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

[golden_dream]

...Thank you. I might like that... sometime.

1/3

[cw_suicide]

[ah.

there it is.]

[cw_suicide]

[and it comes out in a sudden, harsh kicking of one of the tubs or sinks does it matter? the pain in his foot and running up his leg in vibrations is really superior to the thought of that fucking Vessel.]

[cw_suicide]

[... actually that really hurt

time to just flop down on the ground because poor life decisions]

Ow...

1/2

[onemolife]

[ He's about to poke Ango just to see what'll happen and then there's the sound of something being kicked.

Whirling around to stare at Dazai for a moment. ]

Aiya, you almost gave me a heart attack!

[onemolife]

[ Not that he really faults him because the possibility of dealing with Sho so soon...

He will go to crouch down by where Dazai is flopped over. He probably looks funny like that in bugs bunny. ]

Was it worth it?

[notbymyside]

[He jumps when Dazai kicks the tub, but the surprise is only there for a moment. Once he realizes what happened, he is quick to sigh and see to Dazai.]

You shouldn't do that, Dazai-kun. You'll hurt yourself again.

[Since WWX is already there, he'll stand nearby and watch the two men on the ground.]

[cw_suicide]

No.

[petulantly answering WWX's question before he brings up his hands to his hair and just make the most frustrated sound because it's better than anything else threatening to come up.]

This is stupid! This whole situation! Who even sends in an entire unit after you lose the first one?! Assuming that was the first one! If I die here, I'll haunt whoever's idea it was!

[... i mean, at least it's an "if"]

[onemolife]

[ He can go head and make more frustrated sounds if he wants. ]

It does seem pretty strange to me. Maybe they lost someone important?

[ He does reach over to poke at him. ]

[notbymyside]

Ah. I see Dazai-kun has grown petulant.

[...well. Alright.

He'll join those two on the floor then, sitting near Dazai's head.]

If you can whine like this, then you'll be fine.

[cw_suicide]

I'm not whining!

[he says... in a whine.

and he smacks at WWX's poking finger before heaving a heavy sigh.]

I can't believe it was Occam's Razor all along. How stupid.

[here it is. the minor part for the tantrum: ... he done made a fool of himself and fucked up.]

wow i have an excuse to use this icon

[onemolife]

It's actually kind of cute.

[ Retracting his finger. Look, usually he's the whining butt so it's interesting to see someone else be petulant. ]

You know, no one believed it was that easy.

[notbymyside]

It's only cute because you don't see it all the time.

[Just. Pointing that out.]

Nobody thinks less of you for not solving the trial, Dazai-kun.

[cw_suicide]

No, but they'll view it as me derailing the situation, won't they? The nail that sticks up gets hammered down and such...

[closer to some of the actual meat here.]

[onemolife]

I'm pretty sure they view you as someone who was looking at all of the angles to solve it.

You really care a lot about what people think.

[notbymyside]

Dazai-kun, you're a detective. Detectives have to look at all angles of a case.

[WWX said it too, but it's right.]

[cw_suicide]

[... time to squint at the both of them now]

Is that really it?

[look, he might worry a lot about what other people think but he's not good at knowing what they actually think.]

[onemolife]

For today, that's really it. A few of them needed all the angles explored anyways. Do you really think Sissel would have accepted the obvious answer at the start?

[ Frame up was said by a few people in the beginning, so it was definitely it. ]

[noneforall]

Guess we'll have to see if it turns up in another lamp somewhere.

[Subete two people are super dead.]

[boardreversal]

[A way to save them...

He knows it's most likely referring to all the talk of Souls and Miasma, but...

For him, they're already gone. And if he's talking about the rest of them...

He didn't hear about Sho talking about no escape, but he didn't need to hear it.

With this murder, everything...has been set into motion.

...But he doesn't want to argue against Romani-sensei, a man who's helped him out so much. So...

He just slowly nods, closing his eyes.]

I know, Sensei. I know...you will. ...I will, too.

[If there's even a single sliver of hope....

...But for now, he needs to recollect himself.]

[reanimania]

Can you not?

[eyeforai]

[Thankfully, it's not a long trip so she won't need to strain her neck or anything. When they get there though, he'll lower her to the ground near a wall so she can at least use that as support if she's still feeling weak.]

Sorry, this is about as far as I can take you. Will you be okay cleaning up on your own?

[Otherwise he's just going to have to fetch one of the other girls here.]

[golden_dream]

... [Even with her shell-shocked and covered with guts, she almost wanted to ask him to help. She could use more attention. But, no. It was better for her if she didn't associate blood with that, she reasoned.]

...Just turn the water on when you go. I'll make myself a new outfit when I'm done.

[oh, wait.]

Wait. Here, take these... keep these safe for me.

[she'll hand over her inventory: gun (unloaded!), box of shells, her fountain pen, handbag of cosmetics, and a bottle of tranquilizers.]

[eyeforai]

Right. Make sure to take advantage of it while it's still hot.

[There's a blink at the items though and while he doesn't protest at unloading her inventory on him, there is a slightly quizzical expression on his face at the whole thing. Still, considering how out of it she seemed, maybe it's better not to ask for now.]

Sure. I'll drop them off at your room later.

[If there's nothing else, he'll do as she asks and turn on the water before leaving.]

[notbymyside]

What Mo-kun says is correct. We weren't close to Sho, so it was easier for us to accept the truth. For others, it took more time. Exploring possibilities was needed.