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

[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.

[axilium]

Yeah. I don't think it's possible either, but it's technically an option, so I mentioned it.

[function]

Guess we do have to cover all bases.

[alchemenace]

They'd vote for each other. That's, um, that's actually easier to coordinate.

[function]

Not necessarily.

[alchemenace]

I'm more worried about everyone else. Votes are privates, anyone can just... write whatever or whoever they want. The consequences for those two if they tip the scale one way or another is a lot more dire than it is for the rest of us.

[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?

[concasse]

That means keeping someone in our circle who already successfully killed someone else.

[Sanji's not saying he disagrees, but just... saying]

[selfinserting]

I-I know, but... Isn't that better than, than the alternative?

[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.]

[axilium]

... That's what we're going to have to decide. Time's ticking.

[asswipe]

I hate this fucking war.

[axilium]

You and me both.

[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.