WEEK SIX TRIAL

[grigori]

week six: trial life's a squeeze

19 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 a courthouse, north of the library, 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 one of the courtrooms for your arrival are Shamsiel, Suriel, and Baraqiel. Some evidence tables have been brought in and arranged, 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 already have hot tea, takeout containers from various places around the city set out and perpetually warm (or cool, as needed), and some first aid kits for the more unfortunate to come in feeling a little under the weather. Come noon, once everyone is within the room, they'll find that the doors close and lock behind them.

Suriel stands to one side, hands clasped as if ready to say a prayer, wings tucked close. They have no smiles to offer today. "This should be the last time. Let's do what we can, so they won't have to wait for long to see you again."

"Right, as tired as all of you have become, there's an end in sight from all of this." Words that Shamsiel offers as a means to improve the mood some. They stand with a hand pressed to their chest while the other clenches at their side.

Baraqiel is quiet for a moment, seated on the judge's bench - not at it, on the edge of it, with wings and cloak spilling back on the other side as they survey the group gathered. The juror's stand is empty, and so is the audience seating. Everyone can fill in where they need to, or want to, for the next nine hours. "A-Qing and Scheherazade were Temporals. Kim Dokja was a Celestial. This is the final stretch - but that doesn't mean you can halfass it. Let's go."

Every hour that passes, they'll be able to hear a grand clock chiming from somewhere within the courthouse. The pressure's on—good luck.

Trial start

Court is now in session. Welcome, everyone, to our seventh 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.

Mod breaks will run a little differently than they have in past games. There will be a three hour block starting at 4 PM EST/1 PM PST and ending at 7 PM EST/4 PM PST, where we'll be cycling one mod out at a time to take an hour long break while the other two remain to keep tags going and answer any questions players might have. We encourage players to take a break at any point during this timeframe, but the player-designated break will be at the traditional 5 - 6 PM EST time! Reference our timezones if need be.

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WEAPON & ITEM CHECK

[callalilies]

Hello, everyone. Please make your way to me and form a neat and tidy line. I'd like to take stock of our weapons as well as any items you may have brought to trial with you on your immediate person. These will be accompanied by a short, quick pat down. If you have weapons in your room, please let me know during the weapons check. Should we need to evaluate those, we will have you retrieve them. If you have no weapons, I still would like you to check in with me.

If you are uncomfortable with me performing your pat down, ladies, you may check one another so long as you please report back to me.

Thank you very much. [ hand clap! ] Here we go, then.

[ polaris is at his side, seated rather firmly, tail curled around his paws as he looks out at everyone. he will greet daemons, however! he's not unfriendly, merely working.

please wait for sublevels before commenting. ]

WEAPONS.

[callalilies]

[ please respond with your weapons on your person, and tell kaeya if you have weapons in your room as well. please respond to this even if you do not have a weapon. ]

[greatdeduction]

[A butter knife! Also, a gun, but it's plastic.]

I have no other weapons, my dear fellow.

[senjinrouha]

[ he just lifts up dein nomos, and then also pulls out a kitchen knife. weapons. ]

[sponsoredby]

[ No weapons on him! ]

[yueshen]

[ here is fang xin! ]

As always, I have a jian blade in my room beyond this one. I am more than happy to retrieve it.

[escardos]

[ flat's weaponry includes:

- nothing, as per usual ]

[perfectdistance]

[ Kitchen knife. ]

Don't have anythin' else.

[Unless... unless you want to take all of Nero's cutlery also???]

[rerouter]

[Kitchen knife and rusty letter opener, as always.]

[quiz]

[ Her only weapons are THESE HANDS. ]

[voltadomar]

[As always, he shows his gun but won't hand it over.

As for sharp objects, he gestures to his autopsy kit, which includes:

- scalpel
- scissors ]

[bloodread]

[ - pocketknife
- sword
-cane ]

[lefthandpath]

[no weapons on him or in his room]

[aono]

[Gestures to Kurikara, which is hanging off of his shoulder currently.]

Same as before, I've got it but there's no way in hell I used it to murder anyone. I don't have any other weapons either.

[malewife]

[ Dark Heavenly Demon Sword! And a cane. ]

[shinetrue]

[ gestures at pyro vision hanging from belt. ]

I also have the taser from Otamo, but that's back in my room.

[arcsplainist]

[ I am very late, but none weapon. ]

[bloodyromance]

[Hands over his bo staff.]

Ditched the knife still.

[powerplay]

[ Just broken glass wrapped up in cloth now :(. Turns in anyway. ]

ITEMS.

[callalilies]

[ share what's in your pocketos. ur secretos. also get your pat down or tell kaeya who will be performing your pat down if you are a lady who does not wished to be pat down by him. he will have them perform this pat down in front of him. ]

[escardos]

[ flat's inventory includes:

- notebook
- a deck of playing cards
- some polaroid pictures inside the notebook (they're of him and xie lian, and also of him and reze. they're wearing maid costumes!)
- coin
- a dragon scale
- cellphone
- a blue and yellow bracelet with the roman numeral "I" on it.

and he'll let kaeya pat him down! jack will sniff polaris if allowed, wagging its tail happily. ]

I kept the tarot cards and the costume from Tuesday in our room, Kaeya.

[perfectdistance]

[- 1 feather made of dust
- 1 coin
- 3 different colored pens
- a ring with a black jewel (he's wearing this on his left ring finger)
- a bracelet
- 1 set incredibly fancy cutlery
- several sets of rusty cutlery
- 7 full sets of cutlery
- 1 kitchen knife
- A rusty wire ]

[lefthandpath]

[pretty much has the same items as last week?

- coin
- deck of playing cards
- 2 marbles--one with bubbles, another with a blue flame
- a feather of dust
- a bag with scraps of cloth for bandages

patting Allen down will just get you to find out that he stashes even more cards on his person...]

[rerouter]

[From her satchel:

- Her coin
- A notebook
- An increasingly large collection of pens and pencils
- A piece of green seaglass
- Snacks
- Her first aid kit

Normally she would ask for a lady but, uhhhh, we're strapped for girls. So she will hesitantly let a guy she's close to pat her down.]

[senjinrouha]

[ inventory!

- his coin
- an earring in one ear
- another earring in the other ear
- a jewel on a piece of leather strap around his wrist
- and a purple bracelet with VII on it.
- satchel with a lot of med supplies in, a lot of them look purchased from this world actually.
- a keychain of a multi-eyed plush whale ]