week 4 - trial; day 2

[vicedirector]

seven vices case 4 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 6PM, the trial will adjourn, after which everyone is expected to have cast their votes. >Discuss? victim   suspects      VOTING cast setting VOTING TENTATIVELY CLOSES AT MIDNIGHT CST.

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the story so far

[crazily]

[ sebastian briefly possesses break to give a summary: the tag ]

[ Though more seriously, Break shows up to the trial looking worse than he usually does. It doesn't look like he slept at all the previous night, so the usually dark circles under his eyes are even darker, and he just kind of looks generally unwell. Don't stand to close to him if you don't want blood coughed on you, probably. But he of course pays this no mind, and he immediately gets down to business. ]

Well, good morning, everyone~. Considering we made almost no progress yesterday, let's just get right to it, hm~?

Our victim was Selena, who seems to have died from a blade. Faize, Urashima, and I all use swords, and Undyne uses a spear as her weapon, but upon inspecting everyone's blades. Our weapons showed normal usage, but were clean, though I'd note that Undyne's spear does not retain any damage since it's magic, amd Urashima's sword is tied to his condition or something like that. As for the bruises on Selena's body, the long, thin bruises on her shoulder are a feasible match for my cane, the stick in the jail cell, and the pole of Undyne's spear.

Other than the damage on her body, there's also an issue of red herrings regardless of who actually did it. A paper crane was found near the police station, which would point to Urashima, a smudge of ash on Faize's door, and and Selena's book in her room opened to my profile. However I would like to note that Undyne noticed that Selena's keys had blood on them, which seems to imply that they were taken after she died, so it's possible that this was done by the killer instead of by Selena herself. I believe I also overheard that the glitter could point to Vegeta, but I'm still not completely certain what this is, so I'll leave that explanation to another.

[ all he knows is that it totally got in his eye socket, so thanks for that... ]

As for the fire, we did seem to determine that it was likely from Selena defending herself. The fire had been burning for a few hours before we discovered it, and since Miata informed us that it had fifteen uses when she arrived, and was at thirteen when we discovered the book. It requires magic ability to use it, which Selena certainly had, but for the sake of noting it, Undyne and Faize were both able to use the tome, whereas, Vegeta, Urashima and I were not. Though since we did seem to think that Selena was the one that used it, I would suggest that we... [ He pauses, since his shame ] Ergh... We should likely check the suspects for injuries, since it would be difficult for someone to escape completely unscathed. However, even so, it's worth noting that Urashima and Faize were both immune this week, so they wouldn't have been injured.

As for the suspects themselves, Vegeta and Urashima both claimed to have spent the entire night with each other, which I say "claimed" because they are both suspects. Rhys... vaguely pointed out that this may be worth noting. Faize spent the night with Hinata, and Undyne with Sans and Papyrus. I spent the night alone, which there is a reason for, but I wouldn't expect anyone to simply take my word for it, so you may take that as you will.

So I believe that it's worth thinking about why Selena may have been out, since her footprints didn't imply distress like Kurisu's. If the killer accompanied her, then they would have had to have a very good reason to lure her out on a dangerous night.

[keepshispride]

I don't mind being searched.

[Just for the record. No modesty, no problem.]

As for why the idiot was out of her room at that hour... No matter the reason, she must have been absurdly trusting.

[lastgirl]

...Selena is not someone I would call foolish. She must have trusted the person she went out with to not harm her.

[minogame]

Mr. Dhaos told me yesterday that she was very kind though and could have been tricked if someone said they needed help.

[keepshispride]

Well, she was wrong.

[Man, he had no idea Selena was so popular before this trial.]

But in that case, which of us looks particularly trustworthy?

[crazily]

[ Break does mind, but that's because he's modest... So he'll just ignore that part, and focus on the second part instead. ]

To that effect, I did have a personal opinion on the matter, speaking of. I do think some of us likely are more trustworthy that others personally. To be completely honest, I doubt anyone would be inclined to be alone with either of us, yes?

[ they can just own their shadiness tbh... it's just a fact ]

It's hardly factual, but I believe that warrants at least considering.

[keepshispride]

With me, no. She might have thought she could defeat you if necessary- after all, you're so horribly frail.

[This is what happens when you hire Rhys as your lawyer]

[jackhole]

[ finger guns at break!! ]

Wait -- [ lmao oh right he can't see that ] Good job, Break!

[crazily]

[ He waves a hand in Rhys's direction dismissively. ]

Thank you. I only hope we can stay on topic today. I've no interest in discussing peoples' potential children or who is sleeping with who.

[jackhole]

[ a nod of agreement ]

Yeah, I would never pointlessly change the subject like that during times of crisis. That would be ridiculous!

[ rhys has definitely pointlessly changed the subject like that during times of crisis. ]

[dhaosu]

The culprit could have tricked Selena, making her believe that she needed to accompany them for their sake. For example, if they were suffering due to what was shown upon the clips. She does not seem the type to ignore another's plights.

[crazily]

We may as well assume that something like that is true. After all, we can call her a fool for doing so, but it does not change what happened.

[ He shrugs ]

Regardless, with all of these distractions, we do need to find ways to narrow down our pool of suspects at the very least.

[dhaosu]

...Perhaps you can call her that if you so wish it, if it makes you feel better.

[ Even if she was not careful enough, he doesn't like Selena being referred to as a fool. ]

Though, you are correct about the distractions. I would like to say whomever plotted this out seemed to posses a good deal of cunning, good logic, and patience as it was premeditatd. Looking at some of those in our suspect pool, there are some individuals who would not possess some of those qualities.

[detanimetion]

We can come up with a whole bunch of reasons how Selena might have been lured out, but without any actual evidence, I don't know how to go about proving it. Maybe she really did go out to do arts and crafts at one in the morning, or maybe the suspect pretended they left something in the police station and asked for her to accompany them.

Out of all the possible red herrings, I think the glitter stands out the most. It's not just over her hands, it's on those gloves too. Why go through the extra effort if it's just to frame someone?

[crazily]

The specifics of how may not be able to be figured out, it's true. But we do know that she seemed to willingly go with her killer, correct? That's at least a place to start.

[ He shrugs ]

Though I would agree about the glitter. I... am still not sure what it is, but it does stick to your person quite stubbornly, doesn't it?

[detanimetion]

So...probably not Vegeta then, huh? Or you unless she was confident she could take you out easily.

I told you, it's magical princess sparkles. [GOD BREAK GET IT RIGHT] And yeah, it's pretty difficult to wash off all the way.

[fourleafcleaver]

There was talk about her doing, like...glitter arts and crafts with someone willingly, right? It would make sense if the killer wore the gloves when they did, because otherwise we would probably find glitter all over the killer's hands, too... And they wore them when...when they killed her, too, and that's why there's blood on them.

[minogame]

Uhm... Miss Selena asked me if I'd teach her how to make cranes later but I definitely wouldn't do that Thursday night. Especially that late.

[detanimetion]

Was there any pink glitter on the tables or anything else in the school when you checked? If they did use it for arts and craft stuff, it's kinda weird we haven't found what they made yet.

[princessantly]

I doubt she would be the type to accompany someone so late at night to do crafts, though... it doesn't seem like a good enough reason for her to decide to do it then.

[sobowtor]

Hey if Urashima and Faize were both immune anyways, do you think Selena would have bothered trying to blow them up with a fire ball?

I mean. She only got 15 uses. Why blow it on something that won't help?

[brawlhalla]

If it was either of the immune players, they would have had to have attacked first, I guess? Because if someone attacks you, you'll try to hit them back, even if it's pointless.

[ well, astrid would, anyway. ]

[keepshispride]

She might have thought it'd at least be enough for her to run away.

[lastgirl]

If she was being attacked, she might have panicked and tried anyway. People don't behave rationally when their life is in danger - they do whatever they must to survive.

[mothercat]

There were a couple of theories going around too. Maybe we should summarize those just so we know what we've gone over and what we haven't.