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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[resumed]

I don't think I can, actually. [And there's a sharp, cold sort of smile.]

Why are you so riled up by what Zelos has said?

[londonstar]

Because I cared about Reyna!

[ waver practically yells that out, with uncharacteristic emotion ]

In the last trial, I wanted to clear my suspicion because I was worried! I gave her the space she wanted after our argument! I saw that girl like a student of mine and I could have never done something that fucking terrible! I'm tired of getting blamed for deaths that I did not fucking cause!

[ this is not the first time that waver is being blamed for something! ]

[finethanks]

You can still clear your name. If it's tiring, can't you do just that? That "usefulness" you're saving it for is right here.

[resumed]

[He's not at all phased by the yelling, actually.]

I can believe you cared about her, sure. I can also believe that you would use her for your own gain, not to mention try to bribe her by giving her the information you gave her. [Hi, surprise.] I can believe a lot of things, sir. Just like I can believe certain things may have made certain people act if their hands were tied.

And anyway, tell me something. How is this any different than what you did to her knowing damn well she didn't even have a choice? You get a choice. She didn't because of her curse. That's more of a kindness than deserved after that.