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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[axilium]

[belph takes a moment to stare up at the sky and ponder how his life turned out this way, before he steps back from magnus's corpse (?), hand over mouth in fake shock, and—]

It's the curse! I told you that it'd take him eventually—just like how it'll take us all!

[wearys]

[ makes more sense than brother?? maybe?

magnus continues to have a nice nap. ]

[asswipe]

How could this have happened to us?! Now the curse will spread! It'll spread, I tell you!

[JUST

DROPS HERSELF DRAMATICALLY ON MAGNUS'S CHEST, WAILING MORE LOUDLY. Sorry, Magnus.

At least people are staring now, looking shocked?]

[axilium]

[enjoy this moment to have a cute girl (?) on your chest, magnus.

anyhow, belph's whirling around to face the people.]

Get the queen! Her Majesty's guards are incompetent!

[wearys]

[ he's too asleep to enjoy it. sorry. ]

[asswipe]

Oh, the queen! What will the queen say?!

[It's fine.

While a gaggle of people rushes to fetch the queen or whatever, a key suddenly pops out of nowhere and drops on Magnus's face. Veronica stops wailing long enough to snatch it.

Sweet, sweet corpse loot.]

[axilium]

The queen most know!

[wtf veronica don't loot a corpse while fake wailing over it

though that reminds belph, as he hisses to veronica—]

Hey, what crimes are we even being pardoned for here?

[wearys]

[ magnus is proud of her for corpse looting or would be, were he awake.

maybe that's their crime. they're grave robbers. ]

[asswipe]

[Grave robbing sounds legit.

Hissing back to Belph:]

Do I look like I know?! Be vague!

[Bullshit their way out of this, it's fine.

Doesn't look like they have a lot of time left now, since the queen approacheth. Veronica resumes her fake wailing because she is Not It.]

[axilium]

[once the queen approacheth, belph promptly throws himself onto the ground, because propriety! thanks a lot, veronica.]

Your Majesty! ["PLEASE DON'T CUT MY HEAD OFF."] Oh, it's terrible! Beyond woe! A curse will soon inflict your land!

[wearys]

[ magnus is glad he's "dead" for this. ]

[asswipe]

[Holy shit, Veronica wishes she had a camera for this. Covering up her snickering with more wailing—]

The curse! God help us all, the corpse curse!

[... Yeah, that made no sense. The queen is just squinting at them, doing as an NPC queen does, experiencing some variation of nani the fuck. Work your magic before she snaps her fingers and kills us all, Belph.]

[1/2]

[axilium]

[the corpse curse. seriously, veronica? that was the best you could do?]

[axilium]

[anyway.]

It spreads through death! Kill us, and it spreads—but it can be stopped! Permit us to take her fallen cousin and leave the kingdom with his body, and we shall— [uh] —dispose of him as is appropriate! It's everyone's only hope now, Your Majesty!

[wearys]

[ the corpse curse is an amazing name.

there's a corpse, there's a curse, it works. ]

[asswipe]

[Corpse curse is a great name, let her live. :(

Anyway, it looks like the queen is about to call bullshit... but then Veronica starts coughing.]

—Oh, no. It's already spreading! You must pardon us now so we can leave, my queen!

[Let them fireman carry Magnus out of here, it's fine.]

[axilium]

There's no time! Ah, we're running out of time!

[god he is not strong enough but he's going to make an attempt to lift magnus! just to demonstrate the urgency!

(he's probably going to drop him at some point. sorry, magnus.)]

[wearys]

[ let's just hope this sleeping potion doesn't wear off for a while it's fine ]

[asswipe]

[Between Veronica coughing and Belph looking like he's about to snap in half, the queen has no choice but to. You know. Pardon them so they can leave her the fuck alone. Oh my god.

Anyway, Veronica is just taking a step back.]

Thank you, my queen! You are [cough] too gracious! [COUGH!!

Prayer circle for Belph to last until they're escorted to their carriage, though.]

[axilium]

[arc phrase of grimm npcs: leave me the fuck alone

anyway as soon as they get to the carriage, belph is unceremoniously dropping magnus, because nope, he's not strong enough for this. also, veronica had better picked up the key.]

[wearys]

[ magnus will just be slumped here in an awkward position.

and he's out for a bit longer until he'll come to in a puddle of his own drool as they make their way out of the city. ]

Wh... [ lays head on carriage floor. ] Did it... work?

[asswipe]

[She picked up the key, it's fine. She's the resident looter.]

Well... Our heads are still attached to our bodies, so yeah? [Making their way downtown, going fast...] The horses are asshole and keep trying to wander off, though.

[Can't believe they're playing a shitty driving game but with 100% more horse.]

[axilium]

I did, what, seventy percent of that task? I'm leaving this up to one of you two.

[as he flops onto the carriage floor.]

[wearys]

[ hm. fair.

he will move to sit beside veronica to control them horses. ]

C'mon, guys, just let us guide you. [ to the horses. ] There's nothing good in those bushes, I promise.

[asswipe]

[She's rolling her eyes at Belph. Gosh!!]

... Besides shit from the local strays, anyway. [Magnus is the MVP.

Down the path they go until they find the chest with the three locks, at least.]