week 1 - trial

[productions]

week one trial



[At 9 AM precisely, the old grandfather clock chimes once again, and the doors to the drawing room are opened. They will remain open until everyone has come inside, after which they will shut behind them. It is not possible to leave on your own, although perhaps if you have a specific purpose the hostess will allow you to go. The room is set up comfortably, with several tables by the fireplace set out to assist with the trial. The Hostess will also remain in a seat near the fireplace, next to the scales on the mantle. At lunch, the doors will open to bring in a large meal on an automatically rolling buffet, and at 3 PM, tea and finger sandwiches will be served. You'll be able to enjoy the trial in comfort, of course, but the information cards set out on tables will not allow you to forget your true purpose here.]

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Character Statuses
Setting
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Comments

[agentx13]

[ Sharon half-grins. ] Thank you. I don't think the viewers are being fair or intelligent, either. Though I guess I'm lucky they aren't the ones who will be voting on my guilt or innocence.

At least we know we won't be short of detectives if one of us dies because of this.

[souredsweet]

Truly, I doubt that we would ever catch the guilty if it were up to them. [Kaoru's brow draws downward, obviously discomforted by the idea. small blessings that it hadn't turned out like that.]

I wish there was a way to circumvent a second death entirely...

[agentx13]

Murder is seen as entertainment by far too many people. I wouldn't be surprised if none of the suspects are guilty.

I wish there were a way to beat this before more people die. I don't think we're organized enough yet, though. As awful as it is to say, I think we have too many people for that right now. We either need a strong leader or two, or split into groups, or... eventually, a small group that remains will have to learn to work together.

And if it comes to that, they'll have to know that they're working with murderers.

[ She frowns. ] Of course, after this trial, we could all be considered murderers.

[souredsweet]

[Kaoru takes that into consideration, harsh as her words may seem, and mulls it over.]

...If Miss Sto Helit is cleared today, she may be one of the people who we can trust to lead. I think that splitting into groups may only cast suspicion onto the whole group if one member is brought up as a suspect... And, even if it may seem overly optimistic, I do not want to consider that our group will be whittled down to such small numbers.

[but Sharon has a point in both that and in her second statement, terrible as it is. Kaoru sighs.] Taking an innocent life is not something I would ever wish to do, even by proxy through a vote... With that in mind, may I please ask if anyone here at all can corroborate you being in the study and then your room both times?

[agentx13]

[ Sharon has been thinking something similar. If Sto is the killer... But if she isn't, it could be terrible on many levels to kill her. At Kaoru's question, the cringes. When she speaks, though, her voice is calm. ]

No. It didn't occur to me that I might need an alibi. I heard voices in the library but didn't see anyone.

[souredsweet]

I do not believe that anyone was prepared for such a thing. [Kaoru isn't holding her lack of an alibi against her, at least; a quick glance over the sheet has made it clear that she isn't the only one.]

With luck, the rest of the evidence will prove your innocence. I apologize for being unable to offer anything more than this.