Trial 2

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WHO KILLED CHRISTMAS?

Four hours pass yet again. Thug Dangerzone and Brasco move all the tables together (with no help from Starshine), and once again the dining room becomes a makeshift trial center. Poor Diana's body is carefully laid out on one of the tables. She's covered by a sheet, because frankly her corpse looks a little nauseating, but she's there if anyone needs to look at her.

On each spot at the table is a some cookies and apple cider, and that basket sits remains cheery and present at the center of the tavle. Next to the food is a pen and a small notebook, like the kind they use on police procedural.

After everyone is seated, or at least standing awkwardly around, Brasco stands up on a chair. "I gotta say, I'm pretty disappointed in you all," he says, and you get the sense he honestly means it. "This is way, way more murders than we wanted here! By a significant margin! But at least justice can be served a little. Me and Princess and Thug were looking around some after you guys finished, and we narrowed it down to five different suspects. So figure it out! You've got all day. Go vote when you're sure, and remember: this isn't a joke. Make sure you get it right. When we've got a majority vote, or when it gets too late, we'll decide.

Ready? Start!"

 

19 GUESTS REMAIN

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Comments

[doublesmall]

Or, you knew where to find it and thought discovering it would make you look less suspicious. That doesn't automatically make you innocent.

[happydreamed]

Chuuya.

[Just. Mildly chiding there.]

Clothing damage... May I have a look at both of your shirts? As well as the other suspects'.

[doublesmall]

What?

[is he wrong, kantera.

but fine, fine. chuuya rolls his eyes and pulls his sweater back off, passing it over; he's still wearing the other shirt underneath, and it isn't missing any fabric.

also the sweater is fine, he hasn't been walking around with a hole in it.]

[happydreamed]

[Kantera gives the shirt a good look-over, then nods and returns Chuuya his sweater.]

Perhaps consider being a tad more gentle to those in distress.

[doublesmall]

We're trying to figure out who killed someone. People's feelings aren't exactly the biggest priority here.

[happydreamed]

Unnecessary coldness won't lead us to the answer any more quickly. And you will still have to live with him after the culprit is found.

[doublesmall]

It's not like we're roommates.

[happydreamed]

'Tis merely a suggestion for your personal growth.

[you're not that much older than him kantera]

[doublesmall]

I'm not concerned with personal growth, I'm concerned with not fucking dying.

[happydreamed]

You sound so much like my neighbor when you speak that way. I believe she recently turned fourteen.

[Just saying.]

[doublesmall]

Some kids are very mature for their age, aren't they.

[happydreamed]

Certainly. I shall have to congratulate her on being as mature as a grown man, or more so.

[codeofmisconduct]

[You can see his shirt as well. There is no damage to either article he was given.]

[transparentanswer]

If I found the nutcracker before anyone else did, it would've made way more sense to just burn the entire thing than to leave it as possibly incriminating evidence.

[originallutece]

Unless it wouldn't burn.

[doublesmall]

I would absolutely believe those hell toys don't burn completely.

[originallutece]

If for no other reason than you'd have an easy way to make your room habitable.

[transparentanswer]

Do you know that it wouldn't burn?

[originallutece]

I haven't the faintest idea. But it's the logical conclusion: it being half-burned doesn't automatically render you innocent, because it might not have burned at all, taking the decision out of your hands.

[transparentanswer]

What, I'm guilty because I happened to find the evidence? That makes me really unlucky. Do you want to throw it in the fire and see what happens? Because I have no god damn idea if this thing burns or not. It was like this when I found it.

[originallutece]

Hush. I'm not saying you did it, I'm merely pointing out the obvious.

Though it might not be a bad idea to try and burn another of those things.

[transparentanswer]

Fair enough. Let's grab a non suspect and go toss it in. See what happens.