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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[inthebones]

Well, it isn't as if we haven't mutilated every other corpse we've had here. Not even Sharon got away unscathed.

[It was tradition really.]

[notyetlost]

Sweet!

So like. What do we do? Just tip her over and pour it out, like a little teapot short and stout?

[inthebones]

I come from a world where the most advanced technology we have is a calculating machine named Hex who runs on bee power.

You can figure it out.

[notyetlost]

[That sounds neat. It's too bad he doesn't like you that much Susan he kind of wants to hear more about the effectiveness of bee power.]

Hey you're on trial here, you could help me out a little. Rude.

[inthebones]

I don't believe I'm allowed out of the room. I might interfere with the evidence.

[A mild smile.]

If you need someone to carry the body in, though, I'm sure someone will be eager to assist.

[notyetlost]

Mmm... okay.

I have my own experiment I want to do so I'll like add it to the list. [Flouncing off~! Your future is in Poland's capable hands!]

[inthebones]

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on second thought]

Where is Lithuania when you need him?

[notyetlost]

[He heard that Susan!]

Getting the body! [You know like he does every week.]

[inthebones]

I thought that's what you were doing.

[notyetlost]

No way, that's like grunt work. [Hence why Lithuania and Belarus are doing it.]

[inthebones]

Then what's your 'experiment' about? You can't wander around by yourself, either.

[notyetlost]

I'm gonna wait for the body, chill out!

I wanna see what made Rin's skin all warped and weird in that one spot. Her blurb said something about extreme temperatures messing it up so I want to try to replicate the warping somehow.

[inthebones]

...With the cleaning liquids? I don't think alcohol can corrode metals in that manner. There must have been something else relevant in the box.

[notyetlost]

I don't think either of these were really involved, whatever the important thing was must have gotten taken out of the box. You know if it even exists. [Which for the record Poland thinks it totally does.]

I thought maybe she over heated when she got stabbed because of like. Ruptured cooling tubing or something. But maybe there's something on the tip of rapier. Or in the wound. [He doesn't know because he left those things alone in his initial investigation!]

[inthebones]

We did overlook investigating the murder weapon last time. When the body is retrieved, someone will need to do a thorough examination of both.

It could be another case of the sword being used to mask the true weapon, of course.

[notyetlost]

I've like totally got this. I won't make any mistakes!

You think so? If I were gonna copy stuff I'd copy the crime that actually worked.

[inthebones]

Well, if a sword couldn't produce the warping effect you noticed, we're assuming from the start that something else was involved.

And by someone, I really meant 'several someones'.

[notyetlost]

It could have been used in conjunction with the sword as opposed to the sword just being totally fake.

[Poland's more of a take things at face value kind of person, all this fake evidence stuff tends to go over his head.]

The only way to know is to stab her.

[inthebones]

...So the sword had corrosive acid smeared on it and it was thrust into Rin?

Wouldn't the acid have corroded the blade?

[notyetlost]

[He did not say that but--] I never actually like. Took the blade out of her to look so...

[Maybe!]

[inthebones]

...[sigh]

There isn't any point to wild conjecture. Let's just wait for the body. ...And perhaps some more bottles of cleaning aids will roll our way.

[notyetlost]

[God so judgmental Susan.]

...you could just confess and save us some time.

[inthebones]

And you could think about the things you say before you spew them out like so much hot air, but then, we both delight in being purposefully obstinate, don't we?

[notyetlost]

[What everything Poland says is a valuable contribution to these proceedings!] Stifling the discussion?

That's what a totally guilty person would do.