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

Comments

[princessantly]

Subdued... could that have been due to the pinpricks on his back?

[symbologic]

That would make sense. There's a missing syringe, and morphine is a powerful pain medication that can act as a sedative in high enough doses.

[herbgrace]

It has a reaction with benadryl, as well, I believe.

[symbologic]

Does it? [WELP.] Do you happen to know what kind of reaction?

[herbgrace]

It increases the side effects--dizziness, drowsiness, confusion... [All the sorts of symptoms you'd want to be enhanced if you wanted someone incapacitated.]

[symbologic]

Ah. [Well that sucks. But hey, they just figured something out? Look at them go.] So it's probably safe to say that he was given an injection of both then.

[Like. Why else would an allergy reliever be used?]

[princessantly]

[ Bless you, Faize, she had no idea what morphine was. ]

Multiple injections...

I imagine they must have had a way to incapacitate him before that, unless this morphine is incredibly fast-acting.

[fluorospar]

And indeed, then why go to the trouble...?

[Her lips are pursed at that.]

Unless they were unable to carry him otherwise, but even so, to be able to give those injections in the first place...

[WHAT WERE YOU DOING, TAKAO.]

[dhaosu]

Possibly to make sure he wouldn't wake up whilst he was being presumably dragged around after having been knocked out?

[ Taking a guess, here. ]

[princessantly]

Perhaps the culprit would be unable to overpower him if he did wake up, so wanted to ensure that didn't happen...

[dhaosu]

... Indeed, that could be a possibility.

[ He didn't think of that. ]

[princessantly]

I think, then, Sir Vegeta wouldn't be a very likely suspect.

[ HE'S KIND OF VIOLENT. ]

[fluorospar]

[...]

Unfortunate.

But then, it must be someone with knowledge of these medicines, and what they do.

[lastgirl]

Do they need to know? Drugs are drugs - any normal human gets enough of them in their system and they can be killed.

[fluorospar]

It would not have struck me to make use of them, being unfamiliar with them myself.

It is not foolproof, of course, but I do believe someone more familiar would be more likely to think of such a thing.

[symbologic]

All drugs have different effects on the human body. Some are stimulants, others are sedatives. But beyond that, the killer did not use medicine as a weapon, but rather as a means to an end.

If he had died from an overdose, perhaps it wouldn't be so relevant. But Selena is correct: the killer had to have some knowledge of medicine.

[dhaosu]

... Indeed.

[ ... ]

It may be a good idea to ask what world or land these medicines usually have an origin from.

[fluorospar]

It may not confirm anything, but I certainly do not think it would hurt to know.

[symbologic]

I don't believe so. But...according to Lithuania, when mixed with benadryl, its effects are increased. Chances are, it was a combination of both that was used to incapacitate him. I can see no other reason for the benadryl to be used, otherwise.

[princessantly]

I see... then we may be dealing with someone possessing a certain medical knowledge. I've never heard of morphine or benadryl before now. Someone not only seemed to know what they both did, but also what mixing them would do.

[symbologic]

A safe assumption, yes. That's not the sort of thing one discovers by accident.

[princessantly]

I wonder if that book with our profiles would have anything like that listed under skills...

[ TIME TO PERUSE. ]

[symbologic]

For these five, it doesn't. [HE HAS THEM MEMORIZED.] Not explicitly, at least.

[minogame]

Even if you've never heard of something, a lot of medicine has instructions written on it though!

( He knows this because there's probably a first aid kit at the citadel and he's had to figure out what the heck neopsorin is or something. )

So maybe they just read what was on the bottle to figure out what it could do.

[princessantly]

Do you know if the instructions would include side effects of mixing it with another medication?