grimmoired | CHAPTER 3 ; TRIAL

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.

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

[ i'm

rephrasing an abyss quote for this, sue me ]

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

[ 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?

[HEY??????]

I'm standing right here.

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.

[why are you like this skeledad??]

And how would you have solved last week's murder if not for my assistance with the fingerprints?

[because NONE OF YA'LL KNEW HOW FINGERPRINTING WORKED]

[ He waves a hand dismissively ]

And? By all accounts, it didn't seem like it was exactly Sandalphon's plan to get away with it in the first place. [ Though he pauses as he thinks that over, then adds after a thoughtful hum: ] ...Or maybe it was, actually. I wonder if he would have brought Natuso back had he gotten away with it.

[Softly...]

No. It was a suicide mission. That was his intent.

Hm.

[ Fane shakes his head, but it's followed by a little shrug ]

Well, then there we go. It wouldn't have mattered regardless, though thank you for your work, I suppose.

Unfortunately, that's a question that only Sandalphon-san himself can answer.

And you can imagine getting one right now would be rather difficult.

[the trial but every time someone mentions sandalphon ion gets sadder]

(no subject)

doublecrows - 2018-06-30 17:31 (UTC) - Expand

fragileprophet - 2018-06-30 17:56 (UTC) - Expand

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

[they right tho]

If you all truly think I'm useless, I could stand aside and let you incorrectly attempt to replicate complicated forensic investigatory techniques yourself.

[why did they let you handle fingerprints, Akechi]

Didn't I just tell you to ignore it? This is like kindergarten level insults, man. You're really going to fall for that?

I'm not falling for anything. They're just being. . . uncouth.

[RUDE, says Akechi, who is also PA and rude]

asswipe - 2018-06-30 17:02 (UTC) - Expand

asswipe - 2018-06-30 17:36 (UTC) - Expand

...

[ 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???? ]

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

He is our only detective... That's what I'd meant, by being useful. Whether or not he feels inclined to be is up to him, but...

[ also probably eichi's guilt tripping is more effective than ion's sad faces. ]

Eh. If it's stuff like fingerprints and things like that, I can do it.

[ so like. they don't technically need akechi for that. ]

[WHY DON'T YOU JUST MID-TRIAL SHOOT HIM THEN!!]

vigilantics - 2018-06-30 16:52 (UTC) - Expand

fonlines - 2018-06-30 16:54 (UTC) - Expand

doublecrows - 2018-06-30 17:01 (UTC) - Expand

Hm.

Perhaps it really is simply pity, then.

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... ]

... No, I believe you're correct in that regard.

[ he doesn't actually have any ill will toward akechi, but also he can't really. defend him. why akechi. ]

[ Fane nods, feeling self-satisfied in being Right. But he also doesn't actually object to this, because despite him dunking on Akechi, he doesn't actually care that much... whoops ]

[ I can't believe they both just collectively dunked on Akechi without even caring about him that much. ]