CHAPTER 1: TRIAL

[themodsgrimm]

The Story Continues... CHAPTER 1 - WEEK 134 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 Tiger at the head of the table, a glass-covered rose near her right hand. Tick tock, Narrators. You have nine hours to deliberate. Throughout today's trial, the snow continues to fall as it has all week, though it's gentle and soft. Instead of tea and crumpets, today's snack bar includes the makings for s'mores, including sharp metal skewers. A fire could be built, should anyone have anything flammable. Additionally, every now and then, the howls of a group of wolves will penetrate the silence that occasionally falls on the the group...and sometimes even in the heat of the moment. Welcome to your 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 Danielle (entrappings), 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

Comments

[hairbrain]

[ wow excuse!!! ]

We should let both of them pick the names they want for themselves.

[axilium]

I just figured one of them might want to stick with Ion?

[hairbrain]

Well, this is their identities we're talking about here.

[axilium]

Well, one of them's already let me call him Fonny, so I'll be sticking with that if everyone else wants to call them both Ion.

[hairbrain]

Fonny isn't a real name.

[ u so fonny, jan. ]

[axilium]

But he was okay with it, and that's what matters, right?

[varas]

Yeah, I agree with Rapunzel. Why don't we ask the Ions if one of them wants a nickname?

[ but thanks belph?? ]

[hairbrain]

Or both. Instead of us taking a vote on it, the both of them could decide.

[nivation]

[ +1 ]

They should choose. It's their names and identities at stake.

[hairbrain]

Exactly. That's not our decision to make.

[nivation]

Earlier in the week, I told him... the taller one that he should pick a new name if he wanted a way for the both of them to be differentiated.

[ and now he's scarred instead ig ]

[hairbrain]

[ ion u green fool. ]

And then he got hurt....

[nivation]

Be careful what you wish for. That's what they say, isn't it?

[fragileprophet]

[A GENTLE...THANKFUL LOOK. In his little sad way.]

It's alright...if someone wants to call me by another name, I wouldn't be offended.

[hairbrain]

[ knife emoji. ]

It's not about you being offended! It's about what you want.

[ pls put some thought into that for once in ur replica life u green lil binch. ]

[fragileprophet]

[HE DOESN'T KNOW WHAT HE WANTS!!!]

I see...thank you.

[hairbrain]

[ stop this. ]

What do you think? What kind of name would you like?

[fragileprophet]

I'm sorry...I've been trying to think of something, but I haven't come to anything.

[He's of...two minds...on the matter! Haha.]

[fonlines]

It's all right, Rapunzel. It is understandable that others would have these concerns.

[ because in the immortal words of dazai last trial, 'well how else are you supposed to distinguish them' ]

[hairbrain]

Being concerned is one thing...... It should be your decision in the end. Both of you.

You're not obligated to keep being 'Fon Master Ion', if that's not what you want.

[ just saying. ]

[fonlines]

We do have duties to fulfill, once [ if ] we return home. We aren't responsible for simply ourselves alone.

[ A small, tight smile. ]

Still. Here, perhaps, we can try to be someone else.

[hairbrain]

At least here, you can be whoever you want to be.

[ just saying. ]

So, what is it that you want?

[fonlines]

'Ion' is the only name I have. I don't know. I haven't even thought to consider any other name, especially not if it was only because someone else requested it of me.

[ it'd just be like trading one role for another, sigh. ]

... Still, I do think that most in my world didn't know me. Just 'Fon Master Ion.'

[thesettingsun]

[AT LEAST HE BROUGHT IT UP BEFORE SOMEONE DIED OVER IT]

[fonlines]

[IT IS SORT OF A VALID CONCERN HE SUPPOSES??? GIVEN THAT STEPHANIE DREW THE SAME CONCLUSION TOO]