chasma | WEEK SIX TRIAL

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.

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Because Kim Dokja clearly set himself up to be killed...

Right, but why betray someone that was already trying to die?

Why not? If that's what happened, anyway. Also possible that was just... the plan.

But if they got an offer from an angel, there's plenty of reason to want to take them up on it.

Edited 2021-11-14 00:39 (UTC)

I guess...? Why is this all so complicated?

Personal... grudge?

... Kim Dokja wasn't a previous killer, was he?

I...can ask?

[ he's so confused, help ]

According to Shamsiel, none of this week's victims are previous killers.

That motive's out, then.

But... why the trap in the first place? Did he get surprised by someone when he was expecting someone else? But there's evidence of fighting so he must've known who was following him...

[ DOKJJJAAAA. ]

That's... possible? We know Miss Sche was likely at the hospital.

All of the killers are alive. But it's possible she was there and... saw something?

Then again, we have three killers not two.

Was he setting the trap up for someone else and got shoved into it?

It's not what killed him though, from what Sholmes said. [ tilts his head slowly. wtf kdj. ]

Maybe he meant it to, but his killer had other ideas...?

No, given his last story...it was the cyanide. "Breathing becoming harder"...a typical symptom of the poison. He died long before the sword pierced his chest.

I don't get what he was trying to do with the set up. If it was him at all.

[ ... ]

It's not even like the sword trap hid what killed him. [ did someone just... really hate dokja? wow. rude. ]

Maybe...it was set up in such a way that whoever opened the door would set off the trap, right? So maybe he wanted to make it look like whoever opened that door was the actual killer? To hide who the real killer was, because we would all be freaking out like "oh my god, so-and-so killed him!"

[HIS BRAIN HURTS]

[KOMAEDA???]

If he wanted that, then he wouldn't have left notes for everyone claiming he did it all himself.

No, if the person who was going to murder him was someone important to him, he definitely would. Because he's trying to hide that someone killed him. He even specifically didn't use the item that would save him.

... He wasn't aware I planted it on him, so this all happened by sheer chance.

Oh.

[A pause, considering...]

Can you tell if it actually went off or not?

Unbroken. Not used.

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aono - 2021-11-14 01:12 (UTC) - Expand

Was he aware you had the item?

No.

greatdeduction - 2021-11-14 01:08 (UTC) - Expand

malewife - 2021-11-14 01:09 (UTC) - Expand

Well, let's think through the possibilities.

One. Mr. Dokja sets up his own trap along with the aid of his killer. However, his killer poisons him. His sword trap is useless, now.

Two. Mr. Dokja had no hand in either the trap or the poison. Which makes the sword trap...once again, useless, unless it was to specifically cover up the use of poison.

Three. Mr. Dokja had a hand in the poison, but not the trap. The trap is set up to possibly make it so whoever opens the door is the true killer. Mr. Dokja poisons himself before the trap is set up, however, and dies.

...I can't say either of these options sounds...extremely likely over the others.