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Castle W Mods ([personal profile] whimsicalism) wrote in [community profile] castle_whims2020-10-31 01:35 am
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THIRD TRIAL

To the court room. Make it quick, alright? I don't really know about any of you but I don't want to waste more time on a couple of bratty teenagers.

[The Queen still is silent as you descend to the court room. There are ten less of you than when you began. The podiums look empty as you go to them. Even if the podiums are getting empty, though, there is a new jury box near the Alices that is rather full... of ghosts of all the participants of the previous round you've discovered and of your dead compatriots. They don't talk but they're there. Judging. Always judging.

There is someone who doesn't notice this addition, though. Queen Alice.

The Queen is quiet but she's next to the Cat. Her head is bowed to her chest as she seems to sleep quietly. Then as movement she jolts up, smiling vaguely as she nods.]


Yes, a tea party--that's what we...need...

[Her head drops back to her chest as she falls asleep again. The Cat glances at her then back at the crowd with agitation.]

Someone is responsible for Lena and Neku's deaths. Do something about it, will you? Why did you even bring one of those ghosts in with you, anyway?
prescience: (16)

[personal profile] prescience 2020-10-31 07:03 pm (UTC)(link)
Could she have dragged herself? I'm not sure how quickly the wound would have taken its toll.

The shots that landed do seem very precise, however...
strictura: (try to map the ocean)

[personal profile] strictura 2020-10-31 07:10 pm (UTC)(link)
The zig-zag pattern of the trail makes that seem unlikely... Not being able to move in a straight line is one thing, but it seems like it would have taken more energy than she should have had at that point to move that much.

[ Unless that was some weird aunt shit too somehow??? who knows ]
prescience: (28)

[personal profile] prescience 2020-10-31 07:26 pm (UTC)(link)
Yes, given the location of the injury...she wouldn't have had enough time.

Last time, the culprit not being strong enough to fully carry a body came up. This could very well be an intentional diversion, as Number One-san indicated.
strictura: (all of those french films about trains)

[personal profile] strictura 2020-10-31 08:46 pm (UTC)(link)
That's possible.

[ Hm.

...Well, he'll just go ahead and voice this possibility at this point. ]


I think she was likely dragged on some of the swimsuits, since they had both smeared blood and sand on them. That would most likely either point to Amdi or to someone trying to frame him, right? He would have only been able to move her by dragging her, and if he did it by using the swimsuits as... sort of a sleigh or wagon, I guess, there wouldn't have been bite marks on Lena or her clothes like there would have been otherwise.
prescience: (14)

[personal profile] prescience 2020-10-31 08:53 pm (UTC)(link)
He did seem receptive to the motive...however briefly. [But she really can't blame him for that one.] Were there any on the swimsuits themselves? You said it was just blood and sand, correct?

I don't want to discount him without merit, either, but I'm wondering about the gun...?

[Can dogs. Can dogs shoot.]
strictura: (and maybe it's wise)

[personal profile] strictura 2020-10-31 08:58 pm (UTC)(link)
Not that I noticed, but with how dark it was, it's possible I could have missed something.
prescience: (18)

[personal profile] prescience 2020-10-31 09:17 pm (UTC)(link)
It was dark on that floor, wasn't it...?

We should pursue that theory until it yields more information or falls apart.

I wonder if he would have been able to restrain hard enough to cause that bruising. Of those of us who remain, the list of those who might have the strength is certainly shorter. Seven-san, myself, Mizuki Okiura-san, Dark Dream-san?

[Is she missing anyone?]
battlestations: (and if it means I must prepare)

[personal profile] battlestations 2020-10-31 09:57 pm (UTC)(link)
It'd also have to be someone who would put the body under the ship in the ocean. Should we be looking into swimming prowess?

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strictura: (i'm not scared)

[personal profile] strictura 2020-10-31 10:13 pm (UTC)(link)
...Gilgamesh did manage to get that jukebox to my room before, but I don't know what motivation he'd have for something like this.

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battlestations: (odds are)

[personal profile] battlestations 2020-10-31 07:10 pm (UTC)(link)
I checked to see if there were any signs of her crawling, but there were no handprints or the like.

I wondered if it was a missed shot, but I'm not sure how that would play in. If there was a chase, you'd think we'd see more disturbed footprints. ....Granted, Neku could float, but I don't think Lena could.
soverainty: (#prismaillyamoment)

[personal profile] soverainty 2020-10-31 07:14 pm (UTC)(link)
I dunno, have you ever seen her flap those arms of hers properly? Like hell I know how that works.

[She gestures meaningfully at Amdi, because they apparently don't have a single normal animal or anthropomorphic animal in this place??]
battlestations: (beware of pretty faces that you find)

[personal profile] battlestations 2020-10-31 07:27 pm (UTC)(link)
W-well. No. But if they were both in the air, would the bullet still hit the slide?
soverainty: (#callofcakeduty)

[personal profile] soverainty 2020-10-31 07:35 pm (UTC)(link)
I don't see what the slide's got to do with it. Where in the slide was the bullet, anyway?
battlestations: (There's a man)

[personal profile] battlestations 2020-10-31 08:12 pm (UTC)(link)
If Lena was flying like a duck and one of them was chasing the other with the gun, and their shot missed, I thought it would just go over. But, now that you mention it, it was near the top of the slide. On the side facing the pit, as well.

[so that's interesting]
soverainty: (#poyoyon)

[personal profile] soverainty 2020-10-31 08:32 pm (UTC)(link)
It could have gone anywhere if they were up high enough, right? The side facing the pit, though. You think Spikes was the one shooting?
battlestations: (secret)

[personal profile] battlestations 2020-10-31 08:40 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, it was his gun. Seems like the most likely conclusion.

[he's SIGHING though because dammit Neku.]

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[personal profile] prescience 2020-10-31 07:35 pm (UTC)(link)
[She nods.] It was worth verifying, but I don't think I really believed she could have made it that far.

Unfortunately, we don't yet know what Lena was capable of, with our without the influence of this "aunt" she referred to.

The shooter may have approached them when they were focused on each other.
battlestations: (they've given you a numbuh)

[personal profile] battlestations 2020-10-31 08:17 pm (UTC)(link)
That does seem like the best strategy to ambush someone - when their focus is elsewhere. But we're thinking Neku had the gun to begin with, right? Then they would have had to sneak up on him and take it.
prescience: (14)

[personal profile] prescience 2020-10-31 08:21 pm (UTC)(link)
Yes, it is my understanding that he wouldn't release it from his possession.

If he was taken off guard by the trap Lena-san - or her aunt - devised, could he have dropped it?
strictura: (but you're so smart)

[personal profile] strictura 2020-10-31 08:27 pm (UTC)(link)
Actually, what do we think about the bruises on his arms? That hasn't come up yet, has it? Maybe he was being held down somehow while the gun was taken?
prescience: (3)

[personal profile] prescience 2020-10-31 08:38 pm (UTC)(link)
[She frowns, as if she's trying to place that information too.]

We'd need to determine who might be strong enough to do that... It's so difficult to imagine an altercation like that playing out and someone still being able to deliver a fatal shot like the wound we have.
battlestations: (beware of pretty faces that you find)

[personal profile] battlestations 2020-10-31 08:42 pm (UTC)(link)
Do you think switching bodies with her aunt could make her bigger? Like an adult.

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battlestations: (wearing the 3D glasses)

[personal profile] battlestations 2020-10-31 08:28 pm (UTC)(link)
I would think fear like that would tighten one's grip. But now I wonder if he had to touch his pins to make his magic like the levitation work... that could have required him to drop it.

[Nigel that's basically the same thing.]
strictura: (that's when i knew)

[personal profile] strictura 2020-10-31 07:57 pm (UTC)(link)
Ah... come to think of it, would Sakuraba have been able to float above the knives?
battlestations: (secret agent man!)

[personal profile] battlestations 2020-10-31 08:02 pm (UTC)(link)
He should have been. Maybe that's why he wound up getting shot instead... he'd still be like a fish in a barrel if someone pushed him in before he activated that power.
Edited 2020-10-31 20:03 (UTC)