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

I think it's a possibility. I don't want it to be true, though.

The wound on your back can't really be confirmed.

Because the person who could confirm it is dead.

[ but it's fine. he's just looking resigned at this point. ]

[ he will just walk over, and nudge him slightly. ]

[ he doesn't really respond, though he does seem to slump a little. thanks, tsuru. ]

[ that's ok, he will just stay right here. ]

[shaking his head]

I believe it worthy to speak in Dimitri Alexandre Blaiddy's defense if the evidence we are looking at is based upon stolen items and the cut.

Should the person who took his clothes have doused them in oil because they are a convenient match, how would he have similarly been able to take Shinobu Kocho and Tsurumaru Kuninaga's?

His cut does not match the arrowheads either.

I caught Dimitri earlier this week trying to go into the doors. He did say he had gone into one with Sylvain already when I told him to leave them alone.

I can't say whether it's true, but this was Wednesday.

[ ... ]

I don't believe it was you.

[ he doesn't say anything to that, but they've probably been holding hands for a while. ]

[ yeah, she squeezes his hand. ]

[jumping in]

The cut upon his back is bigger than the arrowheads. I do not believe it a match.

Okay, but why are his clothes that are his that were stolen oily, which is a thing in Claude's case? They were clearly in his room.

How do you know that they were stolen in that state, and why would he bring them back to his room in such a form rather than dispose of them?

I just know. I know that's not a good answer, but I do.

If nobody checks your room in this place, it's a good hiding spot.

If it helps, there are no rips on the clothes that were found in the housekeeping room.

So he could be telling the truth about the cut on his back, and the clothes would still be an indicator.

[ he shrugs. he's just reporting what he found. ]

[glances at him with a little sad look.]

[ he'll just

reach over to give her hand a small squeeze ]

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evocationary - 2022-07-17 01:02 (UTC) - Expand

preowned - 2022-07-17 01:03 (UTC) - Expand

Tell me this. Why do you think someone is breaking into rooms at night? Do you genuinely believe it is someone with a kink, as you say? Or is it not more likely there is some purpose to it?

I mean.... it would be helpful for framing people, right?

That's possible. Provided you knew oil was involved. But it has happened every week...

And do you suppose then that they simply grew lucky with their investigation this week?

Do you think that is unlikely? Why?

[a glance at the clock given time]

It was merely a question.