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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Comments

curfew clothes 👗👞

[rerouter]

[Monika takes a couple of sips from her tea, before she sets it down and claps to get everyone's attention. She beckons them to come a little closer so she doesn't have to raise her voice too much, given how rough it still sounds.]

Did anyone happen to notice anything strange on the clothes they wore the other night...? If you're not wearing them right now, please bring them over so we can confirm.

[Please note if your character will let their curfew clothes be inspected or not in your reply! This includes shoes and accessories.]

[senjinrouha]

[ inspect away. nothing is out of the ordinary. ]

[perfectdistance]

[He will let them be inspected.

There's nothing weird about them.]

[rerouter]

[To confirm, they're the same clothes he wore to the headcount too?]

[malewife]

I haven't noticed anything.

[ But yes he is open to inspection! Including new accessories. ]

[rerouter]

[To confirm, are they different from the clothes he wore when he showed up after the CYOA return?]

[escardos]

[ he will allow inspection!

nothing odd about them. ]

[rerouter]

[To confirm, they're the same clothes he wore to the headcount too?]

[aono]

I changed, but I can go get what I wore. I didn't notice anything weird about it.

[rerouter]

[She nods!]

Please do.

[bloodread]

I wasn't here.

[rerouter]

I know. You, Diluc and Kim were trapped on that other side the whole time, right?

[yueshen]

[ xie lian is in his curfew clothes! he will let monika investigate as much as she likes, including his shoes and his hairbow and his hairpin! there is nothing of note! ]

I didn't see anything strange, no. [ no glitter this time... ] You didn't either, right...?

[rerouter]

[A shake of her head.]

No, nothing. I wonder if Dokja made a quick escape when he realized...

[quiz]

[ She has to go get her clothes, but she returns with a little black dress!

Don't ask.

She has her shoes that she wore, too... which has a drop of blood on her shoelace. ]

[rerouter]

[Hm.

She looks at the shoelace, tilting her head.]

What happened?

[sponsoredby]

I don't have mine here, but I can get them if you need. I was on the roof, nothing was out of the ordinary.

[rerouter]

[She nods.]

Please, go ahead. Visual confirmation is best, right?

[voltadomar]

[Kim nods to Akira.]

I was also not here. Up to you, if you want me to go get my clothes from that day.

[He's wearing a black bomber jacket today that is clearly not his usual one, even though it's extremely similar.]

[greatdeduction]

I could get mine. I was on the roof and didn't notice anything out of the ordinary when I awoke, though.

[lefthandpath]

[cloooothes. they seem to be clean and tidy with no problems.]

[callalilies]

[ nothing strange here. he'll bring his clothes from curfew, including the jacket he'd used to lay monika on when she returned from the cyoa, so it's a little bloody probably. ]

[bloodyromance]

[He will allow himself to be checked, though he's wearing three layers.]

Don't remember if this is what I wore. Well, other than the coat.

[Speaking of which, there's a slight ashy singe toward the tail of it.]

[powerplay]

[ Have at her curfew clothes tooooo. ]

[arcsplainist]

[ CLOTHES. I'm not late you're late. ]

Nothing to make note of, here. I did not notice aught amiss today.