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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[randori]

[ fucking tackles him to the ground ]

AKECHI!!!!! TELL ME!!

[sanguinairy]

[oh my fucking god YELLING FROM THE SIDE]

Natsuo-kun, your injuries—!

[randori]

[ HE'LL BLEED ON AKECHI DON'T THINK HE WOULDN'T ]

[sanguinairy]

[OH HE KNOWS HE WOULD, THAT'S PART OF THE PROBLEM please natsuo don't be a hero]

[concasse]

[... Having some Luffy flashbacks rn]

[axilium]

[u m]

/2

[hairbrain]

Natsuo, take it easy! You'll hurt yourself!

[doublecrows]

[OKAY BUT LIKE DID YOU WANT]

[A VERBAL REPLY]

[B/C]

[HE'S JUST CRASHING TO THE GROUND WITH A PAINED YELL??]

[randori]

[ Good enough.

Natsuo's going to bury his face on Akechi's chest and cry and scream and bleed and you'd better answer him ]

TELL ME THE TRUTH!! DID YOU DO IT??!

[doublecrows]

[I'M SORRY HE'S LIKE. . . way too stunned and out of breath to really respond? but if Natsuo is pressed close, he'll hear that Akechi's heart is beating extremely frantically in his chest]

[randori]

[ gdi Akechi okay, have a break from the yelling

Natsuo's going to add some snot and tears to your shirt, he hates this and I do too ]

[doublecrows]

[NATSUO PLEASE YOU DESERVED BETTER]

. . . N-Natsuo-san?

[he sounds so bewildered]

[fragileprophet]

[OH DEAR SWEET YULIA?]

A-Akechi! Natsuo, be careful!

[doublecrows]

[help me Ion you said we were friends]

[fragileprophet]

[HEY STOP THIS?

There's no guaranteeing Natsuo will unpry himself and Ion can't do much with his noodle arms but he's still gonna hurry over and kneel down to try.]

Please, let's not make this any more of a physical altercation!

[randori]

[ IT'S AN IRON GRIP ]

[fragileprophet]

[PLEASE DON'T MAKE HIM ADD TO THE TEARS. HE'S PULLING WEAKLY AT NATSUO'S IRON GUNS.]

He's having trouble breathing, Natsuo!

[hairbrain]

And besides, I can handle this.

[ she's gonna wrap akechi up in her hair. she.... forgot...... it wasn't magical anymore.... pulling out her frying pan too. ]

[doublecrows]

[he is currently on the ground with Natsuo]

[help]

[help???]

[hairbrain]

[ just going to gently separate the two and pull them both up to their feet. ]

[.... and keep akechi wrapped in her hair. pascal points at him and then points at his own eyes. ]

Both of you calm down right now---

And, Akechi. Tell me the truth.

[doublecrows]

I am telling the truth!!

[he somehow manages to yell, but he has to wheeze for air immediately afterwards]

[hairbrain]

Then why are you having so much trouble breathing?

[ stares him deadass in the eyes. ]

[doublecrows]

T. . . the minotaur. . .

[yeah that's convincing]

[hairbrain]

The minotaur did what, exactly?

[ stare into this disney face akechi. also, this chameleon. ]

[function]

[ please child we're all going to die of stress ]

I'm not carrying you this time.