CHAPTER SEVEN ; TRIAL

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The Story Continues... CHAPTER 7 - WEEK 711 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. The garden is strangely silent and there are no snacks today...it seems as though you'll be left to your own devices. 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 or sooner if the game ICly elects so. 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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[fonlines]

It's already been discussed, and we already know who they will be.

[ He's so tired. ]

[psychedelica]

Not with me.

[ jerks!! ]

[concasse]

I'm dying later so put your shitty gun away and go sit down somewhere.

[psychedelica]

That's one. Who's the other one?

[concasse]

Souji.

[psychedelica]

Good.

[ not because it's souji, but because it's not steph... ]

[concasse]

[Sanji agrees.

He's a bit disappointed Hikage isn't a Hero because he'd just snap his neck here and now but.

Ah well.]

Now if you're done pouting because you were out of the loop...

[axilium]

We're voting for Souji. He's the other one.

[axilium]

It slipped our minds?

[psychedelica]

Give me a break.

[wearys]

... When did everyone decide this stuff?

[ he kind of looks like he wants to argue, but. also tired. everyone's tired. ]

[concasse]

Privately.

[closing his EYES but he'll elaborate]

I'm not having you or Ion killed, so deal with it, you're living.

Stephanie-chan has dealt with enough.

Souji's gonna kill me and then you all vote for him, easy as shit, and we get the numbers we need.

[wearys]

What if I don't want to deal with it and live?

[ that sounds a little grumbly, in a teenager sort of way. ]

I mean, I guess I'm not arguing, just curious why those of us out of the loop should be cool with it?

[concasse]

["in a teenagers sort of way" is exactly why he doesn't get to die tbh. Sanji just smirks]

You don't have to be cool with it.

But it's going to happen.

[wearys]

... We'll see.

[ he's just going to be a teenager about this all day. ]

[asswipe]

... Please just let them do this, Magnus. I know finding out last minute sucks, but— [SHE'S SO TIRED, EX-PARTNER.] It's bad enough that two more of us have to die. I don't want us to be divided because of it, too. We can't afford it right now.

[wearys]

[ opens mouth to grumble. closes it. he trusts veronica. ]

I'm not trying to be divisive, I... just want to make sure that this is our best choice? [ pause ] Or maybe I just want to belatedly get to throw in my two cents.

[asswipe]

... I know. I'm sorry.

[Sorry, Magnus!! She gives him a thin smile.]

Just... let me explain everything we know, and then we can discuss as a group. [once this top level is finished, rip] They're not doing anything just yet, anyway.

[vigilantics]

I haven't dealt with that much.

[ pls!!! ]

[concasse]

[Starting to wish he'd just let Souji surprise!kill him, THE PUSHBACK HE IS GETTING]

Eh. Eye of the beholder and all that shit.

[...]

And if that doesn't settle well, imagine how Varian would feel if something happened to you.

I'm the better choice for this.

[axilium]

Varian would absolutely murder all of us. I've told you this before, Steph.

[fonlines]

In private, this week.

[ ion mainly knows because it was his partner, after all. ]

[wearys]

... How many of you were in on this?

[ is he at least not the only one ignorant here. ]

[fonlines]

To my knowledge? Myself, my- Souji, the Editor in question, the Viziers most likely.

[ it's really not that big a pool, but that already makes five out of their eleven. ]

... There's always the possibility that any of those involved told others as well, but...

[ well. you know. ]

[axilium]

... Well, Cardia was as well, until she kicked the bucket.

[so technically she didn't know about souji and sanji's suicide pact, but.]

And Steph was supposed to tell Veronica...