sevenvices | week 1 - trial; day 1

seven vices case 1 trial, day 1

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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?

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[Looks like someone trying to distract themselves, to Lithuania. She tends to do similar sorts of activities.] Are you alright?

Lady Lithuania...

[ Alisha hesitates here, glancing down at her hands. ]

... I wish I could confidently say yes.

We still have time to figure everything out. [Lithuania will try for optimism. It's sort of weird for her.] We just need to figure out where all the pieces of the puzzle belong.

I know... I suppose I'm just troubled that it came to this. That someone was truly capable of ending a life so cruelly...

But I also know that they must be stopped.

I do wonder what they were thinking, exactly. If there was some special circumstance that made this week especially painful for them, or if they were simply impatient. [She would have more sympathy for the former.] But I also think that it's important we try to eat and sleep as best we can tonight, without thinking too hard about such things, so that we're alert for tomorrow.

How does one not think about these things? I've tried my hardest, but my mind keeps straying.

[ HELP HER, COUNTRY MOM. ]

Honestly, I'm not always the best at it myself. [Lithuania is a worrywart.] Usually, I'll work or train until I'm too exhausted to do anything except sleep.