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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[thesettingsun]

[There's also some bitter muttering:]

Well what are you supposed to write down to distinguish them...

[Guess who was the outlier.]

[spondulix]

...Are you an idiot, old sport?

[thesettingsun]

Of course I know Sharpay did it. I just didn't feel like voting for her.

[spondulix]

You didn't "feel" like voting? What are you, five years old?

Also, I don't very much like the implication that you would vote for my partner, Dizae.

[FITZ NO]

[thesettingsun]

You're right, I should have just voted for you.

[londonstar]

Considering his history, it’s not too inaccurate to think that, Mr. Fitzgerald.

[ very subtle burn ]

[unromanceable]

... Dazai-san?

[thesettingsun]

If everyone else is unanimous, then it doesn't matter if I vote for someone else even if I know she did it.

[unromanceable]

[ ... ]

Dazai-san, would it be alright with you if I gave you a hug?

[thesettingsun]

Maybe later. I'll be walking out of this garden, after all.

[Some other people might not.]

[londonstar]

[ just a facepalm. he has no words ]

[thesettingsun]

[fite him]

[fragileprophet]

[ :( ]

[thesettingsun]

Sorry. I should have just written down Fitzgerald even if he wasn't ever under suspicion.

[fragileprophet]

[Ion shakes his head!]

No, it's okay. You don't owe me any kind of apology. I'll have to try harder in the future to be someone that you can trust, that's all!

[thesettingsun]

It's not that I don't trust you. When I voted it was already obvious who did it.

I just like her too much to vote for her even if she's guilty, so I had to put down a name.

[spondulix]

Without me all of you would still be dancing with armor men. And you would be laying on the carpet licking ink and hallucinating, since that's all you're good for.

[thesettingsun]

And being more widely remembered and influential than you will ever be.

And I wasn't on the carpet, excuse you.

[fonlines]

... Pardon? Did something happen between my partner and yourself?

[ dear partner are you making unnecessary enemies. ]

[psychedelica]

[ staring at Dazai expectantly... ]

[thesettingsun]

It isn't as if it made any difference.

[psychedelica]

Then don't act so confident next time. If people had listened to you, we would have killed someone innocent.

[doublecrows]

[REALLY. . .]

You would condemn an innocent just because of personal biases?

[thesettingsun]

Was there any possibility that he would get the majority when the culprit was already known?

He wasn't even in danger. I just put down a name.

[doublecrows]

Perhaps not, but your willingness to purposefully vote for an innocent party does say a lot about your moral leanings.