suitedreams | WEEK FIVE: TRIAL

W̴͍̎E̴̝̊E̸͚͝K̸͕̿ FIVE: TRIAL

Rise and shine; you know how Saturdays go. Even if you'd rather sleep in, you'll find yourself waking up and getting out of bed. Once you're out of your room, a door appears down the hallway, compelling you to walk towards it. Upon entering, you'll discover a room that's familiar if you've gone exploring this week or possibly from even before then:

EMPORIUM (THE REALM)
The exterior of the building is welcoming, with windows lined with various eye-catching trinkets, ranging from stuffed animals to t-shirts. After stepping inside, the very first thing that will greet guests is a statue made out of L*gos. Yes, the black bar is somehow there.

The interior is filled with row upon row of shelves filled with different items. There is a collection of stuffed animals, ranging in size from small enough to hide in your pocket to some as big as a toddler. There's a wide range of other toys as well, like dolls, L*gos, puzzles, and more. Different display cases show off pins, lanyards, keychains, sunglasses, jewelry, and other accessories. Participants may even find one of those keychains with their name on it...?

If you consider it a typical souvenir item, it's here. Cups, shot glasses, pens, t-shirts, hats... Everything is stacked neatly, proudly displaying the silhouette of a castle. There are also now items featuring tigers, rabbits, goats, swans, wolves, and foxes. However, there is no one at the cash register, so it seems like participants can't purchase anything.

There are a few tables in here behind room dividers. One is labeled 'Evidence' while the rest are covered in white sheets. Elsewhere in the room is a table with pencils and slips of paper for voting.

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Welcome to your sixth trial! Over the course of the next nine hours, characters will have the opportunity to discuss, investigate and theorize about the murders. Characters will have time to examine the body of the victim and explore relevant locations.

There will be a mod-tag break between 4pm EST to 5pm EST. While the trial may continue and players can tag each other, mod-led threads such as questions and investigations will be on hold.

Finally, we have a voting page for characters to vote on the culprit! Please be sure that your vote is in by the time trial finishes 9pm EST. Voting is mandatory in this game.

Good luck!

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Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

Um... could it be somebody's initials?

I-I mean, it could be an effort to frame someone... or the question mark could be because they weren't sure...

[a

pause] Oh. It could be initials.

Well, if it's initials ...

[ that would match someone. ]

[Looks at her.]

You accusing Shinobu, Estelle?

It's worth noting if we think someone is imitating someone else, then ... and there's also a question mark after the SK.

Yeah, that's what I'm worried about.

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preowned - 2022-07-16 23:39 (UTC) - Expand

They had to come back down the same path. It'd be stupid to leave the mark up if it actually hinted at who they were.

headmt - 2022-07-16 23:41 (UTC) - Expand

skyagain - 2022-07-16 23:42 (UTC) - Expand

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skyagain - 2022-07-16 23:50 (UTC) - Expand

outsidebones - 2022-07-16 23:42 (UTC) - Expand

skyagain - 2022-07-16 23:44 (UTC) - Expand

So... someone might've looked like Shinobu, but acted differently enough to prompt the "?".

toesies - 2022-07-16 23:55 (UTC) - Expand

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toesies - 2022-07-17 00:05 (UTC) - Expand

mustbepurged - 2022-07-17 00:06 (UTC) - Expand

Yeah. That'd explain why the killer didn't try to cover it up, honestly. If they're trying a frame job.

N... no! Just that it could have been the intention behind someone writing that.

I do not mind being accused, if that is what is happening.

Stop. We're not going to James Barnes this again. If it's you, we need more than an unsure SK.

wisterin - 2022-07-16 23:49 (UTC) - Expand

[ she waves. ]

[ stop that ]

[ why would she run from this? ]

afterword - 2022-07-16 23:45 (UTC) - Expand

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wisterin - 2022-07-17 00:08 (UTC) - Expand

[ of all people you saying this is funny ]

afterword - 2022-07-16 23:44 (UTC) - Expand

I-I'm sorry... I really don't think this definitely proves anything... Maybe I shouldn't have said anything.

wisterin - 2022-07-16 23:42 (UTC) - Expand

wisterin - 2022-07-16 23:44 (UTC) - Expand

The other one said bar, however.

Like maybe they saw someone in the bar who they thought was Shinobu, but at the point of writing, they weren't sure...?

[ reasons he didn't answer jason's question ]

This seems possible. But considering the almost certain likelihood that someone used a power to transform into someone else's appearance, I think we ought to be cautious before making accusations.

I-I agree. I didn't mean it as an accusation... I'm sorry.

overruns - 2022-07-16 23:59 (UTC) - Expand

[OUR SHINOBU...]

If it's not someone familiar with Japanese, they might've messed up on the 'tsu' part of 'Tsurumaru'.

[Who's last name also starts with a K.]

Also the killer could've tried to frame someone by writing initials too.

Oh! That is true, yes.

[ frowns mightily at the idea of either!!! ]

Given the sus nature of the clothes, I'm starting to think it's very likely someone might've been cosplaying.