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

[xenoqueen]

[Ripley frowns, tilting her head and crossing her arms.]

I was keeping a close watch on the time while I was sitting out in the hallway. I...don't know if this helps, but...before midnight, I saw Makoto leaving the room with Owain and...I think...Shirou.

[She doesn't look...very sure of herself.]

I saw Makoto coming back later. Alone.

[purrtagonist]

[-- wait what]

[what??]

[he looks kind of taken aback by that]

What?

When?

[xenoqueen]

Before midnight. After that, I passed out.

[She frowns, tapping a finger against her chin.]

[purrtagonist]

[opens his mouth, then closes it again quickly, expression slack]

[. . .]

Shirou didn't make it to the room at all last night, so she couldn't have left with him. . . and I don't remember seeing Owain at all.

[xenoqueen]

[Ripley closes her eyes, pinching the bridge of her nose.]

Maybe he didn't leave the room, but I'm definitely sure I saw him.

[purrtagonist]

Owain, right?

[. . .]

There were footprints leading from the pool to his room, so it's not out of the realm of possibility that you saw him on that side of the hallway last night. . .

[justfists]

[she tilts her head, her expression immediately suspicious]

I was never with Owain last night. I did have a conversation with Shirou.

[purrtagonist]

[places a hand on her shoulder]

Easy.

. . . she means well.

[justfists]

[that's still a lot to bring up suddenly...]

I wanted to get to know Shirou. I assumed he would be staying with us every week, so we chatted about that, and... well, about the information that had come out on Thursday.

Owain wasn't with us when that happened.

[purrtagonist]

[Akira nods, satisfied by that response]

When did you see Shirou? And where?

[swordhandled]

--Wait, what?

[xenoqueen]

[???? What the hell is going on here???]

I'm telling you, I definitely saw you and Shirou with Makoto! I was sitting in the hallway at the time!

[swordhandled]

I never left Gerome's side at all Thursday.

[xenoqueen]

...

[cue me realizing eski and i messed up]

...Shit, I'm sorry. Shit. It was just Makoto leaving and entering. I don't know how I--

[She puts her face in her hands.]

I'm sorry, I was...distracted last night. I found out my heart was replaced by a goddamn baboon heart.

[purrtagonist]

[. . . I'M SORRY??]

A what?!

[rosebridled]

Oh, you're closer to Chu-Chu now.

[tacticalespionageaction]

[hrrnghhghrhghgh????]

A baboon heart?

[moonlightbeast]

What?!

[latebluemer]

Um... Are you feeling okay, Ripley-san?

[DID YOU CONSUME SOMETHING WEIRD, LIKE MAYBE A FORTUNE COOKIE OF TALL TALES.]

[swordhandled]

I... suppose that's fine.

[ a beat ]

A baboon heart?

[justfists]

... What?

[theycallhimmrpchan]

Eh?!

[enter_the_darkness]

What's a baboon?

[maskarang]

I'll say this once more: Owain never left my side. I can't be certain of what happened after midnight, but every hour before is accounted for.

[13thpromise]

...when they were leaving did they stop at all? And did they look like they were talking or just silently leaving?