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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[randori]

[ It's all blotted out with ink, but... ]

Yours is a lot more legible than mine... Ann's there? The Giant, right?

[concasse]

[HEAD SWIVEL]

You got one too?

[randori]

I wrote stuff to people, yeah! But mine wasn't signed, it just came back all inky and ashy.

[concasse]

[Sanji doubts this has anything to do with the trial so for now he just gives Natsuo a look]

We're talking about this later.

[randori]

Okay...

[ why does it feel like he's being scolded, let him live ]

[wagashis]

-that's more than a bit concerning.

[randori]

Why?

[wagashis]

Arriving in that condition is a bit strange.

[randori]

Black writing ink, not blood ink...!

[fragileprophet]

You got one, too?

[ O: ]

Yes, I believe that's who he's referring to.

[randori]

Yeah! But if he can write back, that means he's fine! Ann is too! Everybody's fine!

[ Who cares about the trial anymore???? not him ]

[fragileprophet]

It's a relief to hear, isn't it?

[You should probably still care, Natsuo, but...Ion's not going to put a damper on his enthusiasm!]

[randori]

It is! I'm glad- this way, none of it matters! Dying or not, nobody has to worry about it being real.

[vigilantics]

Natsuo, if we don't do things right the people who are over there might not be able to come back.

[randori]

There's no need to come back here, though...? Here or there, it doesn't matter 'cause they're all still alive, right? This place isn't entirely real either.

[vigilantics]

[ she looks at natsuo, then looks up at the sky, and counts to ten... before looking back at natsuo ]

Beauty and Beast were banished there according to the book. That means they can't get out. If they can't leave, then all of your friends who are over there can't go back home to their friends and family. Is that okay?

[fragileprophet]

I...I wouldn't say it quite like that.

[PUTS HIS HANDS UP PLEADINGLY?]

Dying is still traumatic for both the victims, those who are forced into the role of the killer, and those who suffer the loss of a loved one. We don't know at all what the outcome of this war will be, so it's important to proceed carefully and respectfully.

[randori]

I didn't remember dying at all. And if that's the case... we should just get one person to kill everybody before we love each other too much?

[toughchoices]

...

[reyna stares at him]

Are you being serious?

[fonlines]

[ ALARM??? ]

Most certainly not.

[fragileprophet]

[Gently...takes Natsuo's hands...]

No...I don't think that's a very kind thing to ask someone. Especially when we don't have all the information we need on how to proceed positively from here.

[okitactless]

[This is one of many reasons Yasu likes Natsuo]

[function]

. . .

[ she doesn't say anything, but that. also means she's not disagreeing ]

[concasse]

... Did dying scramble your brain?

[resumed]

[There's a glare.]

Natsuo. That's not how death works. That's an imbalance.