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

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dave's spooky corpse

[sanguinairy]

[OUTSIDE OF THE GREAT ION DEBACLE...]

Ah, right-- About Dave's body, Belph and I found it in a strange way. He was inside of a bush near the well, so deep that we had to uncover branches to see who it was, but before we got there that was the only disturbance. No footprints, no signs of a struggle.

[randori]

[ Near the well... ]

Was there anything else weird around there? Like, maybe he made a wish that went bad?

[okitactless]

Maybe someone threw him there?

[Yasu is here to be Very Helpful]

[randori]

[ No, that's a fair point ]

Souji, did it look like he was dropped from the sky?

[ Natsuo had spend some of the week up in the air, maybe Dave did too. ]

[faceripper]

[ Fane huffs ]

Well if that is the case, you may only need to look as far as who was cursed. I believe the damned well cursed me for not appreciating its gift that I so kindly "returned."

[sanguinairy]

[Shaking his head!]

There wasn't really anything else at all... Not that I saw, anyway. It was just him.

[The Great Dave Corpse Mystery.]

[axilium]

It was pretty cold too, right? [ergh.] Not sure if that was because he'd been dead for a while or because he was outside.

[sanguinairy]

[GOOD QUESTION...]

Cold, yes, but not too stiff to move. [No rigor mortis?? Possibly?!]

[axilium]

The cold delays rigor mortis... so it's still hard to say which one it was, or even both.

[resumed]

...you think that means he was already dead by the time they hid him in the bushes?

[sanguinairy]

I think it's possible, unless he was dropped and broke his neck from the fall. I'd think there would still be more signs of a struggle if that were the case, though...

[resumed]

That would have to be a very specific drop to break his neck...[Hum.] The other strange thing is the lack of footprints. We found footprints leading to the maze where we found Soo-won, so why not for Dave?

[nivation]

If his neck is broken, he'd have to have fallen or been pushed from a height or his killer is very strong.

[sanguinairy]

I agree, though I think we'd see a little more damage if he'd been pushed. I would expect head injuries in that case.

[nivation]

Then it couldn't have been a fall, or he couldn't have been pushed.

[ ... ]

But if it was someone's own power, I don't think Dave wouldn't fight back if he wasn't attacked unaware.

[toughchoices]

[nodding along]

With the right amount of force, it wouldn't be too difficult... But I do believe there are some here who aren't capable of that sort of force.

[like uh, the ions]

[nivation]

It's not impossible if they had an ability to augment their strength.

[ we don't know what those titles do ]

[londonstar]

Not exactly. If they're used to fighting, then even a smaller body would be capable of causing such an injury-- especially with someone like Dave. They weren't even an adult yet.

[nivation]

It's hard to do by chance. They'd have to know the right angle to snap the neck because the neck is flexible.

[ it sounds like she's agreeing. ]

[asswipe]

It didn't look like he had been dragged there, either? Or — did you check if there was anything weird on his body?

[sanguinairy]

No, it looked like we were the first people in that area. The only thing we found on him was his neck injury - there weren't any others, and nothing else stood out.

[thesettingsun]

If he was already dead, and someone was trying to obscure the location of death... Has someone compared the two corpses' times of death? Someone more knowledgeable than me.

[sanguinairy]

Not that I know of. [DOES ANYONE HAVE THAT MEDICAL KNOWLEDGE.]

[hairbrain]

[ partner is helping!! ]

Steph, Varian and I found a leaf that came from outside --- like it was stuck to a shoe. Was there any mud or anything around?

[sanguinairy]

[Bless Rapunzel and the Leaf™.]

Not where we were, no.