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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[concasse]

[No point in examining Akechi or Cardia -- Sanji is here to look over Rebecca instead.

Even if he's gonna die, he wants to know who killed her.

So first things first! Looking at her face, then her neck at those wounds. Are they more shallow or deep?]

[themodsgrimm]

[They're super deep.]

[concasse]

[Yikes.

Sanji is assuming them to be cuts but just in case, he's taking a look. He's... also got a kitchen knife on him, of course he does.]

... I'm really sorry, Rebecca-chan.

[Sanji is gonna try and uh... gently match the wound to the kitchen knife? To see if it is indeed a potential murder weapon]

[themodsgrimm]

[The knife does seem to be a match for the size and shape of the wounds!

...looking closely to match the wounds, though, he'll notice something else: the cuts line up with bruises... Which were obscured by the cuts and ink before.]

[concasse]

[... Hm.

SO WHY WOULD THERE BE BRUISING UNDERNEATH THE CUTS. Sanji doesn't like this.]

Were you strangled first...?

[Okay, putting the knife aside for now. is there any bruising on her arms or wrists? He'll roll up the sleeves of her outfit if necessary]

[themodsgrimm]

[There is bruising on her right wrist! ...and also her right wrist is broken.]

[concasse]

[Sanji elected to die but he might just kick someone's ass before he leaves. Yikes.

... Though she's a lady, so sorry, SANJI IS NOT GOING TO CHECK OTHER... AREAS... The most half-assed examination of all time.

He will, however, look under her fingernails real quick. He's got a theory he wants checked!]

[themodsgrimm]

[The undersides of her nails sure are bloody!]