CHAPTER FIVE ; TRIAL

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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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[resumed]

[He's just going to step in...]

Anyone who can't see that is foolish. [But the list has been edited so he's just going to hover in case she needs him.]

[nivation]

[ Nico's presence calms her down a little. Her shoulders relax by a fraction. ]

I want to find the guilty.

[resumed]

I know. I do too. [There's a quiet pause before he offers her his hand if she wants it.] And we will. [Even if it's not today, they will find them and they will make them pay for what they've done.]

We at least know it's someone still in this room. That gives us some direction. And once we have fingerprints we can go from there.

[nivation]

[ She nods and grabs his hand tightly. ]

It will narrow down the list.

[ Hopefully. ]

[resumed]

[It's fine, he keeps his grip just as tight.]

And once we have the list, we can start looking at other parts, too. I don't know who would have gone after him or her, but we'll find them. [It's hard to say if he's reassuring her or himself, but hey.]

[nivation]

[ This weekend it's both.

She doesn't have a reply. She can only put faith in his attempt at reassurance, however feeble. ]

Let's do our best.

[ That's her best attempt at optimism. It's weak since she just sounds like she's parroting words. ]