week 2 - trial

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week two 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, as long as you are accompanied by a partner.

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.

At 7 PM, the trial will adjourn for the day. Players will be escorted by the Hostess to the ballroom, where dinner and wine will be served until 10 PM, at which point players will be required to return to their wings in groups with their wingmates and will be locked in their bedrooms until 8:30 AM the following morning.]

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[vytis]

[As soon as Lithuania is back in the drawing room with Gundam and Minatsuki's body, he speaks up.]

Th-the body's still warm! The blood looks fresh, too--there's not even any rigor mortis.

[inthebones]

...What?

[Susan looks astonished.]

Do you mean it's in the same state as we found it yesterday?

[vytis]

[Lithuania nods.] At least, that's how it appears. This definitely calls the time of death into question--to say the least.

[teenspirit]

D-don't touch it! I don't want to be here 28 days later!

[vytis]

Eh? ...Th-there must be a reasonable explanation...

[godwhisperer]

It is too late. We are already all contaminated.

[motheringnation]

....but how is that possible?

[vytis]

I-I'm not sure. [Though Lithuania is a little frazzled right now.] That must be why the autopsy reads like it does, though, right?

[throe]

[ She leans in close to the body, inspecting it. ]

Do you think she's a zombie?

[godwhisperer]

She most certainly is, unless she has had a warming spell cast on her.

[vytis]

It wouldn't be a murder case if she was a zombie! [This statement makes very little sense but Lithuania is kind of frazzled.]

[coca_cola]

[ Clyde has been pretty quiet throughout the whole trial so far, more observing than watching, but that? That gets him to speak up. ]

...You're kidding. No way that's even possible.

[vytis]

I'm not kidding. [He gestures to her body.] There must be an explanation...

[pandacea]

Then--that must mean she possesses some form of immortality!

Quick! We must dissect her body immediately! It may hold the secret to eternal life!

[vytis]

Eternal life? [Everything is kind of crazy right now, Lithuania isn't sure if this is more or less crazy than everything else at the moment.] No, I mean--there has to be an explanation.

[inthebones]

Does anyone really want eternal life if it comes like this?

She doesn't look very happy.

...May, do you know if there's any chemical substance that can keep a body warm?

[souredsweet]

[MAY...]

Miss May, I believe that a dissection should only occur if a professional here can look in a respectful way. [...but!!] Do you, with your knowledge of chemicals, have a way of telling if a substance was involved in this?

[throe]

What if Kanaya wanted to keep her blood flow going to feed off of her body for some time before the victims body was discovered?

[ Rapture sounds way too into this, but Kanaya's card reads "vampire strength" and what do vampires require most for sustenance? Blood. The game show is way more interesting when it is elevated on a supernatural level. ]

[roadroller]

Eeeew.... why is she still bleeding? Wouldn't it eventually run out?! ♪

[obsideo]

What? How is that possible?

[notyetlost]

Oh my god that's totally gross-- [Poland's stomach is doing somersaults.]

[humanic]

Ohhh god, that's a lot of blood. Ohhh, that's so gross. Yeah, you guys can go figure out how the hell this is possible, I'm just gonna--need a minute or two here.

[tsarcasm]

What.

[ Anastasia had come over with the intention of trying to obtain Minatsuki's keys, but this news stops her in her tracks as she stares at the body with deep suspicion. ]

There's... there's no way that's possible! [ This is getting way too close to weird undead sorcery for her taste. ]

[herpreciousrival]

Is that unusual for a human being?

[balzams]

... We are sure she's dead, right?

There were a lot of apparently's in the report...