grimmoired | CHAPTER 3 ; TRIAL

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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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[ Fane heads over to Monika's corpse with a, uh. dagger in hand. But at least this time before he gets stabby, he turns to the crowd or anyone that's watching this and holds his hands out wide. ]

Now. Before I do this, does anyone have any objections with me checking to see if this dagger matches the stab wounds on Monika and Francis?

[ look guys he learned ]

[nice

stabbing etiquette]

[ SOMEONE RESTRAIN TOOB ]

[ don't STAB HIS PARTNER ]

It might help find Monika's killer.

[ SHE WILL STAB EVERYONE!! ]

[okay -

jae-ha will go to stand in front of her, hands out to hold onto her upper arms]

2B - just... yes or no. Tell him yes or no.

. . .

[ give her a few moments to breathe and stop seeing red ]

[Okay.

Jae-ha just sighs and his hold on her arms loosens a fraction - he'll hold onto her again if it looks like she's about to rush and put himself in the way.]

... I'm sorry. He's not trying to be cruel - he's just looking for answers. We all are.

But your feelings on the matter are still important.... so when you're able to tell us what you want...

[And he'll stay with her until then.]

[ jae-ha this is het. but the affirmation she gets from him does get her to back off, at least in terms of getting ready to throw down. ]

She deserves to rest.

[ hiji and fitz who (sorry) ]

(no subject)

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[She's on it! Reyna will grab for her arm.]

2B, please! He's just being thorough...

[ thank you for being a fellow buff lady, reyna. 2b is still ready to go, but physical reassurance is enough to make her pause. ]

. . .

[she is not letting go of her arm, then. when she speaks, her voice is gentle.]

I understand. Believe me, I do. But you want to find out who killed her, don't you? This could help.

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[ He holds his hands out in the universal gesture for "WHAT DID I DO" ]

I asked this time!

[ let's assume at this point that she's been placated by the crowd of yanshamers

and she just frowns heavily in fane's direction. ]

[ if he could sweat, he probably would be tbh... you're scary 2b ]

I will be quick, I promise.

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[ ATTEMPT AT RESTRAIN ]

STOP INTERFERING!!! This is important for solving Lady Monika's death!!

[ the other people who tried to stop her were at least physically capable of holding her back

unfortunately thanks to canon knowledge that waver is a Twink Supreme™ (check your local taco bell for availability)

2b forcibly shoves him off without any regard. ]

[ ANDIE I HATE YOU

but yeah he falls on his ass. however, that doesn't mean that he's going to stop talking ]

All you're doing is making it more difficult to solve Lady Monika's murder. If they get away, then that's on you.

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[SANJI IS PROUD]

It'll help accelerate the investigation, so I don't see an issue.

[ Fane is probably like. Hiding behind one of the glasses so 2B doesn't absolutely destroy him, but. ]

Precisely. We have two people stabbed and a dagger. It seems a logical thing to confirm to me.

A knife and a greasy katana. Knock yourself out confirming things if the knife doesn't match up for one of them.

[thanks for being extra stabby so none of them have to, tbh.]

[ He nods ]

In that case, if the dagger is inconclusive, I'll also check the... katana?

[ He says the word like it's familiar, since, well. It is. ]

That is that sword that was found, correct?

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[ god,,,, is this really his decision to make,,,

partner why were you like this. ion ask yourself why you were paired with him, go on, do it. ]

I think... finding answers and enacting justice might be more important than any well-intentioned sense of propriety right now. I think he would have agreed.

Just be careful about fingerprints, perhaps?

[ he learned a thing, last trial. ]

[ Fane sighs heavily and nods ]

That is my hope. And as everyone can see, I've taken that sense of propriety into account. [ He says, probably half-hiding from toobs ] ...That said, fingerprints are no issue. I have none.