TRIAL | WEEK SIX

[divus]

SIXTH 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 coffins at the center. However, now that the trial has begun, the coffins of our victims are open, their bodies is available for examination.

Once everyone has gathered, Sincerity heaves a sigh and glances from the gathered group, to the coffins, and back to the group. "Right, well... I was hoping we wouldn't be gathered here for this this weekend, but here we are. If you've got any questions, ask me. The only way out of this is through it, so we'd better get to work."

He says it with all the weariness of someone who's had to say the same thing several times already, and then looks to Beauty.

Beauty, meanwhile, stands at Sincerity's side with his hands primly folded behind his back. Likewise, when he speaks he's a little weary himself.

"Sincerity-senpai will handle all of your questions throughout the day, whereas I'll be your guide for locations you wish to visit." There's a pause. "Best of luck to all of you."

"...oh, right!" Sincerity realizes something suddenly - he claps his hands to get everyone's attention. "I hope you all dressed up, 'cause uh, if you didn't... well, you'll find out... now."

Anyone who did not dress their best for trial will find themselves decked out in the fanciest, most impractical clothing they can imagine.

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: Justice, Ambition, Indulgence, Merriment, and Love. 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 sixth trial!

Each trial is surrounded by different circumstances, so don't expect this one to play out the same way as the last, but 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!

full navigation.

locations ♦ taken ♦ profiles ♦ weekly curfew ♦ murder proposals
ic rulebook ♦ temple offerings ♦ private convos

Comments

[tootsiepop]

[He's beelining for Entrapta's corpse! What's immediately apparent here?]

[divus]

[Good morning Connor! It looks like she'd been crying.]

[tootsiepop]

[Oh.

He hates this.

He freezes up for a second, before he sighs and starts inspecting for injuries. Glancing at her front and back, and checking underneath her clothes and shoes, too. Are there any bruises, cuts, obvious discoloration, etc?]

[divus]

[It looks like there are cuts on her arms and her legs, and a fading bruise on her asscheek. Please don't ask me if it's left or right does it matter? Some of her hair has been cut off, too.]

[tootsiepop]

[The bruise looks like it's older than Thursday night, right? What do the cuts on her arms and legs look like? Are they haphazard, purposeful, do they look like they could have been from Entrapta shielding herself...?]

[divus]

[It's hard to say exactly what the stabs were, as they've been pretty clearly obscured, tampered with to make it impossible to tell the type of blade that was used.

And yeah the bruise is old d/w.]

[tootsiepop]

[Tampered... As in, does it look like someone tugged at the skin to fuck the wounds up or like something was inserted there to heck up the cuts? Or something else entirely?]

[divus]

[Hard to say! It doesn't seem like anything was torn or pulled by hands, however.]

[tootsiepop]

[Hm. Don't like that. Checking through her clothes now. What was Entrapta carrying with her at the time of her death, if anything?]

[divus]

[Mostly, Connor discovers a treasure trove worth of papers! Oh, and there's a small vial, as well.]

[tootsiepop]

[Anything written on the papers? Is the vial full, or is it just a small empty vial? Also, doing Senri a solid: Does Entrapta have her coin with her?]

[divus]

[Oh, there are a lot of things written on the papers, including names! And yes, it is a small, empty vial with an emblem of a skull.

No coin.]

[tootsiepop]

[...

Okay, let's go bit by bit.

What's written on the papers, to be exact?]

[divus]

[Each paper has a specific design for a specific type of invention. They are as follows:

Madoka - Dress-like armor reminiscent of her statue's outfit.
Indulgence - a floating chair.
Shang Qinghua - A crown that becomes a face shield.
Ambition/Disorder - A fashion machine.
Luke - A spaghetti maker.

and finally

Connor - A hologram picture of Zoe.]

[tootsiepop]

[...

..............

.............................

After making sure there's nothing else written on them

he's going to

gently

fold these papers back up.

Looking at the vial now, is the skull the only thing on its label?]

[divus]

[Just the skull!]

[tootsiepop]

[Time for the sniff test, then! Does the inside of the bottle smell like anything?]

[divus]

[Nothing that he'd recognize.]

[tootsiepop]

[... Does it taste like anything if he just. Swipes his finger carefully over the rim of the bottle and licks it.]

[divus]

[It's bitter. Like poison! But he can't determine anything farther or more specific.]

[tootsiepop]

[Something to keep in mind, then! He'll carefully tuck the bottle away for when Hiro's ghost gets the opportunity to go to the lab or something. Now that he knows there was poison here, though, he's checking Entrapta's mouth. Anything weird or smelly there?]

[divus]

[Nothing but the same bitter smell! Please don't lick the inside of her mouth I don't want you to get accused of weird things.]

[tootsiepop]

[He's not going to lick her mouth!!! Or at least, not directly. He's just going to do a cheek swab to confirm it's. The same bitter taste.

Please let him live.]

[divus]

[It is, in fact, the same.]

[tootsiepop]

[Bad.

Checking her hair now! Some of it was cut off, right? Does it look like someone hacked it up trying to get at her arms and legs, maybe?]