castle_whims | SECOND TRIAL

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trial,
week 3

SECOND TRIAL

How are we ever going to get the pond clean? It'll stink like lawyer for forever, Alice!

Be nice... We shouldn't say things like that, Alice.

Weren't you the one who were calling Franziska a wicked witch?

I'm sorry about it now, aren't I?! Just--it's time for a trial, everyone!

[As you climb back into the teacup to descend to the court room once more, the tea cup doesn't respond if anyone tries to go to any other floors. As you walk up to the podiums the amount of crossed out portraits has increased. How many more will die before the tricky game the Alices want is over?

At least the Alices seem relatively calm. The Queen, anyway. The Cat is in her Alice form, watching over the proceedings with a hungry look in her eyes.]

Franziska von Karma is dead. Do try to find out who did it but not too quickly. I'll get bored~

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[Just... leaving lots of space... on this sheet of paper:]

Culprit gets plants Culprit mixes stuff into bottles Culprit makes funnel cake (in picnic area because that's where we can actually cook) ?????? Culprit drags Franziska through grass to edge of pond Franziska lets go of riding crop (muscles relaxing? dying message?) Culprit pushes Franziska into the water: no signs of other pressure

[The confusion about the plate officially makes Mizuki give up on the middle, to get SOMETHING out there, but AT LEAST THIS MUCH SEEMS TO BE A STRONG CONSENSUS.]

Are we sure she didn't hit anybody with the riding crop?

If she had her crop out, might it have been to hit her assailant? ...I know she always had it, but clearly she wasn't poisoned badly enough to let go of it in the first place.

that would actually be really in character but why didn't the culprit disarm her???? literally had their hands full?? they would know we searched Coriander - she obviously didn't wash enough elsewhere either and honestly her heart wasn't in it :(( why wouldn't they hide the whip if its use on them was THE big clue? obviously had lots of time. reverse psychology?

Well, uhh... maybe they did take it, and that's why it was on the ground, instead of still clutched in her hand when we found her? Either way, it's fair to say they thought we couldn't do anything with it.

[writing faster, stream of consciousness]

if they did remove it at that moment, it could have been something like dragging her by the legs where she couldn't reach them and then they have to get closer to make sure her upper body actually goes into the water

We may as well check for stains or marks, right? Everyone keeps mentioning it, so we should get it over with.

that will be so gross we don't even have any idea yet where she would have hit them

Mm, but there are only so many places, right? I say we check arms, legs, and the stomach and back... Technically, there are spots we might miss, but those are the places someone's most likely to hit if they're struggling, right?