn't think it was important enough for the rest of us to know until now.

[he might be a little aggravated with these children right now.] Natalie must have told them something.