Week 3, Saturday

[foundationmods]

This time, when everyone files into the studio, they aren't escorted to their seats. Instead, they are sent to podiums up on the stage arrange in a semi-circle. Everyone can see each other, and everyone is also visible to the cameras. Off to stage right is a jury box with 12 prinnies in it, all in various states of 'fancy dress'. One is wearing a suit top, another a blouse, one a huge Colonial-era wig. To stage left at box 0 is Dazai's seat, where he will be spending most of the trial, but he will get up to move around at times. And in the very center is a picture of Aqua. Once everyone is in their spots, one of the prinnies will hit a gavel against the podium in front of it, signaling the start of the trial.

It's time to find Aqua's killer.


EDIT: voting link

Comments

Trial start + questions for Dazai

[guileturncoat]

[The trial will open with a statement from Dazai, explaining the rules.]

Starting from this moment, you will have six hours to go over the evidence and figure out the killer. When you feel you have found the killer, select the answer on your podium. Whoever has the most votes at the end of the trial will be deemed responsible and executed.

Take care with your votes! The trial will immediately end if everybody votes, so don't vote until you are sure of your answer. And if you do not vote, a vote will be chosen randomly for you.

[On the podium screen is a list of 25 names: all contestants, plus 'Dazai Osamu'. Since they can only select names from the list, there is no way to vote for anything else.]

I am here to clarify anything as need be, but the trial will depend on all of you. Do your best, everyone.

[duskhound]

[...Um.]

...Why are you listed on here as a potential killer?

[guileturncoat]

Because, under certain circumstances, deaths I cause would be considered murders. I'm only allowed to kill all of you in certain circumstances, of course! So if you feel that I killed someone in a way that did not follow my rules, you could vote for me.

[allmyfriendsaredead]

[Giving Oda a pointed look.

Don't even think about it.]

[duskhound]

In a way that does not follow your rules, is it...?

...Are we allowed to know what those rules are?

[houndumb]

[He just snorts.]

Real helpful when you're the one makin' the rules.

[scarsnstripes]

You’re not the one responsible for these deaths.

[Is he saying it for the room, their audience... or Dazai? Whoever he’s saying it for, his voice is firm and a little bit angry.]

[oceanicbutterfly]

Voting, huh...

[guileturncoat]

Mhmm. I know we have a jury of prinnies here, but this is all for you guys to do.

[eldritcheyes]

Because of course we can't vote for the ones who are really responsible for this.

[He's talking about you high-ranking chucklefucks at the Foundation.]

[guileturncoat]

Unfortunately, all you can do is what is listed here. The 'really responsible ones will have to get a strongly-worded email.

[dereban]

[ she's not gonna do it but

she's curious ]

What would happen if the majority voted for a dead person?

[guileturncoat]

A randomly-chosen person would serve as their proxy and die for them.

Really, we list everyone in case someone is trying to pull the "haha you thought I was dead but not really" kind of thing and you figure that out. Don't vote for a dead person, it won't be a good day.

[dereban]

Actually, I have a question that I should have asked earlier: you do know who murdered Aqua, right? Otherwise this wouldn't be a fair trial.

If yes to that first one-- was there an accomplice in this murder?

[guileturncoat]

I do know who murdered Aqua, yes.

And as to if there was an accomplice...

[SHRUG]

You will have to figure that out on your own. There might be, there might not be. But for the purposes of the trial, a killer is the person who dealt the killing blow. Anyone else would be an accomplice, if there was anyone else involved.

[darkremnants]

[ He promised to be good, but he does have one thing he has to ask. ]

I want to do the execution.

[ Or maybe not ask. ]

[dereban]

Don't you fucking dare.

[ hey

guess who is angry about people trying to volunteer for executions WE ARE NOT REPEATING R3 ]

[houndumb]

[There's a quick glance over but he doesn't actually comment on this. Darkness cats, man.]

[duskhound]

...Please don't?

[guileturncoat]

No.

[iblistriggered]

[Silver looks at Vanitas, and asks quietly;] .... will doing that bring you peace?

cw: suicide

[darkova]

Host, a question: would killing one's self, or allowing another to do so, fulfill the motive?

[guileturncoat]

Killing one's self would not, no. That is suicide, not murder. However, allowing someone else to kill you, or not fighting back when someone attacks you, would.

[dereban]

[ after all this mess she

is asking ]

Okay, so a few questions:

1. What happens in the event of a tie? Does the answer get randomized between the two of them?
2. What happens if someone is scapegoated? Do we know that they were a scapegoat? Are we told who the real killer is? Or will that part remain a mystery?

[guileturncoat]

In the event of a tie, I decide what happens. My higher-ups said I can choose how to decide who is considered the guilty party. They also encouraged me to just execute all who 'won' the vote, so that is a possibility as well.

If you vote wrong, you will be told so. I won't reveal who the actual killer was, though. That is for them to decide if they want to confess or not.