WEEK ONE: TRIAL

[retellers]

WEEK ONE: TRIAL (38 remain) Rise and shine, gremlins. Hopefully you found it in you to make and eat breakfast, despite yesterday's news. At 11am, everyone will receive a message on their PHS, simply stating: empoti enp emporium. by the strike of twelve. Shortly before 12pm, every participant will feel compelled to move towards the Emporium, if they aren't already there. No exceptions! Though they will have to navigate around shelves and merchandise and the like, everyone will fit neatly inside the room. Once all the participants are present and the clock strikes twelve, the doors lock behind them. Three of the Leaders are there with them: Swan, Tiger, and Goat. Tiger speaks. "You have nine hours. Try not to stab each other during them." ༶•┈┈⛧┈｡o°✥✣ 　　 ✣✥°o｡┈⛧┈┈•༶ Hello, everyone, and welcome to the second trial! For the next nine hours, the characters are expected to discuss among themselves, ask questions, examine the bodies of the victims, look over the evidence found yesterday, and revisit locations as needed in order to find the culprit(s). There'll be a one hour break from 5-6pm EST, where no mod tags will occur. Before the trial is over, please remember to place your character's vote over on the voting page. Voting will close at 9pm EST/6pm PST, and will serve as our activity check for the week, so please be sure you get your vote in before it ends unless you have contacted us previously. If you have any questions at any time, please let us know by pinging us on Discord!

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Comments

[recrowns]

Ah - actually, we were able to discern a few things from being out in the plaza. There were... a few of us out there. [to which he looks a bit guilty] Myself, Ange, Blanca, Alex, Hansa, Alyssa, Yoshizawa... and Goat.

[the goat was a surprise]

We knocked on all the doors for inside locations while we were out there - could everyone confirm they weren't able to hear us communicating?

In addition, I wanted to verify that when you are outside on curfew, it seems we are confined to certain locations. A magical barrier blocked us from the forest as well as the Northern area in our search. So that is the equivalent to 'doors locking', I believe.

[so soo-won DID get results from his science experiment]

And when we all woke up, we were... injured. [he sighs a bit, and then moves to shift his jedi cloak and robes to show bandages on his right arm] A few bruises, and marks in a... spiral shape on our arms?

So that is something to consider.

[papasha]

I can verify this, being there.

[He nods in greeting at Soo-won.]

[recrowns]

[he nods back!]

I apologize that your goodwill brought you into a difficult situation, Blanca.

[and he shifts - wincing briefly before remembering]

Oh - I misspoke. It is not only our arms...

[lecarre]

[She just nods quietly in agreement with that.]

We were all there together... and all woke up in much the same state.

[recrowns]

[he'll pat her head...]

Perhaps we truly will have to be more careful about our adventuring next week, Ange.

[lionson]

Goat was there too?

[recrowns]

[he nods...]

That's correct. They wanted to protect everyone and offer what help they could - apparently Swan was in the Northern area, if anyone saw them....?

[frostythehitman]

A spiral shape? What the hell does that mean?

Did all of you get it, including Goat?

[recrowns]

It means...

[he'll indicate a sort of swirling spiral shape like a tornado moving from up to down??]

I think all of us who reported back to the plaza afterward did - though I don't know about Goat. [he looks a bit worried] Maybe we should ask...

[chanteuser]

[ she waves a hand. ]

Yeah, there were a lot of us.

[recrowns]

[he looks apologetic before bowing his head]

I'm sorry that your search for company left you with this situation...

[bisouled]

I thought the leaders had to stay in their quarters...

[ goat wtf. ]

[siblingless]

It's up to them, I think. Goat-san said Swan-san stayed in town as well, though Tiger-san returned to the castle to sleep in their room.

[The allure of a bed was too much for them, apparently.]

[chanteuser]

Apparently not. Goat said they were there to protect us, if they were able to though.

[siblingless]

On our other limbs, too.

[Glancing at Alyssa, wherever she is? Limbs.]

Zaidelle-san said there may be one of us who is the odd one out, but... [She trails off, and shakes her head.] ... Nevermind. I'm sure we'll figure it out.

[recrowns]

[soo-won nods - he apparently forgot the injury on his leg until he put weight on it? no i dana am a fool]

We can check for injuries later but... given that I've heard of others feeling strange based on the area they woke up on -

I wonder if the plaza might be similar...?

[robopriest]

[He nods.]

I can verify that I was with the rest of you, including Goat. Pity that our efforts went to waste, and we got injured for it, to boot.

[recrowns]

[there's just a little bit of a sheepish, guilty smile before he bows his head to hansa]

We found the answers I was looking for!

[a beat]

Though I would have liked to find them without the cost of injury.... Sorry, Hansa.

[reconnective]

...I thought the leaders got back to the castle each night. But at least Goat was with other people. And it's good to know there's a barrier.

[...squinting.] Any idea what would cause that kind of a mark? That's pretty specific.

[recrowns]

Mm - Goat was in the plaza with us, I believe Swan was in the North, and Tiger went back to the castle.

[as for the question he shakes his head]

Not that I can discern at the moment...

[siblingless]

... It would be difficult to make these with a normal knife, I think. Were any weapons found beside the scalpel?

[dawnblushed]

...were you hurting the whole time you were looking around?

[soo-won!!! all of you!!!]

[recrowns]

[ . . . . he offers up a smile]

No?

[DON'T BE MAD AT HIM YONAAAAAAA]

[arkitect]

Were these marks of yours cut into you, or do they seem to be made in some other manner?

[burns, scratches, etc...]

[recrowns]

Oh - they were bleeding a bit when we awoke, so I believe they're cuts? I tried to wrap mine...

[it seems like he's wearing his jedi cloak instead of his normal cloak at trial so like 2 guesses what he used]