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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[wantsitall]

Absolutely not. Why would I choose to control the armor?

[spondulix]

Wait, what?

So the armor had...absolutely nothing to do with the case? Why was Gi-gan found in armor, then?

[wantsitall]

Oh, because I put her there.

[spondulix]

You...lifted her up by yourself. You. How?

[wantsitall]

[And her she actually looks a little offended.]

I've been training and on stage my entire life. That requires you to be strong. [...her twin does most of the heavy lifting, admittedly, but she's not weak.

She never bothered to pick up Steph during the strength test. She talked her way around it.]

[axilium]

Honestly, you might as well just explain how you did the murder at this point.

[wantsitall]

[There's a sigh. Belph, Belph, Belph...]

Gi-Gan was wandering the castle before curfew, maybe 7pm? I found her and I cornered her when she was caught off-guard and in the tailor. Carrying her down the stairs was a little difficult but once you catch your balance it's easier to adjust for the weight. Hiding her in the armor was actually the easy part, she hadn't completely frozen up yet. But the ink was harder...so I changed to eliminate the evidence, went to find Akechi and went to find Jae-Ha. Simple, really.

[This explains almost nothing.]

[axilium]

... Uh.

[wantsitall]

...yes?

[axilium]

You can't be more detailed than that?

[wantsitall]

[She examines her nails, trying to appear as aloof as possible, but her tone is a little wary and tired.]

What more do you want to know?

[axilium]

... There's a lot, but I guess the one thing I'm genuinely curious is: why before curfew? Seems like a risky move to make.

[wantsitall]

Because it was the least likely time I would see Jae-Ha. After dinner and before curfew, most people would have been elsewhere, too. It was risky but sometimes you have to take risks to win.