week 1 - trial; day 1

[vicedirector]

seven vices case 1 trial, day 1 ♫ saturday At 9AM, every television will go off, loud enough to wake anyone sleeping. The calm, apathetic voice will advise everyone to gather in the chapel for the trial. Static will continue to blare in the head of anyone dillydallying. Once all of the guests have gathered in the chapel, the doors will lock. Most of the pews have been moved aside to allow for more space, and a few tables have been set up on the altar. On the first, there is an additional copy of the rulebook, and the information cards of the victim and suspects laid out, with space for the suspects to provide their whereabouts, as well as an autopsy report. There is also a large wheeled chalkboard upon which you may write theories. On the second table is a pitcher of water and some glasses, as well as very simple sandwiches and pastries. The door behind the altar has finally been unlocked. It's a rather plain room with an area set off by a folding screen. Inside, you will find a table on which the victim's body has been laid out. Next to the table, two black and white photographs have been hung on the screen. they are close ups of the victim's body, as it was found when the body discovery announcement chimed. A few sticks of incense burn in the corner to avoid any smells. At 6PM, the trial will adjourn. Everyone will be escorted back to the hotel by Miata, after which everyone is allowed to head to either the kitchen to get dinner, or to their rooms. Attempting to wander off into the other areas of the hotel will trigger the static alarms in everyone's heads/televisions. >Discuss? victim suspects         cast setting rulebook

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[hopefragment]

....No!

[PLEASE!]

[herbgrace]

That could be possible. It wouldn't be surprising for someone to catch a cold here. Does anyone know if he had a cold the last time they saw him?

[dhaosu]

How is calling someone names helping us now?

[minogame]

And the person who did it is one of the people up there? ( A one in five chance. ) ... We can't mess up...

[minogame]

And we have to find the right person or else the wrong person will be punished instead...

( That's a lot of pressure. )

[muties]

He's too much of a weenie to be an accomplice, lbr.

[americanbeauty]

[How does someone walk when they're wearing too big shoes anyway...?]

That sounds like running, right? [right???] Wouldn't you trip?

[fourleafcleaver]

You were—

[THROWS HANDS UP] I can't do this. [she's trying to edge away but it's too cramped...... ]

Okay, well, we definitely can't teach you how to read and write right now!

[jackhole]

[ THE. MOST BETRAYED LOOK. HE WAS SO CLOSE TO BEING VOMIT FREE.

in a quiet whisper: ]

Nnnooooooooo.

[dereban]

[ slowly... raises hand... ]

I saw him on Wednesday evening and he seemed fine, if a little disoriented from this whole crap.

[smileleftbehind]

I only want to know so I don't have to have to trust people to read the information correctly to me and know they're writing down what I say.

[minogame]

Uhm, doesn't the cold make it slower?

( He's never really seen a body in the snow before. All of his fighting is really limited to spirits that disappear when destroyed and seeing human bodies from afar where he can't interact. )

[muties]

Yep, then we have to live with the guilt of... well, killing someone innocent while the guilty person goes free.

[ welp ]</small.

[jackhole]

[ oh you wanna go ]

Noooot really trying to help, bro.

[clearasmud]

Don't worry about it, you did a good job.

[ -youko says like she has some kind of authority on the subject and isn't just as green as urashima at this. she's trying to be reassuring! ]

[smileleftbehind]

Then someone needs to read for me!

[fluorospar]

Yes, that is true as well.

[So long as we don't get any more scientific from the medieval canon pls thanks]

And he was found in the snow, correct? That would have slowed the process down. [Putting him on ice..... thanks killer]

[herbgrace]

Hm. He could have developed a cold on Thursday or Friday evening... I don't know why someone would want to plant cough drops on him, but we should consider that option as well, I suppose.

[vicedirector]

[ makes a buzzing noise. ]

Denied. Do you know what this damn place would smell like if he barfed in here? There's 36 people and one corpse. Shit's gonna get rank.

[ She gets up and pulls a key out of her pocket, heading to the door ]

If he does anything weird, you'll know, anyway.

[disapproved]

'Tis sound logic. His room was unscathed, meaning he was not taken from there. It seems other poultices were found in various places, along with an assortment of missing supplies; he very well could have been killed in the clinic itself, or had just left.

[symbologic]

It's entirely possible. Not only were they on his person, but they're the least lethal thing on the list of missing supplies. [A beat.] Or well...one of? I am unsure what "benadryl" is.

[But it sounds more leathal than cough drops?]

So it seems likely that the two could have met at the clinic before Takao was subdued and taken to the roof.

[clearasmud]

[ 'ratlike man'

and here's youko, trying not to laugh out loud but that's perfect ]

Re: Suspects

[keepshispride]

[Vegeta huffs and he puffs because this is so not anyone's business! Why does anyone need to know what he's doing in his own time? But then Youko does it and he figures the last thing he needs is to be difficult.]

Thursday, 7 pm: Ate dinner in the kitchen. Spent 13 minutes preparing food and began to eat at 7:15 pm.
7:45 pm: Returned to my room.
8 pm: Trained for one hour exactly.
9 pm: Showered.
9:10 pm: Went to bed. Fell asleep
Friday, 6 am: Woke up, dressed. Meditated.
6:45 am: Breakfast.

[dhaosu]

...

[ His eyes narrow. ]

You can stand well off to the corner doing nothing if you feel unable to assist and ever so useless.

[minogame]

That person probably wouldn't have done anything if they didn't have to worry about that spell, though.

( NOT SAYING HE DOESN'T WANT TO FIND WHO THE GUILTY PERSON IS BUT AREN'T WE ALL IN A SHITTY POSITION HERE. )