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

[exequte]

Wouldn't they have eaten something after, though?

[Regardless, her breath only smells vaguely minty. She'd lost her appetite after having brushed her teeth this morning, what with the body parts all over the kitchen and all.]

[yesorwoof]

I am not declaring this check definitive. For example, some people may have brushed their teeth in the morning - I believe Moriarty-kun may have done so? But I did not. I was looking for Power-chan first thing in the morning because I was concerned for her in the aftermath of the doll game, and was approached by Roland-kun and alerted to the commotion in the kitchen.

[She's definitely making a note that Akane did brush her teeth at some point...]

[lovedthemost]

Not necessarily. Only if they needed to eat.

[exequte]

I... guess that's true.

But if someone doesn't eat, it doesn't seem like they'd be able to vomit either.

[yesorwoof]

I would be willing to believe that Hermes is physically incapable of producing vomit, but I don't believe that would be the case for any of the others.

[exequte]

You'd need to eat in order to be able to produce vomit, I think, because vomit is made of digestive juices and matter that has been ingested.

But I agree that Hermes probably can't.

[valkavian]

Yeah, most of us Cainites vomit if we eat human food, but it's different from human vom. Mostly blood and chewed up food bits with none of the acid.

I guess Hermes could chew, but he doesn't have the bile.

[somuchshipping]

I can't.