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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a footprint (??)

[faceripper]

Well, much to my surprise, this is perfectly unnecessary, but all the same—

[ Fane pulls a napkin out of his coat that's stained with ink. It's an imprecise impression of the possible footprint they found at the scene, but he gestures to the mirrors. ]

While in the dining hall, we found Ion passed out but quite alive, as seems to be the case for several of you idiots. Regardless, in the ink spilling from the tapestry, there was an impression left behind. I believe it looks like the ball of someone's foot, but if you have other theories, I suppose I'm obliged to entertain them.

[randori]

Oh!! Is it like a fingerprint where we can match it to people?! Everybody take your shoes off—!

[ he gestures to Fane to do so too, but like. Do skeletons leave footprints... ]

[faceripper]

No, that won't be necessary. It's certainly one with a shoe.

[thesettingsun]

...Who walks on their tip-toes to knock someone out?

[toughchoices]

...someone shorter than their victim, perhaps?

[asswipe]

Maybe... they were trying to be sneaky? You make less noise talking on your tip-toes, right?

[faceripper]

Well I've certainly no idea. But I also hardly understand why you lot do half the things you do.

[ He sighs ]

Perhaps to obscure their footprint? I would at least imagine that half a footprint is harder to match than the full one.

[toughchoices]

It's not a bad place to start.

[They all have feet, so they can like. Check. Let's do this.]

[faceripper]

It is at least something, though hardly anything ideal.

[ He crosses his arms ]

Luckily those mirrors can make up for some of the failings of the absolutely abysmal materials I have to work with. If we find a close enough match, then a second comparison to the mirror's image would be best to eliminate any doubt.

[disclosures]

So we're going to start with checking shoes? Seems like as good a place to start as any.

[faceripper]

Far better than nothing, at the very least.

SHOE CHECK

[spondulix]

Alright, everybody! The evidence is clear. [CLAP CLAP.] Not that I assume there's ink or blood or anything on anyone's shoes, but well, it's worth a try!

[A beat.]

...Though, if anyone of you does anything to my shoe, I'll sue you. It's made with real leather. I won't have anybody putting a stain on it.

[CHECKING FOR SIZE AND STAINS HERE, COME HERE COME ALL]

[spondulix]

[He takes off his own shoes to start things off - they're spotless and does not match the footprint at all - they're of medium/large size. Also please admire his shoes they're worth so much money MAN HE'S RICH]

[thesettingsun]

[Dazai carefully unlaces his boots and pulls them off, then holds them up for everyone to see. They're about medium size, and they have no stains of any kind.]

[disilluded]

[What an obnoxious way to ask.

I mean Sousei probably didn't do it since killing his partner would've been suicide?? But you can look at his shoe anyway, it doesn't match and there's no ink. Thanks.]

[alchemenace]

[ Varian takes off a single dark boot to show it off-- it is appropriately itty bitty sized for him and stainless. also taking off his shoe he eats shit and falls after a few awkward hops because he's not a graceful kid, ok ]

[fragileprophet]

[Ion takes off his shoes--they're white flats that would be effectively impossible to get an ink stain out of short of a miracle or magic. They're small in size, clean from stains, and don't match the shape of the imprint.]

[disclosures]

[They're small shoes with no stains.]

[alttitude]

[jae-ha's shoes have to hold dragon leggy so way too big and no ink]

[varas]

[ Fortunately, Ann is out of the onesie and back in proper clothes now, and that includes shoes! Her feet are about the small side of mid-sized for a woman's, not a match with no stains. ]

[sanguinairy]

[Souji wears geta that don't leave a regular shoe impression, but they're on the medium-small side and ink-free.]

[randori]

[ Natsuo's shoes are small, platform shoes that adds an extra inch or so to his height, the bottoms of which are coated completely with black ink. ]

[discardia]

[ Cardia will wobble a bit, but tug off a boot. It's in a small size! It also has no stains. ]

[concasse]

[Sanji''s feet are large, good for kicking, and no ink stains.]

[vigilantics]

[ she's wearing her batgirl boots?? they are... women combat boot size idk. but no ink. ]