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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Autopsy Report

[vicedirector]

On the table, the following has been laid out carefully next to the rulebook:

Autopsy Report - Selena

Cause of Death - Appears to be exsanguination from incised wound

Body Discovery - Approximately 9:00AM

Time of Death - Between 1:00AM and 4:00AM

Condition of Body - Stomach and throat slit open. Glitter coating hands. Bruising on right hand, left shoulder, and left forearm; small bruise on side of neck. First degree burns on various parts of body.

Condition of Scene - Victim found laying in locked jail cell of the police station. Room on fire, slowly burning.

Suspects

[vicedirector]

On the table next to the autopsy report, the information cards of all suspects have been laid out. Below the cards is a blank sheet of paper, labeled:

Whereabouts - Thursday Evening to Friday Morning, Week 4

previous alibis here

Findings

[vicedirector]

The rest of the table is empty. There are boxes labeled Exhibit A through Exhibit J, and pens and paper for writing.

All evidence and other information found during the course of investigation should be listed here.

previous findings here

Body

[vicedirector]

Behind a discrete folding screen, in the room behind the altar, Selena's body has been laid out on a simple white table. Her body is covered with a white sheet, but the sheet can be removed. Other than the position and the sheet, the body has not been changed from how it was found.

Near the body is two black and white photographs of the scene as it was when the body discovery chimes rang yesterday morning. The photographs are close ups - they portray Selena's body, but no more of the scene than is necessary to do so. Still, if you want to check her position, it makes it fairly easy.

(You may thread in this subheading to investigate the bodies)

previous findings here

Talk to Miata

[vicedirector]

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.

Undyne's Room

[hopefragment]

[In fairly average handwriting:]

Roxy and I checked over Undyne's room. Found a polished suit of armor in the closet, ribbon-wrapped bones in the dresser, a trombone in a pile of blankets, and a copy of "mr. fluffy skeleton's peekaboo adventures" on the bed closest to the door. Both beds and the trombone's blankets were coated in glitter: the bed near the door with gold and silver, the trombone's blankets with blue, and the other bed with every single color. The sink and bathtub were both dry.

There was also a dog locked in the safe and uncooked spaghetti stored in the toilet. - Hinata

[Could he look any more Done while writing this up? Probably not.]

[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.

[jackhole]

[ finger guns at break!! ]

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

[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.

[lastgirl]

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

[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.

[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.

[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?

[hopefragment]

[Well this body isn't eviscerated, so Hinata's going to take a deep breath and step behind the curtain to take a look. And while he does look a little pale, he is going to check over her body, mainly focusing on her throat injury. Is it possible to tell with what hand someone was holding the blade in the way the wound was cut?]

[minogame]

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

Faize's Room

[sobowtor]

[In Poland's loopy bubble-y handwriting.]

Sadie and I checked Faize's room.

Couldn't find any ash other than what we already saw on the door.

There was really nothing that stood out to either of us. Like at all.

- Poland

[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?

[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?

[lastgirl]

This is just a matter of opinion, but I think Selena must have been the one to use the tome. I think because of the way it works, Selena would have to tell them explicitly how to use it if it wasn't her.

In that situation Selena may have been using it to either attack or defend. And if no one has wounds on them...then it could only really point to two people then.

[The ones with protection that is to say.]

[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. ]

Urashima's Room

[stupidly]

[In Gilbert's tidy scrawl:]

Cheshire and I searched Urashima's room. Nothing seemed out of place. He kept his glitter-covered outfit in the safe but there was nothing else unusual about it. One of his beds had the sheets stripped and they were placed in the closet, but there was nothing strange about them, either. The stripped bed had fur on it that's a likely match for Cheshire.

Break's Room + Note

[dhaosu]

Nothing of note, besides a very unsightly-looking doll and what was written here.

- Dhaos

[earie]

[ An important addition: ]

So boring. Super tacky clothes but no blood. Can confirm that Hinata slept in the bed farthest from the door, at least.

[crazily]

[ Flatly: ] I may not have my cane at the moment, but I'll be keeping track. I'll strike you for each distraction later.