THE THIRD TRIAL

[strangerpeople]

THE THIRD TRIAL
(~SK. 17-18)


[When the investigation ends, the D O N G rings throughout the ship, followed by Zero's voice.]

It is time. Everyone, come to the theater. Time is...wasting.

[And so it is. The seating has once more changed to reflect the fallen-Moriarty and now Brain's podiums are draped in black. And, of course, there is no food-

The screens come up, and the mask of Zero appears, ever inscrutable. Their instructions are brief.]

Your Brain is gone, I'm afraid. Cut into pieces and cast aside...and someone here knows why. Now, it's time for you to discover the truth as well...if you can.


[The trial for the murder of Brain, the Blue, has begun.]

Comments

WOUND CHECK

[superstylishsquid]

Makima brought up the possibility of the culprit getting injured trying to hang Brain, and while it's possible he was already unconscious by then, Kira also found bloody paper towels in the toilet. If someone was going to the effort of wiping up blood and destroying the evidence, it's possible they were trying to hide the fact that it didn't come from Brain, considering last week's trial made it clear we have ways to check.

Since that's the case, I'm gonna have to ask people to submit to a wound check...Aoi can confirm injuries that came from the badger, I'd think, as long as that thing was eventually captured or killed.

And, uh...sorry, Roland.

[jinglebros]

I've still got my head injury from last week, but you can confirm that, right?

[ He leans forward to let Alastor examine his head. ]

[voidseeing]

I can confirm that too.

[superstylishsquid]

Yeah, I definitely remember where that was.

[So he pokes around Aoi's scalp to confirm the only lump is the one from last week...]

LADIES' CHECK

[yesorwoof]

Ladies' check time.

[Makima's got the big black coat to hang up. Did someone bring in Moriarty's cape. Now she's unbuttoning her usual white dress shirt. Nice.]

[exequte]

[Akane still has the cape, of course she brought it, it's been useful for this before.

She sighs as she adds it to the little privacy tent and shucks out of her dress again.

She may have gained a little bit of weight since the last check, what with Genuinely Trying To Keep Everyone At Least Half Fed, but she's not got any marks on her otherwise.

It's strange that this is beginning to feel routine.]

[valkavian]

[ Yeah, yeah, she'll strip. She's got some bandages on her wrist, but that's probably from when she, yanno, slashed it open that one time during a meeting. ]

[pegasinister]

...

I will not argue, but I do have a request before hand.

[superstylishsquid]

What kind of request?

...Embarrassed?

[jinglebros]

That we not whistle when you strip?

Hard to promise.

[godspiousjasper]

[ There's a definite pause, then he sighs. Hiding things wasn't going to do anyone any good.

So he undoes the high-neck of his cassock and all it's buttons, slipping it off his shoulders before working at undoing his shirt and undoing it too. Once that's done, several things will be inherently obvious.

There's a square of gauze on his neck, some small bruises there and a lovely set of fresh scratches going down his back... though he's not really aware of those ones. ]

It's fine. This is necessary to find the killer, after all.

[ Y'all may be imagining it but there's a soft touch of color to his cheeks this time. ]

[superstylishsquid]

I can confirm that all of those came from me, and the only one that bled is the bite that I bandaged right after.

[exequte]

.... Gosh, Roland.

[valkavian]

Oh my god.

[somuchshipping]

Uh... Do you two need a safe word...?

[GENUINE CONCERN.]

[voidseeing]

[Gai has not been engaging in hanky-panky unlike some of you, so he has no injuries or marks on him!

... there is a bit of what looks like purple crystal on the side of his neck under his hair, though. Huh.]

[superstylishsquid]

[He tilts his head.]

What's that crystal?

[autonomousthought]

[Just kind of an awkward smile, as she submits to the check. As usual, she's fine with being checked by a man, since she's in a male body and has no aversion.

So. Uh. She's got a shitton of bruises, still, and several scrapes and scratches. In fact she has every injury seen at every previous wound check because only the stab wounds from the first minigame have healed at all, and even some of those are still lingering.

The newest injuries are a lot of still-oozing cuts on her hands and lower arms.]

...The music note had sharp edges, and I had to fight to get it out of the wall.

[jinglebros]

Ritsu! What the fuck.

[superstylishsquid]

...I'm getting worried about that body, if it keeps this up.

[yesorwoof]

Oh, dear.

I suppose that Brain-kun could not have done that on purpose with the music note, and your fellow investigators watched you grappling with it.

If he could aim the sharp note, his position might be reversed.

[somuchshipping]

[Once again, Hermes makes no effort to move from his podium. But from a quick glance, he's got no injuries.]

[jinglebros]

Hermes, buddy. You doing alright?

[not_a_lego_maniac]

[A sigh before he takes his clothes off, though there's no real need. Most of the scratches he has are on his face and neck. The rest are on his hand.]

Cat badger.

[onychomance]

Bunch of animals.

[Kira is just so dry about the proceedings so far, but he'll let himself be checked. At least it isn't awkward frisking this time]