FIRST TRIAL

[whimsicalism]

Honestly, if all you're going to do now is try to smoke out the castle I think it's time for a trial.

A trial, yes, a trial, Alice! Let's find out who it is. Come to the stairwell, everyone. I'm feeling better so I'll even be able to meet you there.

[The wall at the top of the stairwell is gone by the time everyone arrives. In it's place is a giant teacup being held by a doll's hand. For some reason it has a hinged door that swings out and closes shut once everyone gets in. It's big enough to hold everyone inside comfortably. Well, at least, as comfortable as you can get with a possible murderer in your midst.

While there are buttons for various other 'floors' in the castle none of them currently work. It takes a moment before the giant doll arm begins lowering. The visible area around you is just a dirt hole. It's as if you're descending down a rabbit hole as the teacup starts to descend quickly.

Eventually the teacup lands with a thunk in a room that's definitely more suitable as a place for a party than a park. It's a large outdoor room with great hedges surrounding the entire area. White roses dripping red paint (blood?) stand out among the green foliage. In an elevated area, safe from any potential angry 'friends, the Alices can be seen behind a desk emblazoned with a familiar symbol.

Down on ground level, though, there's a circle of podiums with a copy of your portrait to tell you where to stand. Both Ib and Violet's portraits are currently crossed out in red.]

Welcome to the trial room! Well, trial court? Mm... doesn't matter, I guess. I'm feeling better today so I'm glad that I can at least make sure that someone doesn't mess everything up for everyone.

[The cat, in Alice form, looks away.]

That said, time to find out who killed Violet. Trial, begin!

Comments

VOTING

[whimsicalism]

At least it wasn't as messy as last time... Anyway. Time to tally the votes! A crime is a crime, a wrong is a wrong so don't take too long.

[A series of pictures of everyone's pictures show up on the podiums.]

Just touch the picture of the one responsible. Majority rules so don't worry if you press the wrong one.

[rhododendronhoney]

[Taps her own photo]

[scratchitti]

[Cori]

Re: VOTING

[seventhlittlemonster]

[...Cori.]

[ballooncaged]

[PUNCHES that picture of Cori]

[immaculacies]

[ Manaka taps the picture of Cori and then patiently waits to be able to leave. ]

Re: VOTING

[littlebratziska]

It's... it's not fair to have things done this way! Even if she is a murderer she deserves a real trial! This wasn't a trial, it was an investigation!

[ballooncaged]

You care about that, but you're so into making little girls cry that it's a matter of life and death? Well, we have a majority already, so it doesn't matter.

[littlebratziska]

I never said anything like that! What I care about is the truth, and doing things like this right, and punishing criminals properly!

The matter of life and death is staying trapped in this awful place you fool!!

[strictura]

This is how trials work in these games -- and it is a game, in case you're forgetting. Your concept of justice didn't mean anything in the first place, and it certainly doesn't here.

[golden_king]

...Mm, but there's nothing we can do about it so let's go along with it for now, alright?

We'll get our chance at some point.

[littlebratziska]

[she already has but this is messing her up, no mistake]

[scratchitti]

[All this yelling is making his head hurt. His heart hurts. Everything hurts.

And he agrees with her- he wants to fight this, he wants riot and tear everything apart... but...]

Franziska... stop.

[Said as calmly as he can, though his voice is cracking in ways that have nothing to do with being 15]

[littlebratziska]

[Those few words, quiet and calm, are enough to ground her again.

She's too pale and her jaw is too tight, but she turns away from the other people anyway and walks away. She's voted. She doesn't need to stay.]

[byzer0]

[ Pokes Cori's picture with his tampered evidence cigarette ★~ ]

Re: VOTING

[imozon]

[Wordlessly taps Cori.]

[strictura]

[ Taps Cori's picture. ]

[xxxx_me]

[Coriander]

[soverainty]

[lightly tappin' the Cori picture, there's no hesitation here]

[nothingposh]

They are the first to fall
the first of us to fall in the Queen's charade
Her name was Violet
Her life was cold and dark but she was unafraid
We vote here in her name

[It's not that he cares about voting, or even who did it. He's just annoyed by this whole process.]

Cori'nder dies in vain
Our trust has been betrayed

[So be it. He votes Cori.]

[bizer0]

[Cori~. The least she could have done was made it interesting, if she was going to be dumb and do it at all. Alas.]

[golden_king]

[ > Cat.

Hah. Just kidding, that's not an option. This time.

Gilgamesh will vote as thus:

> Cori. ]

[undershadow]

[ She liked Cori. She liked Violet. But she doesn't really know anyone here, and if anyone here really knew her...

Anyway, she's just gonna tap Cori's picture. ]

Hey, uh. Your recipes. Have you got a favorite one?

[rhododendronhoney]

[It's almost a real smile, that she gets there.]

...the Choral Cream Puffs. That's...the one I forgot. But you'll find it among the papers in my room.

[battlestations]

[Honestly, it could have been worse. He's going on with his biases unchallenged, including the part where he thought Cori's kindness was fake the whole time.

1 solemn vote for Cori.]