WEEK SIX: TRIAL

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W̴͍̎E̴̝̊E̸͚͝K̸͕̿ SIX: 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:

MAIN MEETING HALL (VILLAGE)
Should anyone venture inside, they'll find a number of long benches set up against the walls. At the head of the building are two chairs, a sun and a moon carved into the back of each. The area in the center is wide open, allowing plenty of space to move around and while decor is lacking, hanging from the walls are several blank scrolls. There's also a large (blank) scroll above the two chairs in the back.

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 seventh 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

Comments

[guestservices]

[ diluc finds a small scrap of charred fabric!

hua cheng does not find anything of note on the floor. ]

[supremity]

[ going to move on to checking the furniture, then! checking for damages (burns and non-burns alike), if they've been moved, anything on top of them, and overall just doing an outside check of it. the seating, first. ]

[shinetrue]

[ this is coming back with them to trial, so he'll pocket it. back on his feet, diluc is going to check under the rug! lifting it up to see if anything may have escaped the fire. then he's going to take a closer look at the wallpaper, checking for any scratches/markings/substances. ]

[guestservices]

[ as hua cheng checks the seating, he finds nothing! since he is looking over the furniture, he can see that there are some heavily smoldering opium blocks and another half burnt vaguely blocky object under the smoke and foam on one of the tables.

diluc finds nothing under the rug! the wallpaper is a bit smoke damaged because this place was on fire. :(]

[supremity]

[ ok well he was going to check the cushions but instead he's going to be pulling out one of the drawers. it's half to check if there's anything inside it, half to see if he can pull or wrench it out completely to empty of anything non-evidence to put a smoldering opium block into and whatever the half burnt thing is.

what is half burnt thing. ]

[shinetrue]

[ he's taking another look up at the ceiling, now that the fire is out, help. any marks or etc.....

then it's time to take a look on the other side of the room, checking the couches, looking signs of tearing and also removing the cushions to see if there's anything hidden under. he'll stick his hand into the couch and run it along the seam to feel for things as well. also prepared to move furniture around, to check underneath it. ]

[guestservices]

[ hua cheng can take a drawer! it's empty.

on the table, in the smoldering opium blocks, he finds a half burnt... book? it looks like it could be a book, but it would have to be examined at trial to understand further. since he's picked up a block and moved it to investigate, he might see that there are also some other objects that are shiny on the table's surface.

diluc doesn't find anything under the cushions or in the couch! there are no signs of tears, and nothing under the furniture! and nothing on the ceiling. ]

[supremity]

[ hurray, evidence tray. he holds it out to diluc if he'd like to put his burnt scrap in it as well.

but he's also checking to see what's shiny. hewwo? ]

[shinetrue]

[ he will come over and deposit the scrap. thanks man.

while hua cheng checks the shiny thing, diluc will search the other tables, checking for any notable markings, objects, or substances, etc. he's also going to check the drawers, pulling them out to search for any hidden evidence. also checking the tools for any sign of use, that isn't for smoking or if anything is missing that should be there. ]

[guestservices]

[ the shiny thing is a lump of something metal! it's warm to the touch even still. there's one in front of him, and two others on the table surface! he will also notice a crumbling, ashy matchstick that will likely fall apart the second he picks it up.

diluc doesn't find anything noticeable or off on the tables. as he goes through the drawers, he'll find them undisturbed, with the same contents as usual, supplies for smoking. there does seem to be a match missing! gestures at above. the two of them sure have been inhaling a lot of opium smoke from standing in here though. hua cheng especially...

orion looks between the two of them. ] Are you two alright?

[supremity]

[ if he can find an intact matchstick, he would like to take it just to have a similar piece of evidence to reference. ]

You know I'll be fine. Diluc? [ he collects the metal pieces carefully - it's three, correct? ]

[shinetrue]

[ he rejoins him! ]

A bit lightheaded, from the smoke, but fine otherwise. I think we're set.

[ he's a little high, so he feels great, actually. ]

[guestservices]

[ hc can do that, sure, yeah. it is definitely a matchstick, and there is absolutely no way it could be anything else. this sounds sarcastic but i promise it isn't

orion looks between them, and then nods, opening a shadow portal. ]

Let's head back, then.