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TRIAL | WEEK SIX

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!

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[ despite his usual nonchalant attitude toward stripping, majima is actually not complying with the request right now! ]

Don't ya think doin' this right away is disrespectful to Beauty-han an' Sincerity-han for makin' a big deal outta bein' extra fancy this week? I dunno how hard some of ya went, but I went outta my way to do things properly, and I ain't exactly in the mood to get undressed when I spent an hour puttin' this damn thing on to begin with.

[ he will, however, acquiesce and turn out his pockets. besides the gauntlet he showed off yesterday, he lays out his still untarnished coin, a lighter, a pack of cigarettes, and a dagger. so nothing new that hasn't been seen previously!

also sib gave me mizuki permission while she's out, they only have their coin, also untarnished! ]

[ hm ]

Isn't it more disrespectful to kill two people while they're hosting and force them to hold a trial? You can put clothes back on. You can't revive the dead.

[ strip, binch ]

Who the hell pissed in your cereal today?

I liked Catra and Entrapta. They were my friends. I'm getting tired of the people I care about being killed off every other week.

[ julius, once as a fake out, once for real, then luna (except i wasn't here), followed by jude, and now both of them?? it sucks, man. ]

Like that makes ya special? I liked Entra-chan too, an' if it wasn't for Catra, I might've died three weeks ago. If you don't think I respect her, yer full of shit.

[ regardless, with a scowl, he starts undoing his tie and i guess this is gonna move over to luke's thread now for efficiency purposes ]

[ for a guy that likes them, majima sure doesn't seem invested in helping find their killer(s).

good thing he starts complying a few threads down before ludger snaps and says that out loud. ]

Technically you can do that.

[ ........ uh. ]

... You mean at the end of the game...?

Yeah.

[ so you can't say that. they can't be revived. ]

... I meant more as once they're dead in the game, they're out of the running, but I get what you mean.

[ he went with sentiment over sentence clarity, his bad ]

[his resistance only makes him more insistent.]

Take it off.

Take it all off.

[ just. this look

also shiki misaki is dead how dare you disrespect her memory like this ]

Don't make me strip you, old man! I don't like this any more than you do!

How many times do I gotta remind all of ya that I ain't even 25 for another year?!

I don't care how old you think you are!

Take. Off. Your. Clothes!

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Take it off!

[ Helping ]

[ oh my god ]

Cinque-chan, go bother Sieg-kun.

Lulu won't let me while he's stripping.

[ :< :< :< ]

I can help you get redressed if that's your concern, but it will be easier if you comply.

[Majima, please.]

I can take care of myself fine, Connor-han.

[ he casually waves his hand, then jerks his thumb toward mizuki who is like. hanging off to the side ig. idk. being responsible for someone else's character is hard and i am small and dumb ]

Do me a favor an' help out Mizucchi, though? I feel like it'd be wrong to break tradition after six weeks.

Then take care of yourself and strip!

I'D BE NAKED ALREADY IF YA STOPPED YELLIN' AT ME EVERY FIVE SECONDS.

I will.

[He's got Mizuki! No worries.]

But please cooperate with the search. It would be unfortunate if you became a person of interest only because you refused to comply.

[ AFTER THE STRUGGLES . . .

majima's old injuries and mizuki's arm slashes from last week aside... both majima and mizuki are covered in many, many bruises of varying size and intensity.

they are both pointedly remaining silent and stone-faced at whoever is demanding to see them, as if to say "you fuckin asked." ]

[unphased, and staring closely at the coloration.]

What's all the bruising from?