sevenvices | week 7 - trial; day 2

seven vices case 7 trial, day 2

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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?

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Yeah, but it sounds like everyone but her and I has been eliminated because alibis.

[ UGH, she admits the buddy system would have been useful NOW. ]

And it wasn't me? So it has to be her.

[Lithuania nods.] If I consider you, then I think that you didn't know enough about electricity to set up the trap. But then, going to Charlotte, she doesn't seem athletic enough. But, of course, it's possible you learned about electricity or that Charlotte had a lot of faith in Laima not actually hurting her even before she knew it wasn't going to happen.

It's been about two months since we arrived. Even I didn't live with much electricity back in my homeland and learned plenty about it here.

I'm certainly not ruling it out--it's just hard to prove that someone knew about something.

Easy to fake though. Astrid said she thought of it like captured lightning - when lightning hits water, the result is obvious. That's all she would have to know.

The only motive I could possibly have is retirement, and unlike you I don't think that's worth shit.

...I hope those won't be your last words.

[She isn't really sure between Astrid or Sadie, but yeah...]

Does it matter? If the people voting choose to let another murderer win for a prize that means absolutely nothing, at least you'll have company. Like I've said before: I don't think surviving to the end of this means anything better than dying during it does.

[She shrugs.]

Personally I would rather just get Rhys killed over you or Sadie or Charlotte or whoever. Being a killer isn't a big sin to me.

...Killing in defense? Not a bad thing. Allowing someone to die in your stead for something you did? That's why I can't stand what you did.

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Mm... Though she never seemed the sort to run around putting heads in odd places. Of course, it's not as if I can say she isn't, it just seems odd to do that instead of leaving the body intact or leaving the head wherever it got cut off if you were low on time, and Astrid has struck me as practical. Similarly, Charlotte strikes me as someone who wouldn't go to that extra effort.

Roxy told me it was captured lightning back when I asked, I never...bothered to look into it more. Look, can we consider I have absolutely no motive to do this? Unlike some people, I don't think retiring is anything great, and I wouldn't sacrifice one person for that, let alone two. Especially not people I liked! If I was going to kill anyone, it'd be Inaba!

[ STOP SAYING THAT, ASTRID ]

[Lithuania actually likes Himeko, you know...] I think at this point saying things like that often doesn't work well. Do you think there's something we're missing--that it might not be you or Charlotte?

Unless Break can tell us Dumpy wasn't accounted for at the time of the murder, I don't have any other ideas, okay? That thing can do things, right?

Neither do I? Look, I lived through a serial murderer killing all my friends. They killed the girl I liked. Why would I do that to another person? I know how it feels to lose people.

Then help figure out who actually did it!

I've been trying but I kind of keep getting attacked. Like, physically and verbally?

If it really wasn't you, that means there's a problem with someone else's alibi.

Duh. These alibis never work.

The problem being no one else is being seriously considered because they have them.

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[ YET YOU ADMIRE YOUR SERIAL KILLER DAD... judging you so much, sadie ]

... I think the former is more likely. Astrid is a very intelligent individual, after all.

Astrid has no real motive. Her motive is a crush on a guy, ok. It's even lamer than Rhys' bodypillows, goddamn.

... Plus, yeah, if the victim was Koko then, well...

[ on one hand, she's insulting jack's epic dad bod.

but on the other, it's making him look pretty innocent.

so, he's just not gonna say anything, just look embarrassed over here. ]

[ she's not insulting the subject of the pillows, just the fact that rhys has them gosh

roxy can appreciate a dad bod ok ]