WEEK 2 TRIAL

[probe]

POPULATION: 28

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.

Proceed to 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, Greed, Wrath, Despair and Sloth patiently wait as the TV above them displays a message.

Victims: Vlad Masters, Steven A Starphase, Luca Valentino

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

Greed is seated at the end of the table with a series of papers in their hands. Wrath is sitting sideways in a chair, leaning against Despair, feet in Greed's lap, with their phone out, taking selfies. Despair seems to be holding still to allow this. Sloth is dead asleep, head down on the table and snoring. When some of the last few people enter, they startle awake suddenly with a yelp which gets everyone's attention.

"Ahh, I'm up! Wow, it's time already?! You guys have 9 long hours to figure everything out!"

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Hello, and welcome to your third 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

[bonetiddies]

Ah. And yet it was unable to be wiped off?

[probe]

Yesterday, yes.

[they lean forward just slightly.]

Tell me why you suppose that has since changed.

[bonetiddies]

Evidence is preserved until trial typically, correct? But ordinarily, we also cannot see it until trial.

[probe]

Ordinarily yes. [tapping their finger on their arm again, they tilt their head just slightly.]

Perhaps it was an attempt to ensure it would not be missed regardless, whether by way of giving Ming Yi the option of removing it before today or not checking at all. Preservation can manifest in mysterious ways.

[bonetiddies]

So I surmise, then, that his boots were bloodied naturally, but once the night ended, unable to be disturbed until now.

[probe]

[there's a nod.]

Very good.

[bonetiddies]

One more question. If a person awake during the night had wiped away the blood before the night ended, my assumption is they would have been successful in doing so. The preservation of evidence begins once curfew has lifted.

[probe]

That's correct.

[bonetiddies]

Thank you. This has been very helpful. Per my original point, no bloody footprints in the biome continues to strike me as very significant.

[probe]

[there's a very awkward pause then.]

...you're doing well, Miss Nonagesimus. Continue sorting through the pieces you've found and move forward from there.

[bonetiddies]

[Senpai noticed her...

She nods.]

I told you I intended to put effort in. I wouldn't say so frivolously.

[probe]

[there's another nod.]

Then continue to lead by example. [senpai did in fact notice her. good job harrow.]