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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[holybind]

No clue, but—

[ he clears his throat ]

No one examined her well enough, but Reyna has a matching one too. We were both together during curfew, got them at the same time. Together, you might even say.

[londonstar]

[ HE'S GONNA JUST

OPEN HIS MOUTH LIKE A LITTLE GOLDFISH AS HE TRIES TO PARSE THAT. WAS REYNA CANOODLING??? NO THEY'RE JUST....FRIENDS. JUST FRIENDS. SHE HAS TO HAVE BETTER TASTE THAN THAT. ]

I suppose we can check the puppet room more thoroughly to see if any damage had been done to either of yours...?

[concasse]

[Just close your eyes and pretend Zelos doesn't exist.

This is how Sanji gets by]

We might wanna check out a few of those puppets, not just Zelos and Reyna-chan's.

My left arm started hurting for no reason yesterday, and I know Eichi's arm was sore, too.

[holybind]

[ can't hide from the truth babey ! ]

[concasse]

[LISTEN LET SANJI LIVE HIS LIES.]

Stop looking so pleased with yourself.

[HE IS SO TIRED OF YOUR SHIT, PARTNER]

[holybind]

Aw, don't be like that.

[ he nudges Sanji with his elbow. Look this is better than him picking fights right? ]

[concasse]

[Why do you think Sanji hasn't kneed Zelos in the gut to make him shut up?

He will take Zelos living his best slut life even while judging him.]

[alchemenace]

There wasn't anything weird about the puppets when I checked yesterday, but I can look in the mirror again?

[concasse]

... Oh.

[Huh. Was he wrong then?]

Then I got nothing... but yeah, if you could check one more time.

[alchemenace]

Can do. I was kinda distracted by Sousei near the end, so.

[ and by dodging hikage ]

[concasse]

... Yeah, pretty sure finding a body would be distracting.

[He is so sorry for your horrendous luck, Varian]

[alchemenace]

[ it would've been worse luck if he'd found jae-ha so it's fine :) ]

Yeaaah I'm keeping myself off of bodies for a while.

[finethanks]

I asked Dragon-chan about my arm, and she says that certain items in the castle are linked to our well-being. I don't believe it's related to the puppets.

[concasse]

I gotcha...

In that case, no clue what the hell is up with our arms, then.

[finethanks]

It made sense that the scratches could have been from something like that, but only a few of us have arm aches, right?

I wonder what it means... I can only assume one of the items that was reduced in quality in some way was linked to us, somehow.

[fonlines]

... You are a musician, aren't you?

[ so the piano reyna was found in? ]

But then what would that mean for Sanji?

[finethanks]

Yes. I thought the same, but I couldn't understand what that would mean for Sanji, either.

[concasse]

... not gonna lie, I don't like the idea that my wellbeing is tied to some shit I don't even know about.

[Like, yikes?]

[disclosures]

My left arm also hurts, but I can't think of anything related to me.

[concasse]

[Frowning at that]

... Maybe there was a fight somewhere? And the items got damaged in the crossfire?

[Otherwise he doesn't understand how everyone is getting injured all of the sudden]

[disclosures]

... Maybe?

Where were the bodies found? The music room, the puppet room and the morgue? I don't have any really positive feelings about anything but the music room out of the three.

1/2

[holybind]

[ WHAT'S WITH THAT FACE !!! ]

Sure, if you want. Personally, I like leaving this whole thing up to viewer interpretation.

[holybind]

[ a beat ]

And why the hell do you look so surprised anyway? I'm gorgeous, she knew that.

[londonstar]

I'm not surprised over anything, idiot!

[ hE'S JUST GOING TO STORM OFF TO CHECK THE PUPPET ROOM ]

[holybind]

Good!

[ Zelos waves him off, he's going to take that as Waver admitting that he knows Zelos is hot. ]