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

Bandage Check Part 2, Electric Boogaloo

[cw_suicide]

[Dazai, bandages back in order, claps his hands again]

Ya~! Thank you all for being so cooperative with that little venture! It seems everyone's currently in one piece--how fortunate!

However, not one person pointed out the flaw in this exercise. It's human nature to cooperate with something without question at times, and I was hoping this would be the case because it means the guilty party is someone who knows the flaw but still went along with it.

King Gilgamesh came the closest to guessing the purpose of this exercise, so props to him.

The only people who would have been eliminated as suspects by this are myself and Battler. This is because the use of healing magic do not work on us. And Jack-san can surely attest to his own science blend of healing is still fully stocked.

This clearly means that whoever killed Olympia-chan has healed themselves. Which means they either have an accomplice or have the capability themselves.

In short, we are looking for someone with signs of bloodloss.

Can ladies and gentlemen speak up if someone fits this description?

[ghostricked]

Yeah, that's why I was checking for the lingering scent of blood.

Someone looking weak or tired, right?

[cw_suicide]

Correct! And once again, Sissel's nose comes in handy!

[dreamdispersal]

From blood on the tip of a screwdriver? Just how little blood loss do you think makes a human feel out of it?

[ghostricked]

Yeah... if they spilled that much blood I'd think we'd have found more.

[lightreaching]

I...do not wish to point fingers, but...

[zweivoltage]

How much blood was actually found?

[finalring]

There wasn't that much blood, was there? Therefore they would have probably recovered by now.

[ he crosses his arms ]

But Sissel's nose would be handy here!

[deadanimemom]

You can lose a lot of blood without showing obvious signs.

[cw_suicide]

And you can show quite a number of signs without bleeding very much at all.

It's very subjective, but we have precious little to go on.

[accessorytomurder]

Signs of bloodloss... so headache, fatigue, nausea, sweating, dizziness... paleness, weakness, or confusion if it's really bad.

[white_camellia]

[...Well. Fatigue, sweating, paleness... Those sure do apply to this girl.]

[dreamshielder]

If they can heal themselves, who's to say they wouldn't have been able to replenish any blood lost?

[cw_suicide]

Depends on the healing--how much was done and how powerful. But since this was within the past 24 hours, I'm skeptical.

[zweivoltage]

[Oh! That is clever]

[eyeforai]

There wasn't that much blood on the scene though. You can't say for sure they'd be suffering from serious blood loss.

[cw_suicide]

Depending on where they were struck and how quickly they acted, the amount of blood means very little.

[hitscans]

[ thinking about it and nodding ]

Yeah, my biotic fields are still fully stocked. I admit, I still don't know that much about healing magic, but... wouldn't that replenish the blood you lost too?

[cw_suicide]

Depends on the type of magic. Most of the ones I've seen have healed wounds, not replenished bloodloss. But good on you for pointing out the potential flaw.

[kaliedoscopes]

Date and I had discussed that possibility before.

[tsunderine]

[doesn't say anything but looks at Dazai with a rather serious look as if quietly saying 'you have a guess already, don't you?']

[cw_suicide]

[he will confirm and deny nothing.]

[golden_dream]

What? There was blood at the scene? Or something else?

...At any rate, I have nothing like that as a power. Nor have I really heard of anyone who does.

I remember seeing Officer Date with a bullet wound from when he shot himself, but that's about it.

[kaliedoscopes]

There was blood on the tip of the screwdriver I found in the ballroom, but that's not indicative of the severity of the wound the culprit suffered on its own. And as far as I know we didn't discover any other blood.

[accrowed]

As far as theories go, it isn't a bad one. Problem is, I dunno how wise it is to say that's absolutely what happened.

Besides, how many people here can even heal?