grimmoired | PROLOGUE : TRIAL

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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.

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It's not Sharpay.

[You don't have all the facts!!]

Even if Gi-gan was caught sleeping outside I don't think Sharpay would have been able to kill her without being injured, not to mention that Sharpay wouldn't have gone for a messy murder like that. I mean, you'll ruin your clothes that way.

That's a stupid reason to think she wouldn't have done it.

[ BLUNT. ]

Anyway, she might have had help. From one of us, or from those two, [ he says, gesturing to Tiger and Dragon. ]

It's an excellent reason. Have you spoken to her at all?

[Like, just asking.]

No.

[ he might have an aneurysm ]

But people lie. Especially if their lives are at risk.

She's been the way she is since before murder was ever brought up here. It's not her.

You seem awfully convinced.

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thesettingsun - 2018-06-09 19:46 (UTC) - Expand

psychedelica - 2018-06-09 19:48 (UTC) - Expand

thesettingsun - 2018-06-09 19:49 (UTC) - Expand

psychedelica - 2018-06-09 19:52 (UTC) - Expand

The five people who were found were unconscious and don't remember a thing that happened. We've been assuming Gi-gan was... killed, while she was conscious. But what if she wasn't? We've already accepted magic walking suit of armors are a thing, anyway.

I don't think Gi-gan's stupid enough to sleep outside when there's the probability of murder...

I returned the Captain to her room at 7 PM last night, for what it's worth.

I'm not saying she is. I don't think the five people who were found outside are, either.

Reyna fell asleep in our room and yet she was found outside, so I doubt Captain Gi-Gan wished to be outside past curfew either.

Agreed. She cares far too much about her appearances to put them at risk in that way.

[ he shrugs. vanity is fine. ]

I believe that this coincidence is a red herring and that our true murder weapon is the knife.

... So someone may have used the knife first, then followed up with the heel to make it look like Sharpay-chan did it?

What makes you say that?

[ honestly asking. ]

The wound is too clean. Two, clean puncture wounds sounds more like the work of someone that is used to killing than desperate girl.

[ he shrugs ] I won't stop you from suspecting her, but I will need more proof other than her shoe in order to be convinced.

Fair enough.

[ he thinks, tapping his foot a little. ]

Maybe... If we knew her title and her gift, that would help.

It truly would. But the chances of her giving such information are slim to none.

psychedelica - 2018-06-09 20:45 (UTC) - Expand

...we do still have to weigh that against the fact that all of us are part of this game of theirs. Is her appearance the most important thing to her?

[people can risk plenty, with the right motivation.]

The same would go for anyone else who might not have a reason to do it.

It's not. Becoming a star is.

... but it's like you said. I think most people here has something they'd probably risk a lot for.

Exactly. Give people a compelling enough reason to act, and they're capable of more than you'd think.

londonstar - 2018-06-09 20:10 (UTC) - Expand

She could very easily have put on other clothing from the tailor to commit the murder with.

[That's...just a bad reason to not suspect her.]

It is not as though we took inventory of said clothing.

She doesn't like the clothes in the tailor. She has higher standards than putting that on her body even for murder.

...Hm. For now, I suppose we will leave it be then.

[He feels doubt, if someone were pushed to that level of desperation but.

Ok.]

Rebecca said she took the five missing dresses from the tailor earlier in the week. [So.] ... I don't know if I can trust that we found everything anymore, though.

If there is someone hiding evidence from us... certainly not.

[He sighs, shaking his head.

TOO MANY UNKNOWNS this really sucks.]

That is worth noting, however, thank you.