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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HAIR HAIR HAIR HAIR

[doublecrows]

[after retrieving a sample from Tiger--]

I'd like to compare these strands of dark hair to anyone who has dark hair that is at least the length of my arm. If you'll step froward, we can do this quickly.

[sanguinairy]

[THAT'S HIM HE HAS LONG DARK HAIR steppin' on forward.]

I do.

[doublecrows]

[holds out a hand]

If you will, then.

[sanguinairy]

[A nod and he pauses to pluck a strand out to hand over! His hair is stupidly long but also, considering he's literally dying, isn't the healthiest.]

[axilium]

[belph obviously does not have dark hair, so.]

For the record, the blond hair is on the longer side, and it doesn't match either of the victims. It's lighter than Soo-won's—and mine as well, for reference.

[doublecrows]

I see. Then perhaps it's best if we ask Tiger-san for a sample of that hair too, to make a similar comparison.

[axilium]

Well, you're already doing such a great job of handling hair, so...

[hairbrain]

So, it's one of us.....

[ frowns. ] We should compare everyone with blonde hair, then.

[axilium]

Akechi has graciously volunteered.

[belph volunteered him.]

[toughchoices]

[Well, she's got her hair in a long braid, so she'll just... Undo that... Before plucking out a few strands and handing them over to him. She doesn't seem too bothered by this - it's easier than stripping.]

Will that do?

[doublecrows]

Yes, it'll do.

[TIME TO COMPARE, how close are the strands Reyna gave him to the strands he is holding?]

[toughchoices]

[Well. Hm.

They're identical, actually.]

[thesettingsun]

Does my hair qualify as 'dark'?

[It's a little longer unbraided, so he'll step forward just to get this over with.]

[doublecrows]

[. . .]

Well, I suppose there's no harm in making the comparison, just in case.

[thesettingsun]

[He can check against Dazai's hair on his head, because he's definitely not pulling any out for him :|||

Unsurprisingly, it's not a match.]

[londonstar]

[ waver will step in!! he has long, black hair, that's almost at his hips and, considering that waver is at 1'86, that's quite long. ]

[doublecrows]

[holding up the sample hair to see if it matches!]

[londonstar]

[ unless akechi has a 3 foot arm, it will not! ]

[psychedelica]

[ hikage's hair isn't that long, so he thinks he's in the clear for this one... he's around anyway, though. ]

So... That's Melloi, Yasusada, Souji, Kyouka, Veronica, and Reyna. Maybe Cardia.

[asswipe]

My hair isn't really that long.

[It's shoulder length and the strands are as long as Akechi's arm, so.]

[psychedelica]

Fair enough. You can be another "maybe."

[ i'm bad at guessing from icons apparently ]

[okitactless]

[Yasusada's just gonna yank a strand out of his own head...

...and then look surprised...]

Ouch!

[doublecrows]

[. . . Yasu. . .]

Thank you.

[TIME TO COMPARE]

[nivation]

[ Her hair is dark and long, so....

Kyouka undoes one of her pigtails and lets her hair be examined. ]

If you want me to pluck some strands out, I can.

[doublecrows]

Yes, please. It should be rather simple.

[holds out his hand]