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

Comments

[hopefragment]

...

[Okay see, no matter how much bizarre magic he sees in this town, some guy magically conjuring fireballs is still pretty startling! And it shows on Hinata's face as he stiffens to watch. Wtf...]

...How far can they travel? I mean, like... do they just keep traveling until they hit something?

[dhaosu]

They can travel pretty far, up until hitting something. I'd say a generous estimate of about 10 to 20 feet.

[ He raises a hand to rub his temples. ]

Anything else you would like to ask?

[symbologic]

[Faize, meanwhile, sees this shit on a regular basis back home so he's completely unfazed by the demonstration.]

Yes, actually. Is the end result of the spell reliant upon how much or how little mana one uses?

[dhaosu]

It can be. That demonstration was used with the least amount of mana possible.

[ If he used more it could look similar to what happened when he used Selena's book with even fireballs, and at that point if the fire hit...well. ]

It is one of the most basic spells, so it was easy not to consume too much of it. Generally, I'm not going to wish to use too much mana either, even for something like this.

[symbologic]

[Faize nods.]

I see. In that case, I believe it highly unlikely that Clover's burns were caused by your artes. While her hair or sleeve could have been the results of dodging, the one to her chest... [He shakes his head.] it would not have been just her coat that sustained damage, had she been hit with something like that.

[dhaosu]

[ The amount of relief to hear someone say that? Yeah, he's going to release a breath of sorts. ]

Correct. If anything, we can now surmise that someone did not use magic to cause those burns at all. Although how they did it would be the question at this point.

[ He is just glad they got this out of the way. He... gives Hinata a brief look, and nods his head. That is him being thankful.

He looks back at Faize. ]

[symbologic]

Mmm...I would not go that far. Your artes are one thing, but did we not determine week one that Satori's danmaku leaves only slight burn marks on clothing?

Of course, that does not necessarily mean that she did it. Lithuania did find matches in the kitchen, after all. It could easily be a framing attempt.

[hopefragment]

[Good thing Faize is here, because Hinata certainly wouldn't be able to draw that conclusion. He just nods at Dhaos in return, because that seems like the thing to do? It doesn't exonerate him completely, in Hinata's opinion, but but it's good to know.]

Are there any other, uh, "artes" you think we should see, Faize? Before we head inside, I mean.

[symbologic]

No, I don't believe so. With what we know at the moment, I won't see how wind, ice, or earth could be relevant. It would be another matter if he were capable of using lightning artes, but...

[But that wasn't one of the elements Dhaos listed and he's inclined to believe Dhaos is telling the truth.]

[dhaosu]

...Hn.

[ Faize has a point, in more than one. He doesn't like the first one, though. ]

I believe it could be a framing attempt, or that they were also used somehow. I am thinking more the latter.

[ He patiently awaits if Faize will wish to see another demonstration, however. ]

[muties]

How much MP do you even have? Do you have MP restoration potions?

[ asking the real questions, again SORRY DHAOS ]

[dhaosu]

I do not have MP restoration potions. As for how much MP I have...

[ ... ]

I never bothered to count. However, it's not like I could use all of them whenever I wanted. You seem to know a good amount about magic.

[hopefragment]

[Ah... the video game terminology was actually real... who'd have thought...?]