CHAPTER SEVEN ; TRIAL

[themodsgrimm]

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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CONFESSIONS AT THE LAST MINUTE IG

[axilium]

Well, if we're all going to confess to murder right now—I was the other Blotter along with Waver. He and Reyna had made a pact. [...] Sorry, Nico, Magnus.

[though seriously stab him now GIVE ME DEATH.]

I'm going to guess Waver's killers were Ion and Kyouka or whatever, but feel free to correct me.

[fonlines]

[ A soft laugh. ]

It wasn't Kyouka.

[axilium]

Okay. Well, it was a guess, so that's not surprising. Mind sharing with the class?

[nivation]

It should have been.

[ says that without missing a beat ]

[resumed]

[...a shrug.]

Okay. [Is that...a correction??? He doesn't say, he's just kind of staring at Belph.] What kind of pact?

[axilium]

[JUST STAB HIM NICO!!]

... If either of them was a Blotter, they'd kill the other. [...] Reyna spent the entire time correcting our technique and giving us tips on how to get away with it.

[it was very surreal.]

[resumed]

[....]

Are you kidding me? [This is probably the loudest he's ever been.]

[axilium]

N... o...?

[resumed]

[...shrug.]

I wouldn't have let Kyouka do it even if she were chosen. [He's. Fuming though. Reyna you--!!!!!]

Any idea why they made a pact?

[axilium]

You'll have to ask Melloi. I was just... kind of the accomplice?

[I FORGOT BELPH DOESN'T CALL HIM WAVER, SHIT]

[resumed]

He didn't admit to being involved when I asked him. Suppose my instinct was right. [Waver continues to be useless...] I suppose I'll just ask her, actually. Thanks for the information.

[thesettingsun]

[Hello, a dead person is here now-]

Reyna made him promise to live and there was a not insignificant likelihood you would have shanked him if he'd told you. Even if the pact was entirely her idea.

[resumed]

I would have shanked him regardless given it was how things had to go. [Other reasons. Sorry Dazai, he doesn't care in the slightest.]

[thesettingsun]

Which is why he didn't tell you, because he cared about his promise to Reyna!

You're lucky he would be mad at me if I antagonized you too much.

[grrrr]

[resumed]

[He doesn't even respond because he has other things to focus on and finds the whole thing laughable at this point. Alas.

Actually since Dazai's here? It means someone else might show up. And so he walks off.]

[toughchoices]

[...

Well, this is awkward.]

Hello, Nico.

[resumed]

[YEAH. ABOUT THAT. HE JUST...GLARES???]

Why didn't you tell me?

[wearys]

[ why couldn't shirasu been that helpful!! god!! ]

[asswipe]

[dead eyes him.]

... If anyone tries to get revenge on any of the Blotters right now, I will kick their ass so hard they'll be tasting their own shit for a week.

[axilium]

[BELPH JUST SHRUGS BECAUSE HE HONESTLY WOULDN'T MIND!!]

[asswipe]

[SHE WILL PUNCH THROUGH THE VEIL SEPARATING THEM FROM THE OTHER SIDE AND DRAG HIM BACK????]

[wearys]

Can I get revenge on myself?

[ no ]

[fonlines]

[ much... appreciated, veronica, even if he is now much more able of handling himself than he was last week

and whatever the heck happened with strangling listen that didn't happen without some sort of extenuating circumstance all right. why are victims so at a disadvantage ]

[wearys]

... Huh.

[ that explains a thing, maybe. ]

Well, I would have been more pissed about that before... all of this dumb shit, I guess.

[ he won't midtrial murder, sorry. ]

[vigilantics]

[ she just gives him a look. ]