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

[boardreversal]

Yeah, she was - I remember talking to her during the two truths and a lie.

[tangentlion]

The nunya kind.

[impyroverished]

That's true, but we can't just ignore him because he may be getting framed.

[Sometimes it's not a framing job, sometimes it just is...a killer leaving evidence behind, really]

[finalring]

No resistance at all?

[ he shakes his head. ]

I have no idea. But as I said, it's also likely that she could have been convinced to tell someone right before the murder.

pats pats

[kaliedoscopes]

[ Nod. ]

Do you have any thoughts on why only the bottom of her face would be covered in oil?

[accessorytomurder]

...I just hope it helps.

[ghostricked]

... radio. Those pick up messages like the black hello- erm, the telephone, right?

Could they have been trying to reach outside?

[golden_dream]

No, no. It's good! This is really helpful.

[cw_suicide]

[knows what Ango's looking torn about, but not saying anything either.]

I'm pretty sure my roommates would have carried me back to the room if I didn't go myself.

[people have been so fussy about his sorry, injured ass.]

[foxetious]

If you want to argue the oil smell, isn't that a better initial point than foot size?

[ghostricked]

Your fight with Battler didn't really help either.

[tangentlion]

Yeah I do. Which is why I owned up to that right away, you brainless binomial. And maybe I'll tell you later, but not while he [he tilts his head at Todd] has his coordinates parked here.

[deadanimemom]

It looks like she fell and was dragged out, there weren't any other signs of struggle in the room at all. If there was a fight, nothing was knocked over or scratched or damaged.

[ghostricked]

I know. I just don't want us jumping to conclusions too. I just can't buy the art it doesn't fit Sho's MO.

[oxidegreen]

[...]

We're already dealing with the miasma effects. Going near that thing makes you feel even worse, and most of the people here wouldn't even be able to see it was there.

It's too dangerous.

[noneforall]

Nothing found that’d point to what was missing?

At this point, I’m starting to think this whole art gig was done to disguise the exact method by which they took her out.

[tangentlion]

[PPPDASHLKJHLSAJS!]

[cw_suicide]

[were you going to say "the black hello-machine" or something because that's so cute????]

[tsunderine]

[....?]

I don't think anyone was missing from our room last night. I'm a night owl, so I tend to be up pretty late.

[boardreversal]

...I went back to my room after the party and fell asleep pretty quickly. I don't really remember if the rest of my room was in there by then...

[onemolife]

Sometime before midnight, I was in the bathroom for a bit. Then I went back to my room to go to sleep.

[golden_dream]

... [a slow nod]

Anyway... where did the light bulb come from? Wouldn't there be a room that's missing a bulb, or at least the cabinet?

Was an an old-fashioned bulb that would be as old as this house?

[eyeforai]

Right, but even if they found someone to heal them, that would be evidence too. We're working with a pretty narrow timeframe, and unless we think there's an accomplice involved, there's no reason to lie about healing someone in the past day or so.

[Although yeah, the issue is if they can heal themselves... sigh.]

[reanimania]

[ urgh this sucks ]

O-obviously I do, but I'd also never do anything to damage something that impressive! I'd hoped to get to talk to her more to learn more about the technology behind her, and had offered to help with any maintenance she required.

[kaliedoscopes]

[ Looking over pointedly, but he won't say anything for now. ]

We could probably discount them, albeit keeping accomplices who would cover for them in mind. I don't think it's too likely in this case, but it's not something we should completely discount either.