w2 trial.

[adjourn]

—THE SECOND TRIAL—

Once again, at 9 AM sharp, a familiar bell tolls to alert the hour. You've become familiar with the flow of things, haven't you? You know what tod o — find your answers before the final ring chimes. Even if you try to avoid it, eventually your legs will bring you towards where you know you'll have to be. The courtroom doors swing open, welcoming.

Come by again, and it looks just like last week. Take your seat on any one you wish, and peruse the table lined with (non-alcoholic) refreshments and snacks. The same sign, promising a lunch break. And of course, your observers, sitting by the jury's seat shuffling about a stack of papers. Ask your questions and they will answer.

The judge's seat shows the same message as it has always done: "GRANT WE THINE JUDGMENT — ABSOLVE THEE THINE GUILT," and the same, strange, incorporeal form stays seated at the high seat, hand resting unto a gavel's handle.

"Today we will be investigating the cases of: Akeha, Valvatorez, and Vicious. Court is now in session."

The same blue, translucent field prevents you from leaving freely once you're in. You know the drill, don't you?

TRIAL RUNDOWN

• Trial for these three cases (Akeha, Valvatorez, Vicious) will last 9 hours. Characters will have time to examine the bodies of the victim and explore relevant locations.
• Mod break will be at ⏰【1:00 PM PST】.
• Characters must vote for whom they believe to be the guilty party by ⏰【6:00 PM PST】. Voting is mandatory. With the last part of trial live, we will be accepting the submitted FINAL ANSWERS as everyone's collective vote!
• The judge is flavor text. Do not try to talk to them.

GAME INFO ✨ STATUSES ✨ RESERVES ✨ APPS

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LOCATIONS (ROOMING) ✨ PRIVATE CONVOS ✨ GRAVEYARD

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CYOA ✨ CONFESSIONAL ✨ MURDER PROPOSALS ✨ MOD REPORTING

Comments

[adjourn]

[ It's closer to like, dude got stabbed by a stick. It also seems to go right through. ]

[notbymyside]

[Oh good, no small trees were involved (probably).

He'll flip Val over in a moment but first he wants to check the other blood drops. Where are they on Val, and are there any wounds near them?]

[adjourn]

[ Maybe a small tree the size of a stick.

Check him closer for the red stains and he'll find them around his mouth, and his hands, and also his chest! ]

[notbymyside]

[Hm. Dislike.

He's opening that vampire mouth. Are the fangs red too?]

[adjourn]

[ Eh, maybe a little bit. But it looks more like he coughed up blood, which — it's a rather dark red.

If he's inspecting his teeth and all, does this mean Ango is touching his mouth? ]

[notbymyside]

[Yeah Val is dead it's fine, he can touch that mouth. Whatever gross shit is in there let him have it.]

[adjourn]

[ No gross shit in the mouth, you can decide whether that's disappointing or relieving. However, as he runs his fingers over Val's lips, he feels that the texture of the blood at some part feels... different. ]

[notbymyside]

[Different how? Thicker, runnier, dryer? And does the texture match the other dark red blood, which Ango is absolutely touching to compare the textures of the two.]

[adjourn]

[ It comes off on his finger and it feels... tacky. Not the same texture as the red coming from his mouth. ]

[notbymyside]

[Well. Time to do a sniff check. Is this fukken ketchup or some shit?]

[adjourn]

[ It's very hard to tell — whatever scent is on it is very overpowered by the metallic smell of blood. It's just a little bit of it. However it does not seem to be ketchup so there's that. ]

[notbymyside]

[Rude blood, smelling so strong.

Does this tacky stuff have a different color too? Or is the only difference in texture?]

[adjourn]

[ It does not, it is the exact same colour as the mouth-blood — but it is texturally different yes! ]

[notbymyside]

[Noted.

Ango is doing one last look-over before doing the body-flip. Is there anything else of note here on this side? Anything in Val's pockets? Any weird marks on his skin or clothes?]

[adjourn]

[ Turn him over and well. The cape's in the way I guess. But move that aside and he'll see that the wound on his torso completely penetrates through the back! Wowie.

He's still got red bloodstains on his hands and chest, if you wanted to double-check those.

Rifle through his pockets and you discover.......... une sardine. ]

[notbymyside]

[ONE SARDINE...

But yeah he'll check the red bloodstains on the hands and chest too.]

[adjourn]

[ You'd think he'd have more?

The bloodstains on his hands appear to be just... smears all over his hands.

Look at his chest and he'll find... a weird screw in there? ]

[notbymyside]

[Is this screw like. The bigass red one Mira pointed out in art once? Or is it just a random screw?]

[adjourn]

[ Funny that.

It is indeed not his bigass red one. It appears to be a small chrome one! ]

[notbymyside]

[Gonna just take that screw then, thanks.

BTW did the stabby-hole go through Val's cape too or no?]

[adjourn]

[ He tried to use his fingers? Because unfortunately, the screw is the same size as the original chest hole, and it just kinda ends up sinking in further.

The stabby-hole did go through Val's cape, yes. A clean hole, all the way through. ]

[notbymyside]

[Oh whoops, he'll have to get a tool and come back later for that.

...also does this mean that the screw is in the hole where the normal chest screw normally is?]

[adjourn]

[ Yeah! This weird new screw is in the hole where the normal chest screw is normally. :thonk: Weird.

Anything else about Val you want to look at? ]

[notbymyside]

[He's taking that screw out first because it's so sus. But along with looking at screw hole he's going to check the bottom of Val's shoes too.]

[adjourn]

[ He retrieves one, very lightweight chrome screw.

There appears to be nothing on the bottom of his shoes! ]