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

[golden_dream]

[Another shrug, and more writing:

"Are you proposing a scenario in which Setheth and Flayn attacked Haku, and Haku was able to retaliate? I'm not sure if that matches up to the evidence at all."]

[oxidegreen]

[...]

I am just proposing that Haku was able to fight and kill. I'm not proposing anything else about this current case yet. I don't want to leap to any conclusions.

[golden_dream]

[She writes, hurriedly:

"I do not care if Haku could kill or how many people he killed before coming here. I said it last week: it doesn't matter who has sins or how many sins any of us have committed in the past. All that matters is finding out who committed the murder this week.

Obviously, Haku could not have done this... unless he killed Flayn, or you are proposing the Haku we found is a double and the real Haku is still alive.

Or are you saying Haku was targeted because he is known to be dangerous?"]

[oxidegreen]

I will try to come up with a better answer once I've listened to what everyone else has to say. I just didn't want people to have the wrong impression of Haku.

[golden_dream]

...

[No, she can't let this go. She'll stop Marona from going off if she has to. Then, she writes, face very sad:

"Haku was a dear, sweet, gentle boy. If he was an emotionless killer on top of it, that was society's fault for giving him a war to grow up in... not his.

Aren't we all guilty of doing things here we wouldn't otherwise do? So... stop what you're saying unless it matters to the trial. He's already dead."]

[oxidegreen]

[Oh, Rosa. Marona's own expression remains as subdued as ever.]

Then I'll listen to what the others have to say for now.