WEEK FIVE TRIAL

[grigori]

week five: trial i want to speak to a manager

23 Remain

Good morning, everyone! Hopefully you're well-rested, because there's a long day ahead of you.

The start of the day is yours to do with what you want, but come 11:45 AM, your daemons will feel a compulsion to lead you to chapel and will ensure that you're up and moving to head there. You can certainly resist it, but by the time 11:55 AM rolls around... you'll find your feet taking you there, regardless, if you aren't there already. There's no exceptions—it seems that this gathering is mandatory, as you'll find that your fellow travelers are all heading to the same destination as you.

Waiting in the chapel for your arrival are Satariel, Rameel, and Yomiel. Tables for offerings sit at the front end of the room. They've been left empty for the day ahead - save for one, where plates, bowls, cups, and cutlery have been stacked neatly for later in the day. Some snacks and drinks have been provided for the early portion of the day, and proper food for later. Come noon, once everyone is within the chapel, they'll find that the doors close and lock behind them.

Sporting a bit of a different look with their long blonde locks gone, Rameel will be leaning against the podium upfront with a lazy smile on their face. Their wounds and injuries from yesterday seemingly healed up completely sans one more permanent injury. And even though it looks as if they were going to say something, they ultimately don't and pass their turn.

Yomiel looks much better than yesterday, wounds healed, broken wings set, and clothing repaired. Speaking too much seems to be a bit of a strain, though, as their voice is still scratchy and rough. "You've don't have much time to find Mikotoba. Don't waste it."

Satariel is curled up in one of the pews, wrapped in their cloak and a blanket and looking tired. But they are paying attention, and their daemon paces slowly nearby as a bear, snuffling at anyone that comes close enough as though checking them over as well. It still does not touch. The Watcher sounds - quiet, for once. "Let's get started. And, while it won't matter to the trial... for your numbers, Miss Rika was a Celestial."

Every hour that passes, the chapel bell will ring out with the time. The pressure's on, good luck.

Trial start

Business stops for no one! Welcome, everyone, to our sixth trial. For the next nine hours, characters are expected to investigate the setting, compile and examine evidence, locate any unalive and unaccounted for members of their group, and theorize about the going ons of Thursday night/Friday morning that lead up to this point.

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Comments

Walkie Talkies

[grigori]

[ you have two permanent pairs to utilize for reporting back on investigation, contributed again to the group at large. a temporary third set can be acquired if needed.

reply here to update one another via walkie talkie when a group (or two or three) is out on investigation.

as a new function, through hard work, the two permanent sets are now on the same frequency! you may tune the temporary third set, as well, but this will allow investigation teams to communicate with one another as well as with the trial base. ]

[yueshen]

[ skrrrt over the frequency: ]

There is blood everywhere at the storage shed.

[veraltwin]

[OH SHE HATES THAT but...]

...let us hope it is the blood of our culprit.

If you would collect some of it, we may be able to learn something.

[greatdeduction]

Ah, Miss Alisaie...just to keep in mind, we may need to consider this may be blood leaking from past wounds, too. Miss Susato may have been bleeding as well...

[Since. EVERYONE IS BLEEDING, YO.]

[veraltwin]

[That gets a frown, but it's a contemplative one.]

'Tis possible, yes, but were you the killer would you truly risk leaving evidence behind that has been used in previous trials to identify the culprit? I certainly wouldn't. I would think any killer would be thorough in ensuring their past wound bandaged.

Not to mention, if the blood truly is everywhere as Xie Lian said, that would suggest a far faster rate of loss than our past wounds, yes?

But... you are correct. We should keep it in mind.

[yueshen]

[ the walkie talking makes another static noise. ]

There is a bloody trail from the ice garden to the storage area, and a sleigh missing. We're following the tracks of the sleigh as well.

And - I saw Susato's injury this week. It was the one she had received the last time she was missing, on the back of her head - I never saw it bleed heavily. So it is either related to a fight, or the culprit, or both.

[voltadomar]

Kitsuragi here. We found signs of a fight in the Ice Garden. Damaged sculptures and blood. Also a small amount of Dust, which means the blood is probably not from a phantom wound.

There's also a coin, a... colourful horse figurine, and what may be Miss Susato's sword. Two sets of human footprints, and one that looks rabbit-like.

Ah. And I think we found what Rochalizo left for us.

Over.

[yueshen]

[ ... even over the static of a walkie talkie, xie lian sounds a little upset. ]

...Did the sword have a golden flower on the hilt?

[voltadomar]

Yes.

[yueshen]

[ ... ]

...That is Mumei. It is her sword.

[voltadomar]

[...]

Thank you for confirming. We'll bring it back.

[veraltwin]

One of the forms Ryutaro takes is a rabbit. 'Tis likely his prints.

Is the horse figurine similar to the keychains Xie Lian mentioned, or something else?

[voltadomar]

I thought so, too.

It doesn't look like a keychain. Just a toy, I think.

[veraltwin]

[.........oh.]

I suspect I may know what it is. I don't know if it belongs to Susato or our culprit, however.

[voltadomar]

Hm? What is it, then?

[callalilies]

[ a different voice over the shed walkie: ]

Miss Susato is dead.

[ there's the stamping of something in the background, a loud huff. kaeya sounds breathless. ]

We'll bring her body in...

[veraltwin]

No...

[That's not said over the walkie-talkies; Alisaie is. Fuck. This was the outcome they'd tried so hard to avoid.

But after a moment, she'll respond to Kaeya:]

...thank you, Kaeya. I'll let the others know.

sauna

[rerouter]

[buzzy walkie talkie noises]

Hi, Monika here! We found the source of the glitter. Someone, like, smashed up five snowglobes in the sauna?

[voltadomar]

... Ah. That explains that. Thank you.

[yueshen]

...No wonder we were damp...

[yueshen]

[ lmao. ]

...There is a set of clothing, a pair of shoes, a blanket fort, and a sword, in Rochalizo's room.

[veraltwin]

[...]

Pray check the soles of the shoes, Xie Lian. Is there glitter?

[yueshen]

...There is some on the hem of the pants, and...

[ he takes a deep breath. ]

...Please hand Rochalizo the device.

[veraltwin]

...very well. A moment.

[Off to find Rochalizo!]

[allyship]

[well he's here if anyone wants to hand him it]