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]

[ Maya will see it isn't a wound at all, but this blood smear is a print.

It's a bit messy, but she can make out that it may be a handprint? ]

[phaselockandload]

[Oh, huh. Definitely not what she expected! Let her try to compare it to her own. How big is this maybe handprint? Is it defined enough to tell size?]

[adjourn]

[ She can get the gist that it is probably bigger than hers. ]

[phaselockandload]

[Alright, good to note. It'd be really awkward to have to call everyone to come compare their hands against Akeha's thigh, she thinks.

Okay! Let's return up, to the neck, and check carefully. Maya looks for other injuries or wounds -- there seems to have been a fight of some sort, so perhaps Akeha received bruises or injuries]

[adjourn]

[ With Akeha still having her clothes on, Maya can see that there are very few bruises seen on her porcelain skin (feels anime-adjacent)? At least on the portions that are bare when these clothes are worn. ]

[phaselockandload]

[Very few bruises...huh. Perhaps she was skillful enough to not be injured before the lethal blow.

.........

Speaking of that...any splinters? Anything that could indicate that Akeha was, at some point, in the midst of all those pews in disarray? Those could all have been messed with to make it look like there was a fight, without there actually being one. If she can determine there actually was a struggle...]

[adjourn]

[ Maya will not find any obvious splinters! ]

[phaselockandload]

[Oh, well, she tried. Best of luck to those investigating the cathedral, perhaps they'll figure that one out!

So! What else do we have? Anything else that seems worth noting?]

[adjourn]

[ With Akeha's clothes on, there's nothing really else to note at a glance, but there may be some frayed fabric on the shoulder that is the same side as the neck wound. ]

[phaselockandload]

[Oh, frayed fabric. Alright! Noted!

Welp, time to do it]

Let's do this as quick and painlessly as I can.

[Yeah, once Akeha's clothes are off she probably will be unable to put them on the same way they should be. Maya tries to open them up, hoping she won't have to damage them and risk destroying potential evidence]

[adjourn]

[ Maya may open the clothes! And she will see as she strips the body to her underwear is that... There is something between her breasts, poking out of her cleavage.

Also, there is blood on her shoulder where that fabric was frayed, under her clothes, too. ]

[phaselockandload]

Huh...

[Well! This is already giving results. Maya just grabs the object and pulls.

is it a screw does she have to borrow the screwdriver from ango to take it out is this a surprise disgaea crossover

Also! About this blood on her shoulder, this all is related to the hella wound on her neck, correct? Is it all close enough to judge that yes, whatever caused the wound up there also may have frayed fabric and spilled blood here?]

[adjourn]

[ ... What was in Akeha's cleavage is a sardine. This is yours now.

Anyway. The blood on the shoulder seems to pool from a different origin than the neck! Maya can see that, if she looks closely to the shoulder wound, that it does not match the neck wound. It is a little narrow, a bit long. I'm sure Maya should be able to tell this is a stab wound. ]

[phaselockandload]

[A sardine, I can't believe it. I was kidding about the Disgaea crossover, haha.

Maya looks at the sardine she's now grabbing, sighs, and just...tucks it back in because she'll be sooner dead than walking back to everyone with a sardine, holding it aloft and saying "yeah i found this in akeha's cleavage". She's not paid nearly enough for this.

Oh, oho! Another wound! Just to be thorough, is there a matching hole on the clothes? Perhaps this was made with a katana or a similar weapon...]

[adjourn]

[ I... Guess the fish goes back between the boobs.

Anyway, yes! There is a matching hole through the clothes, right where the dark fabric is frayed. ]

[phaselockandload]

[Hah, hey, she feeling weary about this find is a sensible reaction, isn't it?

i swear if this case is solved because i dunno the sardine is akehas way of giving a final message about the killer im going to be so disappointed and a little bit impressed but mostly disappointed

for not coming up with it first]

Oh, good to see...

[Evidence! So, how deep does this stab wound look?]

[adjourn]

[ From what she can see, the stab wound looks deep or this wound is made with something thicker than lets say a kitchen knife, but it's hard to tell quite how deep without tampering with the wound itself. ]

[phaselockandload]

[You know, if I was playing someone rougher I would go ask Ango for the screwdriver to just stick it into the wound to check depth, but unfortunately I'm with someone who is not into carefree body destruction, dang]

........

[Well, time for what may be one last step: let's loot the body.

Got any objects or things on you, Akeha? The sardine doesn't count]

[adjourn]

[ I mean... She doesn't have anything in her sleeve pockets, but Maya could loot her gloves or her heels since i think they're still on? Those are lootable, I guess. ]

[phaselockandload]

[Alright let's just put these aside and take them once the trial is over, with some luck she can take them once it's over.

can you imagine how awkward it would be if/once people revive and maya just has to walk to akeha and be all 'sorry i stole your heels i thought you would be dead forever here have them back'

Alright! So, anything else before she goes and presents her findings? Did I miss anything?]

[adjourn]

[ As Maya takes Akeha's heels and gloves to put aside, she can see how nice these gloves are. They're made of high-quality fabric that doesn't stretch or naturally discolor in time and they're also tipped with noticeable claws. Akeha's heels are lacquered a deep black like my soul, perfect despite worn in assassinations and sending the most unhinged shitposts to friends. I don't make the nier rules.

There is nothing more on Akeha's body, specifically. Aside from the small slashes that match all of the slashes on her clothes. ]

[phaselockandload]

[Oh, gosh, those are some badass heels. Those claws on the gloves, maybe they're worth remembering, she thinks while she folds them and puts them aside. You never know, maybe that will be all.

Having finished the examination, Maya tries to put on the clothes back the best she can, lies the sheet back on her, and goes back to inform her findings. Time to talk about all this!]