Week 6: Trial

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week 6:

 

trial

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Rise and shine. The sirens that filled the streets on Friday have died down, allowing you to spend the morning peacefully despite the news. It isn't until 11 AM that an alarm goes off on everyone's phone, citing a reminder for the trial taking place at the courthouse at noon. It turns off soon, but pops back up every ten minutes to ensure that you don't forget.

Shortly before 12 PM, all heroes feel a compulsion to head to the courthouse, where the staff direct you to one of the courtrooms reserved for the day's events. Attendance is mandatory, it seems, and once everyone has arrived, the doors close and lock behind them.

Yesterday's investigation was only the beginning. The real work begins now.

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Welcome to your week one trial! Over the next nine hours, characters will have the chance to investigate, and theorize about the murders, as well as examine the body of the victim and explore relevant locations with NPC permission. As you gather evidence and discuss, we encourage you to revisit the investigation post to refamiliarize yourselves with the events of Friday morning.

There will be a mod-tag break between 5 PM EST / 2 PM PST to 6 PM EST / 3 PM PST. While the trial may continue and players can tag each other, mod-led threads such as questions and investigations will be on hold.

To vote for a culprit, head over to the voting page! Voting is mandatory in this game, so please be sure that your vote is in by the time trial finishes at 9 PM EST / 6 PM PST.

Good luck, heroes!

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Comments

[ballies]

I still have a Drum, if we want to see how strong the compulsion is but-- this isn't the first time one's been used when it came to a murder.

[resumed]

I'm aware. [ a little tersely because he wasn't happy about it the first time either. ] I'd rather not test the compulsion out right now if we can help it, but...it's good to know we have it as a back up just in case we're really running up against the clock.

[hanaban]

Where are you guys all getting these drums?!

[ why didn't he get one!!!!! he could do so much crime if he had one of those ]

[ballies]

[ looks at him. ]

...

Luck of the draw.

[hanaban]

[ tamaaaaaaaaa
how much do you love him
enough to gift him a drum?? ]

[ballies]

[ pats his head. ]

[hanaban]

[ ): ]

[unsync]

If we think Vane would never have killed someone, then we'd have to see with a command on someone that they'd also never do otherwise. We can probably assume it can though, being involved with last week's and all.

[inquired]

I agree. Tama, you can use it on me, if we check. I'm sure you can come up with something.

[ Catholic Repression ]

[ballies]

What's the one thing you would never, ever want to do? Punch someone? Punch me?

[ WHY VIOLENCE ]

[inquired]

You think I wouldn't hit someone?

[ have you seen him with his staff ]

Take off my clothing publicly, for a start.

[ballies]

Without your little bonking staff. A good old boxing slug. [ ... ] Then again, good point. You're violent for a priest.

[inquired]

By the Sacred Flame, sometimes violence is the answer.

[ uwu ]

At any rate, I trust you to be creative.

[tongshi]

[ thinks about temenos throwing a punch and wonders if he'd hurt his knuckles if he did ]

[unsync]

She can ask me to tell her I hate her.

[inquired]

[ oh my god. ]

Oh, little lamb. What a charming answer.

[ CUTE ]

[unsync]

[ He doesn't understand why it's charming. ]

I mean... I don't. And after everything we've been through, hurting Tama, either her feelings or physically is the last thing I'd want to do in the universe.

[ballies]

[ we have like no time so she's teleporting to get the drum and using it. ]

Okay. Uh... tell me that you really hate me! Put feeling into it! Get mad about it!

[unsync]

[ No I'm kidding. After a moment, his face twists like he really dislikes this, but -- ]

I hate you, Tama. You're the worst thing that's ever happened to me.

[ And then pretty much as soon as it comes out, he takes it back so fast. ]

I don't mean that at all!

[sharkgirl]

I offered mine for that purpose earlier too. Me and Datz were talking about testing the limits of it, like - seeing if something like "obey me" would work.

[unsync]

I think the level of how much it goes against someone's personality or morals might be a factor to consider, too.

[sharkgirl]

Yeah.

Someone mind control Temenos into saying fuck. [don't joke]

[unsync]

I think that's not on the same level as making someone murder.

[squelching]

He'd say that without the mind control. Make him do something more fun.

[make our youth pastor smooch someone (no) (don't joke)]

[tongshi]

Oh, he said it during king's cup to me.