WEEK THREE: TRIAL

[cluedin]

WEEK THREE: TRIAL

OCCUPANCY: 26

Wakey wakey, eggs and bakey.

Despite the events of the day before, when you wake up on Saturday it almost feels as though nothing is out of place. Breakfast is still served at 7am on the spot, the house is still peaceful, and yet the distinct feeling that something isn't quite right continues to follow you wherever you go.

It soon becomes obvious that today is a different kind of day. One by one, all of you will begin to feel the urge to return to the ballroom where this event began. Try as you might, you'll find that these feelings can't be easily ignored despite your best efforts. Should you find yourself still resisting by 11:55am, a strong unseen force will guide you straight into the ballroom.

When all have gathered in the room, the doors will lock behind you at 12pm sharp. The feast table has been set to provide guests with hors d'oeuvres and beverages, but that's not all. In the center of this table rests a large wooden box and two baskets of crayons and notecards.

And of course, seated in front of the wall of profile plaques are your three lovely hosts. Peach, Plum and Pumpkin wait patiently for all to gather before drawing attention.

"Someone here is a murderer," they say, pointing up at the plaque of the house rules.

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Hello, everyone, and welcome to the fourth trial!

We'll go over a few notes briefly as we will be playing this trial a bit differently than other games.

While there was a mini-investigation on Friday, today is the day participants can really dive in to investigate areas in the game setting, check over the body and review evidence that they find! Please see the toplevels in this post for more information. To help with the ease of the trial and for IC mechanics, only one location may be visited at a time. One of your hosts will also be accompanying you on these visits.

Most importantly, before the trial is over, please place your character's vote over on the voting page. Voting will close at 9pm EST/6pm PST, and will serve as our activity check for the week, so please be sure you get your vote in before it ends unless you have contacted us previously. Please also be sure to read the voting page carefully, as we're trying a fun new bonus mechanic this game!

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TALK TO PEACH

[cluedin]

[Peach is sitting at the table and seems to be watching the proceedings quietly with her black glasses perched on her face. She also has a sketchpad in front of her...but at least she looks up when approached.]

Ask me anything you need and I'll try to help.

EVIDENCE AND EXPLORATION WITH PUMPKIN

[cluedin]

[ despite being tasked with being your go-to furry for evidence questions and investigation requests, pumpkin isn't dressed out of the ordinary today . . . unless you count the vr headset she has on.

hm. ]

I get to lead you guys on explorations today! Hehe, this is gonna be like IRL M*necraft.

BODY

[cluedin]

[At the head of the room just before the glass doors rests a flat table. A white sheet covers the table from end to end, covering the body from sight.

If you would like to examine the victim's body, please reply to this toplevel.]

INVESTIGATIONS

[cluedin]

[Once a location has been requested, a sub-toplevel will go under here for all investigations to be threaded out and to keep things organized ♥ Please pick one member of your group to be in charge of your investigation radio feed.]

RADIO COMMUNICATION

[cluedin]

[As each group investigates a location this week, one member will be given a small, old-timey handheld radio. This radio will filter audio back into the ballroom for the rest of the guests to hear while they wait. However, this radio may be a bit faulty and information won't always come through clearly!

Please select one person from your group to make a sub-toplevel under this header. They will be tasked with updating the thread with any information, screams, and funny out of context commentary they wish to provide. All comments in this sub-toplevel will be considered IC knowledge!]

[disreguarded]

[ ah!! she can talk!! beau scoots on up to her, flopping down next to her to try and see what she's drawing. look she'll help with the trial in a second, but. ]

Are you feeling better?

summary for our souls

[miscakes]

[New week, new murder case...... The chalkboard is, supposedly, still here! So Akechi clear his throat to get everyone's attention, and then starts jotting notes down as he speaks. He has a spiral bound notebook clutched in his opposite hand, which he references every now and then while addressing the room.]

Good afternoon, everyone. There is much to discuss, so I will cut to the chase. Subete Kenzaki has been killed. We do not know the means by which his murder was carried out, but I trust that we will be informed of the findings once the body has been thoroughly examined. For now, this is all the information I was able to collect by speaking to several of you.

Seven of us, myself included, fell asleep in the infirmary last night. From what I can tell, all of us awoke to a dull, stabbing pain in our backs. There was nothing noticeably off in the infirmary itself, but it's worth asking the sisters if it's a location we should investigate today. Brilith-san and Hunter slept in the museum. Both reported waking up with the same song stuck in their head. Additionally, they apparently experienced disorientation as well — like they had momentarily forgotten where they fell asleep. Babo Kim, who slept in the astronomy tower, reported a similar sensation. Dizziness, like his head was spinning. Finally, I received word through Nicolas-san that those who slept in the library woke up to sudden knowledge of various mythologies. That reestablishes the pattern we have observed in the past weeks, making last week the exception and not a shift in the rules.

If anyone woke up to an effect that was not mentioned, please come forward and let us know. This will allow us to build a more comprehensive list of locations we may need to investigate.

[For reference, he is being a good boy and making a list of all the locations he has mentioned so far.]

Moving on, Hunter, Nie Huaisang and I noticed something strange in the museum. Everything looked the same, but the planchette was hovering a few inches above the ouija board. We tried to lower it, of course... However, there was some invisible force keeping it in place. Meanwhile, Kuji-kun and Dazai-kun noticed another oddity in the movie theater. Once again, everything seemed to be in order — but there was a distinct smell of burnt popcorn, and a sign stating that the popcorn machine was out of order. Those who headed for the astronomy tower noticed drips and smudges of blood on the stairs, and found themselves unable to enter the star tower. Missile-kun reported that it felt as if there was an invisible barrier.

[Did he, though? Or did Akechi say a thing and Missile just agreed? A mystery.]

... Finally, the main hall was apparently a mess. Per the description I received— [He waves the notebook a little.] There was blood everywhere. In front of all the entryways, on top of the basement stairs, the bottom of the stairs heading to the second floor, and the front door. There was dirt coming out of the ballroom as well. This trail led all the way to the basement stairs. [Oof.] Unfortunately, I was unable to verify it for myself. But this is all the information I was able to ascertain yesterday. If you made any additional discoveries, the floor is yours.

[cluedin]

[It looks like she's drawing a unicorn in pencil and the art is actually really good. But it's Beau so when Beau sits she looks up and grins.]

Yeah, I think so! Just in time, right?

[disreguarded]

Yeah, just in time. [ she loves?? the unicorn?? it's awesome. ] I'm glad, I was worried. Hey, are you taking requests?

[voidbreaker]

Talkin' again, I see.

[burningrescue]

Eh? You were sick, Peach?

CURFEW SOUNDOFF

[recrypt]

All right, everyone, you know the drill by now.

[ your local roomba claps her hands sharply! ]

Where you stayed, who you were with, and what effect you had, bitte!

[shortfornow]

[ Why does Missile keep climbing stairs and also why all of this blood? ]

This sounds like it's going to be messy.

[unanswering]

I don't have anything else, but-- while his body's examined, should we go ahead and start looking around?

[he's being helpful? wild. also not in robes for once, thanks closet!]

They all sound like places we might need to inspect, but if the hall and tower were bloody...

[cluedin]

Thanks...but it'll be okay now. [There's a nod.] For you Miss Beau? Anything. What're you thinking?

[shortfornow]

I was with Reito and Chuuya in Room Three.

Moving here oops

[brokethefirst]

I was in the main hall overnight. I woke up incredibly suspicious of everyone. Paranoid. If there was that much of a mess... m-maybe that was why...

Akechi can confirm that I wasn't really myself yesterday. [Sorry. :(]

[miscakes]

Indeed. I expect we will have much ground to cover today.

[cluedin]

[There's a light laugh and she looks a little sheepish.]

A little, but it's okay now!

[madburnout]

Me, Galo, Horikawa, and Nicolas were in the library.

[disreguarded]

Gimme your best rendition of a unicorn hamster. [ you know those totally real creatures. ] Something to cheer me up later.

[cluedin]

Looks like it. [Good morning Ash.] It makes this job a little easier, don't you think?

[miscakes]

Yes, that would be a wise idea. Judging by the amount of blood that was found already, I expect there will be several locations that we will need to cover today.

[gitalong]

I was in the infirmary. With... um........







A lot of people!

[soba]

I was with Zenitsu in his room.

[ because he was not stupid enough to sleep on the stairs while injured ]