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

[okidoke]

No kiddin'.

[oki'll start heading further into the store as sebastian pokes at the clothes. anything else of note on the walls/ceiling/floor?]

[adjourn]

[ Oki will find more sardine facts on the walls, ceiling AND floor. I'm kidding. Nothing seems to stand out! Just clothes having been strewn about the area. That's it.

As Sebastian pokes around the clothes pile though, he will note that there does seem to be something under the clothes... at least the baton pokes at something solid enough. Um. ]

[unbested]

[ see this is exactly why he has a baton!!! okay, let's move the clothes aside and see what's... under here... ]

[okidoke]

Did ya find something, Debeste?

[oki will head back to join sebastian.]

[adjourn]

[ It's.......


shoes. It's just a pair of large shoes. That's all you're able to gather from them for now. Afterwards, a hum sounds from Venus.]

This seems to be everything here. Would you like to return to the courtroom and turn in what you've found? Or would you prefer to check the other area as well? It's up to you.

[Leave it for another group or continue? You seem to have some time. Though, just for a split moment, Venus seems to hiccup, their flames turning a bright blue before flickering back to red with a few sparks of fire atop their head. They clear their 'throat.' Anyways!]

[unbested]

Uh... some shoes?

[ SHRUG all right he'll take them. ]

We can probably just run through everything else as long as we're out here, right?

[okidoke]

[hmmm]

Might as well. We're kinda short on manpower as it is, anyway.

[adjourn]

Very well. Let us continue.

[They sound pleased by their resolve to continue on. Yes, more time to be here than with stuffy paperwork. So, they take their leave from the clothing store and return to the beginning point they were at the start of this investigation.

As they approach the stalls now, they will find.. well, the obvious destruction. Quite a few stalls are broken. One notably is some very noticeable markings on the structure of the wood. Yikes.

And yet, all of a sudden, the area glitches, it grows increasingly distorted, the color of everything seems to invert and statically before suddenly-- everything is back to normal. "Normal" in that all that destruction? Is gone. ]

...Ah? Apologies, give us one.. [They take a moment to look at the files, their flames puffing out.] Oh no. It see▓▓ the da▓▓ has been ▓▓▓upted.

[ Oh boy. They hiccup again, their flames a blue color now, flickering wildly and finally settles.] It would seem we won't be able to find anything now. This one will return you to the courtroom and see about fixing this issue. Let us return swiftly.

[No more investigating. :( Looks like Venus will hurriedly rush you both back to everyone else!]

[unbested]

U-um... okay.

[ whispering to oki as they head back— ]

We are definitely in a stimulation.

[ ALSO if we haven't done this already he's just going to make sure to try to transfer one of the clearer footprints from the fountain onto some notebook paper quick as they head out since he doesn't want to FUCK IT UP LIKE LAST WEEK ]