TRIAL | WEEK ONE

[divus]

FIRST TRIAL

The participants' sleep the night before is blessedly free of god-sent dreams, and when they wake and the morning dawns bright and early, they find themselves drawn to the courtyard.

The courtyard looks mostly the same as it did the day before - filled with statues of each of the participants, with frosted glass-topped coffin at the center. However, now that the trial has begun, Shiki's coffin is open, and her body is available to be examined.

Patience is standing among the statues, waiting for everyone to arrive. Once the entire group has been gathered, she speaks.

"Last night, a champion was taken from us, and a God has been angered. Reparations must be paid in kind...so today, we gather to determine which among our suspects will be held accountable."

She gestures behind her, and above the altar room's doorway, marble busts appear depicting the masked faces of five gods, names etched upon their stands. The culprit is among their ranks, but which team will bear the burden?

Good luck, everyone. You have nine hours to decide... and your time starts now.

VICTIM;



SUSPECTS;

OOC NOTES

Hello, everyone, and welcome to the first trial!

A few notes on logistics, as this will play out a little differently than trials in previous games -

Firstly, in lieu of an investigation on Friday, during the trial itself, participants will have the chance to investigate a preserved version of the temple as it was on murder night - a copy, if you will. This can be done by providing the name of the location you wish to investigate to the host. For the sake of your mods' sanity, only one location may be investigated at a time, and no more than three characters should take part in the investigation. Your host will be accompanying you into the area and can manipulate the environment upon request to allow you to test theories, which you can then report the results of to the rest of the group at large. For this purpose, we suggest that you visit locations to confirm or deny theories that have come up in discussion at the trial, or to search for clues if you get stuck. The others can and should continue to brainstorm while the investigation crew is away.

Secondly, rather than having a traditional suspect system where your vote is for which individual you think committed the murder, trials at Plasmatio focus on determining which god is responsible for the actions of their follower, and in turn, which god will therefore lose a follower in reparations for stealing the life of one of the participants. There are multiple ways of taking part in this trial - you can focus on solving the murder, or focus on lowering the numbers of a suspect god you don't want to win the whole competition, or focus on your own character's goals, whatever they may be. Ultimately, your task here is to sway the group at large into voting the way you want them to.

And speaking of votes... before the trial is over, please place your character's vote over on the voting page. Voting will close at 6PM PST/9PM EST, and will serve as our activity check for the week, so please be sure you get your vote in before it ends unless you have contacted us previously.

If you have any questions at any time, please let do us know by pinging us on Discord or on plurk! Danielle (entrappings) is taking point on the trial today, and Britt (bloodthirstiest) is her backup. Thank you, and have fun!

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Comments

[hymned]

[ He pauses for a moment-

but then follows up with an elegantly casual, one armed shrug. ]

If it'll get us out of this quicker, I might as well, right? The other possibility is that it really was one of Ruin's abilities, like Hector mentioned. If it was that, this will be the easiest way of figuring out if it was that or something else entirely.

[ So, with his right arm, he pulls one of his swords from underneath his coat, and without any hesitation makes a sizable though not life or mobility threatening slice across his left. ]

[moralhyperopia]

[ well you know itachi's wearing a t-shirt so hey. thats a stab wound. ]

[ ... ]

I was about to tell you, if the feelings of guilt lasted throughout the week, they were mine.

[ :/ ]

[requiemed]

[hm.]

...If you have a really good explanation for why you've been feeling guilty, now would be a good time to share.

[moralhyperopia]

I wouldn't call it "good".

[ he throws a look towards sasuke before looking away. ]

But most of you might have read it on my statue.

[requiemed]

[...]

Do you have any idea why anyone would have used that ability on you guys?

[moralhyperopia]

I don't know why anyone would wish to tie me to another person, no.

[ like. genuinely. ]

[requiemed]

I mean... If someone had reason to think you were going to get convicted, then they could take someone else from another faction down with you easily by doing that. That's the only reason I can think of.

[menially]

[oh for fucks sake he was hoping that would be wrong]

[terca]

What are you feeling guilty for, Itachi?

[ It's gently asked, eyes a bit wide. ]

[moralhyperopia]

... Many things. It's a feeling I've carried for most of my life.

[ LIKE DOES HE. HAVE. TO BE HONEST ABOUT IT ]

[terca]

Does any of it concern Shiki?

[moralhyperopia]

........ It concerns my brother.

[ that's. look. sasuke is right in the room can we not. ]

[terca]

[ super conspicuously, she glances at Sasuke over her shoulder ]

... Ah.

[sleepingkogoro]

Why would you use that power during the week?

[Not judging. He just wants to know the reasoning]

[moralhyperopia]

[ ? ]

I haven't used anything.

[tootsiepop]

You believe Itachi used Red String on himself?

[the description doesn't say you can't, but.]

[digestif]

[ wow, he really went for it. But Mizuki watches him without flinching. ]

Thank you. If anyone can help bandage him up, please...

[ HMMM. They turn to Itachi now. ]

... Where have you been sleeping these past few nights, Uchiha-kun?

[moralhyperopia]

The hostel.

[ he said this :/ ]

[digestif]

You look considerably suspicious right now, you know... Don't you have anything to say to defend yourself?

[moralhyperopia]

[ it's the lowkey deathwish. anyway ]

The truth is what people make of it. I haven't heard any reasoning as to why or how I would've killed Misaki-san as of yet.

[eclairermonte]

[ Her eyebrows furrow at hearing that.

Looks like another interesting thing's been revealed, she guesses. ]

[chromatized]

[ :\ ]

Did you know before today that you were linked to someone?

[moralhyperopia]

I did not, no. I had no reason to believe so. Though I'm glad to hear my disease did not affect your brother.

[ since fucking SENRI outed him ]

[chromatized]

... I am too. [ the 'but you might still end up killing my brother' goes unsaid. :\ ]

If I ask you about your faction, would you answer honestly?

[moralhyperopia]

[ could he theoretically have a weakness for brothers. yea. does it mean anything. no ]

You'd have no proof but my word.