WEEK 2 - TRIAL

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TRIAL

The morning seemed so far away yesterday - yet, it also seems too soon when morning comes and you are all yet again ushered to the third floor by The Lady. The Captain is there, in all of his....glory? It's hard to tell.

The doors close, and he speaks up, this time reclining on one of the couches in the room.

"You know the drill - Since one of you have died during the game, it's your responsibility to try and vote someone out. You have six hours to talk about it, but then-"

He taps on a box on the coffee table in front of him, labeled 'VOTES'.

"-you'll have to put in your vote so someone can be punished. You all saw what happens when you refuse to play, right?"

He leans back, placing his hands behind his head.

"So get to it."

As he says that, music begins to play in the room...


VICTIM: YOSHI NANASE

27 GUESTS REMAIN.

Comments

[purrtagonist]

[shakes his head]

I'm not expect you to just "buy" it.

But I'm hoping you call trust me enough to believe me.

[dolleyed]

Yeah sure.

You have some nice convenient info here to protect a girl you've been sleeping with for two weeks. No proof. I've always thought that kind of shit is super trustworthy and not at all biased.

1/2

[purrtagonist]

[OH MY GOD]

[justfists]

[PHRASING?????]

Then you can take the arguments I made into account.

[dolleyed]

The arguments you made while diverting attention from your own ass, sure.

I don't give a shit if Flat is a monster or not, but you two are looking mighty suspicious here. Atsushi as well.

[justfists]

Flat didn't react to the name at all once I said it.

But if you think there's reason I should be suspicious, then I'll happily rebut them. But I wasn't aware that I was under suspicion before then.

[dolleyed]

You were trying harder than anyone to get a specific person suspected and you were the one who slipped up. It's not much but it's still worth mentioning.

[justfists]

Is it, though? You’re saying it’s inherently suspicious for a townsperson to have an opinion or observation.

[dolleyed]

Nah. Just that you were pushing with a lot of force.

[moonlightbeast]

How am I included in any of this?!

[dolleyed]

You think gesturing to her to cut it out is not suspicious?

[moonlightbeast]

But that doesn't make either of us mafia! Anybody would be able to see that saying a name nobody knew yet is suspicious! She's my friend, I don't want her to get hurt because of a mistake!

[dolleyed]

So either you knew before or you'd take a chance of allying with Yoshi's killer.

[moonlightbeast]

...

[...]

You're right. I don't know with complete surety that is is not Niijima-san. But that is what Kurusu-san told me, and I trust Kurusu-san above everyone else here. If he says that is how it is, then I believe him.

[dolleyed]

So you knew of the Barghest from the getgo as well?

[ Less suspicious now but it's important to fully get it in the open.]

[moonlightbeast]

No, I didn't know the name 'Barghest' until Kurusu-san told me last night.

[dolleyed]

Alright. If the chick and him are mafia you might be too, but that's not seeming too likely at least.

[moonlightbeast]

Kurusu-san is definitely not mafia! He is a good person and trying to help everyone here! He...he even listened to me and didn't call my fears childish or troublesome. A mafia wouldn't do that.

[Sorry, he's a bit of a stan for his Important People.]

[purrtagonist]

There's a flaw in your logic, and that's the fact that Makoto is clearly way out of my league.

[xenoqueen]

There would be no reason for Akira to outright accuse Flat of being the Barghest unless he was absolutely sure of it. If Flat was revealed to be a villager, he would be in trouble next week.

[...Right? That would only make sense. She's trying to convince herself of this as she stares towards Flat.]

But it's still Flat who was the one possessed by it, if we're going by that theory. He's still the one who has the Barghest.

[purrtagonist]

. . . right.

He's still the one we have to vote for.

[dolleyed]

Point is you two are close. Who she lets into her pants is so not of relevance to me.

[purrtagonist]

[clenches his fists together tightly, before loosening them]

What gain do I have from calling Flat-san out publicly like this? If he's voted for and revealed to be a peasant, then you all know I was lying. And if he really is the Barghest, then I've just painted a huge target on my back.

[dolleyed]

She lives some more either way. And you've been a suicidal dumbass last trial too.

[purrtagonist]

Yeah. I was.

And who jumped in at my heels, also asking for the Jorogumo to come after him? Likely so he could claim that he wasn't possessed by the Barghest later?