week 4 - trial

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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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[notyetlost]

They don't really look like they've been touched at all so that makes sense.

I don't have an answer for either of those... unless maybe they wanted us to find it for some reason. [Poland doesn't like that answer though. It invalidates everything he found and he can't have that.]

If someone walked in on them they might have just shoved it in there quick so no one else saw them with it when they escaped from the room? I mean the clock going off when only Yuzu and I found Rin really is weird.

[humanic]

You might be onto something with the red herring idea then. They might have just planted it there to throw us off track, like the skeleton key in Dave's pocket.

Maybe...but that still doesn't explain why they decided to bring the whole box instead of just whatever they needed. Or what it was that they took out of the box.

[notyetlost]

You think they would have opened them and poured some of it out or on Rin so it'd look like it was used in the crime to really throw us off though.

Maybe they thought they might need the whole box, but then didn't.

[humanic]

Maybe they didn't have enough time? It's starting to look like no matter how the murder was done, it'd have to be fast.

Then we're looking for one sloppy killer. If I was planning on murdering someone, I'd make sure I had every last detail down exactly right before making my move. [He chews on his thumbnail.] And what would they need it for? Cleaning supplies...if we were looking at a human corpse, I'd think they'd want it to try and clean out any blood that might have spilled, but Rin's a robot. Was a robot. There'd be no point.

[notyetlost]

Yeah that makes sense. If you only have a brief window to kill you have to like plan for everything and going after deadweight isn't like a crime of passion it's always calculated with the extra incentives...

So lets look at the weird stuff. [Poland starts listing things off his fingers.]

They hid the box, but left it where anyone could find it. They left the useless stuff in it, but maybe not everything. They left the weapon when they could have pulled it out and stashed it. Although running down the hallway or staircase with a sword would be noticeable so I kind of get that. They left the crime scene a mess. They totally left the door of a soundproof room open with Susan around. And the clock chimed only after Yuzu and I were around so someone else either saw it and got spooked or was involved in some capacity.

[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!

[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.

[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.]

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!

[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.

[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...

[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.

[hollowheart]

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

[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.

[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]

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?

[inthebones]

If you murdered for a purpose as you so claim, there's no reason for you to be an obstacle in our purpose of preventing more murders. You're not eligible for execution. But if you're going to be a stumbling block in our path, I'm inclined towards the inelegant but generally convincing 'all-around bad person' theory.

You'd certainly be sympathetic towards any potential murderers, anyway.

[She glances now at Annie's fervent defender over there in the corner.]

[allice]

[Guess who almost comically spat out her coffee all over Rin's laptop?! She swallows down whats in her mouth quickly, and takes a couple quick breathes.]

What the hell! This is important stuff, Annie!

[AAAAANNNIIIIEEE.]

[hollowheart]

I didn't feel safe mentioning it. [Susan was threatening to lynch her okay]

[allice]

[rgjfjdkg BREATHE ALICE. no time to argue when there is math to be done.]

In the future, if you have something important to say please let us know immediately. No one is going to lynch you for just happening to come across Rin's body.

[Why Annie didn't alert anyone else to it is another story but Annie does what Annie wants.]

Can you at least say around what time you found the body?

[inthebones]

[guess who else is receiving a deathglare]

Could you please actually keep an eye on the person you swore to keep an eye on or didn't you mean your words at all in the slightest?

[allice]

Says the woman who can magically know where anyone is at any point in time. I am not her babysitter.