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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[okitactless]

["No, really?!" Yasusada might've shouted at Magnus, were he a more sarcastic sword--but fortunately, when he's in fight mode, his focus doesn't stray.]

I've got it, just go! [He yells instead; he doesn't waste time stopping to check on Magnus, barely even giving him a second glance before he charges between him and the pirates in pursuit. With their (admittedly very thin) cover already blown, he wastes no time in slamming the dagger right into the chest of the first one, letting momentum and instinct carry him into a strike with his own sword at the second. He's not really made for fighting in narrow spaces like this, but he's managed it before, nonetheless.]

[wearys]

[ onwards to the spinning wheel, reyna, and nico he goes! like the feathery princess he is!



... he's uh, a little taken aback at them like. straight up slicing up pirates. poor pirates? ]

[resumed]

[Fighting with Reyna is the most natural thing in the world and her slicing up pirates doesn't seem different. He's using his own sword to hack and slash, and when a pirate comes barreling toward him he looks up to catch the guy by the collar and also see Magnus.]

Where's Yasusada!? [But no time is wasted as he turns to slam the pirate into the spinning wheel. Down he goes.

Three keys drop onto the ground at their feet.]

[okitactless]

Here!

[Luckily, Yasusada's an efficient fighter--it doesn't take him long to dispatch Magnus's pursuers, and although he's got plenty of blood on his clothes and sword now, he's still not far behind.]

Did we do it?!

[wearys]

[ he's there, nico. yasusada is there. ]

I think so? We have four keys. Now we just have to find the chest, right?

[ will reyna give him a sword. ]

[toughchoices]

--let's check the Captain's quarters!

[If there is a chest somewhere on this ship, it's most likely to be there.

Magnus gets a sword tossed his way before Reyna takes off.]

[resumed]

We're right behind you! [He knocks out the last-standing pirate and throws his body aside, gesturing for Yasusada and Magnus to follow.] Come on! [And he's running right after her. To the captain's quarters they go!]

[okitactless]

You first--

[Yasusada's not exactly gentle about shoving Magnus ahead of him, but look, better he be protected in the middle than risk someone catching up and shanking him from behind, right??

Yasusada brings up the rear as they run, fighting their way through when they have to--and all things considered, it's pretty easy to find the Captain's quarters. They're large and opulent and, since these are dumb NPC pirates, conveniently unlocked! Imagine that! IN THEY GO.]

[wearys]

Wh--

[ ok fine wow, rude??

magnus swings the sword a few times! probably!

once they're in the unlocked quarters, magnus just starts. aggressively shoving through things, until-- ]

I think I've got it!

[toughchoices]

[SUCCESS.]

Let's grab it and go!

[once they have the chest in hand she'll knock out some more pirates to cover their escape]

[resumed]

[He's also going to knock out a pirate before grabbing one end of the chest.]

Where are we going?!

[No sooner than he speaks though does a door materialize in front of them...without warning, they'll find themselves moving.]