week 5 - day 1 trial

[vicedirector]

seven vices case 5 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 VOTING cast setting rulebook

Comments

[hopefragment]

...?

[That sure is Poland just hanging out in front of the fridge. Hinata had considered getting something to eat out of there, but...]

Uh... Poland?

[????]

[sobowtor]

[Hope you didn't want pickles because Poland has the jar. Poland looks up at Hinata's voice like she didn't even realize other people might be in the kitchen.

Or need to use the fridge.]

What? [...Which was of course said through a mouthful of pickles.]

[hopefragment]

...

[Never talk about the designations being bullshit again...]

Are you, uh, alright? You seem a little distracted.

[sobowtor]

[Wait. Wait. Okay she swallowed. She has no idea what you're bracketing about??]

Um...

[Poland sets the pickles back in the fridge looking a little perplexed. She doesn't remember picking those out of the fridge actually.]

I was just thinking about stuff.

[hopefragment]

What about...? It can help to, you know, talk ideas out with someone else.

[Just... going to try to reach around her to take out the jar of pickles again. After watching her eat them, he wants some? Also now he can share if she still wants them.]

1/2

[sobowtor]

[Poland watches Hinata reach into the fridge only to take out the exact jar of pickles she just put away.

Hinata were you envious of her pickles?]

2/2

[sobowtor]

I dunno.

I mean. It's not really relevant to what's going on that's important in trial right this second so?

[hopefragment]

[Maybe he was! But he just takes one out of the jar and offers it back to Poland. Here u go friend.]

Well... that might be better, honestly. To talk about something else so we can come back to the trial with some fresh perspective... maybe.

[sobowtor]

You think?

[Ooh thank you. Poland picks out another pickle-- consciously this time!]

Mm... You don't think there's some kind of vague possible merit to what Astrid was saying about the girls do you?

[Better yet. Make it two pickles.]

[hopefragment]

...Which thing? Not their secret anime club or whatever...?

[??? Maybe he missed something, but everything he'd been really following didn't seem to fit the description of Astrid and the other girls.

...That's enough pickles, though, he's going to put the lid back on the jar.]

[sobowtor]

Yeah. [Chewing. Chewing.] Do you think they have a secret club?

I mean. I think I'd know if Lithuania was in something like that but. [She also doesn't want some secret club causing more trouble for Lithuania. She has no luck when it comes to any sort of thing?]

[hopefragment]

[Ah...]

I mean, I can't imagine Lithuania would lie about something like that, especially where a trial is concerned. Maybe... she just didn't think it was important enough to bother you with?

[sobowtor]

What if she's in trouble though and doesn't want me to know?

Or can't?

Or???

[Either she doesn't have a third scenario or the pickle to mouth ratio made talking too difficult.]

[hopefragment]

Look at that group, though. Do you really think there's anything that they could do to get her in trouble?

[Sighs quietly and puts the pickle jar back... what else is in here. Maybe let's just... close the fridge for now, you've probably had enough, Poland.]

I think if she were really in trouble... she'd come to you before anyone else.

[sobowtor]

[She's kind of like a stressed out guppy. Don't let her explode, Hinata.]

Maybe not on purpose or anything but they had her walking around on murder night at midnight?

Alone.

[Poland does seem to look a little better at the last thing Hinata said.] ...She's very independent though.

[hopefragment]

She's smarter than to walk around on Thursday night by herself.

[He lightly touches her shoulder, c'mon, Poland, look at him? Look at your tol supportive friend.]

But if it's bothering you that much, maybe you can ask her and go with them on... Tuesday would be the next one, right? I don't think anyone would mind.

[I am a little surprised Undyne wasn't invited to something like that, though...]

[sobowtor]

Well. Yes. She had Laima with her when she was walking Inaba but.

[Hinata is pretty tol and supportive. Poland does feel moderately better having talked about it.]

Thanks.