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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[discardia]

[ There's no real audible reply, though she does reach a hand up to scrub at her eyes.

But also, she nods, because this is terrible and she wasn't prepared. ]

[alttitude]

[No one's really prepared - and Jae-ha isn't either. Though he also supposes this isn't the first time this has happened to him, so he might be taking it better than most. He'll at least move to wrap his arms around her and hold her close.]

If those tears are for me... it's a really flattering thing. That's already more than I could deserve.

[discardia]

[ Burying her face in someone's shoulder is entirely a new thing, and oh is she glad that this doesn't burn holes in his clothes or whatever!

Though she'll lift her head to glare at him after a minute. ]

O-of course they're for you! And don't say you don't deserve them-- the only thing you didn't deserve was any of this!!

[alttitude]

[she's cute and he's halfway in love with her]

.... well, it is rather unforgivable that Captain Gi-gan was caught up in this, and the fact that Miss Sharpay felt compelled to play along with their game....

[ . . . ]

Ahah, it's upsetting but - maybe sometimes it's harder to appreciate the beauty of life without some of its hardships.

[discardia]

[ Jae-ha, you're going to die tomorrow. ]

I don't think you, particularly, had a problem with that before all of this happened.

[ Just saying. But also-- ]

I'm... I'm so sorry, I wish I could do something!

[alttitude]

[HE LOVES HER.]

Ah, ah, careful - wishing is what got us here in the first place.

[Though he'll be careful as he moves to brush away her tears, expression softening.]

It's not your place to apologize. You don't have to.

[discardia]

I know.

I want to hit someone very hard, but I won't do that... so let me have this much. Please.

[ She feels... terrible. His captain didn't deserve this, Jae-ha didn't deserve this, Sousei didn't deserve this-- why was this whole game happening to people who didn't deserve it? ]

[alttitude]

I... really love your way of solving things.

[hitting someone very hard... he would like to volunteer...]

But - sure, lovely miss Cardia. I'd give you everything that you wanted in the universe, if I could. So I hope you'll accept what I can give you now.

[discardia]

[ Jae-ha, no. You're already dying. Stop. ]

I don't think you should make claims quite that big, Jae-ha...

But this is enough. Thank you.

[ She has to treasure every hug she gets, she's still very much touch-deprived. ]