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

[nivation]

It does, but I don't understand why the locks wouldn't have burned the person trying to pick the locks from the outside.

It did when we first arrived.

[sanguinairy]

Would it burn someone who belongs to that dormitory? I wonder - would those burns have been enough to show on someone's hands? If so, and no one has any sign of being injured, it might be possible that the person was from Reyna's dormitory to begin with and was simply returning to it past curfew.

[toughchoices]

It burned my hands when I tried to get out from the inside last week. I can't see why it wouldn't have burned someone from the outside coming in...

[sanguinairy]

Would you say it burnt badly enough to leave any sort of visible mark?

[Are they gonna do handcheck 2k18]

[toughchoices]

It might have if I kept at it, but I let go right away once it started to hurt.

[Sorry, Souji. :c ]

[sanguinairy]

[LOOK NO APOLOGIES IN THIS HOUSE.]

I'd think most people would... Though it does make me wonder if someone thought to wear gloves? They could keep your hands from burning or being noticeably marked, if they had to touch it for long.

[alchemenace]

[ raises his (gloved) hand ]

I'm not so sure about that? I tried to open a door that first weekend we were there and felt a burning sensation underneath my gloves.

[sanguinairy]

So it's possible that someone who had to touch the door long enough to pick the lock might have some sort of burn then, right? Unless burning only applies to touching the knob itself...

[alchemenace]

I didn't try to pick the lock, so I can't tell you there. But, um, assuming the burning sensation is on both sides of the door during curfew and that it's not just a psychological reaction and instead an actual physical one, we might as well check people's palms? There's still a high possibility it's nothing, but it's worth a shot.

[sanguinairy]

I'll see about getting that organized when we have a little time, then.

[He doesn't want to interrupt IMPORTANT INVESTIGATING with something that looks like a dead end.]