PROLOGUE : TRIAL

[themodsgrimm]

The Story Continues... PROLOGUE - WEEK 037 Narrators Remain ; Wakey wakey, naughty murder children. It's a lovely Saturday, after all. Breakfast is served piping hot at its usual time and all of the evidence has been removed from the scenes of yesterday. No matter how you choose to spent your morning though, the clock will begin to chime the moment both hands reach the large, ornate twelve. Before your eyes materializes a door...but not just any door. Unlike the door leading to the festival, this door sits primly and properly right in front of the foyer. Whether you exit the castle on your own or you feel a friendly, invisible push, you begin to walk under an arc of wisterias. Behind you, the clock continues to chime with every step you take. By the time the time the clock strikes twelve, you've entered a beautiful garden. In front of you is a long table, 19 seats on each side. Around the garden are several glass cases containing evidence collected yesterday. As noon intensifies on the sun-shaped clock, you'll find Dragon at the head of the table, a glass-covered rose near her right hand. Tick tock, Narrators. You have nine hours to deliberate. Welcome to your first trial post! Please see here for the OOC summary of events from yesterday's investigation. In addition, please be sure to vote! Please see the voting page on how to vote, as we will have two special things to vote for. Voting will close at 9pm EST/6pm PST! If you have any questions, please ask on our Discord server or ping us on plurk. Please direct pings for the NPC to Dana (decals), as she will be taking point for today's NPC, and the moderator team will be on deck for all other questions. full navigation. locations taken (statuses) stories (profiles) info & faq wishing well private conversations

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[concasse]

I mean, the strings necessary to pull that off would have to be strong as shit.

[...

Stiffening up suddenly.]

[randori]

And you believe her?

[asswipe]

Anyone who feels uncomfortable about— whatever it is, can go be an asshole elsewhere.

[hopefully they can get a curtain or something up in here, though.]

[faceripper]

Is it not?

[ He sounds genuinely curious, since like, good enough for him. But Fane is also from the land of ye olde crime and punishment, so this is definitely good enough. ]

It's far more conclusive than anything else.

[vigilantics]

Why.

[ but ok time to strip I GUESS!!!

anyway, again she has some scars, some are... particularly bad looking, but none of those are recent. she does have one bruise that came from this past week though, but it looks older than yesterday at least. ]

[alttitude]

It's a date.

[IS IT]

[randori]

To make it look like she did it!

[ not saying that sharpay did it- but somebody else to frame her ]

[varas]

[ Anyway, by the time she finally gets around to shucking her clothes, Ann has no injuries. ]

[fragileprophet]

[He cooperates with the search, because he cooperates everyone even though this is terrible indecent! He, of course, has the cut on his arm that was just given to him to test his blood, and the palm of his right hand is flushed pink from a fading burn. Other than that, he looks fine!]

[londonstar]

I'll do my best.

[ gingerly, waver will... hold it for it to be seen and for the ink to not be disturbed. ]

[wagashis]

[well while it's good to know that they don't just suck-]

With help from one of you, or on their own?

[thesettingsun]

...But the armory was perfectly accessible yesterday.

[Hi, here to eavesdrop. Dazai's put his pants back on after the strip search, but he's staying shirtless.]

[disilluded]

I won't deny that it is far more conclusive than anything else we have.

But why give us the knife then?

[What is it for? Why is it here?]

What was her motive in doing so? How did a young teenage girl civilian get her into that suit of armor? There are too many questions for me to call this trial done over something like that.

[axilium]

[jan waltzes in late]

... Wow. People sure are getting creative here.

[concasse]

That is not what I meant, asshole!

[asswipe]

Evan...

[SLOWLY. She's so sorry.]

[discardia]

[ Hopefully! Either way, Cardia will obediently strip. No injuries!

Just this big honking gem that's embedded in her skin, it's probably fine. ]

[randori]

Huh? What's up?

[randori]

Jae-ha says there's no way someone could've surprised her, unless it's a kid or a girl!

[psychedelica]

Are you serious?

[ THIS IS HORRIBLE... but he has to admit that it makes sense.

once he's made sure no girls can see him, he'll take off his clothes for... someone. he actually has no bruises, unlike some of you animals. ]

[asswipe]

Um... No. No, you're good. You can rattle your bones in peace. I'm sorry.

[vigilantics]

[ :/ ]

[concasse]

Huh?

Uh. Nothing. Headache.

I got some thinking to do.

[sanguinairy]

[Good thing Souji isn't a stuffy ye olde. HE ALSO STRIPS and he really is a scrawny-lookin dude, but he's also pretty scar and blemish-free for a samurai. No recent bruises or injuries!]

[asswipe]

[she's so sorry for everything, sousei.



her bravery stat also isn't nearly high enough to argue about this, so he's safe.]