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

CAT HERD?

[not_a_lego_maniac]

[He clears his throat once he gets his shirt back on.]

Um. So, we can discuss feeding Hubert later, but.

Ok, it doesn't look like anyone's injured. At least, not from what killed, uh, Power. So where does that leave us, exactly?

[He frowns.]

So...how do we figure out who did it? What other evidence is there that we can use to figure things out?

[yesorwoof]

The vomit is by far the most critical. It was possible that this was produced by Power-chan. We should examine the head for it. If it is absent, we should examine one another. Particularly because with the commotion, it would be unlikely for us to have brushed our teeth in the morning.

[not_a_lego_maniac]

Ooooooh, that's a good idea! I'll go first!

MODS, DES

[yesorwoof]

Let's start with the head. No need to make a commotion first. Unless they both did so, but that seems unlikely from the splatter pattern...

[Does Kira have it and did he put his shirt back on.]

[pegasinister]

[Kira doesn't but guess who does! He carefully moves like he was about to put it on his podium, remembers the cake, then puts it... honestly probs on one of the other podiums. Sorry neighbors]

[yesorwoof]

[Makima's face really doesn't do "what the fuck" a lot but it does for Hubert. What the fresh hell is going on over there.

We are very gently and tenderly examining the head. Such as whether there are trace of vomit on the lips and tongue.]

[unpossibilities]

....

Hi, Power.

[He just. says that so deadpan. anything can happen today.

he may still be reeling from despair from the daddy talk.]

[threwabone]

[Just. Staring for a few moments. Then-]

Why.

Why.

Just-why why why why WHY!?!

[lovedthemost]

[Brain looks, if anything, slightly approving]

Ah, good. We'll be able to check for evidence now, as distasteful as this might be.

[not_a_lego_maniac]

AH-

[hatesdeerstalkers]

[Still happy from what just happened, though his mood does sour a bit on seeing that.]

...Once we are done investigating this, would anyone object if I covered her head with my cape?

[For like. A semblance of dignity.]

[onychomance]

I left it in Hubert's care.

[His shirt is halfway on]

[yesorwoof]

["Pitter patter", Makima mouths just before Hubert gets her attention.]

[threwabone]

Well, we have a sword, some ash, a bloody bathroom, some spilled yogurt...

I'm not sure if we have anything that points to anyone in particular.

[lovedthemost]

Not as of yet. If the vomit doesn't indicate something then we'll have to consider trying to narrow down, step by step, what happened.

[threwabone]

So, what, was she poisoned? Or did someone else vomit?

[lovedthemost]

Hard to say about the poison, though that would be something that would cause a person to vomit. Or if she could not actually eat such a thing as yogurt.

[threwabone]

Would that make her vomit, eating something like yogurt?

[Like, she can believe it, but it does sound a little weird.]

[voidseeing]

That was my thought given the spilled yogurt. We should check it for any unusual smells.

[not_a_lego_maniac]

But there's more on the watch, right?

[threwabone]

What about the watch?

[How is that relevant again?]

MODS?

[lovedthemost]

He means the evidence that was uploaded to our watches.

[he pulls up the bloody smudges picture that Kira submited]

For example, these could possibly offer more insight.

[what exactly do these smudges look like? are they on the knob? how high are they on the door frame?]

[superstylishsquid]

There were partial footprints in the pantry. I traced the most complete one I could find, so we could compare shoes to that.

[voidseeing]

Yes, let's.

[lovedthemost]

Agreed. The more of these we can eliminate, the better.