grimmoired | CHAPTER 1: TRIAL

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.

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I'm not --- I'm not accusing them, but both Cardia and Kyouka have thief skills or infiltration on their profiles.

I wonder if the killer could have gotten a lockpick from somewhere --- would the well be that helpful?

Maybe it involves someone's role?

Are there any titles where... breaking in could have been the gift given?

[ like aladdin. ]

Potentially, yeah. But that just because it could be doesn't mean it is, I guess.

And I doubt we'll get a real answer her if we ask.

[ looks resentfully in tiger's direction!! ]

[ ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ ]

I can tell you what my wish was, if that will help.

[ ... ]

Otherwise, I didn't arrive with any lock picks, and my poison doesn't work here, so I couldn't make one.

Well -- that's personal, so don't feel like you have to. I just hope that the well didn't hurt you.

[ .... ]

But can I ask --- how does your, um, poison work?

[ also by profiles i meant tapestries dont tag bf eating, kids. ]

... It... more or less melts or rots whatever I touch with my bare skin.

That sounds awful! How did that.... how did that happen to you?

I--

[ Cardia closes her eyes after a minute, looking pained. ]

I'm sorry. Can we discuss this at a later time? I don't think it will help with the trial.

Of course. I'm sorry -- I shouldn't have asked.

[ oopsies got too invested in a stranger's sad backstory in the middle of trial. ]

I can pick locks, but I didn't arrive with any of the tools to cleanly pick locks with.

You can't pick them without using specific tools?

[ her ex-thief boyfriend can, step up your game. ]

I'm assuming it depends on how complex the shitty lock is.

With simple ones, a hair pin'll do the trick.

Well, Eugene -- my boyfriend -- he used to be a thief, and he could pretty much pick any lock with... well, almost anything.

But I guess it depends on a lot of things. I don't know that much about it.

Same here. My navigator's a thief so that's the only reason I know this much.

Oh! [ wow don't look excited about that, rapunzel. ] Well, Eugene's very good. He's gotten Cass and I out of handcuffs and locked cells before.

[ maybe don't phrase it this way, rapunzel. ]

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I can pick a lock with anything, but if the lock is well-made, it won't be so clean without the proper tools.

[ please don't ask me how good the locks at the dorms are ]

That makes sense.

.... But the tiger woman did say she'd provide tools if asked, so... I don't know.

You can search me if you'd like. I don't have any.

I.... I'm not sure it's much of a lead, but thank you. Maybe later.

Depending on what you're using, you might still leave marks though. You could pick a knock with a knife, but it'll still scratch it up. A lot of it depends on the size of the item.

And how good the locks are......

[ hm. ]

It'll be hard to test that out without us trying to break into another room.

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