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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[detanimetion]

[Undyne??? Doesn't understand any of this??? Wow this trial murder mystery thing seems SUPER RACIST towards people who have no idea how human bodies work.]

Heeeey, I've got a question. What do you mean by state of decomposition? You can tell when a human's died from their corpse?

[herbgrace]

Roughly, yes. When a human body dies, it goes through several stages that happen at certain periods of time after death, such as growing stiff and having the blood pool at the lowest points of the body. It's not perfect, and I'm not an expert, but I can manage basic things like that.

[detanimetion]

Huh, that's pretty useful! [Probably...right...]

But what about the weird slow time we were dealing with this week? Any chance that could have affected the decomposition thing?

[hopefragment]

I don't think so. Remember how we'd still end up getting hungry around the normal times, if you paid attention to the clock? Our bodies didn't age along with how we perceived time.

...Unless you think I look fifty years old.

[detanimetion]

[squinting at him]

You mean you don't? [monsters...don't age okay....]

[hopefragment]

....No!

[PLEASE!]

[detanimetion]

Okay, so are you younger or older than fifty, I can't tell!!

[hopefragment]

Younger! I'm... seventeen, I think!

[Why aren't you sure Hinata]

[detanimetion]

SEE! If even you can't tell how old you are, how should I know?! [what are they even arguing about at this point]

[symbologic]

No. That was all purely psychological. Time was still moving normally, so the body would decompose normally as well.

[detanimetion]

You mean human bodies aren't affected by their mental state and emotions? [this all sounds super weird to her...]

[herbgrace]

It shouldn't. Objectively, time was still moving at the same rate. Even if it felt like it was taking a lot longer, things shouldn't be actually happening more slowly. [At least, that's how it was working when she was cooking, so she really hopes it didn't effect the rate of decomposition.]

[detanimetion]

[Her eyes suddenly widen.]

But...every minute still felt like an eternity! So when he was dying....

[herbgrace]

[Lithuania pauses.] ...Yes, if he was awake for it, it would be--unpleasant.. If the killer had any sort of compassion, they would have rendered him unconscious first.

[Of course, they should have just not killed him at all, but hey.]

[detanimetion]

[Undyne will go ahead and say it anyway.] If they had any compassion, they wouldn't have killed him in the first place!! This killer's the worst!

[herbgrace]

That's true, but still, I'd prefer to believe he wasn't conscious, now that it's already happened. [She's not sure she can manage actually believing it, but she can try.]

[fluorospar]

Yes, that is correct.

[DON'T GET YOUR SJW PANTIES IN A BUNCH.]

Human bodies decompose after death--it is a slow process.

[detanimetion]

Six hours doesn't sound that slow to me.

[fluorospar]

Does it not...? That is a rather lengthy period of time for a situation like this.

[If only they weren't stuck out in the middle of nowhere like this.]

[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. )

[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]

[minogame]

I wonder if that's why there's so much time for when he might have died.

( He thought that was a pretty unspecific and large chunk of time. )

[fluorospar]

Yes, that is most likely. And we have no other clues to allow us to determine the precise time of death.

[...]

This could be troubling when matched up against others' alibis.

[minogame]

Maybe if we can think of a reason why Takao-kun would be outside it can help us some?

It's weird.

11 is a really late time to be out at night when it might be dangerous and any time before 3 is way too early to be out to exercise like he normally does. So why would he be outside? Do you think he was confused about the time...?

[fluorospar]

I had thought that strange as well. I know that he kept a strict exercise regimen, but he was a sensible person. He would not have gone out for little reason with the situation as tense as it was.

There must have been a reason. But there is not much outside of the hotel. The chapel. The clinic...

[... but modern medicine is beyond her so good luck, guys]