FIFTH TRIAL

[whimsicalism]

FIFTH TRIAL

THE CONTAINMENT CENTER

There are two more dead this week, and some unusual locations led to some unusual and interesting evidence. Once the students have had time to scour the affected areas and collect their clues, Kakuya's lilting telepathic voice guides them back to the elevator. Everyone now has plenty of elbow room - and plenty of carrying space to bring down the evidence, living creatures and all.

In addition to the constant strobing of the lights and the scream of metal chafing against metal, those who can tune into the softer noises in the background might hear snippets of a song on their descent. Though the lyrics are garbled and unintelligible as any other song playing in the soda fountain, a muffled crooner keens in the distance. The familiar clown whose presence is a constant despite the shifting cells, however, is 32 22 flavors and then some. He precariously balances a multi-scoop ice cream cone in one patient hand, all of its assorted scoops unpleasant and sickly colors. Multiple punctured balloons hang down from his other arm, wrinkled and dripping what is probably chocolate sauce. A cohort of aliens that look like every mid-century American fantasy of the little green men from outer space hone their weapons in silence. For the most part, every monster looks less restless now, but the hunger hasn't faded from any of them. If anything, it's intensified. If anything, it looks like they're biding their time.

There is, however, no sign of Father in his new prison. If he's suffering from the consequences he faces, you won't get the satisfaction of seeing that just yet.

Without the stark light of Father's telecomm screen, the trial room is a little bit darker but no less brutal. There's no longer a Prefect's desk visible by the podiums. Nanami, with nowhere to go, stands around aimlessly for a few moments, fidgeting, before finally taking a petulant seat on the open floor.

Kakuya, herself, is no where to be seen but the faint sound of flute music announces that she is watching. A voice echoes in the back of your mind as you return to your familiar podiums.

"It... looks like two of you are gone... Find out who killed... Koishi and Carrie, won't you? Kakuya... won't mind if you don't but don't... give up right away, okay? That would be no... good."

She laughs in her familiar, childish way. "Kakuya... wants to see what... you do this time... friends. Let's... start."
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OOC NOTES

Welcome to the fifth trial! Today's trial image is the famous eldritch cafe illustration by Jeff Paul Johnson. There are two dead this week, and success will entail solving both murders. Despite the shakeup in the management recently, there are still NPC question sections available.

Evidence Reminders:

• If you can carry it you probably can bring it. While the body itself isn't allowed into the trial, most things are, including live animals.
• If your character has access to a piece of evidence and you don't know if you can bring it in, you can either ask the mods privately if that's possible or by pinging them in the post itself.
• If a piece of evidence is forgotten or the original finder otherwise can't present it (an emergency, etc), you can either assume retroactively that someone did or that the sheep brought it in to make sure that everything is tidy.
• As always, just put MODS in the header of your comment to get our attention for any clarification.

Good luck!

Comments

[shinedsobright]

Oookay well you'd know better than me. Do you want the treats then??

[hashtagwoof]

Right. So we're looking for ice cream, chlorine, or both.

[hashtagwoof]

Uh...

Let's. Not get too carried away here.

[lets_dewey_it]

Even if that's true, I don't want it to lead to that kind of scenario again.

[shinedsobright]

We might have to think about the motives then...

[As reticent as Fret usually is to share his own. It's fine!!]

[canreallymove]

[Thinking, thinking, thinking-

!]

Ok, so if that's the case and we're puttin' you in dog mode...I just gotta ask.

You remember directions and stuff from before you go dog mode?

[shinedsobright]

Cool, more for Neku!

[He's a little relieved honestly]

[violence_ensues]

Right, If you're ready...

[Adorabat waits for Hunter to get ready, then takes out her nightstick and waves it around a little.]

[hashtagwoof]

Uh... No. That's why I told you about the showing-dog-smelly-thing trick. You remember the incident with the chili dog a few years ago? I totally forgot what I was doing while I'm like that.

[copycut]

[ skill issue if u can't suspect someone without doing that smh ]

[canreallymove]

Darn. Worth a shot.

Well, in any case, I was gonna promise you an actual Not Evidence Chili Dog either way, so...maybe I can do that after trial.

[Because he has to believe they'll get out no matter how awful the truth is. The truth being, at least one person was not walking back to the elevator today.]

[hashtagwoof]

[ He was pointedly trying not to look at it until he was ready because when he sees it...

He drops everything and starts barking at the stick. Redirection is required for this to work. ]

SMELL CHECK WITH DOG BRAIN

[hashtagwoof]

[ Whelp! Hunter asked for this! Now he's gone barking mad!

Luckily this time it's somewhat useful. He may not have superhuman dog powers, but he has smelled the remnant of smoothie and Sonic's glove so he's gonna get up close and smell everyone for traces of ice cream and chlorine! He will also notice if someone smells too clean... Or if something's off about their appearance since he's getting up close here.

Hopefully someone can snap him out of it once he's smelled everyone. ]

[violence_ensues]

[Adorabat's body might smell like she showered without soap this morning and possibly traces of blood and her breath may smell of pepperoni, cheese, and chokkit milk. No vanilla smell at all.]

[canreallymove]

[Well, as stated, he smells like chlorine with a hint of vanilla. Which he admitted upfront and which Anya and Dewey can back him up on. And his breath smells faintly of chili dogs, so no shocks here.




Also he will refrain from saying good boy. He's 99 percent sure that that's just being patronizing to him at this point.]

[copycut]

[ Kuro bathes in the evening rather than the morning, and that seems to still be the case today. No recent soap, no chlorine, no vanilla... Just linen and a few sprays of floral perfume, like usual. ]

Re: SMELL CHECK WITH DOG BRAIN

[lets_dewey_it]

Easy does it now, Hunter. _{[He smells just vaguely of chlorine from going in the pool area with Sonic and Anya. His hands smell like smoothie because he handled the two smoothie'd notebooks. His breath smells of not brushing his teeth in the morning.]}

[shinedsobright]

[Fret had the forethought to pick up the ice cream scoop with plastic, so he doesn't smell like ice cream (or chlorine for that matter.) He probably smells a bit more like blood because of how long it took him to put the knife in the bag, even though he at least held that one with plastic too.]

[gotnothing]

[ Ava smells... clean enough? None of the listed smells, anyway, on her body or breath. ]

[keyringwitness]

[Yasu smells, well, totally regular. No unusual smells here.]

[hashtagwoof]

[ As for Hunter himself, he smells like he hasn't been anywhere near the pool or ice cream. So he's clean! And has decent hygiene compared to some people here!

Now can someone snap him out before he gets off track and ends up chewing up something he shouldn't? ]

[violence_ensues]

[Adorabat takes a deep breath...]

HUNTER YOU'RE NOT A DOG!

[That's how.]

1/2

[hashtagwoof]

GAH!

[ He stumbles over. Yep, that was loud and startling enough to snap him out of it. ]

Huh-- Oh... Thanks.

2/2 RESULTS

[hashtagwoof]

[ Let him get off the floor and dust himself off... ]

Okay! Uh... That wasn't as helpful as I thought, but I do have some things to point out.

One. Most of the people who investigated stuff and poked at bodies smell like they've done so.

Two, Kuro. You wear perfume often? And if so, where are you getting that stuff again?

And I don't wanna name names, but I would like to point out they invented toothpaste for a reason. Could you try using it more often?

[violence_ensues]

[Yeah, that's just what Adorabat's dentist said that one time before DRILLING INTO HER TEETH AND-]