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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[holybind]

[ Zelos has per usual has no problems stripping. No injuries or what have you, there is some light bruising on his stomach though none of it has anything to do with murder.

If anyone is at all curious about such marks, he'll point wordlessly to Reyna. ]

Her fault, not murder related— though there definitely was an attempt made on my life.

[concasse]

[Without looking up]

You deserved it.

[holybind]

Aw, don't be so distant, partner. Especially not after all the intimate moments we shared this week.

[concasse]

I will murder your ass in front of all of these people if you don't shut it now.

[holybind]

[ Zelos just makes kissy noises at Sanji. ]

[resumed]

What did you do to her? [Apparently Zelos deserved whatever happened, sorry to say.]

[holybind]

Sheesh! Why am I immediately the instigator in this situation?

[ He knows why ]

She paid me a compliment, that's all that happened!

[ that's not an explanation?? ]

[resumed]

Did you force her to do that? [Curious because like. It's Reyna. He knows better than that.]

[holybind]

In a sense.

[ He pauses, trying to figure out how to verbalize this nonsense. ]

I decided to test how accommodating a person she is. She was indeed, very accomodating. However, as I learned she is also very vengeful. I flew too close to the sun, I guess.

[ That's as much explanation as he can provide without Reyna killing him. ]

You got some bodyguard kid.

[londonstar]

Oh, shut it.

[ HE IS GLARING AT YOU ZELOS. RIGHT. AT. YOU. ]

[holybind]

[ Zelos smiling, twirling a lock of his hair like he's a mean girl from some high school coming of age movie. ]

Make me, Lord Stuffy Britches.

[londonstar]

[ waver is conflicted today. he has a title to uphold and he should not react impulsively to what iis clearly a childish taunt.

but he's also prideful and it is easily bruised by said childish taunt. so here he is, jaw locked and arms crossed tightly against his chest in order to hold himself from saying or doing anything stupid. ]

[toughchoices]

[GLARES AT HIM.]

With good reason, I might add.

[holybind]

You know, we were having a real nice moment— you and me. But then you had to resort to violence. It's a shame, really.

[toughchoices]

That is not what happened at all.

[Just let her die. Let her die? Can everyone vote for her right now and put her out of her misery, please?]

[concasse]

[No they must all vote for Zelos.

Sanji will take one for the team.]

[holybind]

You know what you said, and I know what you said— and that's good enough for me, brown eyes!

[ He won't doxx you today Reyna, partially because of context, partially because there are enough people in this room making threats upon his life at this moment. ]

[faceripper]

...Dare I ask what actually happened?

[toughchoices]

We had an argument and he wouldn't back off, so I made him.

[faceripper]

[ He nods approvingly ]

...You know, fair enough. It sounds as if you were quite justified based on everyone's reaction, so congratulations.

[faceripper]

[ Yeah, nothing on Zelos, so he gets a pass! But he, uh. Is going to ask about what happened. Just not to Zelos, since clearly, he's lying?? ]

[hairbrain]

[ gasp!!! ]

Oh no, what happened?

[holybind]

I was attacked by a brute!

[ Finally, some sympathy. ]

Here's what really happened— little ol' Zelos was feeling down, I asked brown eyes over here to cheer me up by saying something nice to me. And what did she do? Assault me.

[hairbrain]

That doesn't sound like Reyna.... she's very kind.

[ okay neither of these things are true. ]

[holybind]

Sure, I won't totally deny that. After all, she did actually say something very nice to me like I asked. But then she got embarrassed and took it out on me! Sure, some people find that sort of thing charming— but me? Not so much.