WEEK FIVE: TRIAL

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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!

N̸A̵V̴I̶G̶A̶T̴I̴O̸N̷.̷

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

Comments

[overruns]

[ ...he just scoffs, unrestrained bitterness in his voice. ]

I clearly cannot convince you otherwise. Do what you please.

[unrecked]

Dimitri.

[Just gives him a look without saying anything.]

[overruns]

[ there's sort of a—wild look in his eyes at that, sharp and angry and frustrated in a hurt sort of way. ]

What, Jason?

[unrecked]

Hey. I, of all people, can't tell you to relax. It's alright.

[aono]

[He has a thought, based on things Dimitri said earlier, but he's going to be as gentle as he can when he approaches Dimitri.]

Hey, I know it's kind of a 'damned if you do, damned if you don't' situation if you get accused, but...is that the only reason you're not arguing back?

[overruns]

It does not matter if I argue, when there is so little time left.

[ he's been through a lot of these, he knows how this is going to end. ]

[technocool]

[ She!! Frowns!! A Lot!!!

[malewife]

You should argue, regardless of time.

[overruns]

I did what I could.

[aono]

...

[...]

I...I think I get it. Why you're doing this. But I'll come ask later about it, yeah?

[It's past 9 and it won't make a difference for trial anyway.]

[overruns]

If you believe in some noble-minded reasoning, do not bother.

[ because it'll be wrong. ]