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

[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?

[sanguinairy]

That's what I'm wondering. It could be someone's ability coming into play, but I don't want to rule out anything else that's less... magic.

[wagashis]

Was the ground still covered in snow, there? If any footprints were left early enough to be covered by further snowfall...

[maybe there just Used to be prints.]

[sanguinairy]

There was snow over there, yes... Though if that's the case, it would mean that the two deaths happened decently far apart from each other since I heard there were still footprints by the maze at the time of our search. I'd also think we'd have seen at least a few more signs of disturbance, if someone had walked out there...

[But he doesn't know for sure, so he leaves his speculation at that.]

[fonlines]

[ given that- technically wrong in the end, but not implausible- discussion of armor transporting bodies last trial ]

Were there no footholds nearby that the culprit could have- climbed on them?

Because otherwise, perhaps it might have been an ability after all. Levitation, or animation, or some such thing...

[sanguinairy]

There was the well, I suppose? But I don't think there are many footholds outside of that, unless you count the trees.

[idk how close the woodsy things are to the well A MYSTERY]