week 4 - trial; day 1

[vicedirector]

seven vices case 4 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

Comments

[dhaosu]

I was able to sense traces of magic from around the scene of the crime, and it is unfamiliar to magic I use.

[hopefragment]

Yeah, but... a lot of the suspects have magic abilities, too. Couldn't they have used their own instead of the book, if all you could sense was magic?

[crazily]

Mine isn't magic ability, for the record. It's things like card tricks and sleight of hand... It's nothing quite as extravagant as making fire.

[hopefragment]

...Thanks for the clarification.

[It sounds unimpressed, but that's actually helpful to know...]

It's hard to tell in this town.

[crazily]

No, I understand~. Considering it's quite real here, I can see how my profile would be misleading! But it's really nothing more than little tricks like that.

[ He shrugs ]

It's probably bad showmanship to say so, but ah, well. It's not really magic~.

[sobowtor]

So what number am I thinking of?

[crazily]

...Seven?

[ That's the number that everyone thinks of... ]

[sobowtor]

[Wow!]

Oh my god!

[crazily]

...Was that actually the number you were thinking of, or are you being sarcastic?

[sobowtor]

It's a mystery.

[dhaosu]

Hmm. Faize is the only suspect capable of using magic in that regard. So you are saying it could be him...?

[ Since the rest of the suspects don't really have magic that work that way/or skills that are not actually magic... ]