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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[kazoo voice] it's the final countdown

[asswipe]

Ann said that Akechi threw the cup into the well. That's... why they've both been having difficulty breathing. They're both cursed.

[jesus hecking christ.]

What are you going to do now?

[axilium]

... Do we vote for the one who's confessed, or the one who's denying it? Or try to go for both?

And which option: To Be Continued or Happily Ever After?

[function]

I still don't think that'll be possible.

[ going for both, that is ]

They still have votes, too.

[selfinserting]

I don't think... We shouldn't, um, shouldn't try to tie. Shouldn't we... try to limit who gets k-killed as much as we can?

[vigilantics]

We know what one of the options is but not the other.

[asswipe]

... I don't know. Coordinating a vote is next to impossible, and— How can we say which one "deserves" [air quotes] to die the most when they're both murderers?

[Though, uh. At least Ann isn't losing her marbles denying it.]

[wagashis]

I doubt we could pull off both.

As for which option... we've seen the results of one now. It's worth seeing what the other will end in, this time.

[fonlines]

Did they confirm they were also responsible for Dave's death?

[ ... ]

I don't know. I would like at least one of them to give us answers, and yet, at the same time...

[resumed]

...no. I don't think they did.

[function]

...

It's probably too late to ask, but does that mean we've found both of the culprits Tiger mentioned, or is there still another murderer we haven't found?

[finethanks]

It may be useless of me to say anything, considering my partner is involved, but won't voting for both of them bring in more innocent lives?

[Mister not afraid of death is looking afraid]

[axilium]

... We have two people in needs of partners—Veronica and Natsuo. If there's someone who's able to link partners together, like they did with Jae-ha and Sousei...

[disilluded]

Yes. That is a problem that must be considered.

[thesettingsun]

Vote for Akechi.

If it's between someone who feels remorse for their actions and someone who stubbornly clings to any possibility of denying his crime - and would frame an innocent person - the choice isn't difficult.

[finethanks]

[He won't say anything to this but he will be incredibly nervous over here!! on the side!!!]

[okitactless]

...I agree.

[He doesn't like it, but the fact that Ann was willing to confess at all puts her more in his favor than Akechi.]

[nivation]

This is why I'm voting for Akechi.

[ Even if all the evidence points to Ann. ]

[selfinserting]

I-I mean, she didn't panic as much, but she didn't feel enough remorse to say anything before we had t-the footprint...

[londonstar]

For once, I agree with you.

[faceripper]

Vote, obviously.

[ Fane is exasperated, then shakes his head. ]

This is all very dramatic, but just pick one of them! As we can only vote for one, it hardly matters. Then we can decide what to do with the remainder ourselves. Simple.

[asswipe]

Yeah, sure. Let's just flip a coin and decide what to do with someone's life. Got it.

[randori]

NOBODY VOTE FOR AKECHI. I'M GOING TO TEAR HIM APART WITH MY BARE HANDS.

[asswipe]

You are absolutely not, Natsuo! That isn't the answer!

[psychedelica]

All of you, shut up! We have twenty minutes to figure this out. We shouldn't be screaming at each other.

[ he slams a hand on the table to gather everyone's attention. ]

We know Ann matches this footprint exactly. She's admitted to poisoning the teacup, too. According to Akechi, she's a thief, so she probably picked that lock.

According to Ann, Akechi helped her do it, and threw the teacup in the well. That got them both cursed and put them in this condition. [ gesturing to the wheezing teens. ] She says he planted the rest of the evidence to throw us off, too. But she could just be covering her ass.

... If you want my suggestion, we should vote for Ann. We know for a fact that she was involved. Everything else is her accusation. If we have to, we can clean up the rest of this mess after the official trial.

[wearys]

[ he's pretty disappointed with ann, for uh. obvious reasons, but, ]

I mean, I'm voting Akechi. He looks like he's losing it over there.