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

[oxidegreen]

There was some kind of sigil in the middle of the ballroom floor. I could see it, but Mr. Hikage could only barely make it out. Because of that, I think it was probably made with spiritual powers.


[She puts down a piece of paper with a... attempt... at copying it. She's not really much of an artist, so the main thing noticeable is that there's a skull in the middle and some lines that someone more modern might recognize as graffiti-like. Maybe. Hopefully.

It seems she's copied it down in quarters, so there's some blank space between each wedge.]

I didn't want to make a perfect copy, so I broke it up on the paper. Going near it... It makes you feel negative emotions.

[tangentlion]

Oh yeah. That's mine. Beautiful, isn't it?

[oxidegreen]

[...............................]

Why did you make something like that?

[tangentlion]

Something Olympia said about backups got my gears turning and I decided to do the math on my own backup plan. That's all you zetta zeroes need to know.

[boardreversal]

A backup plan? What kind of backup plan involves scratching weird graffiti into the ballroom?

[tangentlion]

The nunya kind.

[boardreversal]

Why are you like this?!

[tangentlion]

Hehehehe....! SINE! COSINE! TAAAAANGENT!

[eyeforai]

You know it looks suspicious when your "art" is found in the vicinity of a crime scene, right? Might be best to be honest about what you wanted to use it for.

[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.

[foxetious]

You know there's paper right over there, right? There's nothing stopping you from writing it down for several people to check out.

[tangentlion]

Prove that my sigil had something to do with this mess and be sure to show your work. Only then will I give you the answer key.

[foxetious]

Saying that doesn't really help your case.

[eyeforai]

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Then at least tell me when you put it there.

[tangentlion]

The ballroom was the only place with a large enough flat, empty plane to draw the factoring thing.

[eyeforai]

That's not answering the question. I asked you when, not why you chose that spot.

[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]

Hmm. How long would you say the thing’s been there?

[oxidegreen]

I don't know. I only noticed it when we investigated for the murder.

[noneforall]

Depending on how many people could perceive it, and when it was created, the timing could be helpful in determining how relevant it is to all of this.

[oxidegreen]

...Do you think someone might have walked into it before the rest of us noticed it was there?

[tangentlion]

Then draw a big circle around it, I don't care. That was the only place with enough open space for it.

[finalring]

It almost sounds like you were purposely trying to make the effects of the miasma more powerful.

[tangentlion]

If I wanted to do that, I'd have started summoning Noise here on day one. You'd all be drowning in your insecurities if that's what I wanted. Want a demo?

[finalring]

I'm just saying that there's a lot that's against you right now, Sho.

[ please don't hurt him sho??? he's just an egg ]