week 4 - trial

[productions]

week four 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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[productions]

[They're like Yuzu and Poland said they were.]

[balzams]

No, I mean...

[He was really bad at explaining, especially since he didn't really know what he was talking about]

What if she was killed closer to 3:00pm but it was made to look closer to 3:30pm... Or something like that. S-sorry that probably doesn't make any sense! There was nothing to make it seem like it happened just before the body was found. Don't mind me...

[notyetlost]

Yeah okay-- I know don't worry about the thrust I totally know my way around a sword.

[Poland obliges also stabbing her with the rapier. ]

[balzams]

[Checking to see that no one is looking he tips a little of the rubbing alcohol onto the back of his hand and tastes it]

[notyetlost]

[Is it in the third wound where he stabbed Rin with the rapier?]

[hollowheart]

[Annie's been quiet all this time--not for lack of trying--but she finally pipes up.]

I'm the one who found the body first.

[teenspirit]

[ Sonia overhears this and grows emotional. ]

I was telling the truth! There was no accomplice after all!

[speakveryclearly]

[!!!!!!

The way Kanaya turns around at this stunning revelation it's like a building collapsed.]

Well, that explains the clock!

[......

Something else makes more sense to her than it had before this, too.]

Huh. I suppose it's triggered by three people, not just three players.

[notyetlost]

[Ahh-- What is this development?] Hey we don't know that for sure Annie's a known liar. And murderer. And just bad person all around.

And it's not like you said anything to actually prove there wasn't an accomplice so excuse us for being skeptical of the Lady of Darkness. Or whatever your boyfriend calls you.

[godwhisperer]

I grow tired of your insolence. Suspect me if you wish, but do not speak thusly. If you seek to offend, then have the courage to face me.

1/2

[teenspirit]

What reason would she have to lie about this? She's already won!

2/2

[teenspirit]

And he's n-not officially my-- why does everyone keep saying that!

[productions]

[Um. It tastes bad. It's also not rubbing alcohol per se, it's something stronger.]

[speakveryclearly]

Hey. She is not a bad person "all around". Judge her all you like for her known murders and deceptions but she's done nothing else.

[notyetlost]

[So. Unimpressed.] Yeah well I grow tired of your face, so I guess it's good you keep it behind that scarf.

What are you even getting involved for I'm not talking to you, she's not a baby she should be able to defend herself better if she's innocent. [That's the logic that was used with Ukraine anyways.]

[hollowheart]

I was with Rin every waking moment of her day, and you can ask any of those who've seen us together. The only time I'd left her was shortly before 3. By the time I came back, she'd been murdered...

[inthebones]

You are the most difficult young woman I've ever had the displeasure of dealing with.

We've wasted hours. Why didn't you say something earlier?

[hollowheart]

I thought the clock would have made that conclusion obvious, but apparently I guessed wrong.

[godwhisperer]

She can defend herself more adequately. I am doubtful you could withstand her scorn.

However, your disrespect involves me, as well. And it is disrespect beyond mere suspicion. I cannot ignore it.

[hollowheart]

What obligation was I under to do so? I've already murdered someone, once. What would stop any of you of accusing me of being an accomplice?

[speakveryclearly]

It makes such sense in hindsight... [She sinks back into her chair, a hand covering her eyes.] The entire time, there really were only two players who saw.

[notyetlost]

I'm not going to take character references from you. [So bitter over Ukraine. SO BITTER.]

Uh. If she's not rotten to the core why didn't she say something earlier? Even if she's not an accomplice she's helping who ever killed Rin skate by not opening her stupid murdering mouth.

[hollowheart]

[Well. Sorry.]

[balzams]

[He pulls a face and reels back slightly. Latvia has enough regrets to know that that... was not actually your standard rubbing alcohol but something a bit more pure. He puts it back in the box and contemplates his life choices]

[speakveryclearly]

Does it matter now? If you're going to persist in that moral assessment of me, the least you could do is keep in mind the consequences of holding emotional judgments over analyzing the evidence as it arises in as much critical depth as possible.