CHAPTER 3 ; TRIAL

[themodsgrimm]

The Story Continues... CHAPTER 3 - WEEK 329 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 delightful, delectable scent of freshly brewed coffee will linger in the air though there will be no coffee present. Instead, today's trial snacks include...finger foods. 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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[asswipe]

It'll make some of us less eager to stick their head on a pike, at least.

And besides, we don't know how many killers we have this week.

[fonlines]

It seems to be two assigned a week, so clearly someone got overzealous.

[ whether it's one of the Blotters themselves, or a would-be vigilante Narrator. ]

[asswipe]

Maybe someone really liked Natsuo.

[because

it sure is weird that fitz got shanked asap after killing natsuo.]

[fonlines]

[ a tight, helpless shrug, before he busies himself with taking care of a whining pegasus.

who knows! hey killer, he liked Natsuo too! ]

[faceripper]

I think that might be worth at least taking into account. Considering our track record for who we've treated the admittedly guilty, it seems like revenge could be a possibility.

[ just... glances at akechi ]

After all, Akechi is still here even with some weeks passed.

[fonlines]

Perhaps we keep alive those who might be useful only out of pity?

[ i'm

rephrasing an abyss quote for this, sue me ]

[fragileprophet]

[wow i can't believe i'm killing mauyn next week]

[faceripper]

[ Fane pauses, then asks so matter of factly that it's fairly clear he's not even intentionally being an ass and I'm so sorry ]

...Is Akechi really considered useful?

[doublecrows]

[HEY??????]

I'm standing right here.

[faceripper]

And? I'm quite aware you're here.

[ He gestures at Akechi without even giving one single fuck ]

I asked you to be my guide, and you immediately went and killed someone. That's quite useless to me.

[asswipe]

Just ignore it. We're not going to get anywhere like this.

[they right tho]

[fonlines]

...

[ hmm, well. i can't believe you're dissing akechi's astute sweater making deduction from last night. ]

We've been letting him handle the evidence as of late, haven't we?

[ why, again???? ]

[vigilantics]

I was keeping an eye on him while he did fingerprints, at least.

[faceripper]

Hm. Technically, yes, but it's probably more a lack of stopping. It's hardly as if anyone is pushing him towards it out of a particular trust in his ability, is it?

[ Again, that's more of a genuine question by his tone... ]

[asswipe]

... Yeah, that's what I was thinking. Natsuo's well liked, and— A lot of people were asking for his murderers' blood last week. Someone may have seen Fitzgerald as a loose end.

[fragileprophet]

Part of the reason they wanted to kill him was in order to spare the partners...

[Glances at the other Ion.]

I would assume at this point in time...motivations might be a bit different.

[Considering the same person was put...on the line but killing him...]

[asswipe]

Murderers usually don't have common sense, no.

[It sucks, but...]

I'm sorry you two have to keep going through this, Ion.

[fragileprophet]

All any of us can do is carry on.

[SO IT GOES...]

[fonlines]

[ he looks up from where he's soothing a baby pegasus when he notices the glance over. ]

If you are trying to imply that people may have heard my declaration two days thus and thought that it wouldn't matter anyway, you may raise the concern directly.

[ because as far as he's aware he hasn't really made any enemies...? ]

[function]

So much for caring about partners this week.

[randori]

I'm not dead, so he's not a murderer.

[asswipe]

Premeditation might be bad enough for someone here. I'm not an expert in the psychology of your common asshole psycho.

[faceripper]

[ Fane nods ]

I suppose. You would think it would be somewhat evened out, considering the fact he came back, but... [ He sighs and shrugs ] Well. I may not be very well versed in how you lot process things, but I've certainly seen enough that this doesn't seem out of the question. Who was particularly incensed by Natsuo's death?

[randori]

I'm. Not. Dead. There's no reason for anybody to kill 'cause of that.

[asswipe]

Half the castle? Two thirds...? Like I said— Natsuo's well liked, and some people are just psychos. Common sense doesn't mean anything to them.