week 2 - trial

[productions]

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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Comments

[vytis]

The only thing I can think of--outside of hanging, which I doubt at this point--is some sort of head injury.

[pandacea]

Hmm...was there any wound around her head? Anything swollen or cracked? I do not believe a simple cut to the head would cause damage to the eye if it did not harm the brain in some way.

[vytis]

I couldn't find anything. There's only the bruising on her neck. I suppose a neck injury could cause it, as well, if hanging will do it, but I don't know how much bruising that would leave, especially on a hemophiliac.

[pandacea]

The neck injury would not explain the vomiting though, am I right? If she was strangled until she died, then she should not have had the chance to throw up.

[vytis]

If it was something quick, like kicking or punching, she might have had time to throw up, but I don't know if the bruises are dark enough for that. And it has to have been at least fairly quick, or Miss Takami would have fought back and they would have gotten covered in blood.

[pandacea]

If it was something quick like a kick, then her neck or throat should be broken. [said matter-of-factly like she has experience with this...] That the bruises are light and her neck still seems to be intact suggest that if she did asphyxiate, it was slowly.