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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█ LOCATIONS █ STATUSES █ PROFILES █ AUDIENCES
█ REPORTING █ PRIVATE CONVOS █ MURDER

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

[ kdj has dabbled in pocket check before so he's peeking over ]

Where's your locket? You had it last week, did you not?

Yeah. In my room? Didn't feel like wearing it today.

Lockets are worth looking at given what they're capable of giving us. Mind getting it?

[ a half-shrug. ]

Sure. I'll go ask.

It's just so we have everything covered.

Makes sense.

[ he's back after a brief trip, locket in hand! ]

Here you go.

Ah, thanks.

[ how's it looking? is it still glowing? ]

[ looks the same as always! except the light is off. ]

[ ..ah. he glances to his own locket, with its own light still on. ]

I take you've used your power from home then.

Had a bit of a situation, needed to help a friend out. Figured it wouldn't play well.

[why are you like this. she's absolutely glaring.]

At this late an hour? [...] Kim Dokja, he used it earlier this week, for me, but it wouldn't be wise to explain the reason in public. May I explain it to you after trial?

I wouldn't mind an explanation but there are three people dead, meaning three killers- whether they were possessed by shadows or not.

You understand, don't you? [ time is coming to an end and it isn't exactly the time to keep quiet. ]

I do understand. And yet, I'm afraid I cannot explain now without doing harm.

If someone's hostage is at risk, then I can understand why it may do some harm.

[ his voice is leveled, calm, not judgemental. ] We don't have much time left of trial so.

[sorry i super missed this.]

...Yes, we don't. But I can't budge.

[ it's okay so much is happening, three bodies be like ]

I understand. [ doesn't change his suspicions, but he understands. ]

And when was this exactly? [ i just saw siz's comment oop ]

Edited 2022-07-17 00:42 (UTC)

[ GESTURES AT HARROW. ]

I can explain after trial, just-- trust me on this one. I know it looks fucking bad.

[ shakes his head. ]

You're right, it does look bad.

If I talk about it here-- [ He pauses, and lowers his voice. ] We are being watched very carefully right now.

[ quiet, observing him ]

Then that is to say you didn't kill anyone on Thursday night?

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[A petty, dark part of Rin's mind is telling him 'it's pretty rich they're asking for trust when they didn't give us that same trust last week.'

Rin is pointedly ignoring that petty part of his mind, and instead nudges Kim Dokja.]

Hey. Harrow's saying he used it earlier in the week, so I think we can trust them and ask about it later.

[ he looks very outwardly relieved at this. clutching the locket tightly, thumb running over it - the picture in it. ]

Thanks, Rin.

[ a glance to him. ]

Alright. [ pats rin's head. he's done his damage by calling it out already so ]

Edited 2022-07-17 00:55 (UTC)