WEEK 3 - 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....wait, no, he's asleep.

The doors close, and...nothing happens. There's still the box labeled 'VOTES' in his lap on the couch, but...

On the table is a letter, that reads 'Only one person may be voted for execution this week. Please figure out who that will be during the time limit.'

As you finish reading that, music begins to play in the room...


VICTIM: SHIROU EMIYA, HIMEKO INABA, AND MUNEHISA IWAI

23 GUESTS REMAIN.

Comments

[theycallhimmrpchan]

[Ryoga unwraps a bandana revealing a knife, before carefully setting it down for inspection]

We found this Knife near Iwai-san's body in the gravity room.

Then I... changed to sniff out the areas. There were three different scents in total - The Acrid smell - the Barghest, the smell of spiders, and a third smell

[One that seem weird]

[13thpromise]

...third smell?

[theycallhimmrpchan]

[He nods, seeming to hesitate before answering, lowering his head]

Only the Barghest's smell was near Iwai-san's body, I only found the spider scent on Inaba-san's, and for Emiya-san's... All three, including the third - which is a person.

...It's Owain's scent.

[13thpromise]

...Really?

[ this is getting real weird and after what he heard yesterday... ]

All of this...it's kind of weird, isn't it? The sword and now his smell is there too. Isn't that too convenient?

[theycallhimmrpchan]

Probably, I know it's definitely Owain I had smelled there, but....

[It can't be that easy, can it?]

[13thpromise]

[ Yeah...something about this smells weird.

Pun entirely intended. ]

...Something strange is going on.

[dolleyed]

Seems like his sword was the murder weapon - it'd smell like him, too, whether or not he was the one to wield it.

[theycallhimmrpchan]

That might be it...

[Ryoga drawls out, brows knitting]

[latebluemer]

That's what I'm thinking. It's like neon flashing lights pointing to Owain-kun, with the sword and the smell and even his room, but for some reason the Jorogumo is involved.

[She's put out a theory about it, but it's still kind of fuzzy for now.]

It feels like they're trying to lead us by the nose.

[theycallhimmrpchan]

Both the Barghest and Jorogumo was there, yet Only one was at the other bodies.

[latebluemer]

So the Barghest was there for Shirou-kun, too? His death is definitely the strangest of the three...

[theycallhimmrpchan]

[He nods in confirmation]

The Barghest has a really distinctive smell.

[delusive]

Yeah, it seems like it's way too obvious with all the clues pointing in his direction.

[latebluemer]

We're going to have to look for other options, especially in Shirou-kun's case. But Pierce-san... What do you think of what happened to Inaba-san? It seemed like the Jorogumo was drinking in a strange way.

[Ask the blood drinking expert about the insides slorping, this checks out.]

[delusive]

Drinking strangely? In comparison to the last time?

[katherine just gives her a questioning look because how would she know?? it's not like the jorogumo is a vampire]

[13thpromise]

...I think so too, and I don't like it.

[ Roxas isn't Sora, he's not about to be lead by the nose if he can help it okthx. ]

I'm just wondering...how did they make it happen?

[latebluemer]

[Wow that is some serious Sora shade, but then again Sora is everywhere so he asks for it.]

Hibiki-kun said that they might have gotten Owain-kun while he was unconscious and dragged him around, but wouldn't that leave some kind of trail, or more evidence? So maybe there are other ways to explain it.

[justfists]

[she goes quiet, and bits her lip. Her eyebrows draw close.

she looks so very, very doubtful]

[swordhandled]

[ hhhhhh ]

Great...

[theycallhimmrpchan]

Sorry.

[He shook his head]

Though there is something weird about it....

[swordhandled]

In what way?

[theycallhimmrpchan]

It's as Kurusu-san said - You're the only... "Person-scent" there, I never smelled Escardos-san when I investigated the boots, only the Barghest's weird smell.

[purrtagonist]

A third smell?

[inclines his head at Ryoga, curious]

[theycallhimmrpchan]

[He explains to Akira what he told Roxas]

[purrtagonist]

[. . . aha]

[Akira sets his jaw firmly, but says nothing else]