CHAPTER FIVE ; TRIAL

[themodsgrimm]

The Story Continues... CHAPTER 5 - WEEK 523 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 Dragon 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, cookies and cakes will be served as your trial snacks, along with hot cocoa...served in sippycups. 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 Dana (decals), 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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[thesettingsun]

[Reyna's body is now in the glass case!

And Dazai is sitting on the ground in the corner rocking back and forth, whimpering to himself.]

I'm sorry it's my fault I'm sorry I'm sorry it's my fault I should have done better should have done better it's my fault I'm sorry I'm sorry it's my fault...

[finethanks]

[Jesus christ, how is he supposed to play anything on that piano after this?? That was his happy place???]

...It wasn't your fault, Dazai-san. I was convinced that I'd let a piece of valuable information slip by, as well... it's quite difficult.

[But he can put on a strong face and say this, placing a hand on his shoulder.]

[thesettingsun]

It's my fault for not checking everywhere, I should have stayed longer, I should have spent the whole day there if I had to... it could have been anyone, why didn't I check more?

[Dazai's not doing great, but he does grab hold of Eichi's hand and cling as tightly as he dares.]

[disclosures]

... I don't care if it was your fault or not. But you're not helping anyone if you're breaking down like that.

[thesettingsun]

I know, I'm sorry, I'm sorry...

[what is this 'not breaking down' of which you speak]

[concasse]

[This is such a pathetic display that Sanji doesn't even get mad.

... He's also stepping away because hmm. Dazai's probably gonna get midtrial murdered and Sanji isn't gonna stop anyone.

GOOD LUCK.]

[thesettingsun]

[smart decision tbh]

[holybind]

Hey, Dazai, buddy, pal— wanna rewind back to oh say, about ten minutes ago? When you were soooooooo bent out of shape about how hard you worked during your search session, and how those of us who didn't find anything had no right to complain?

[ IM SORRY HE'S LIKE THIS ]

Just thought I'd refresh your memory.

[thesettingsun]

I'm sorry I'm sorry I'm sorry-

[Well now Dazai is literally crying. Loudly. Huge sobs.]

[londonstar]

Zelos, can you fucking shut up for a damn second?

[ waver glares at zelos, obviously hurt. ]

He's already blaming himself-- don't rub salt into the wound.

[asswipe]

Hey, asshole, bringing this up isn't going to help us get anywhere.

[londonstar]

It's not your fault...

[ waver is actually going to have to cheer someone up before himself, even though the guilt is going to eat him alive at any moment. ]

I was a damn idiot. I should've expected it. It's my fault. Not yours.

[thesettingsun]

It's not - your fault-

[Wow it's kind of hard to talk between sobs?]

I could have- stayed longer-

[nivation]

[ ...

Honestly, that's kind of poetic. Is this what you call irony? There's nothing like pity with Kyouka because it was his fault, but she'll say something. ]

You found her eventually.

[ Which is better than not at all. ]

[thesettingsun]

It could have been yesterday, it should have been yesterday, I'm sorry, I'm sorry...

[Still crying!]

[asswipe]

... Oh, jeez.

[JUST. Gonna awkwardly sit down with some hot chocolate here.]

Hey— Hey, you need to take a deep breath. Can you do that for me? Just... Breathe with me. [lord.] You and Waver made a mistake, and that's okay. You fixed it, and now we can make it better.

[thesettingsun]

[It's hard to breathe deeply while he's crying so hard, but he tries. It more has the effect of him hyperventilating because every attempted breath gets ruined by a sob.]

[resumed]

[Now that they've retrieved Reyna's body, Nico's a little more alert. But he's also going to just...look at Dazai bitterly.]

I would hardly consider this an apology. Perhaps you should examine your own flaws and faults next time before being so high and mighty about the work you've put in.

[It's equally Dazai and Waver's fault, but Dazai's the one who made a huge scene prior and continues to make a huge scene. There's no sympathy here.]

[thesettingsun]

I'm sorry I didn't mean to I won't I'm sorry I'm - sorry -

[literally crying on the ground Nico, you're not going to get a thought-out apology from him]

[discardia]

[ Cardia is going to kneel in front of him and reach for his hands.

Just that. ]

[thesettingsun]

[He's holding onto one of Eichi's hands, but the other one Cardia can have.]

[fonlines]

[ Honestly, Ion's making like Sanji and looking on with a very carefully neutral expression that verges on the edge of either pity or disdain.

It really is too pitiful a sight to engage with, though... ]

[psychedelica]

[ like Ion, Hikage is also looking on in disdain... unlike Ion, Hikage is rude enough to say something. ]

Get ahold of yourself. You're acting like a child.

[selfinserting]

[Softly:]

Hey... A-Anyone, anyone could have made the same mistake.

[wearys]

Yeah, you fucked up.

[ said plainly. ]

But I'm just glad she wasn't in the lake, 'cause I was sure I was the dumbass who failed to find her. So, thanks?