WEEK 1 TRIAL

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POPULATION: 33

Rise and shine, little sinners. Did you rest well? Hope you weren't too perturbed by the events of the day before. Things seem to be perfectly normal throughout your morning, but at 12pm, everyone will receive a mass text message to their phone.

good evening, good morning and hello! please come join us in the conference room!

Whether you agree or disagree, soon you will find yourself physically moving toward the conference room on the bottom floor, filing into the room and taking a seat in one of the vacant chairs. Two metal boxes sit at the end of each table along with a collection of pens and colored notecards. At the head of the room, Lust, Pride, Envy and Gluttony patiently wait as the TV above them displays a message.

Victims: Kaz Kaan, Grell Sutcliff

Once the last participant enters the room, the door will swing closed behind them and lock them inside.

For a moment, everything looks completely normal, until you notice Envy slumped face-down on the table, bleeding out from a stab wound in the front. Lust is busy putting a pink fluffy towel under their head, Pride is sitting slouched in a chair twirling a knife, and in that moment Gluttony claps their hands together to get everyone's attention.

"If you would please get started. You all have nine fleeting hours to find out what happened, and place your votes."

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Hello, and welcome to your second trial! Over the course of the next nine hours, characters will have the opportunity to discuss, investigate and theorize about the events of the day before! While mini-investigations were held yesterday, today is the day characters will have time to examine the body of the victim and explore relevant locations.

There will be a mod-tag break between 4pm EST/1pm PST to 5pm EST/2pm PST. While the trial may continue and players can tag each other, mod-led threads such as questions and investigations will be on hold.

Finally, while voting is not mandatory, we do have a voting page should characters wish to vote! Please be sure that your vote is in by the time trial finishes (9pm EST/6pm PST) if you wish to vote.

Good luck, and have fun!

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Comments

[sengokus]

[ . . . . thanks he hates it.]

Different design...? What was it?

[maelstroms]

A bruised hand reaching out of lava.

[ He'll fucking say it. ]

[sengokus]

[ . . . . thanks! he hates it!

he nods.]

... thanks.

[a though]

... so we should look for all the places in here that could get - ... hot? [hm] I just think the chances of a fire or something are higher now. If any of this means anything.

[maelstroms]

It's either that, or it's rubbing last weekend in our faces.

[ Because unless they find burn damage or lava, that's... his only theory, there. ]

Better safe than sorry, to look into the possibilities. Maybe double check with Endorsi if there was anything odd for her.

[sengokus]

There wasn't. She was just in the room. I checked her yesterday and all her injuries are the same as when I saw her before curfew.

[he's a fussy roommate]

But... it was just warm in the Medical Bay, and I heard something about the Opium Room....

It's all just guesses though. It could be related to other stuff that isn't a fire.

[headmt]

[





hm!]

Fucked, that.

[maelstroms]

Fucked, that.

[ sorry my dude ]

[headmt]

[haha well,

time to have a mental breakdown about it later.]

Seems an obvious reference to Grell's enjoyment of the show last week at any rate.

[aubins]

Right, that's why she seemed so freaked out, huh?

[ what

the fuck! hey! ]

[maelstroms]

It wasn't a great surprise. We couldn't get them down the night of, to get a closer look. I tried a couple times Friday morning and afternoon to get them down after they'd changed, too, but...

[aubins]

Even though they're just paper? ... I kind of hate that, honestly. [ wow! ]

[liuli]

[ oh BAD ]

A death-defying show, though. I wonder...

[ interesting... something to ponder later. ]

[maelstroms]

[ An absent gesture upthread to Molly's point tbh. ]

I wouldn't necessarily say last week was particularly death-defying, though.

[liuli]

No, it wasn't. [ yea ] Something to look into, at least.

[toesies]

Oh, my god.

[maelstroms]

[ He has the class to not go "yes?" and instead looks displeased still. ]

Considering we couldn't get them down, that's about all we have. But I think it's regardless pretty clear what the reference is.

[shiftingwinds]

[she doesn't really look like she wants to say, but...

oh, thank god, ming yi said it so she doesn't have to]

[sengokus]

[so he does

mineo will just put a hand on sqx's shoulder for a second in understanding and reassurance]

Sorry you had to see that.

[shiftingwinds]

It wasn't your fault.

[unless mineo was the killer, in which case, :knife emoji: ]

[maelstroms]

[ It's fine. Unfortunately, he knows you, even without having to look at that expression. ]

[shiftingwinds]

[unfortunately? unfortunately?? so cruel.

anyway, sqx is sticking close to her emotional support goth.]

[aubins]

[ there there... ]

[shiftingwinds]

[just! sighs!]

[headmt]

[just patting her on the shoulder?]

Don't let this place get to you, alright? Time for that later.

[shiftingwinds]

[she nods]

That's right. ...thanks.