PROLOGUE : TRIAL

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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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[alchemenace]

[ y'all told me to so legally even though he looks like he would rather be anywhere else in the entire world, here is Varian. looking at the dragon and only the dragon what corpse in a glass case??? If he can't see it it's not real. ]

Hi, Jae-ha. Did. Did anyone look at the body yet?

[alttitude]

[ . . . . even if i wrote the npc tag jae-ha is wondering why you're all sending him a bunch of kids!!!!]

I have -

[ - but a fresh pair of eyes might be better.]

... but it seems like you don't want to.

[alchemenace]

[ Varian laughs awkwardly ]

Well. There's a lot of things I don't want to do. [ a long pause ] The case makes it worse, honestly. It's the... The way she's displayed.

... But I want to know who did it. If-- if me looking makes a difference, I shouldn't stop because I'm-- uncomfortable.

[alttitude]

[ . . . and Jae-ha listens to that for a moment before going to open the glass display.]

It's too much like a pinned butterfly, isn't it?

Then clear a space.

[He'll carefully retrieve her from the glass case and place her on whatever surface Varian chooses so long as it's not the ground or dirty!!]

[alchemenace]

[ he doesn't react to the butterfly comment with more than a shrug, and then uh ig rip everyone we putting her on a table so Varian can look her over fully ]

I'll-- make it fast. Oh boy.

[ idek what to look for but is there any wound outside the neck one for one ]

[alttitude]

... don't push yourself. You can direct me if that's easier for you.

[Gi-gan would want him to still look after everyone else, after all.

There's also a wound in her chest! There's ink stains on her clothes surrounding it.]

[alchemenace]

[ how big is the wound? and also if you look in the wounds is it all ink because if there's blood Varian might faint ]

It's fine. I'll be fine.

[ this is believable ]

[alttitude]

[It's all ink so no swooning Varians today.

The wound looks like a puncture wound, rather than a stab wound. It's not large in diameter.]

... don't push it, and have some water following this.

[alchemenace]

[ how deep are the puncture wounds? Same size both? And is there any sign of bruising anywhere on her??

Varian is ignoring all concerns for More Pressing Matters ]

You guys don't bleed ink naturally, do you?

[alttitude]

[They're less than five inches deep for both of them, and the same size for both. No bruising!]

No, it's normally quite red. This is entirely new.

[alchemenace]

[ hm ]

... There's three potential outcomes here. Jae-ha, do you remember who else was on the tapestries alongside the captain? As "classics".

[alttitude]

The lovely Miss Sharpay Evans and - .... one of the Ions.

[ . . . . ]

The one who was good at fainting.

[alchemenace]

Okay. Well. I'm going to start here, and, uh, I might faint? But this is purely for science.

[ hey if Varian takes out his kitchen knife to give himself a small cut on the arm does he bleed or is it ink ]

[alttitude]

[VARIAN,,]

Whoa whoa whoa!

[he bleeds!

and it's







blood!

surprise]

[alchemenace]

[ GOD HE IS SO BAD WITH BLOOD HES JUST GOING TO. LOOK AWAY WITH A WHEEZE ]

Okay, that. Cleared theory one. Um. Do you think I could convince Ion and miss Evans to get cut if I wash the knife? And also could someone else do it because I don't feel so good.

[resumed]

[...just...staring...]

You didn't think this through, did you. [Do you require an assist you absolute lunatic.]

[alchemenace]

[ Wisdom stat in the negative ]

I may have underestimate how good I am with blood, but it's fine? It's fine. Does anyone have a bandage.

[alttitude]

[oh my godddddd

Jae-ha is going to grab for the nearest clean cloth - he will tear something if he has to - in order to wipe down the wound and then apply pressure on it

he holds onto varian in case he faints]

- we'll look into it, you need to lay down and give me the knife.

[alchemenace]

No, it's fine, I don't need-- I didn't cut that deep, I just. I am not great with blood.

[ yeah they get that. but uh fine he will give over his knife for science

:( But but give it back later it's his science knife ]

[function]

I can.

[ Trust Her ]

[alchemenace]

[ hm ]

Oh, okay. Great. Thanks Toob.

[ ... ]

Ie.

[alttitude]

... be gentle with them, alright?

[she can have varian's science knife - ]

Though I would like to have that back when you're done.

[hairbrain]

--- Varian!

[ she doesn't have her healing hair why would you do this!!! ]

[alchemenace]

[ for science ]

[hairbrain]

Don't hurt yourself!! [ she knows you're bad with blood you moron :// ]