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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robowest2017-02-25 12:00 pm
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you know, icky.]
That... settles that, I guess. [it's kind of obvious where the votes probably need to go, after all.]
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...Yes. It does.
[he breathes in slowly, and out again.]
It does not settle well upon me to leave the others unsolved, but...
[Let's be real, there's only so much they can do. They're all tired. They're all dead inside.
This is all they can do.]
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[it's not like they can let will live, either. even if it was some kind of act of vengeance because natalie killed someone, the way he did it was... horrifying and inhumane.
but of course it bothers him, because friends are dead with no sign of catching who did it.
he's tired, though. he's so tired and has no idea what to do at this point.]
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The rest...we shall handle soon.
[When they can. As soon as they've all had 50000 naps]
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[they need more than 5000 naps right now. they all need a dirt nap, probably.]