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

Comments

number of killers

[axilium]

According to Tiger, there were two killers this week. When I asked if that included Hijikata, she just repeated "two".

So...

[vigilantics]

So... the theory that someone was getting an objective out of the way is pretty likely.

[axilium]

Seems like it. That, or they get as many wishes for how many kills they make...

[vigilantics]

That's even worse.

[toughchoices]

[Reyna is silent for a few moments, before nodding.]

It looks that way. The answer has been "two" every week so far, hasn't it?

[wagashis]

It has. If she wouldn't clarify further, then- is it possible that only the ones they chose count?

[vigilantics]

If it is, we let someone get away the first week.

[fonlines]

Miss Sharpay certainly stole all the attention, in the end, and we didn't know enough to question then...

[vigilantics]

Yeah... and at this point I don't think we'll figure out anything from that week unless someone suddenly confesses.

[discardia]

Weren't there more once? We never found Dave's killer.

[vigilantics]

The trend seems to be Blotters comes in pairs, so I assume Dave's killer was someone else entirely.

[resumed]

I think so. [He frowns though.] But do we know if all three kills were done together? Maybe our killers worked together but then someone went rogue?

[function]

[ of course there are ]

I'm impressed you always manage to ask right on time.

[axilium]

Not like we're getting anywhere right now.

additionally

[doublecrows]

I dusted the hilt of the katana for fingerprints. It's completely clean. Which could mean a multitude of things.

[axilium]

So, not even glove prints?

[disclosures]

Do gloves leave prints?

[axilium]

Some gloves would.

[disclosures]

Can we check the people who wear gloves?

[doublecrows]

There were a few smudge marks, but they're unidentifiable. I can't tell if they're fingerprints or glove prints, truthfully.

[alttitude]

So it's... inconclusive?

[he just learned about fingerprints last week

and the information is already useless]

[doublecrows]

[you're welcome, Jae-Ha]

That's correct. Fingerprinting isn't an end all, be all solution to every mystery.

i def tried to tag you with the typo bc i thought akechi was being sassy

[alttitude]

I won't lie that I was hopeful.

Though I suppose that now that we received a lesson on it, people would be mindful. So does that mean gloves, like Belph implied? Or they can be wiped away with enough force?

AJSDPOFIJAS I MEAN HE WOULD BE SASSY ABOUT IT

[doublecrows]

Fingerprints can be wiped away with enough force, yes. That could explain the smudges, although it would also imply that someone was aware enough to know they left prints behind to clear them afterwards.

But they could also be glove smudges, or smudges from hands that don't leave behind prints. At this point, who can say?

[alttitude]

[ . . . . ]

Ah.

So there's no reason to proceed with printing, is there? [he sounds sincerely confused. please correct him akechi] I suppose it's just a matter of trying to discern between those who wear gloves, those who would think to remember to wipe away the marks, or who simply wouldn't be able to leave prints behind at all.

Is that correct?

Having to decide based on someone's aptitude unless we can think of anything else....

[it doesn't sit well with him]