THE FIRST TRIAL

[strangerpeople]

THE FIRST TRIAL
(~SK. 3-4)


[When the investigation wraps up, there is a low, rumbling <D O N G, which vibrates throughout the ship. This is followed by the sound of creaking doors opening on the D Deck-the locked doors at the end of the hall.

Zero's voice speaks through the ship once this happens.]

The Investigation has ended. It is time for the Trial. Please proceed into the theater.

I suggest you be quick about it.

[And when you do...you will find a completely empty theater. There is a higher level, but this is currently blocked off by ropes, as is the stage itself. Anyone who attempts to jump the ropes will find themselves knocked on their butts; it seems there's no choice but to go to the podiums, located in the orchestra area of the theater. Notably, the podiums for bunks 6 and 7 are empty, draped with black crinoline and adorned with a photo of the deceased. And in the center of the podiums is...a birthday cake with some confetti surrounding it, along with some drinks. No indication whose birthday it is, but that's pretty much all you'll see in this otherwise very bare, quiet place.



CW: animal death

Unless, of course, you're the Eye. If you're the Eye, you will see every seat filled, if not by a root or vine, then by a...thing with glowing red eyes. One of these...things tries to move towards Anya-and immediately, after suddenly glowing red, thunks over sideways, it's head popping off with an almost comical P O P. The majority of the other...things stare at it before resuming their...whatever they're doing, while one of the things sitting next to it looks over, then towards the stage, then slowly hops off the seat and out the door.

Oh, and he doesn't even get his own podium. Aoi and Makima, good luck to you-Roland's been squeezed in between you, forced to take podium 3. You get to also see what he sees.

Once everyone's in place, A large wide screen....screen schlllorps from the stage, and Zero's face pops in once it turns on.]


Welcome to the Trial. Please, enjoy the refreshments. You will be here until you have either convicted the correct culprit-or, the culprit successfully gets away with it. If you have not familiarized yourself with the guidelines, I suggest you do so now.

All evidence is also available for review on your watches, if need be. Take your time, but...do not delay. Justice must be served.

[Well? No reason to delay. Power is dead. Very dead. And now it is time to figure out who would kill her with explogurt for a cheeseburger-if that's even what happened.


The trial of Power, The Drop, has begun.]

Comments

INJURY CHECK

[voidseeing]

Given the chances that our killer may also have been caught off-guard by the explosion, I'd like to check everyone for any unexplained injuries. Roll up your sleeves and pants legs and lift your shirts enough to show most of your torso.

The ladies can feel free to check each other if they'd prefer not to have a man examining them. And since I don't expect anyone here to trust my word when I say that I'm not injured, Brain can go ahead and take a look at me.

[lovedthemost]

Understood.

[He'll let Gai check him first before he'll check Gai--and Brain has no injuries to speak of]

[voidseeing]

[In return, Gai will shrug off his coat and then go ahead and roll up his sleeves and pants legs, then lift up his shirt. He has no injuries anywhere either.]

[yesorwoof]

... I'll lead the ladies' check for those who'd like it, though I'm not sure it will be useful.

[Where's a big coat when you need one. Hers is covered in blood so she's wearing her shirt and jeans. Cry. Well we'll find something.]

--perhaps someone not sharing Roland-kun's ability should check Ritsu-chan.

[threwabone]

Do I...I don't have to take it things off completely, right?

[Local teenager does not want to take off all her clothes in front of people she's only known for two weeks at best. In other news, water wet.]

[hatesdeerstalkers]

Do you wish to borrow my Cape?

[IT'S WEIRD, BUT LIKE, IF THERE'S NOTHING ELSE...]

[exequte]

Oh, good.

[But, um, is there like. A tablecloth or something that could be used...?]

[valkavian]

[ Val's just gonna stop down to her underwear, which... Honestly it's a lot more boring than you might have guessed, it's just a beaten up set of black panties, but no bra.

But there's no injuries.]

[hatesdeerstalkers]

Very well.

[He'll wince, but roll up his sleeves and pant legs, finishing off with his Torso. He's covered in bandages with the wounds from the first minigame, and some old scarring can be seen in the gaps, but he has no new injuries.]

[voidseeing]

[Hey, no judgment here.]

Thanks.

[somuchshipping]

[Hermes just stands there watching everyone else get checked. Thus really is interesting to him, watching all of this trial stuff!]

[onychomance]

[Well his podium is right between Gai and Brain so surely they will notice eventually if he is a bit dinged up or whatnot.]

Are you enjoying this?

Re: INJURY CHECK

[not_a_lego_maniac]

[Zack is...surprisingly jacked. But, no injuries.]

[voidseeing]

[THUMBS UP, you're good Zack!]

[hatesdeerstalkers]

[....He's ripped????]

[unpossibilities]

Yeah, okay.

[Rolls up his sleeves and pants legs and lifts his shirt. There are a few scars on his torso, but they're mostly faded, so they're probably of no relevance to this case.]

[voidseeing]

Looks good to me.

[godspiousjasper]

Very well!

[ Thankfully he's not wearing his full get-up, so he's able to roll up the sleeves on his white shirt with ease. Same can be said for doing the same with his pant legs, then of course having to un-tuck his shirt so he can definitely lift up his shirt enough to show off most of his torso.

No injuries to speak of, just a very well-muscled holy man. ]

[onychomance]

[Speaking of people who are clean and jacked. Kira!

Their room is just the gun show, huh?]

[autonomousthought]

[She smiles at Makima's insight about checking her.] It's alright - a body is just a body to me, so I'm alright with being checked by anyone.

[So, she'll comply with the search readily. Hey this one's totally ripped too! That said. There sure are a lot of injuries to see, here... Of course she's still rather heavily bandaged from the minigame punishment, but we know where all that stabbing came from.

Ritsu also has numerous bumps and bruises, maybe some scratches and scrapes, some of which look fresh and some of which just don't look healed.

And then there's the, you know. Severed head that got sewn back onto this body with red thread. Right through the numbers tattooed on the neck. But she had that from the start.]

[threwabone]

[Just

Actively looking away from the guys stripping

Her ass could not look respectfully if she did]

[pegasinister]

[hubert is neck to wrist covered so just rolling up sleeves is not practical. So first come the gloves. Then his cape and his uniform jacket (with many buckles), then his cravat (with pin) and lastly his blouse.

He is riddled in old scars, and has weird ink-like staining on his hands up to his wrists. Also he's... scarily thin. There some lean muscle there! Like he told Aoi, he IS a soldier, he can't be in BAD shape. But its ruined by how gd boney and underfed and pale he is]

Will this suffice?

[he is uninjured and blood free]

Re: INJURY CHECK

[jinglebros]

[ Aoi strips everything.

E v e r y t h i n g.

No injuries. ]

[superstylishsquid]

Yeah, whatever.

[If anyone still had doubts about whether or not the wings and tail were real...well, they connect seamlessly to his back, the near black fading out into light purple. He also, well...isn't wearing anything under that spandex, considering it's tight enough around the hips that it would show, so Aoi isn't the only one stripping down entirely. Enjoy the buff devil?

Oh yeah, and no visible injuries here.]

Re: INJURY CHECK

[leaderoftheresistance]

John stepped up and let Brain check him, being serious for the sake of the trial. The Genearl was silent and showed the crew he had a Scar on his cheek and left eye from a terminator battle in the past.