WEEK 3: TRIAL

[dormheads]

week three: trial

victims:

Good thing yesterday was just a dream, huh?

Just kidding. Everyone will wake up to a text on their phone that has only a simple message:

Go to the gymnasium at 12 PM. Attendance is mandatory.

Everyone is free to go to the designated spot on their own, but once it hits 11:55, any stragglers will feel compelled to go and will join the others at the gym. As soon as every student is inside, the doors will lock behind them.

All of the bleachers are out, so students are free to sit wherever they like. At the very front of the gym is a gathering of a few items, one being a large desk where two of the Dorm Heads are present. When the clock hits noon, the scoreboard turns on, starting a countdown of nine hours.

From where she's seated, Sally speaks.

"You have nine hours again. It's... you'll be able to do it. Work hard."

Better get to it. That scoreboard is ticking.

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Hello everyone and welcome to our fourth trial! the next nine hours, the characters are expected to discuss among themselves, ask questions, examine the bodies of the victims, look over the evidence found yesterday, and revisit locations as needed in order to find the culprit(s). There'll be a one hour break from 5-6 PM EST, where no mod tags will occur.

Before the trial is over, please remember to place your character's vote over on the voting page. Voting will close at 9 PM EST, and will serve as our activity check for the week, so please be sure you get your vote in before it ends unless you have contacted us previously.

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Comments

SPRING DORM + STABLES

[foreversweaterweather]

I went to the spring dorm with Maya and Hope and we found Malik asleep there with Molly's bloody coat over him. And--and then in the stables, we found Molly's...head...and bloody gardening shears nearby.

I-I took the shears so we could look at them today. And I took a picture.

[supercatty]

[. . . WHEW!!! she lets out an involuntary hiss at that. the pendant gets held close to her chest before she pockets it for closer examination later]

[anyway!! is there anything off about his head in general? if not she is going to start respectfully undressing him to see if there are any other wounds on his front]

[lifeless]

[Manwol's expression twists, but she forces herself to sound calm.]

...Was the pile directly under him?

[azuta]

[she nods]

Mm. We will. I ask the same of the rest of you.

[even if like there's arguably some murderers mixed in]

[steelo]

Kon definitely had bruises - I saw them on Friday morning last week.

It is weird it escalated that much. And you said the trail led to him, too...?

[foreversweaterweather]

Caiman!!! You got stabbed?!

[disreguarded]

[hmmMRMRMRMRMRRRRR]

The gold sword is his. Belongs to him.

[arcsplainist]

Aye. That does not mean we should ignore you, however.

[ghoststrums]

I've got a picture of the freezer, too.

[ with caiman in it?? yes. ]

[lifeless]

[Manwol's gonna hand him a cup of hot chocolate!!]

[overlimit]

Looking back, the people who we know had those teleportation coupons are Byleth, Leo--er, you, Wang Lu, and Caiman. Those with undeclared coupons were Catra, Ichinose, Alphinaud, Mandricardo, and Sakyou.

... And me, I guess. I had one for a communication item. A few people could confirm that, if needed.

[katzepaw]

I have it.

[Luxanna brought it to him last night, so it would have been with them.]

. . . But it couldn't have been what he was actually stabbed with, I don't think. We need to examine the sword.

[headsplitter]

Looks like it. Wasn't the worst kind of stab I've ever gotten, helps that Lux healed it over for me.

[foreversweaterweather]

[ Mabel looks at them helplessly for a moment before rushing forward to give each of them a big hug: Sally first, and then Viola. ]

[branches]

Right, I guess I meant like, a very deliberate injury instead of incidental one.

[disreguarded]

... Do you have his coat? Is it here?

[azuta]

[ . . . . she considers her words thoughtfully for a moment.]

I only want to know who took him from me and the rest of Winter. I feel similarly for Mollymauk. As long as you were responsible for neither, you needn't apologize.

[goalsides]

Nothing else came up, right? No other weird bruises or cuts?

[steelo]

Catra's wasn't teleportation. Our whole dorm can confirm that, too.

[duranduel]

[He sets his jaw, and nods solemnly.]

I'll be there for you, Viola.

[He gets it, but...]

Don't apologize. Let's just...focus on all this for now.

[dormheads]

[Inside, it looks like everything is gone. You could say it's....completely MT.

In the mouth, Molly has cute little Infernal fangs which I want to mention because I love them. But all the teeth are there, and the tongue. His eyes are still looking at Caleb. They never shut. The jewelry on his horns and in his ears tingle slightly. He has a lip and nose piercing! They're very cool.

There isn't any other wound on the front side at all. Just a normal Molly head, with the brains gone, and a round hole in the back.]

[azuta]

[oh that's a baby.

viola freezes up a little at first but - ultimately for mabel she gives her a big hug back]

... why thank you. I feel better already.

[branches]

[FROWNING DEEPLY?]

You guys found the head?
[WHY BABIES?]

[disreguarded]

Yeah, I think so. Pretty close, if not exact.

[headsplitter]

[ Oh!!! He sits down here with his hands around the mug of warm chocolate.

At temporary peace... ]