THE SECOND TRIAL

[strangerpeople]

THE SECOND TRIAL

[The chimes don't announce the opening of the doors this time. Instead, the loud creaking of the doors to the Debate Hall echoing through the Depths are the only signal that the Titled are given. There is still the sense that they do not dare refuse to go.

There is, after all, two death to deal with, as the Intercessor's voice beckons.]

COME.

[This time, upon entering and taking their seats, two of the desks have been draped in black. No picture to commemorate the dead, no memorial of any kind - in fact, nothing at all save the black draping. It's like those in charge simply had no care to remember those two. It's likely the same befalls those who die this week, as well.

The chanting in the darkness on the stage is still present, and as before, the logs are folded neatly on the desk. Of course, this time, there is also an extra paper which seems to give a brief description of the evidence found.

Kindness? Or perhaps cruelty to dangle those things in front of the Titled? As the remaining Titled take their seats and the chanting stops, there is only one way to figure things out.

So, get ready, Titled.

The trial of Harley Quinn, the Deceiver, and Ai Haibara, The Dawn and Dusk, has begun.]

Comments

[poorlovefool]

Wait... if the kitchen is locked after curfew, then how did anyone even make pies?

[almightyconflagration]

The forge has fire, does it not? That could be used to cook. Or else they prepared in advance.

[kiddefender]

Well, how fresh did they look?

[almightyconflagration]

Ask the skeleton or Sparkles there. I didn't get a good look as it went past me.

[defriendestration]

[Pie, Raph?]

[poorlovefool]

Hey, Papyrus. How fresh did these look when you found them?

[That will give more of an idea about the relation to the time of death, after all. It's better than looking at them right now after the investigation had concluded.]

[defriendestration]

THEY WERE STILL WARM WHEN I FOUND THEM!

[poorlovefool]

Well, cooking with a forge sounds like a great way to have burnt food. There wasn't anything to show for it when I looked in there, either... even though there was stuff like leaves.

[almightyconflagration]

It might, but it is the only source of fire available after curfew.

[socialhacktivist]

But that's where I found.....

[............]

The... th-the second body was in the forge....

[almightyconflagration]

So the culprit was there. I think we need to figure out the order of events here to understand how the body ended up there.

[carries_war]

Papyrus said the pies were warm. That means they must have been made after Harley died. Her body was cold, so even if we can't trust the Order 7 logs, I can confirm she'd already been dead for a few hours.

[almightyconflagration]

The only way that could work is if someone gained access after curfew then.

[carries_war]

...What if it was the same person who messed with Laslow's body? If they're working for the people who brought us here, then it'd make sense that they could do things we couldn't. The pies in the kitchen might have been them trying to confuse the timeline.

Mods!

[almightyconflagration]

[Though it could have a simpler explanation of the culprit just broke into the kitchen. How possible would that be though?]

Also possible. Or it could be a simpler explanation.

[intercessing]

The only people who can gain access to places off-limits by curfew would be those people assigned to be crew by those in charge. To clean and replenish supplies.

[almightyconflagration]

What about breaking in?

[intercessing]

Breaking into an area off-limits by curfew is considered destroying property, and is punishable.

[They are looking thoughtful, though.]

[almightyconflagration]

Doesn't rule out someone thinking it's worth the risk.

[intercessing]

It doesn't, but even so, it seems strange that someone would do that and get out unscathed, if not still alive.

...

Then again, the people in charge stopped speaking to me when the disease was unwittingly unleashed...

[almightyconflagration]

How would the intruder be punished? And would the door be locked again right after a break in?

[After all, they have a very burnt corpse. Maybe Ai broke in and her body being burned concealed that fact. If the door stayed open, another person may have been able to use that and technically wouldn't be breaking the rules if the door was already open.]

[carries_war]

Is it possible to do that and not get caught?

[intercessing]

As I just said, under normal circumstances, likely not.

[zephyranthe]

[Wait...]

Did anyone check if the cow and all the chickens were there?

[kiddefender]

I saw them...