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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Autopsy Report

[vicedirector]

On the table, the following has been laid out carefully next to the rulebook:

Autopsy Report - Kazunari Takao

Cause of Death - Appears to be either broken neck or blunt force trauma wound to skull

Body Discovery - Approximately 9:00AM

Time of Death - Between 11:00PM and 3:00AM

Condition of Body - Broken neck, multiple broken bones including ribs/arms/legs, blunt force trauma wound to skull

Condition of Scene - Victim found laying on his stomach in the snow behind the hotel. Blood from wound frozen into the ground. Footprints in the surrounding snow.

Suspects

[vicedirector]

On the table next to the autopsy report, the information cards of all suspects have been laid out. Below the cards is a blank sheet of paper, labeled:

Whereabouts - Thursday Evening to Friday Morning, Week 1

Findings

[vicedirector]

The rest of the table is empty. There are boxes labeled Exhibit A through Exhibit J, and pens and paper for writing.

All evidence and other information found during the course of investigation should be listed here.

Body

[vicedirector]

Behind a discrete folding screen, in the room behind the altar, Takao's body has been laid out on a simple white table. His body is covered with a white sheet, but the sheet can be removed. Other than the position and the sheet, the body has not been changed from how it was found.

Near the body are two black and white photographs of the scene as it was when the body discovery chimes rang at 9:00AM yesterday morning. The photographs are close ups - they portray Takao's body, but no more of the scene than is necessary to do so. Still, if you want to check his position, it makes it fairly easy.

(You may thread in this subheading to investigate the body)

Talk to Miata

[vicedirector]

[ Miata sits in one of the pews in the very back of the church, working on what appears to be a crossword puzzle book. If you need to ask her something, she'll be here, silent but keeping an eye on everyone. ]

[hopefragment]

Hey, Miata... can I ask something real quick?

How do suspects get determined? I mean, according to the rules, there's only one true culprit. Why those five?

Exhibit A - Morphine Bottle

[symbologic]

[It's a morphine bottle! Two-thirds of its contents are missing. Alongside it is a short note in tidy handwriting:]

A bottle of morphine, found inside one of the cabinets in the laundry room. I have neither added to nor taken away from its contents since its discovery. -Faize

Exhibit B - Additional Body Information

[herbgrace]

Blood from head wound was frozen when I found it. Given the state of decomposition, he was probably dead for more than six hours as of nine AM. Head wound broke the skull, exposing the brain beneath the hair.

Hair was slightly scorched, as if from fire. Scorch marks are on the back of his head, not on the side where his head injury is.

Ribs, arms, legs broken. On his back there are several small bruises from between his shoulder blades to mid-torso, each one with a small pinprick in the middle, as if from a needle or syringe.

- Lithuania

[vicedirector]

[ without looking up from the book ]

Whoever would theoretically have a motive, or who seems suspicious in the circumstances.

Exhibit C - Candy Drugs

[lastgirl]

[aka Cough Drops, which will be obvious to anyone who knows what a cough drop is.]

Found inside of Takao's pockets when the body was discovered. - Buddy

EXHIBIT C - FOOTPRINTS

[dereban]

[ Written here is a description about the footprints that were found near the scene of the crime.

Of course is somebody needs this shit to be read, Inaba's here to read them. ]

Rather large footprints that don't seem to lead to an exact place were found in the general vicinity of Takao's body. Some of them seem to be half made, too.

-Inaba

[muties]

[ is it a murder-themed crossword puzzle book, important question ]

[hopefragment]

[Wow the ahoge is speaking?? He is more interesting than the crossword.]

Okay... and just to clarify, one of those five is definitely the one who... killed Takao. One of those people is definitely guilty?

[minogame]

So... this is the part where we have to figure out what happened?

( Does he have that right... Of course, they want to find out who's responsible for killing Takao but just knowing that someone was pushed into this some how... )

[vicedirector]

[ It's impossible to tell, give that it's written in some strange European language Roxy probably cannot read. ]

[vicedirector]

Yep. The murderer's right there.

[dhaosu]

Yes, it could assist in assessing which of them did it.

[ Well, them's the breaks. ]

[muties]

I guess so?

[ Is anyone here an actual detective, lawyer, or otherwise involved in the legal system of ANY world? ]

I guess we take the evidence and the suspects and try to fit the pieces together to figure out who did the thing.

[herbgrace]

Yes. We'll have to do some detective work. [Technically, they've sort of already started doing detective work. But now it's super detective time, or something.]

Exhibit E - Benadryl

[fourleafcleaver]

[A bottle of liquid Benadryl. The seal is broken and it's about half empty.]

Found it like this in the kitchen fridge.

[She's signed it with a tiny doodle of a four leaf clover instead of her name... Clover please this is serious someone has DIED????]

Exhibit F - Missing Medical Supplies

[hopefragment]

Sisuca and I noticed the following supplies missing from the clinic:

weird shaped scissors (medical scissors?)

1 pair latex gloves

1 bottle benadryl

1 bottle morphine

1 pack of cough drops

1 syringe

Hinata

[dereban]

Not only that, we would have killed an innocent person. [ And that's just fucked up. ]

[aumygoddess]

[ SPUTTERING AT THIS SUSPECT LIST ]

A-Auauauauau...!

[ translation: distressed noises ]

[earie]

Seriously? We have the killer's footprints. Just see who matches them.

[jackhole]

[ rhys has a really important question, okay. he approaches miata, looking a little ill and holds up a hand to his mouth, other hand clutching his stomach. ]

So, uh. I didn't realize we'd be locked in here and didn't think to er, grab anything. Do youuuu maaaaybee have a little, like, paper bag or something I could... borrow...?

[ yeah, he's asking for a barf bag. ]