7rings | WEEK 1 TRIAL

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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[ we put those feelings in a box and put that box on the shelf and deal with it later! ]

You've got a point there. It doesn't narrow it down much, but... [ maybe someone that was upset with her for that stunt. ]

[Do you mean: everyone]

No one's said anything one way or the other, but just to clear the air - if I'd done it, I'd just tell you. I am asking politely to please not throw me to the [waves hand] bounce house for shite I had nothing to do with.

You know, I don't think anyone would have blamed you for it, after last week. I certainly wouldn't vote for you.

I won't disagree that she seemed massively unhinged and probably on the verge of pulling a Pride [stabbing someone for funsies] but I would prefer not to be thought of as so out of control of my feelings I'd kill for a slight.

She wouldn't do it like that, though.

[Missing the point.]

Missing the point, Grapes.

I'm just saying, maybe you shouldn't speak ill of the dead.
[IS IT THOUGH?]

I think miss Grell put a lot of pride in her work.

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Considering her own behavior in doing the same, I'd say he can say whatever he likes.

What about "two wrongs don't make a right"?

What about "it doesn't matter if you win or lose, only that you tried"?

While we're comparing cute platitudes for children.

[Harrow is so fucking valid]

[white laughs

HE SUPPORTS YOU HARROW]

Always darkest before the dawn, Harrow.

[look

what if he just picks harrow up under the armpits like an angry little cat and moves her somewhere]

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[He's been pretty flippant so far, but his tail whips a bit at that?]

I'll tell you what, I'll not take any bets on whether we find her killer or not. How about that?

[Obliviously;]

Aah. That would be for the best, I think.

[ grace, thinking of last week:

WHO KEEPS FUCKING THIS MAN ]

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She probably would've been thrilled if you'd tried to stab her, too.

[ grace understands spite ]

I know! That's why it'd be weird to even fucking try! There's no winning in a fight like that, everyone just walks away feeling dirtier.

I'm feeling dirty just thinking about it.

Oh, I don't, believe me. I'm aware that some people here have an iota of self-control, even if the number is pretty low.

...But no one would blame you for it. That's all.

Out of everyone who reacted to that, honestly, you had every right to be outwardly angrier than you were. You handled it fine, in my opinion.

[ Also he does believe Molly when he says he'd just tell them tbh. And no one would blame him! ]

Wrath isn't really so much my thing.

[Alright, well, he relaxes just a little then.]

Nor mine.

[ Looking at everybody else's conversation about Grell around Molly, and just - ]

She had bloodlust, for sure. But this week she almost seemed meek - if someone was going to target her, now was probably the time, especially if they were already angry with her for last week or just her general attitude.

[GENTLE SHOULDER PAT...]

Your request has been hear. [And, more as a general comment:] Let's not screw this up like last week.

My feelings exactly.

[thanks team mom]