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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[brawlhalla]

Who has it? Let me borrow it to see - I haven't actually gotten a close look at the thing.

[ SINCE IT'S. USUALLY IN A CANE. She hasn't had a good chance to gauge the dimensions or anything... ]

If you can get it for me, I'll give it a look.

[stupidly]

[SINCE GILBERT'S STILL HOLDING ONTO THE CANE SWORD--]

You can take a look for yourself. It's not "a shorter blade".

[He'll pull the blade free - it's pretty much the same length as the cane. Basically a katana good work Break.]

[brawlhalla]

[ THANKS GILBERT. Astrid will just examine it real quick and go make another examination of the wound. ]

We do know of one short blade, at least? [ sorry urashima but you aren't team pride and astrid is willing to throw you under the bus here ]

I'll give it another look real quick, though.

[stupidly]

[TEAM PRIDE SURE DOES STICK TOGETHER. But he'll nod and let her take the cane if she needs to!]

Here. And thanks for lending your expertise, too.

[brawlhalla]

[ TBH TEAM PRIDE DOESN'T WANT STUPID AFTER EFFECTS...and yeah she'll take the cane just for kicks she'll hand it back after though... ]

It's nice to actually be able to help on something. I never know what's going on when we're talking about medicines.

[ you guys and your stupid drugs ]

[stupidly]

Neither do I.

[The future is complicated and he's tired...]

This seems... a little more straight-forward, at least? In that no poisons or medications seem to have been involved at all.

[brawlhalla]

[ a pause to go check and then she hands back the cane sword...thnx gil ]

Thank Thor for that. The future needs to calm down, that's...pretty much all I have to say. Also, I think the cane's an unlikely match.

[stupidly]

[AGREED... And taking it back! Hell ye, he looks a little relieved.]

All right, thanks for checking.

[hopefragment]

That's Break's, uh... maybe check with Gilbert if you want to get your hands on it.

I'm counting on you.

[brawlhalla]

Yeah, be right back.

[ SLUGS HIM IN THE ARM COMPANIONABLY BEFORE SHE LEAVES apparently she does that even when she's being friendly, whoops ]

[hopefragment]

[OW??? WHY???

Just kind of rubs his arm and looks after her, why you gotta be this way.]

[brawlhalla]

[ look at least she's not throwing you across the room over her shoulder, because that is a thing she could legitimately do

comes back eventually ]

Same deal as Faize's. It's possible, but really unlikely. Short sword over there may be a better bet.

[ Jerks a thumb at Urashima. ]

[hopefragment]

...Maybe, but hasn't he been talking about how he wouldn't want to change the past? I don't know if the motive really fits him, and I mean... based on his behavior, I don't know how good of a liar he would be.

[brawlhalla]

If we're just talking about the weapon in question, though, his is probably a better match. Like Roxy said, though, it's possible someone used something else and just...cleaned it, or whatever.

[crazily]

Then perhaps it's the opposite.

[ He brings a hand to his chin ]

Urashima mentioned to me yesterday that changing the past will warp your spirit where he's from. Perhaps the intention was instead to make sure that no one could take it. The motive never specified that the chance had to be taken, did it?

[hopefragment]

...

[Way to make Hinata look uncomfortable, because who wants to be the one to accuse Urashima?]

I... guess that could be true. That would align with... what he's been saying, wouldn't it?

[crazily]

It could.

[ He frowns, and his brow knits together lightly. ]

I can see how that would fit with "chastity" in a way as well, but... loosely. Though admittedly, I am only used to hearing of lust and chastity in their traditional context, so it's difficult to think outside of that.

[hopefragment]

...Could you explain what you mean by chastity?

[he's a very normal boy who's not all that good at using his brain, please explain more completely.]

When you say "loosely," I mean. Outside the traditional context.

[crazily]

Well, if lust is a desire for something, then chastity would be the opposite—to abstain from something or to not want it, correct? Though I would be inclined to go with the "abstaining" version if only because that makes a bit more sense for how chastity would be defined outside of a...

[ ahem ]

...A sexual context.

[hopefragment]

--Ah.

[when he puts it that way, even Hinata can understand it, nodding once.]

No, that does make sense. Neither Faize nor Urashima fit the traditional definition of lust anyway, so... I think that makes sense, to approach it from that angle.

[crazily]

[ He sighs, then nods ]

That one is admittedly the difficult one, I would think... Some of us match our sins quite well [ he means himself ], but with ones like that...