week 1 - trial; day 2

[vicedirector]

seven vices case 1 trial, day 2 ♫ sunday 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 5PM, the trial will close, after which everyone is expected to have cast their votes. >Discuss? victim suspects   VOTING cast setting rulebook

Comments

[herbgrace]

If she scorched the hat, she could have thrown it in the fire to hide the evidence, I suppose. And it would explain why only the back of his head is scorched a little.

[aumygoddess]

That is...what I began thinking.

[ She looks up ]

...Komeiji-san? May I ask you something?

[unpleasantries]

You can ask, sure.

[aumygoddess]

I want you to hit me on the back of the head with these bullets!

[unpleasantries]

Can I try to hit one of your horns, too?

...I'm joking, of course.

[She'll fire two of her larger bullets - one will harmlessly graze Hanyuu's horn (SHE WASN'T JOKING), and the second will hit her squarely in the back of the head.]

[aeterna_filia]

Or he could have fallen into the fire briefly because whomever did the deed was too weak to carry him properly.

[muties]

It'd have to be really brief, though, wouldn't it? Only his hair got a little scorched, nothing else.

[aeterna_filia]

Indeed. Although the hat may have protected him very briefly, and was torn off to prevent further damage.

[stupidly]

But why fire the blast in the first place? If she was aiming at his head, it might have been to knock him unconscious, but that would make the needles superfluous, wouldn't it?

[hopefragment]

Unless the needles were just to draw attention away from the blast, just like burning the damn hat.

[stupidly]

[WELL IT DEFINITELY WAS A SUCCESSFUL DISTRACTION...]

It's definitely a possibility.

[herbgrace]

It would explain why the drugs were found in often-frequented places, as some people suggested was odd.

[aumygoddess]

Wh-What if Houraisan-san was impeded by the time distortion? Why were there so many needlemarks in Takao-san's back? With both morphine and benadryl, he would have gone to sleep very quickly!

[dereban]

I'm actually going to agree with Hanyuu, here. With the time distortion in place, in real time only a few seconds would have passed, but in the head of anyone whose time was distorted greatly, it could have felt like months, maybe years.

[stupidly]

It really does seem excessive, especially for someone that size. A struggle would be another reason for it, but there were no signs of anything like that, right?

[aeterna_filia]

I have quite literally, eternity ahead of me.

Time is not an issue.

[lastgirl]

An eternity you want to spend here?

[aeterna_filia]

It's simply a waiting game. If I sit back and do nothing, it'll be over before I know it.

[minogame]

Time was very slow this week.

Maybe she didn't want him to suffer a long death... so she let him sleep.

[stupidly]

That really is throwing everything off... [TIME DISTORTIONS. He doesn't think it's such a terrible motive anymore, if only because it's making things Unnecessarily Complicated now.]

[detanimetion]

The energy bullets just felt like being punched. It's definitely not enough to kill someone, and I'm not sure it's enough to even knock them unconscious. [Though granted, this is Undyne saying that, so...]

[stupidly]

How hard would the punch have been? Enough to wind someone? [REMEMBER THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT A NORMAL HUMAN, UNDYNE...] But if it wasn't enough to knock him unconscious, that would... explain the needle marks, again...?

[?!?!?? He isn't cut out for detective work, someone help.]

[detanimetion]

I dunno, I'm way too strong to be affected by that kind of thing!! One of the normal humans should volunteer to get bulleted instead! [STOP PUTTING PRESSURE ON HER TO SOLVE PUZZLES GOD]

[dereban]

I don't think it's enough to kill someone unless you know a person's vital points - and in this case, I really don't think it's what killed him. But if you use more than one bullet - let's just say ten or so - at once, it's definitely going to hurt.

Of course, it is also possible to make someone go unconscious that way, depending how strong they are.

[detanimetion]

Takao did seem like kind of a weenie!!