WEEK 6 TRIAL

[foundationmods]

It was noon on Saturday.

No matter where they were, no matter what they were doing...the moment the chimes rang out through the hall, they felt a change.

The world...began to expand, as they felt themselves leaving the world they were on, and towards another, much larger world...🗈

...As always, the courtroom was there - along with the audience, watching, waiting for the entertainment before them.

The Witch - Nirrti - was there, sitting in the most important place, watching all of them with a sharp, cruel gaze, the smile on her face bright once again.

Watanuki was also there, but he merely lounged in the back behind them, smoking a kiseru pipe in silence.
...It seemed as if he was content to watch - that he had to watch - as part of the rules of the game.

There was no music to be heard, but... perhaps on another plane, in another place, someone else heard music as they gazed upon the proceedings.

Again, their forms had changed - perhaps into something different than last time, but...still a change, no matter how dramatic or inconsequential it was.

...There was a deep silence in the room, one that no one wanted to break. It was the faint tension in the air, like the moments before a race or a competition begins.

...There was so few of them now.
All of them...were now alone, having to come to this conclusion themselves.
Yet, they had to find the truth.
Why did three people die?
Who did this?
The answer...stretched on ahead...

Comments

[goldenmaniac]

Clear died first. He was shot, the culprit expecting a headshot to easily kill him, not knowing he was a machine. They cut off his mask to make sure it punctured though: possibly because they didn't see any blood splatter. When he sat up they startled and tried to shoot him again.

Clear fled, and was later killed by the C4 trap. While this was going on Emi was in the kitchen with Erhard and didn't hear the shots due to the rules of the Game!

[He doesn't summon a digimon this time, instead summoning a huge axe-sword in Blue to swing]

[improbablenotimpossible]

[The bloody mist turns back into the dripping rapier of red, easily turning aside the axe-sword like it was a feather, going to slash across the cheek]

Clear never ran at any point nor did he fell!

[goldenmaniac]

Confirm in red that Emi and Erhard did not hear the shot or the explosion!

[He'll take the hit, but keeps his weapon in hand]

[improbablenotimpossible]

[He held his free arm out as he half-bows]

I refuse.

[goldenmaniac]

Don't think I'm done with you yet-

Clear did not run or fall because he was shot in the Music Room- the mask and gun were left in the rec room to distract us!

[improbablenotimpossible]

[He swishes the blade, jabbing forward towards the chest]

He was never shot in the Music Room!

[goldenmaniac]

[He gasps and grunts, hand covering his chest like he expects his heart to have stopped]

Hmmm....

[He considers keeping up the pressure, but better to rethink his options first]

[keydomhearts]

You okay?

[ Putting a hand on him. ]

[goldenmaniac]

I will be. Gotta remember that shooting wildly isn't a good idea.

[keydomhearts]

[ didn't you learn that in sex ed ]

It helped narrow things down for us. You did great, Takumi.

[incrediblystressedout]

[Joey wants to nail down this order of events, so she summons her own blue truth.]

[In the form of a rolled up newspaper she swings toward Caar's face.]

Clear was shot in the rec room. He moved to the music room and was killed in the trap there because he was trying to replace his mask!

[oceanicbutterfly]

[This should technically be a bad thing from Vinea's perspective, but consider:
1. It's Joey being great.
2. It's Caar getting bapped.]

[beguiledcard]

[ mood tbh ]

[excavated]

[ same tbh ]

[improbablenotimpossible]

[It hits without resistance, the demon flinching]