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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[asswipe]

... I don't think so. [GOD.] Maybe we can... I don't know. Sit around the flowers and share body warmth with them?

[TAKE THEIR TEARS, ASSHOLE FLOWERS.]

[selfinserting]

[While Dazai does that, Evan tries to help from his spot on the landing - the gust of wind that blows isn’t hard enough to move the hands of the clock on its own, but it helps, at least.]

You doing okay...?

[thesettingsun]

I'm fine!

[He tries not to sound tired. It's fine, really. It doesn't take all that long to move the hands into their positions, and a silver key appears in Evan's hand.

Mostly it doesn't take that long because the flower bed is supposed to open up under them so I have no idea what would happen if only two of them were there, uh.]

[sanguinairy]

Well, we might as well give it a try...

[T...time to football huddle?!

Let's say the flowerbed won't open up until all four of them are here since they need four people's worth of Body Warmth or something IT'S FINE.]

[asswipe]

It's not like we have any other choice.

[CHOP CHOP, GUYS. Time to hug some flowers.]

[selfinserting]

[As soon as the hands are in place, Evan’s not wasting any time bringing hem both down to where Souji and Veronica are waiting.]

...How’s it going?

[thesettingsun]

[Dazai gives the flowers a good once-over before sitting down.]

If you need more tears, I happen to be a master of crying at the slightest provocation!

[There's no way he can make that sound impressive, but he tries.]

[sanguinairy]

[D...AZAI... PLEASE... Souji looks pretty amused but it's fine, they're doing great here.]

I think we were able to cry enough. I hope? Now we just have to warm them, somehow.

[EVERYONE HUDDLE so the ground can open up below and swallow them all whole.]

[asswipe]

... Oh my god, don't say that like it's a good thing.

[DAZAI???

Anyway, yeah. Huddle up, yeets!]

[selfinserting]

[And huddle they do!!

Time to get swallowed up by some flowers.]

[thesettingsun]

I was just trying to aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa-

[That's the sound Dazai makes when the ground suddenly collapses out from under them. He isn't sure how far he falls, but it was still unwanted thank you.]

...I guess no point asking where we go next...

[sanguinairy]

[YEAH THEY'RE JUST HERE IN THIS DARK TUNNEL NOW, I GUESS.]

...Forward? There isn't exactly anywhere else to go.

[And lo, a chest up ahead...!]

[asswipe]

[AMAZING. Assuming they grabbed the flower and clock keys, too.]

Do we have all the keys we need?

[selfinserting]

Yeah, we do. We did everything they needed us to.

[Time to abscond with this chest.]

[thesettingsun]

[They retrieve the chest and they go back to the weird space and Souji doesn't miss his own execution!! :D]