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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[wagashis]

[hey thanks shirasu hates this. sweetums...

the nobleman considers for a few moments... then finally nods. "Yes, that seems fair to me-- here, take this in exchange."

they receive a very pretty necklace as their treasure since steph asked for jewelry! there's a charm on it that looks like a key. because it is a key.

shirasu, meanwhile, is going to escape their fake relationship by heading off to lead this poor sucker astray somewhere in the woods! he'll be back shortly.]

1/2

[melancoffeea]

[What is sweetums?]

[melancoffeea]

[Once Shirasu disappears from view with the nobleman in tow, Sandalphon, back to his deflated self, turns his attention to Stephanie.]

You can let go now. [He holds the necklace out to her.] Here.

[vigilantics]

[ she will take it and also let go. wow. ]

That was fun!

[ that's not the point, steph. ]

[wagashis]

[and a little bit later, here comes a cat again, with no nobleman!

he shifts back once he's rejoined them, looking tired.]

That's one down, then. I think I saw something metal on my way back; it may have been one of those axes?

[melancoffeea]

[He wouldn't call that fun, but whatever pleases her. Sandalphon is already heading in the direction that Shirasu's indicated.]

Most likely. Let's go.

[vigilantics]

[ and she will just follow along! let's go, s club 3 ]

[wagashis]

[shirasu will lead them along to where he spotted it! the woods are a little hard to navigate, and it takes an extra turn or two, but they make it eventually to a half-buried pickaxe!]

Do you think we ought to return them a few at a time, or can we carry all seven as we find them...

[melancoffeea]

[Sandalphon grabs a hold of the pickaxe, plants one foot on the ground beside it, and pulls the tool free.]

There's no sense in holding onto them if we meet the dwarfs along the way. [And if they don't—] There are three of us. We should be able to handle seven.

[vigilantics]

Yeah, let's just keep moving for now.

[ ... she's not volunteering to carry this one. ]

[wagashis]

Well, it seems number one is yours.

[threading out the discovery of seven entire pickaxes is going to take so long so should we just assume they find and deliver like six of them (and make sandy carry as many as possible) and go to The Hunt For The Final Axe.]

[melancoffeea]

[Did he stutter? Nonetheless, he carries the pickaxes without complaint. Fine. Handling six pickaxes is nothing for an archangel. He does, however, readily part with them once they come across six of the recipients.]

That was six. Just one more . . .

[vigilantics]

This can't be too hard! It can't be as bad as when we fought that cougar for number three.

[ i just decided that this happened. it's canon now. no one can disprove it. ]

[wagashis]

You realize that saying so makes it more likely to be difficult... it's one pickaxe in an entire forest.

[the cougar was kind of a pain, also?

but he's moving forward, keeping an eye out for this pickaxe.]

[melancoffeea]

[Steph's fake leg suffered the most in that encounter.]

We've been lucky to have found so many this quickly. [He frowns.] With these many trees, searching from higher ground won't help either.

[vigilantics]

[ it's chewed on after she threw it, but at least it still works as a fake leg. ]

Should we split up for a bit and if someone finds it, just yell very loudly?

[wagashis]

...I suppose it would be the best way to cover the most ground. I'm not certain it's the best idea to go alone, though.

[there are COUGARS, APPARENTLY.]

Try not to stray too far?

[melancoffeea]

[Regrouping will be a feat if they split now, but it seems they've no choice if they'll save time.]

We'll meet back here, then.

[vigilantics]

Right. See you soon.

[ AND SHE'S OFF ]

[wagashis]

[jae i'm sorry but i want to be mean to sandalphon one last time.

shirasu isn't finding Shit so maybe their local angel friend will be the finder of the last holy pickaxe?]

[melancoffeea]

[After everything is said and done, Sandalphon is the first person back at their rendezvous point. It looks like he returned empty-handed.]

[vigilantics]

[ she will also return! with nada. well, almost nada. ]

I think I found the cottage?

[wagashis]

[shirasu arrives about the same time, to make this easier! but he too is empty-handed.]

Well, at least we'll know where to go once we find that damned axe. I saw no sign of it.

[melancoffeea]

I found it. It was on the dwarf's back.

[Said in the flattest tone ever.]

Shall we? The cottage awaits. Since it's in a clearing, I can take us there quickly.

[vigilantics]

Oh. That was convenient.

[ well that's. something. ]

Yeah, let's go.

[ she will point in the direction they need to go!! ]