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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SUMMARY (?)

[axilium]

Akechi was killed by the Editor. Shirasu was the Blotter target and took one of them—aka Cardia—down with him. I've got no clue about Rebecca.

There, we figured out some of the deaths. I'm guessing this isn't even important anymore, so now we can move onto the bigger stuff.

[belph is so done.]

[concasse]

[BELPH IS SO DONE]

Shit, this is already going faster than I expected.

[axilium]

We're being efficient today.

[no]

[resumed]

Like...who the other Blotter was? Or who killed Rebecca? Pick one. [Sorry he doesn't care too much about Akechi being Editor-killed.]

[axilium]

[he shrugs.]

I mean, I was thinking more about the entire war stuff, but sure, we can figure out those parts if you want.

[resumed]

Yeah, the war part's important but there's...still eleven of us, Belph. The numbers are still off. It kind of ties into that.

[But he goes silent after that since sure, the war stuff is important.]

[axilium]

... Well, certain people have plans for that part, but—obviously, I have nothing to do with that.

[so he won't steal their thunder.]

[fonlines]

[ Ion is looking... surprisingly radiant today. The glow of good health?

Or maybe that's just the light that catches in his hair and off his skin subtly, every so often whenever he shifts. ]

Perhaps Rebecca was a change in plans after their attempt on my own person failed.

We needed gold ink to be spilled, after all.

[ Still do, in a way. He looks strangely solemn about all of this. ]

[axilium]

That'll be taken care of.

[fonlines]

I'm aware.

[axilium]

Good, because that'd mean someone screwed up in our game of Telephone otherwise.

[concasse]

What happened to you...?

[fonlines]

A near-strangling.

[ a would-be dismissive wave of his arm. it's a little clearer that the subtle play of light is the shimmer of a very soft dusting of gold across his skin that... actually gives him color beyond his usual pallor. ]

Intervention apparently came in the form of my former partner's protection stepping in, one final time.

[concasse]

Ah...

[looking pleased by that]

Good, I'm glad Fitz came through.

[psychedelica]

[ good job belph hikage approves ]

We need to decide who we're killing. Two of you Heroes need to die.

[ he crosses his arms. his ever-present handgun is still hanging at his hip. ]

[axilium]

Don't worry, that's been discussed.

[psychedelica]

...

[ he sighs... he doesn't like having this out of his hands, but he trusts Belph. ]

You better know what you're doing.

[axilium]

I, in fact, do not know what I'm doing.

[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.

[wearys]

... When did everyone decide this stuff?

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

[nivation]

[ Kyouka's looking pretty grim(m) today. ]

It's still important, but what exactly do you want to move onto?

[axilium]

Making sure we're all on the same page info-wise [WHICH JAN ISN'T DOING, SOMEONE ELSE DO IT BYE], tying up loose ends for the info we still don't have, and bringing down our numbers.

[the latter of which is being taken care of! gestures to below.]

[nivation]

... It'll all come to an end today.

[ That's what he makes it sound like that and that's what she hopes. ]