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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[concasse]

[YEAH THAT'S FAIR]

I'm ready to chalk it up to incompetence but yeah, we'll have to keep it in mind.

[thesettingsun]

[Okay, that one he hears and lifts his head for.]

Why would Sensei want to kill his own partner?

[concasse]

No fuckin clue but the fact you two shit all over this one might require closer inspection if we can't get any good leads.

[thesettingsun]

There are easier ways to kill yourself if that's the goal.

I won't try to defend myself, but Sensei didn't have anything to do with it.

[concasse]

[Sigh.

Sanji's not going to fight him on this.

His point's pretty much made, Dazai and Waver just look hella bad right now.]

[selfinserting]

...It was just an accident. He wouldn't have, have done anything like this on purpose.

[axilium]

It's kind of hard to tell what someone might do when they're already killing someone, but here's hoping.

[selfinserting]

Yeah, but he didn't kill anyone.

[axilium]

... I mean, I don't necessarily think he did, but do you have anything to prove that?

[selfinserting]

...No.

[He sighs.]

Sorry.

[thesettingsun]

Evan. It's okay.

[selfinserting]

No, it’s not!

[thesettingsun]

They have the right to be suspicious of me. Don't make yourself look suspicious too. Please.

[It's okay if he's executed for a crime he didn't commit, but Evan shouldn't be under suspicion.]

[selfinserting]

[He rubs at his face.]

...Fine.

[concasse]

[... He likes you, Evan, but--]

Maybe not, but that doesn't change this shit makes him look really bad.

[selfinserting]

It could have happened to anyone else. It doesn’t mean he hurt anyone.

[concasse]

Can you verify this?

[selfinserting]

...Not more than anyone else can prove they didn’t do it.

[concasse]

So we're back to him looking really bad then.

[sigh]

I'm not saying he did shit. I am saying he didn't make a good case for himself. There's no taking that back now.

[selfinserting]

Yeah, and he obviously knows that, but saying things like it might not have been an accident is going to make people want to vote for him, and you don’t have any proof he hurt anyone.

[londonstar]

It was my haughtiness that got the best of me. I interpreted the evidence that we did find wrong, and didn't even begin to think of a second opinion.

[ waver understands why the suspicion would be placed on him and dazai ]

However, I wouldn't have killed my partner. I wouldn't be as stupid as to put my own head on the chopping block and besides...it would go against the orders of someone very important to me.

[concasse]

[...]

I don't think you killed her.

[He'll make that much clear]

But we as a group already sent someone innocent to the chopping block because he said the wrong shit at the wrong time and probably spooked some votes his way.

So let's make sure that doesn't happen a second time.