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

[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?

[randori]

Yes?

[toughchoices]

[reyna "let's midtrial murder someone to save the blotters' partners" ramirez-arellano can't believe she has to explain this to natsuo]

We don't know what the Other Side is like. They're there - for now - but we've been given reason to believe they are trapped there. The Dragon also said earlier that only if we achieve a happy ending can the dead be brought back.

There's no guarantee that they will stay there. You wish to kill everyone on the chance that we'd simply all be banished forever? You're willing to throw your life away so easily? [...this bothers her more than she realized when she'd started talking] Then make that choice for yourself, if you're afraid to get attached to the others here, but some of us still have reasons to try and get back home.

To do what you've suggested would be to take the coward's way out.

[fonlines]

[ ALARM??? ]

Most certainly not.

[randori]

Why?

[fonlines]

There are people who have loved ones who aren't here.

There are people who have things they need to do-- that aren't here.

And even if we all decided to kill each other, 'before we love each other' too much, then that just means we're all trapped together, with too many people that we don't like.

Tell me, what part of this is ideal or even favorable?

[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.

[randori]

I'll do it if no one wants to.

[okitactless]

[This is one of many reasons Yasu likes Natsuo]

[function]

[ sure it's flawed but it's kinda pragmatic??? ]

[function]

. . .

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

[concasse]

... Did dying scramble your brain?

[fonlines]

... He did get a chandelier dropped on him...

[ and uh, doesn't... brain death and putrefaction set in relatively quickly... ]

[randori]

[ lmfao what brain ]

No??

[asswipe]

[QUIETLY, JUST FOR SANJI:]

He's not decomposing still, is he?

[resumed]

[There's a glare.]

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

[randori]

How? Death is death, and it's going to happen in the end anyways. It's supposed to be a war.

[asswipe]

Natsuo, what the hell do you think you're saying?

[randori]

I'm saying I'm trying to make it easier for everybody! So they don't have to do this anymore!

[thesettingsun]

Don't even think about it.

[randori]

Everybody's fine! It's fine!!

[alttitude]

... a word of advice: you should stop talking if that's what you really think.

[randori]

Why...? Everybody's still okay over there. Why is that not better than here?