plasmatio | 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;

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 (

bloodthirstiest) is taking point on the trial today, and Danielle (

entrappings) is her backup.

Thank you, and have fun!

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Hey. [Do you need help down from there...]

Mind cashing in that favor for me?

[No he lives up here now.]

Sure...but you've gotta tell me what you're after first, Guy. You remember what I said?

I do. I'm not expecting a miracle, don't worry. We just floundered enough last trial. [THIS IS SUPER STUPID AND HE'S TIRED........]

If there's something smaller for evidence you could help out with, something to help us stop running so many circles and wasting time, I'd appreciate it.

...yeah. Just be ready to dodge.

[Because suddenly, surprisingly, a handful of knives rain down from above, landing on the ground and even redirecting just a bit to make sure nobody gets stabbed. If Guy looks, the one closest to him is bloody.]

[FUCK

OKAY THANKS FOR NOT SPEARING HIM]

[ ITS RAINING KNIVES ]

[ ?! ]

W-was that really necessary?

Wasn't my call, Mizuki. Sorry.

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[Okay no once he's properly stopped dodging the rain of weapons:]

...Thanks. I appreciate it.

[What kind of knife is it? Like are we talking kitchen knife or something from the armory.]

Edited 2019-03-16 23:22 (UTC)

Sure. [It's all of the knives from this block except for the 6" utility knife, 4.75" santoku knife, 3.25" paring knife, 6.5" nakiri knife, 8" chef's knife, and 1 steak knife. The bloody knife is the 9" slicing knife.]

Wished the delivery wasn't like that, but you can thank somebody else for that.

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[ a few of them fall around entrapta in an outline like this is a cartoon. ]

[ she is not phased. ]

Oh, thank you!!!

WHAT THE FUCK.

[Shang Qinghua is just cowering behind the nearest person, like that would have stopped him from getting stabbed if the knives hadn't veered out of the way.]

[for the second time today senri just fucking screams]

The hell—!?

[ HE JUST LOOKS SO TIRED ]

[ while everyone is distracted waiting for shoecheck results, something seems to possess majima. distress and disbelief are written all over his face, but he cannot stop his body from picking itself up and making way toward the knives that now litter the ground.

despite his injuries and fatigue from everything today, he breaks mizuki's grip without fail. he moves quickly, faster than anyone can react. when he gets close, he kneels down and grabs the sharpest (unused, please, i don't need this fuck dying from a soiled infection) knife among the group.

he hesitates.

he breathes. ]

I can't... fuckin' believe this...

[ he plants his right hand solidly on the ground, palm down.

then he slams the knife down on his broken fuckin pinky, and howls like a wounded dog. ]

Edited 2019-03-17 00:01 (UTC)

What the hell!?

[HOLY COW PULLING OUT HIS MEDICAL SUPPLIES AGAIN??]

[UH???

WHAT THE FUCKING

LET'S GET THE KNIFE AWAY FROM HIM FIRST OF ALL SINCE HE'S RIGHT THERE EXCUSE YOU?????]

Seriously?! I had to hear you talk about how at least it just being broken meant you still had your honor for like twenty hours and you cut it off anyway???

[ WHAT DID SHE SUFFER FOR

also yea whatever majima cut off his pinky ]

-- seriously?!

[ JESUS FUCKING CHRIST ]

[remember what i said about senri being awake despite sasuke's sedation

he's not anymore

he's just fucking fainting because holy shit]

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-- Majima-kun, wait--

[ they assume he's going to go after Senri or Sasuke again - reality is worse, actually. Even though they run after him to try and grab him by the collar, they're not fast enough to stop him. ]

-- What the hell are you doing?! Stop it!

[ JESUS FUCK

WHATEVER LET'S GO HE'S GOING TO HELP GUY RESTRAIN THIS INSANE PERSON?? MAJIMA, WHY ]

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