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]

...

You presented the hair we found after the investigation as evidence. If you were really her accomplice, you wouldn't have so plainly incriminated her like that.

[ sorry ann, ]

[doublecrows]

. . . yes. Thank you, 2B.

[but he's breathing shallowly, one hand pressed against his chest]

That's a sound display of logic. Unlike what everyone else here is saying.

[resumed]

...not to mention, if you were her partner you would have known how the minotaur would chase us. I can't really picture someone else willingly going back for another encounter with it.

[function]

Considering he looked like he was about to die running from it this time...

[ SHE'S TRYING TO HELP ]

[resumed]

Maybe we should run him through some endurance training when this is over? [There's. Almost a grin. Sorry, it's still a little funny to him.] But he was struggling to keep up with his half of the body when we were carrying Soo-won out, too.

[finethanks]

He was completely exhausted by the time he got back to the room. I scolded him for not being in shape~.

[londonstar]

And yet look at his physical reactions. Logic may say one thing, but it is very possible that the Akechi Goro we “know” is not the true Akechi Goro, but a simple mask.

Otherwise you wouldn’t be so nervous, now would you?

[resumed]

But how would any of us really know that? Including Ann. I've been warned about people here since the very beginning.

[function]

Or he could be shocked someone randomly decided to point a finger at him when we thought we'd figured it out.

[holybind]

You'd be surprised what people'll put themselves through to save their own skins.

[ Not an accusation, just an offhand comment. Zelos has little investment in whether this guys innocent or not. ]

[resumed]

...true. [It's a thoughtful expression because Zelos isn't wrong, and yet.] That's a very long time to keep up an act like that. But I think you make a good point.

[wagashis]

She isn't your partner. Why wouldn't you present evidence that pointed to someone else, if Takamaki is telling the truth?

[self-preservation y'all.]

Ah, one more question, while we're asking them-- just how did your face clear up? I've been wondering.

[concasse]

His face has got nothing to do with the trial.

[okitactless]

Unless he thought she would cover for him.

[resumed]

I don't know. It doesn't sound like she likes him very much, so that seems like a dumb thing for him to think. [But also don't ask Nico who trusts literally maybe 4 people in the entire world.]

[okitactless]

They may have had some kind of plan, or made a deal with Tora-kun or Ryuu-kun... Sharpay-kun never told us why she did it, after all.

[function]

That'd be stupid. Risking her life over his?

[okitactless]

Of course. Isn't there someone you'd die to protect?

[asswipe]

Unless he was trying to throw her under the bus, not expecting her to point the finger at him.

[This is. A lot, though. Holy shit.]

[function]

...

This is a mess.

[asswipe]

No kidding.

[fonlines]

He may have been her accomplice, but if his fate is not tied to her as her partner...

He may very well have sold her out to maintain a better image. He may have worked with us to maintain a facade of innocence and compliance. After all, if only Miss Takamaki knew of his involvement, incriminating her would only make sense.

After all, who would believe the words of someone who is all but proven guilty? He would discredit the only person who ever knew of his misdeeds, and escape none the worse for harm.

[function]

. . .

Maybe I'll never be able to understand the way humans think.

[axilium]

We're pretty inconsistent.

[fonlines]

Maybe that's not wrong, though.

We can be very mercurial, sometimes.