week 3 - trial; day 1

[vicedirector]

seven vices case 3 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? victims   suspects      cast setting rulebook

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[detanimetion]

Maybe one of the victims walked in and saw something suspicious happening.

Or maybe the killer's just a sick murderous jerk. You have to be some kind of twisted to do what they did to just one person, let alone two!

[lastgirl]

Or maybe one of the victims is an accomplice themselves who got unlucky. Either way, at least 3 people entered and only 1 left.

[crazily]

Hm. This could be a possibility, actually. It's a rather morbid thought, but a killer would have reason to want to kill an accomplice if they didn't trust them to stay silent.

[brawlhalla]

Now that is entirely reasonable to me.

[crazily]

It's sad, but I do think desperation is probably the best context in which to view our murders, right~? Think about it in that frame of mind can create scenarios like this.

[lastgirl]

It was also a heavy week of grief. The height of desperation - people do crazy things when desperate.

[crazily]

[ Break just makes a sound of mild disgust... ]

Yes... Unfortunately so.

[ That bandaged eye is proof of that, and he's still mad that it happened at all. Stupid fake grief!! ]

[detanimetion]

Was anyone on the suspect list friends with Youko or Zelos? Or can anyone here tell us if either of them were the type of person to trust someone they didn't know that well?

[crazily]

I wouldn't know about the victims in particular. I never spoke to either of them.

[ There's a "but" in his voice, and he continues after a thoughtful pause. ]

But~. I don't know if complete trust would be necessary? It would be a weighing of trust versus desperation or what's practical. You might trust someone just enough to gamble, because even if one of you is caught, the other would go free in theory. For someone desperate, that might seem like better chances than simply waiting.

[detanimetion]

You'd still have to know someone well enough to trust that they'll agree to your plan instead of refusing and selling you out first thing. If someone asked me to help them kill someone, I'd send them flying so hard that they'd still be hurling in the air three weeks later!

[crazily]

[ Break just laughs, then waves a hand in her direction. ]

Well, and that is why no one would ask you, Undyne! But I can definitely see someone self-interested taking that kind of route... That's more what I meant~.

[detanimetion]

Even so, would you go to someone you didn't know that well to ask them to be an accomplice? Or agree to a random stranger's plan? Even for someone desperate, it sounds super risky to me! [Is she implying that Break is self-interested...surely not!!]

[crazily]

Not at all~! But it's just a guess to put these pieces together with this theory. But, I would prefer to defer to someone that actually knew the two victims.

[ He shrugs ]

My antisocial nature works against me in this case.

[detanimetion]

Really? You seem pretty friendly with everyone! [Undyne you need better definition of friends]

Hmm...well, between Zelos and Youko, who would you have picked as an accomplice if you had to choose one?

[crazily]

[ Yeah, he'll get to his own personal choice in a moment, because he's definitely taken aback here. Break may be literally allergic to friendship, so this is a dreadful accusation! ]

I— What? Do I?

[detanimetion]

Um, I guess? I mean you're not a total jerk like some people here and you seem to get along with pretty much everyone. [Getting along and bullying are the same thing okay...] Plus you're always smiling! ...maybe a little too much sometimes, but there's nothing wrong with that!

Also there was that speech you gave to Gilbert last week! That was so touching, I almost cried! I could feel the unshakable strength of the power of friendship between you two!! [JUST...DIGGING A DEEPER HOLE HERE...]

[crazily]

[ This is a bad week for Break. First, the grief, then glitter, then the grief getting worse, and now, this. What do you think he is? A decent person? He's offended by the very notion despite evidence to the contrary! It draws out nothing short of a disgusted grimace. ]

...I shouldn't have said anything.

[ About Gilbert, he means. He could have just died and saved him this horrible embarrassment!! ]

What an embarrassment... This is a terrible week.

[detanimetion]

...do you need me to get Gilbert to come comfort you? [Poor guy he sure looks like he could use a friend right now!!]

[crazily]

[ GOD ]

...Well, giving his knees a sharp smack with my cane would certainly make me feel better. ♥ This is all his fault in the first place, so it seems fair enough.