sevenvices | week 5 - day 1 trial

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week 5 - day 1 trial

seven vices case 5 trial, day 1

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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?

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... I do. Do you have any suspicions thus far?

Steel, by virtue of proximity. I would not put it past a human to rig a trap and attempt to live through it themselves...I believe working to kill in the face of an adversity such as physical injury could be described as diligent, too.

...Of course, I'm sure my reasoning has flaws, but it seems the most likely to me right now.

[HEARD THAT YOU WERE TALKIN' SHIT]

It's definitely not Lucy! You don't know her at all! Even if she were going to kill someone, which she wouldn't, she wouldn't take a risk like that!

[just kind of slightly

turns to dhaos]

Of course, Field's hyper-defensiveness isn't making her look good, either.

[She doesn't seriously consider Clover as a possibility right now but Dhaos is most likely to join in giving her shit, right????]

[ He chuckles darkly. He just thinks Clover gave him needless trouble during their questioning. Naturally, he'll join in. ]

You're correct. This cannot bode well-- perhaps she is an accomplice?

Hmm...yes, an accomplice does seem more likely. I doubt she'd have the patience to set a trap...

[this is awful]

Mhm. Lucy's diligence would come into play then as the main culprit--all of that hard work involved. I dare say we have figured it all out.

[ Is this what it's come to? ]

[Satori is actually trying really hard not to laugh.]

Perfect! Get Miata to bless our pendants and let's wrap this up.

[She spends a few more seconds trying to suppress a giggle, and when she succeeds:]

In all seriousness, though, accomplice or no, Steel does seem the most likely suspect to me.

[ Dhaos had managed a good chuckle here or there as well. ]

Let us do so.

[ If that really happened though, he would really laugh. However, at her asserting her opinion, he doesn't dismiss it. ]

Very well, I shall consider it. She doesn't look the type, but it could be that she was so desperate to carry out what needed to be done, she went through such methods. And you are correct, humans are predispositioned to doing such things.

First of all, screw you, secondly it'd make way more sense for me to try shafting the blame onto someone else if I was the culprit and I'm not, thirdly you accusing everyone you can looks pretty terrible for you, too, and fourth of all, screw you!

[FIGHT HER]

Did I accuse anyone? Someone asked for my opinion, and I gave it. If you disagree with it, then prove me wrong. Anger is a good tool, but not if you flail it around like a limp noodle.

You know what you were doing! [CLOVER KNOWS WHEN SHE'S BEING TROLLED FOR THE SAKE OF IT GET FUCKED]

I told you, Lucy wouldn't do something like that. Even if she was gonna kill anyone, and she wouldn't, it's way too much of a risk for her to let herself get caught in an explosion like that!

Just like how Vegeta wouldn't have come up with a convoluted plan to kill someone, or like how Mikazuki would not have ever killed anyone. Right?

Those were everybody else's ideas. I didn't agree with any of that stuff when it was happening. [harrumph!!!] And I know Lucy, this isn't me making dumb guesses after a week of kind of being in some asshole's presence.

Urashima knew Mikazuki, did he not?

[She waves her hand dismissively.]

Everyone likes to say they know a person, but everyone keeps secrets. Everyone has a price. Just because the image someone presents is a person who "wouldn't do that" doesn't mean anything. Unless you can read her mind, you don't know a thing about her.

[Clover accidentally hit Satori's Issues............]

No wonder you have no friends. [HMPH!!!! but she folds her arms and continues, curt but not screaming, anyway.]

Fine, then look at it logically: Lucy's just a normal human. She doesn't have any magic powers or whatever. She's young and she's small. If she had been any closer, or if...if Lithuania and Poland didn't know what they were doing... [Her voice catches, just so, thinking about how that sentence should end. Lucy would have died. She swallows and continues.] There are too many variables when she's as fragile as she is, especially compared to the other suspects. Even if it's possible, it's stupidly unlikely.

I have never wondered why I have no friends.

[When Clover continues, Satori leans in, listening. When her explanation is done, she leans back again.]

I think you're underestimating normal humans, but I'll take what you've said into consideration. You can choose not to believe me, but I don't actually want to get this wrong.

[Cheshire deserves better than that.]

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[This lesson in morality is great and all but Lucy can and will defend herself. Especially if it means people will ease off on Clover. She sound surprisingly stern.]

I trust Clover with my life. I know that sounds silly given everything that has happened but it's true. I know my word doesn't mean much in all this but I swear that I did not plant some bomb. I would never kill over the motive we were given. President Valentine is already dead. I cannot get any further revenge from him.

[WE'RE DOING THE FRIENDSHIP REASSURING SIDEHUG THING AGAIN a little tighter, too; Lucy said she'd trust Clover with her life and Clover is having an emotion.]

Is all you can do say useless crap and get in the way of things?!

No. [ His right hand twitches.]

You did the same to me when I was on trial.

And you were cryptic and unhelpful and you got in the way then, too! Get something done or get the hell away from me!

At least he answered questions just fine when I asked him. How about you stop being so 'unhelpful'?

All he did was spew mysterious, useless crap at me so let me return the damn favor!