WEEK SIX: TRIAL

[retellers]

WEEK SIX: TRIAL (22 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: Please go to the Emporium at 12. 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: Wolf, Rabbit, and Fox. Wolf speaks. "Nine hours. You know what to do." ༶•┈┈⛧┈｡o°✥✣ 　　 ✣✥°o｡┈⛧┈┈•༶ Hello, everyone, and welcome to the seventh 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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[soulus]

[While Alex whispers to Hua Cheng, Rufus cuts in to face Dorothy.]

Please come with me.

[misstrust]

... Why?

[ She doesn't budge ]

[soulus]

This is a trial. There are better ways to utilize this time.

[misstrust]

... [ just gonna try and side step him ]

[soulus]

[His hand snaps out to grab her by the arm.]

What happened to moving forward?

[misstrust]

[ Dorothy stops, opens her mouth as if to protest-- and then looks over at Xie Lian and his stupid sexy boyfriend and closes her mouth again.

Softly-- ]

That's unfair.

[ But she doesn't try to pull free. ]

[soulus]

Please stop wasting time and focus on the evidence.

[misstrust]

I understand.

[ Rather, she looks incredibly miserable but sure. Rufus has a point.

Damn him. ]

[soulus]

[With her understanding in tow, he takes her away to another section of the emporium. She may leave afterward to hold Xie Lian's hand, but some distance for a moment or two should reduce the tension.]

[dianxias]

[ xie lian IMMEDIATELY makes a face like a kicked puppy.

he tries to look away... but he keeps looking over? and looking sad...maybe no one will see if he looks sad... miss dorothy would just rather.... oh......... ]

[soulus]

[Rufus ignores Xie Lian.]

[dianxias]

[ thats fine. he will. continue to look. really sad. just. the saddest puppy you've ever seen. in the arms of the angel begins to play in the background. ]

[soulus]

[Rufus, who does not have eyes on the back of his head, continues to ignore Xie Lian.]

[chanteuser]

[ she pats xie lian's shoulder.

it's very much like that gif of the woman being patted by a broom. but with hands. ]

[dianxias]

[ leaning over to whisper... :( ]

...He shouldn't be so mean to her....

[chanteuser]

Rufus?

[ ...

... xie lian, you've met rufus, right? ]

I think he's being pretty gentle.

[dianxias]

...Are they... are the two of them courting....?

[chanteuser]

I have no idea.

If they are someone's in trouble for not telling me, especially after telling me off for exactly the same thing. [ @ dorothy ]

[dianxias]

[ in the distance, the sarah mclaughlin begins again ]

.... Oh. Then... I hope they're happy together, if they are.........

[chanteuser]

[ she takes xie lian's shoulders and squeezes them. ]

Hey.

It's okay. I said I don't know. Don't worry about it so much, and let's focus on figuring out what happened here.