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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[hairbrain]

Yona, are you sure about this? [ she can handle death dancing just fine!!!!!!!! she's not so sure about yona. ]

Varian, can you and Hiro figure out how to um... you know, the wardrobe thing?

[ he can't handle the dancing for sure. ]

[alchemenace]

I'm pretty sure we can handle it, but--

[ he's squinting at the wardrobe at first, calculating trajectories and other dumb nerd shit, but he looks at hiro at the "but" because. is hiro gonna be ok with leaving yona down here tbh ]

[cutefaced]

I'm great at dancing, don't worry about me! Just get up there and be ready to get them.

[She can do this! The cackling of the old ladies is getting louder. There's an opening in the maze where they'll have to come through.]

Rapunzel, if we wait on either side of that opening, we can grab their hands and twirl around with them right away!

[zerotohiro]

[...he's worried, but he also trusts her. So he nods to himself before gesturing for Varian to follow him.]

Distract them as long as you can. Varian and I can climb up this slope--[He points to a stack of chairs and dressers]--and start to angle it. When we give the signal, you guys have to move.

[He hears the women getting closer.] Let's go. [And he's taking off up the slope, waiting for Varian to follow as they scale the furniture mountain.]

[hairbrain]

Okay. Just--- if anything goes wrong --- [ she presses the frying pan into yona's hands. ] Use this. I don't want you to get hurt.

[ that being said, she cracks her own knuckles, heading to the opening. ]

What's the signal going to be?

[alchemenace]

[ varian climbs behind hiro, trying to hurry up as much as he can ]

Uh, "duck"? We can't give you anything you'll see. Just... make sure you guys dodge.

[ stupid dark warehouses :/ ]

[cutefaced]

[Hiro and Varian get into position not a moment too soon - the ladies emerge from the maze moments later. Yona lunges for the hands of the one nearest her and pulls her into a twirl by the wrists.]

Dance with me!

[The old woman takes a snap at her neck with her teeth, and Yona leans back to avoid it. Yikes.]

[zerotohiro]

[Up on the slope, Hiro's grabbing Varian's hand to pull him up before disappearing on the other side of the wardrobe, leaning down to get a better look.]

Okay. [It's a low tone so they don't draw attention.] Hold it steady until the girls dance them this way. We're going to lower it at a 45 degree angle so that it's enough momentum to fall clear down the slope. Start pushing but make sure you're grounded and don't go with it.

[And he starts on his own, watching for Rapunzel and Yona below.]

[hairbrain]

[ meanwhile, the other old lady tries to sink her teeth into rapunzel's arm -- but rapunzel expertly twirls out of the way, grabbing both her hands and spinning her in a pirouette. ]

Isn't this fun? Watch those teeth!

[ yeah the old lady's still trying to chomp on her, and wrestle her hands free -- but rapunzel ain't having it. pascal jumps over on her head and pulls her ears back to slow her down. ]

[alchemenace]

[ varian follows hiro's instructions to the letter, including the part where he is actually grounded and making sure to not injure himself in the process of doing something for once. he keeps a critical eye on the ladies and the girls, and when they come this way... ]

Duck!

[ off the wardrobe goes. hopefully we don't crush yona because britt is evil ]

[cutefaced]

[no i'm kidding, she lets go of the evil woman's hands and twirls out of the way just in time to avoid the wardrobe

she pauses to make sure rapunzel gets out, too, and then makes a beeline for the beanbags they have to climb up]

[zerotohiro]

Yes! [The girls dodge out of the way and the old ladies scream as they're crushed by the wardrobe. He doesn't waste any time from there, watching as a handful of keys materialize before snatching them.]

Are you guys okay? [He's already moving down one slope to head for the other, waiting for Varian to make sure he keeps up.]

[hairbrain]

[ kills britt myself!!!!! just kidding, rapunzel gracefully dodgedances out of the way and heads over to take the keys. ]

I'm fine, I'm fine --- those old ladies were not very nice.

[ looking at the keys. ]

Whew. Are you guys okay?

[alchemenace]

[ Varian nearly trips on his own face rushing down because he's a fucking genius, but he looks at all of them ]

We're all good? We've got everything? C'mon, let's go, I do not want a secret round two.

[ time to get the fuck out y'all ]

[cutefaced]

[UP THEY GO--

and oh, hey, at the top...!]

There's a chest here! We did it!

[SOMEONE NOT ME GO REPORT IT]

[zerotohiro]

[There's a brief moment of panic when Varian nearly pitches himself off furniture mountain but they're fine. The four of them are together again and at the top there's a chest.]

Good job guys! So...let's open this thing?

[But nah, he doesn't get a chance before a door materializes and boots their stupid asses outside.]