RECORDING 3: THE FIRST TRIAL

[foundationmods]

The worst has happened... and now you're all here, in the living room where you first met Todd. As all of you enter, the Vessel is there - glowering at all of you, still missing the arm Dazai shorn from him with his touch.

On one of the tables away from the center is a small enclosed box entitled 'VOTES', with slips of paper nearby and a pen. It's sufficiently away from what will be the 'main' action, but not enough to really give anyone complete privacy as they vote.

Once everyone is inside, the doors automatically shut and lock themselves, leaving you trapped in here with the Vessel...and each other.

One of you is a murderer...however, in this game, the guilty do not need to be voted out. As long as there are enough people voted out that matches the victims...then it will be accepted.

...But, can you really let someone get away with murder...?

The choice...is up to you.

VICTIM: OLYMPIA
PEOPLE TO VOTE OUT: 1

WEEK 1 VOTING

Comments

[impyroverished]

He took measures to be revived, anyway, so I guess he wouldn't care if he gets caught.

[Yeeeah, Emil already took as truth that Sho is the culprit]

[golden_dream]

...Wait, if Minamimoto's sigil revives him... and the culprit "doesn't care" about being caught... and the culprit will die...

...

[tangentlion]

... sign up what?

[accessorytomurder]

Everybody's powers are so different it's hard to say for sure...

[kaliedoscopes]

[ Seteth you're a good, Hikage nods. ]

Thank you for telling me, and although I don't know her well I agree.

[golden_dream]

...

Are we all thinking the same thing?

[notbymyside]

[He nods to Dazai. Plz keep him safe, former-friendo.]

[accrowed]

I think we are.

[white_camellia]

...I will speak to the Doctor about it.

[She really doesn't want to, but it can't be helped.]

[accessorytomurder]

Maybe, but then... why not mop up the blood all together? I could buy not thinking of the screwdriver, but...

[eyeforai]

You'd only need the gloves when you're dismantling the body though. That would have to come after she was killed.

[kaliedoscopes]

I understand. Thank you for your honesty.

[tsunderine]

That's right, I'm heartless.

Besides... wouldn't it be better for you if he said that 'yes, he did smell like oil throughout the week'? I'm only helping to see if you can prove your innocence or not. Unless you're a scaredy cat of having the truth revealed for everyone to hear?

[finalring]

Most likely. He's not stupid. Far from that, actually--he's actually pretty smart! Dazai said that it was some sort of high-level chess, and that is one of the most studied games in 'game theory', which is a branch of mathematics.

[tangentlion]

That overgrown toaster never said a word about my art. She wouldn't know good work if it came up and slapped her.

[impyroverished]

It'd be hard to disguise a screwdriver wound, anyway. Unless you can get it healed right away the shape will be a dead giveaway.

[Not many blades or weapons are so thin and small]

[baitless]

Yes, so it did stick out a bit in my mind more than usual.

[deadanimemom]

[She holds out a hand.]

Can I see it? [She wants to check and see if there's any spots that are still wet with oil.]

[oxidegreen]

He's strong. Strong, and much, much kinder than you.

Don't you dare use that kindness to defend yourself.

[eyeforai]

It's possible he didn't notice what was on the sigil. It wasn't that much, was it?

[golden_dream]

...Then I suppose we know what to do.

[boardreversal]

[OH BOY THIS SURE FUCKING SOUNDS FAMILIAR!! HE HATES IT!!]

....No way.

[zweivoltage]

I've heard of a pre-crusade war tactic where they created fake military equipment to inflate their numbers and distract the enemy from the real forces.

So... it seems like this is a similar kind of trick.

[accessorytomurder]

So then, what about the screwdriver?

[cw_suicide]

[he'll certainly do his best.

currently: pointing out motivation flaws in the narrative]