RECORDING 9: THE THIRD TRIAL.

[foundationmods]

The worst has happened... and now you're all here, in the living room where all the trials so far have taken place. As all of you enter, the Vessel is there - Jack, looking expectant and as militaristic as ever.

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.

But this time...potentially, someone innocent...must die as well.

VICTIMS: FLAYN AND HAKU
PEOPLE TO VOTE OUT: 2

WEEK 3 VOTING

Comments

[finalring]

Seteth, I'd like to ask you something.

[ a pause. ]

You're not human, are you?

[white_camellia]

My, that is a pointed question.

[She really hopes you're going somewhere with this, Doctor.]

[finalring]

[ the glance that he gives nanaka is the one of a person who is absolutely unsure about everything he's done in his life. ]

[baitless]

[...

It really doesn't matter anymore.]

...No, I am not.

[finalring]

...I see.

And as you explained to the others, someone can return to their original form after their death. But what about wounds? If you get wounded as a beast, will you retain that wound in your human form?

[baitless]

...yes, you will.

[finalring]

I understand. So, let's think about it this way. What if the wound on Haku was shallow because he wasn't human at that time? Maybe whoever killed him didn't have experience in killing monsters.

I'm guessing it'd be much harder to kill a beast rather than a normal human, but you could correct me if I'm wrong.

[reanimania]

...If they don't turn back until after they die, then he couldn't have written that message, right? I doubt a monster would have had that kind of fine motor control.

[finalring]

But from what Jack said, we can infer that he was the monster.

[ .... ]

Therefore the message could have--no, must have been a set up.

[reanimania]

[ THANK GOD HE'S FREED FROM THE CURSE OF THE S ]

[baitless]

Demonic beasts generally take a team of people to kill, yes. I don't know if it'd be different here, since they are usually larger than what I saw, but they generally have some degree of magical protection.

[finalring]

I would also like to add that, when I examined you, his injury was consistent with a punch. In other words, he was punched unconscious by someone.

Could we maybe compare fist sizes with the injury? If we determine who knocked him unconscious, we may be able to see who killed Haku.

[ he glances at seteth. ]

If you'd allow it, that is.

[baitless]

...yes, certainly. Go ahead.

[finalring]

Thank you. [ or we'll just do a check here to save everyone the time.

how large is the size of the bruise? can he make like a general size of the hand that punched him? small or large hand? ]

[foundationmods]

[It's consistent with an adult male's fist.]

[finalring]

Seems like the person that punched you unconscious was likely an adult male.

[ hm. ]

[tsunderine]

[overhears this and also hmms]

[baitless]

Ah... I see. That would make a certain amount of sense.

[golden_dream]

... [She has an idea, and frowns. She writes:

"If someone punched someone so hard they were knocked unconscious, and they weren't wearing hand protection, wouldn't their hand be just as bruised? Who's got a hand injury? Or wears gloves?"

That said, she'll show her hand, in the literal sense, if he asks.]

[finalring]

Aaah, that is a good idea. But the question would be the hand protection, yeah.

[ hmmm ]

We see that it was consistent with an adult male fist, though. So...

[ if we look at the sword users that are adult males...well... ]

[golden_dream]

[...

She writes:

"Somehow, I doubt Zabuza would kill Haku."]

[impyroverished]

But if...Haku was transformed, maybe he wouldn't have realized he was attacking Haku.

[Not that he wants to think Zabuza did it]

[reanimania]

[ JUST KIND OF... NODS... in agreement... he does not want to be the one to say this out loud when he shares a room with the guy in case he's wrong lmao ]

[golden_dream]

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