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TRIAL | WEEK FOUR
FOURTH 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, the coffins of our victims are open, their bodies is available for examination.
Cunning, for obvious reasons, is standing alone among the statues, waiting for everyone to arrive. His arms are folded over his chest and he's leaning against whatever statue is conveniently behind him, eyeing the participants as they fill the courtyard. When the last participant arrives, he speaks.
"So hey, thanks to someone today's trial will be a little different. You know these things still need two of us, right?"
A voice interrupts him, coming from the courtyard's entrance. "Don't worry, I'm not going to make you do this alone. I'm here now, so we can get this started!"
Ambition, clad in her usual mask and flowing robes, strides forward. In stark contrast to last week's appearance, she seems much more composed than before - in fact, she seems perfectly at ease, and she heads up to join Cunning, crossing her arms and surveying the group imperiously.
"Cunning's in charge of field trips today, and I'll be handling your questions. Try not to ask anything too ridiculous, got it?"
Behind them, above the doorway to the altar room, marble busts appear depicting the masked faces of the five suspected gods, names etched upon their stands: Merriment, Ambition, Justice, Cunning, and Disorder. The culprit is among their ranks, but which team will bear the burden?
Good luck, everyone. You have nine hours to cast your vote... and your time starts now.
VICTIMS;
SUSPECTS;
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, the coffins of our victims are open, their bodies is available for examination.
Cunning, for obvious reasons, is standing alone among the statues, waiting for everyone to arrive. His arms are folded over his chest and he's leaning against whatever statue is conveniently behind him, eyeing the participants as they fill the courtyard. When the last participant arrives, he speaks.
"So hey, thanks to someone today's trial will be a little different. You know these things still need two of us, right?"
A voice interrupts him, coming from the courtyard's entrance. "Don't worry, I'm not going to make you do this alone. I'm here now, so we can get this started!"
Ambition, clad in her usual mask and flowing robes, strides forward. In stark contrast to last week's appearance, she seems much more composed than before - in fact, she seems perfectly at ease, and she heads up to join Cunning, crossing her arms and surveying the group imperiously.
"Cunning's in charge of field trips today, and I'll be handling your questions. Try not to ask anything too ridiculous, got it?"
Behind them, above the doorway to the altar room, marble busts appear depicting the masked faces of the five suspected gods, names etched upon their stands: Merriment, Ambition, Justice, Cunning, and Disorder. The culprit is among their ranks, but which team will bear the burden?
Good luck, everyone. You have nine hours to cast your vote... and your time starts now.
SUSPECTS;
OOC NOTES
Hello, everyone, and welcome to our fourth trial!
Each trial is surrounded by different circumstances, so don't expect this one to play out the same way as the last, but for now we're going to cut back a bit on the overview and trust you all to go forward on your own. Still, read on for a general reminder on what to keep in mind while playing with the game's specific trial mechanics:
Participants will have the chance to investigate a preserved version of the temple as it was on murder night by providing the name of the location they wish to investigate to the appropriate host. Only one location may be investigated at a time, and no more than three characters should take part in the investigation. Clues from the death announcement dream and the characters' bodies themselves will provide hints for which places you may want to investigate, so these will serve as good ic talking points. The accompanying host is able to manipulate the environment upon request to allow you to test theories. 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. Characters may revisit previously searched locations.
The purpose of these trials is determining which god is considered responsible for the actions of their follower, and in turn, which god will therefore lose a follower. Ultimately, your task here is to sway the group at large into voting the way best plays to your strategy and not just for solving a crime. Remember that no matter what conclusion you come to, there's never any guarantee that any actual culprit will be up for execution. We highly encourage that you start early thinking about which god may have had the most to gain from the crime, so you aren't finding yourself voting blind at the last moment. When you're ready, 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! Britt (![[plurk.com profile]](https://plurk.com/favicon.ico)
bloodthirstiest) is taking point on the trial today, and Danielle (entrappings) is her backup.
Thank you, and have fun!
Each trial is surrounded by different circumstances, so don't expect this one to play out the same way as the last, but for now we're going to cut back a bit on the overview and trust you all to go forward on your own. Still, read on for a general reminder on what to keep in mind while playing with the game's specific trial mechanics:
Participants will have the chance to investigate a preserved version of the temple as it was on murder night by providing the name of the location they wish to investigate to the appropriate host. Only one location may be investigated at a time, and no more than three characters should take part in the investigation. Clues from the death announcement dream and the characters' bodies themselves will provide hints for which places you may want to investigate, so these will serve as good ic talking points. The accompanying host is able to manipulate the environment upon request to allow you to test theories. 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. Characters may revisit previously searched locations.
The purpose of these trials is determining which god is considered responsible for the actions of their follower, and in turn, which god will therefore lose a follower. Ultimately, your task here is to sway the group at large into voting the way best plays to your strategy and not just for solving a crime. Remember that no matter what conclusion you come to, there's never any guarantee that any actual culprit will be up for execution. We highly encourage that you start early thinking about which god may have had the most to gain from the crime, so you aren't finding yourself voting blind at the last moment. When you're ready, 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! Britt (
Thank you, and have fun!
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Meanwhile, Senri will immediately notice blood on the ground in front of the mirrors and on the mirrors themselves. There's broken glass everywhere, and some bandage filament stuck to the mirror itself. Hm.]
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Oh, I love this song.
[THAT'S JUST SOMETHING THAT COMES OUT OF HIS MOUTH WHILE HE ISN'T PAYING ATTENTION because he's looking at all the blood?? wow. he's careful to step around it, and he'll go to look at the bandage filament,,
he's actually seen ai's bandages before? do they look similar?]
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[zoe be nice
Anyways, she'll just stay here and deeply analyze these lyrics while Senri looks at the crime scene. Why is this happening.]
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Oh, and b.) there's a severed left hand on the ground not too far from him mixed among the glass.]
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Senri?!
[She immediately moves towards him, but when she sees he isn't hurt in any way, she takes note of all the blood, the pieces of bandage, and... the hand that's just kind of laying there. After staring for a moment:]
Oh, fucking gross.
[She hates it, thanks!!]
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Ahhhhh, that's so scary and gross....
[HE IS STILL INTERNALLY SCREAMING.....
but he's going to go. inspect it?? i guess???? oh he hates this so much.]
Aimi's bandages looked like this and... [whose hand is this? is it small? large? calluses? how nice are their nails?] Why didn't Ray-kun come with ussss.
[SENRI CAN'T MAKE EVERYONE ELSE DO HIS WORK FOR HIM]
It looks like a pretty big chunk of mirror is gone too.... Maybe they....
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[Bad! But she's leaning down with a deep frown to give the hand a closer look, too, paying special attention to the place where it was severed. Is the cut clean or jagged?]
It'd be hard to use a piece of mirror to do that unless the person couldn't fight back.
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Ahhhh....
[he's going to?? look around??? is there anything else? maybe a larger pool of blood?
what do the bandages look like? are they bloodied or clean??]
But - how...? There wasn't any blood by the door, right?
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[She! Doesn't like this!]
Should we - take it back?
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The penguin continues to groove. That's pretty much it here.]
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I think these are Aimi's... so we can just -
[use it to pick up the hand from a spot that isn't bloody? like he's trying not to mess with the evidence but also he will not pick up this hand with his bare fingers,,]
.... Zo, can you wrangle the penguin. I don't want to leave him here....
[ . . . ]
And we need to figure out where the larger mirror piece is....
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[She says, as she goes to grab this penguin. It's fine.]
I didn't see it anywhere. You want to head back?
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.... no, but I'll live.
[as he internally continues to cry]
Let's go back...
[ARIANA CAN KEEP PLAYING THEIR OUTRO MUSIC]