week 8 - trial; day 1

[vicedirector]

seven vices case 8 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      cast setting rulebook

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[hopefragment]

...Okay...

[That's all he's got to say to that. Just going to fold that back up and put it back where it was. And waver over the script because that seems like so much work not to get included as evidence, but no... okay... he'll leave it Be.]

Nothing relevant to the case, I don't think. What about you, did you find anything?

[Asks as he wanders into the bathroom, checking the vents, the toilet, the sink, the towels, etc.]

[symbologic]

More socks than any one person should own, lists of some truly terrible jokes, and...whatever this is supposed to be. [He holds up the whoopie cushion for Hinata to see as he heads into the bathroom, looking utterly baffled. Please explain, Hinata. What is this contraption.]

[So yeah, no, he hasn't found anything relevant either.]

[But while Hinata is checking the bathroom, Faize will move on to the dresser because that's really all that's left at this point, isn't there? Unless they want to check out the trash tornado which...honestly, Faize might do before they leave unless Hinata beats him to it.]

[thebonezone]

[the bathroom is actually in pretty good condition! sure, there might be a few damp towels on the ground ("thank god. he showers sometimes," thought everyone), but this is just far better than the rest of the room.

this is because skeletons don't need to poop.

there is nothing else to note in the bathroom, except that sans has used one of the towels to cover the vent. looking under that, hinata will see that the vent has otherwise not been removed or even touched. the bathroom is frankly boring.

inside the dresser is... more notes. but hey, these notes might look familiar to faize, because they contain a whole lot of math! the writing on the side of these is all in weird code, so there is no explanation for the math. it's just a whole lot of formulas with no explanation as to what anything stands for.]

[hopefragment]

[At the sight of the whoopie cushion, Hinata just laughs, an exhausted laugh, but a laugh nonetheless.]

It's a... you put it on someone's chair, and if they sit on it, it makes a fart noise. It's a prank.

[Though as soon as he explains it, he realizes shit, he should have made something up and then definitely put the whoopie cushion under Faize's chair at some point. Missed opportunity.]

Nothing in here but some damp towels. He covered up his vent with another towel, but nothing else interesting in here.

[symbologic]

[Will there ever come a day where Hinata actually takes advantage of the opportunity to prank Faize due to his lack of Earth knowledge? Or is he just doomed to be a good bro and miss all the opportunities forever.]

I...see.

[Well that sounds kinda pointless still, but okay. Earthlings continue to be weird: news at eleven.]

[BUT HECK YES MATH. FORMULAS. Things Faize is all about, and he's totally going to sit here looking over these intently, even if he can't read wingdings. Which he's totally assuming is just some bizarre monster language, honestly. Sorry, Hinata, did you say something? He's too busy being a nerd over here. What room search?]

[thebonezone]

[CAN YOU RECOGNIZE QUANTUM PHYSICS, FAIZE?

it is just so much math, faize. all the math.

unless you guys feel like looking deeper into the plate of spaghetti in the trash tornado, you guys are Done! the papers on the ground are just more jokes or scratched out maths. Everything important is in that dresser.]

[hopefragment]

It's called a whoopie cushion.

[He really is too much of a good bro... appreciate him, Faize.

Hinata emerges from the bathroom fully expecting for them to head back to the chapel, but...]

What did you find?

[...In case Faize doesn't hear him, he'll come up closer behind him and repeat the question. Bro. Bro wake up. Get out of nerdland and focus.]

[symbologic]

[YES. HE CAN. All this math, this is great. He's so glad to see that the quantum physics thing on Sans's profile wasn't some kind of joke or over exaggeration. Just look at all this glorious math.]

Hm? [He definitely didn't hear Hinata the first time because Faize gets like that when he's really focused on something. Sorry... The repetition gets through though.] Oh. Nothing relevant. Just some formulas.

[Which he's going to put back where he found them because he's not rude.]

I believe that's everything though, is it not? Unless... [Just...eyeing. The trash tornado.] do you think we should take a closer look at that?

[thebonezone]

[the trash tornado eyes you back.

you got somethin' to say to me, punks?!]

[hopefragment]

...

[Of course you'd get excited about math.

Hinata just kind of shakes his head and follows Faize's gaze to the tornado. "Tornado." What the actual fuck, he's been trying to crabwalk around that thing the entire time.]

I... do you think it's safe to go near? What's even keeping it up?

[symbologic]

[Just be glad he's getting excited about something at all, Hinata, jeez. Don't judge his tastes.]

That...I cannot answer. Though admittedly, I am curious. [Of course he is.] And we should be as thorough as possible...

[So he's gonna approach and examine the tornado. TELL HIM YOUR SECRETS. HOW DO YOU WORK, and also is there anything hiding in there other than paper, socks, and spaghetti...]

[thebonezone]

[it's a self-sustaining trash tornado, faize. do you really want to step so close to it.

there is literally nothing of interest in the trash tornado. outside the fact that it's a trash tornado in the first place. it goes on and on. like magic. or maybe it's like one of those tornado in a bottle experiments, except the bottle is just "sans's living space is disgusting, oh my god". do you really wanna find out??]

[hopefragment]

Well... have at, I guess.

[Casually volunteering his nerd elf buddy for the trash tornado. He's fully expecting something comical like the entire tornado collapsing on Faize.]

[symbologic]

[Dude...have a little more faith, what the hell. Why do you wish these things upon your poor bro???]

[But yes, he does actually want to get closer because Faize is a curious bean and also he apparently hates himself. Never forget evisceration quest 2k16.]

[He just stares at the tornado for a bit, boggling over how such a phenomenon is even possible, before making a quick grab at one of the papers. Is it even possible to take anything out of it, APPARENTLY HE'S GOTTA KNOW.]

[thebonezone]

[oh, alien elf. if only someone in this room loved you enough to save you from tornadoes.

it is entirely possible to grab the papers in the tornado! it also causes the entire thing to collapse sadly on itself, covering everything in a 2x2 feet square of socks and sad papers. and spaghetti. either whatever faize grabbed was being used to conduct the whole thing or the tornado had an extremely delicate balance and taking anything out would've done this. you'll never know because the tornado is dead. rip.

sorry about that plate of spaghetti that flew at you, faize.]

[hopefragment]

Woah!

[That seems like the only appropriate response to a self-sustaining trash tornado collapsing on itself. Fortunately Hinata is outside that 2x2 square. How did Faize fair?]

[symbologic]

[Faize did not fair nearly so well because he was DEFINITELY inside that 2x2 square.]

Gah!

[It's hard to tell if it was because the plate of spaghetti hit him right in the face, or if it was because Faize is just easily-startled, but either way, the Eldarian staggers backwards a few steps and falls flat on his ass as he tornado collapses. This is what is curiosity and self-hatred gets him, apparently: covered in socks and spaghetti. On the bright side, at least he kept hold of that piece of paper! And once he gets over the shock of having a tratsh tornado collapse on him, he'll probably take a look at it. Though he's willing to bet there is absolutely nothing important on it whatsoever.]

[Are you happy now, Hinata? Are you satisfied?]

[thebonezone]

[that piece of paper is an extensive plan to hang clover in-- haha j/k its just a very badly drawn picture of a stick figure opening a door with the words "someBODY once told me" written next to it. the piece is titled "get shrekd".

there's a reason it was in the trash, faize. there is a reason.]

[hopefragment]

[Oh my god dude. Hinata bursts out laughing because not only is the sight of Faize getting hit in the face with spaghetti hilarious by itself, he also fell over and had a bunch of socks fall on him, too.]

F-Faize, are you okay?! [He chokes out, still laughing. What a good bro he is.]

[symbologic]

[Such a good bro...whatever would Faize do without him? Faize raises his free hand to his face to wipe some of the spaghetti off. Ugh. UGH. He's so done. Just. So done with all this.]

I am fine. [Hey, let's see what's on this paper that was just so imp-- it's garbage. Actual fucking garbage. Faize tosses it aside, looking even more Completely Done than he was a few seconds ago. He plucks a sock off his shoulder and brushes another one free from where it got caught on his ear. Hinata, are you going to help him here or just stand there laughing for another ten minutes, I mean it's whatever, dude.]

[thebonezone]

[getttttt meme'd on!!!!]

[hopefragment]

[Ugh, fine, he'll help you up, you baby. He comes closer and offers the other boy a hand if he'll take it.]

I guess we've learned that no matter which skeleton's room it is, it's going to be a disaster.

[He's still laughing, though.]

[symbologic]

[It finally happened. Somebody actually helped Faize up after he fell down. Bless your beautiful soul, Hinata, you continue to be a better friend then all of the Calnus crew combined. Faize takes his hand gratefully, getting to his feet. There's...there's still spaghetti noodles on his face. And pasta sauce. Also a sock on top of his head. But he's smiling a little because Hinata's laughter is infectious, even if it's aimed at him.]

Yes, I suppose we have...

[Even if this proves nothing with regards to the trial...]