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

[emptied]

[...

She takes off a shoe and starts hitting the tree with it???????????]

1/?

[adjourn]

[ This is killing me.

Anyway, this time, as they just I guess start beating up this tree now, and uh, things sure are looking really weird. The area surrounding the tree starts to distort and glitch, things looking strangely pixelated and glitchy — and then... their tree abuse seems to "break" something.

Or rather, maybe something on the other side is breaking through? ]

2/?

[transgressors]

[ i hope they're ready for a leg because--


heeeere's vicious

a leg just smashes through from the other side of the tree they're wailing on. followed by the rest of Vicious, very much flesh and very much not shattered pieces of stone. he stares at saki and bucky for a solid few seconds, before snorting and pulling himself out through the mess of pixels and bark. ]

... Yo. Hurry up. [ who is he even talking to? ]

3/?

[herptile]

...Of course you'd make an entrance like that.

[Says the voice behind him with a low sigh - and without any of the dramatics of the other man, here comes Luchino, stepping through the mess of the tree a little gingerly to make it to the other side. There's a knife in his hand? It's fine. He's placing it back on his belt...for now. He takes a moment to take a look around with a low hum.]

Sure feels nice to be on this side instead of watching everything on some screens. [And said over his shoulder.] Come on, now. Get out here.

4/?

[omegathree]

[The third person out is Valvatorez, brushing aside the debris from his shoulders and cape. Besides that he seems perfectly fine, not an injury on him.

He clears his throat.]

First of all, I would never just leave sardines out like that! That's an absolute waste of the fish! Secondly, I was with that musician lad in the markets. [Bucky, who is literally Right Here.]

fake 8/8

[hasu]

[ Akeha comes out without a big introduction and she's looking fine, too. She doesn't say anything, either.

Behind her will be our oocly gone dead people: Royce, Thanatos, and Rei! ]

[adjourn]

[ That's it btw, we have more deda technically but due to being OOCly available just pretend they're here. We're godmodding them. ]

So you were the cause of the system overload... we leave you alone for one day. I suppose you've made it impossible to sustain our office simulacrum... then there's only one option — you'll simply have to attend trial, just like everyone else.

[ Damn guys. But anyway that's all of them! Let's go! ]

[alyricalassassination]

[ watches, shocked, for a few minutes, as everyone clambers out of the tree, but then... ]

...Roomie! You're back!

[ goes to pat Luchino on the back ]

[herptile]

Hey, Bucky.

[He smiles at him! Roomie!! Bucky is also getting a pat on the back.]

Things are getting to be a real mess here, huh.

[emptied]

[Oh.

Well.

Saki is just going to hold her one shoe in her hand and stare at everyone like



She is not moving.]

[hasu]

... Keep your cool, okay? Breathe in, breathe out.

[omegathree]

[Looks directly at her.]

What was that all about?

[herptile]

[Guess who's shooting a glare at her. Huh!]

What's the matter? Frog got your tongue?

[eusford]

[ Wow! ]

You're all back! That's great!

[ He is

genuinely happy to see them :) ]

[herptile]

[He is]

[pulling out his knife hi]

Hey. Now there's a face that makes someone sick to the stomach.

[hasu]

[ She stays quiet because she's going to carefully watch what Luchino does first. ]

[unbested]

[ cries!!!! he missed... most of you guys!!! ]

[omegathree]

[Pats his head. Sebastian is trying so hard.]

[herptile]

[COMING OVER TO PUT A HAND ON HIS SHOULDER]

Hey, no need to cry...

[hasu]

... Hey. Sorry you had to see all of these thing happen.

[ She knows it has been tough on him, man of the law. ]

[phaselockandload]

Oh, welcome back. Stuff happened since you all died.

[Maya is taking the return of the deceased pretty calmly. Look, she has returned to life a few dozen times, resurrection lost its luster by now, haha]

[herptile]

Oh yes. We know.

[They definitely know.]

[okidoke]

This is officially getting too weird. Uh, welcome back, everyone?

[notbymyside]

[Oh that sure is a lot of people coming back.

Ango's demeanor actually brightens a bit, and he's watching closely as he waits for a certain someone to come into the town hall.]

[discernments]

Welcome back. I'm glad you returned by your own power.

[ that's what she's getting from system overload. ]