sevenvices | week 1 - trial; day 1

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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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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.

Edited 2016-02-21 01:22 (UTC)

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

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.

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)

[ 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. ]

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... )

[ SPUTTERING AT THIS SUSPECT LIST ]

A-Auauauauau...!

[ translation: distressed noises ]

[Cheshire needs someone to read stuff to him. Halp.]

Can anyone teach me to read and write?

[ Truthfully, he has nothing to say upon looking at the suspect list and stands there as rigid as a statue.]

...

Hey so... I have a thought.

We know that a bunch of medical supplies went missing and got hidden around. But the only thing that wasn't hidden in some random place was the cough drops, which were in Takao's pocket.

Could it be that Takao went to get the drops at night from the clinic? It isn't marked as a restricted area at 10 o'clock, so maybe the killer was there too and snuck up on him?

His hair was also burnt a little. Any theories regarding as to why exactly this would happen?

Hey there. [ Short wave. It isn't as enthusiastic as it could be, because, well, circumstances. ]

There was some talk of the burns and whether or not abilities were to blame, so I figured maybe it was a good idea to ask the suspects to demonstrate their abilities for us. You can go in any order you like, just use everything you've got, all right? And the target...

[ Pause of consideration. ] A wall probably wouldn't work very well, huh? If no one has a better idea, why don't you try aiming at my hair? [ Nbd nbd. ]

[After running a fabric check, Buddy comes back with results.]

So guys...the fabric that was burnt didn't come from Takao's body. I looked at it a bit closer and it's blue colored. Doesn't feel like cotton either.

[Anyone who looks at it might be able to tell its polyester...Buddy doesn't know fabrics.]

... If someone was on the roof, how did they get up there? Do those foot prints around the boy match any of the suspects?

[ authorized by hanyuu 100% legit here......... ]

[Welp. That sure is a suspect list.]

Can we just blame Vegeta regardless of actual guilt?

I'm sure it's just a matter of time before he actually kills someone anyways.

[Whether Poland's serious or just trying to get under Vegeta's skin it is a mystery...]

So, uh. Hi.

[ why does he have to bring this up, why hasn't anyone brought this up, he didn't want to do this. ]

No one's mentioned the sins. Three of the people on that list are Sloth. Vegeta is Pride. Youko is Greed.

[ . . . ]

Wasn't the motive -- feeling like time was slowed down -- connected to the killer? Doesn't that, er, point to sloth?

[ youko sees yoite, fellow suspect, go over to the place where she and vegata wrote down their respective timelines. naturally she's going to go over and check yoite's out once he's done.

...

...WELL THAT'S IMPORTANT. ]

Um, Yoite-san! Were you... you may have been the last one to see Kazunari-kun before he was killed!

[ And on that dramatic note (thank you, Youko), the clock strikes 6PM. Metaphorically, because it's way too small to have a clock in here.

Everyone is allowed to wrap up their conversations, but all evidence must be left inside the chapel. After all have exited, Miata locks the doors behind her and starts the walk back to the hotel. ]

((Feel free to thread out any evening interactions, here. No new toplevels, though, as Day 2 will resume things tomorrow!))

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