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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[function]

[ she nods ]

What that has to do with a teacup, though...

[disilluded]

I am certain it is an obscure connection, and we do not exactly have the time to try to brainstorm what it could be when the person in question could simply lie about suffering from their curse to begin with.

[function]

Whole lot of progress we're making.

[ thanks toob ]

[hairbrain]

It could be... A journal is to jot down memories.... So Fane can't retain them. A tea cup is for drinking... So maybe something along those lines? Like.... They have trouble drinking? Or are unable to?

[axilium]

... That sounds like a horrible curse.

[belph would DIE]

[hairbrain]

Well, it is a horrible well.

[ just saying. ]

[disilluded]

[...]

I suppose that test would be the work of a moment, but...

[He doesn't want to derail this entire thing again.]

[hairbrain]

We could test it...? Just for a second.

[ honestly do they have any better leads. ]

[function]

And we're supposed to test for that how?

[ she loves u rapunzel but also she's trying to be real ]

[hairbrain]

Byyyy, everyone drinking tea? Maybe something will happen if we all try it.

[concasse]

... So you want all of us to drink tea and see what happens?

[Sanji has heard of worse ideas to be honest]

[hairbrain]

Well.... why not? Maybe something will happen.

[concasse]

That's fine with me. S'not like drinking tea takes a lot of shitty time.

[toughchoices]

If there was a medicinal smell, then... perhaps it's less about drinking and more than medicines won't take effect on them anymore?

[hairbrain]

Maybe.... it's someone who's sick?

[ such as ion because danielle is evil. ] Or, the medicine becomes poison....

[toughchoices]

[Someone who's sick...]

I'm not sure. There are some of us who seem as though they've been ill, but they were like that before we were able to visit the wishing well, weren't they...?

[doublecrows]

[RAPUNZEL. . . she gets a sharp inhale and a confused look from Akechi]

I suppose that's. . . plausible? And the whimsical nature of the curse does fit the tone of this manor.

[hairbrain]

[ shut up akechi. ]

And the well, specifically.

[doublecrows]

[LISTEN IT SOUNDS WEIRD??]

And the well. If you'd like to put your hypothesis to the test, I'm not opposed.

[resumed]

[...huh.]

That's not a terrible assumption to make. It almost makes sense.

[hairbrain]

"Almost"?

[ she doesn't look mad, though. ]

Well.. we can try it.

[resumed]

Anything is worth a try right now. Let's do it.

[asswipe]

Or they're always thirsty. That sounds equally as annoying.

[there's a lot of options.]

[hairbrain]

[ veronica would know :/ thot. ]

Has anyone been drinking, like, constantly?

[asswipe]

Not that I've noticed...?

[let her be a thot.]