jinglehells | trial 4; baby, it's cold inside

WHO KILLED CHRISTMAS?

Starshine and Brasco assemble everyone in the room. The room is extra foreboding and cold after the events of last week, and the raw egg evidence as well as Rider's body have been preserved in the room, so tread carefully.

Starshine slams down the paper for this week with all the suspects and laughs, turning to Brasco and gesturing wildly, pointing at him. "J'accuse, Brasco! This whole time, we've been pointing figures at each other but there was one man we never pointed at. And it's you! And actually, all the rest of the people on this list, too." She looks back at the list and taps it gently, "Oh, yeah, one other thing, I need you to write two names on your paper. Assuming you actually vote, unlike you abstainers," she says it the way someone in the 1950s might say communists. "I deduced that two people definitely killed the two dead people, so have fun with that." She claps her hands, "get to it, my minions!"

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Then let's all vote for you and see what she does.

No way, man, Brasco's just a patsy.

I mean, unless he went nuts from Thug Dangerzone biting it. RIP in peace, Thug.

With the progress we've made, he may as well have done it. So far you're the only one with a solid alibi.

And I don't trust anything our shithead hosts say.

I mean, I'd kinda rather be sure that we figure out whoever actually did the decapitation stuff, because unless whoever it is likes me better alive than dead I don't really want to deal with people who set up murder scavenger hunts like that.

Honestly? I'm beyond caring. And it's not like whoever it was hasn't been here the whole time.

No, I'm more interested in figuring out what's really going on. And I think if we use this opportunity to leverage one of our hosts into a hostage-by-vote, we might actually get a couple of answers.

Or one less set of interfering hands around the place.

Do you think she would've volunteered him if she actually cared if he lived or died?

If she was counting on us being stupid and going 'lol, of course it wasn't him!'? Yeah.

So let's call her bluff. And if she doesn't actually care...that tells us a lot, doesn't it? And if they're the ones behind all this...I'd rather just have one left to deal with.

Plus I just don't like them, but I do have logic to this idea beyond that.

We may as well vote for both of the hosts, even though Princess Starshine is not on the suspect list.

If she doesn't care for Brasco's life, she'll surely care about her own.

Hey, not a bad idea!

... You know what? You make a pretty good point, nya ha ha!

[ He didn't even think of that! ]

Exactly, Henry. [He never thought they would actually agree over anything.]

Still, perhaps I might change my mind if she stops withholding information. That list of hers cannot be simply random, can it?

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Sure, okay.

... You're alright with that?

[He was expecting more of a reaction out of her.]

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May as well.

That'd be hilarious!

[ He's up for it. ]

This guy gets it!

Of course. Besides, they're terrible hosts anyway!

[ He actually doesn't like them all that much surprise surprise. ]

Not a bad idea. It's not like they've helped us at all.

No, they haven't. They've done nothing to even try and stop anything bad from happening, and I'm pretty sure they want the murdering. So...yeah, I say we take things into our own hands, if they're giving us that opportunity.

If nothing else, maybe it will inspire Starshine to help us.

There ya go! Yeah, not seeing a downside to this.

Dude!

What? It's one of you other names on there or me. And at least voting for you might actually accomplish something.

I mean...not likely, but a slim chance is a chance worth taking at this point.

Look, why on earth would it be me? I live here. I don't care. If you know it's not you, that narrows you down to like . . . three people! That's a phenomenal chance!

Just. Try and work through the evidence.

Oh, I'm sorry, you misunderstand....I don't think you did it. I think this is an excellent opportunity to get rid of you and maybe learn something in the process.

I'm done with this game. I'm not working through anything, I've made up my mind.