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

[moonlightbeast]

Well he's not wrong there. I wouldn't want to be your enemy.

[purrtagonist]

[another laugh]

. . .

I asked Iwai why the Barghest would go for him instead of me, when I'm the one who pissed him off. Do you know what he said?

I can't suffer if I'm the first one to die.

[SO. . . WRY]

[resortghosts]

[Do you need a hug? Because it looks like you're getting one from a ghost. At least this time you can tell that they're not taller than you?]

[purrtagonist]

[Inaba or Yoshi. . .]

[. . . either way he's hugging back]

[resortghosts]

[Hugs are appreciated here. Although in the midst of it, he might feel tears on his shoulders, so that's happening.]

[purrtagonist]

[o-oh no]

[just tightens his hug]

[resortghosts]

[Oh. That's definitely a surprise and makes this ghost tense a little but eventually they pull away from him.]

[purrtagonist]

[and he lets them go without protest, although he does mutter]

Thanks.

[latebluemer]

... It sounds like Iwai-san really got how the Barghest was thinking.

[She doesn't sound admiring, though, just angry. Be a little more angry, Akira!]

[purrtagonist]

[he is angry, he just. . . needs to be sad and wry about it first!1]

The Barghest probably wasn't shy about making his distaste for me clear.

[latebluemer]

[Okay fine, then she'll be twice as angry to compensate. Grrr.]

So it was gloating to Iwai-san the whole time? That... sounds like the Barghest, yeah. Maybe we need to take a closer look at the murder, though. A monster that boastful can be pretty sloppy.

[purrtagonist]

. . .

[does he have to look at the pictures again]

Yeah. That's a good idea.

[latebluemer]

[SHE DID NOT MEAN A LITERAL CLOSER LOOK, AKIRA NO.]

We might want to ask Arisato-kun and Hibiki-kun about any other details they noticed, since they were there.

[She's sorry to have to drag them into this again. But. Well.]

[purrtagonist]

[THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU INVESTIGATE A MURDER SCENE. . .]

Mmm.

[theycallhimmrpchan]

[He takes in a deep breath]

Okay. Arisato-kun had found a pair of bloody gloves - they looked pretty large.

[He directs them to a picture of it]

Besides the knife, there were several items - I think his personal effects floating around. A slip of paper that said YOLO, a potion bottle, some earphones, another bottle, and this

[He points to the deactivated beam sword in the image]

[whirlingmace]

[ Just going to latch on to him again while sniffling ]

[purrtagonist]

[Cinque :(]

[slides an arm around her shoulders in a partial hug]

[moonlightbeast]

It's a valid strategy. Break down the enemy by taking down everyone they care about. Iwai-san was important to you, Emiya-san was a friend, Inaba was a friend...

[He pauses thoughtfully there.]

He...might go for Niijima-san and Arisato-san next, if we don't catch him.

[purrtagonist]

[immediately sharply, his voice low]

I won't let it touch a goddamn hair on either of their heads.

[moonlightbeast]

I believe you.

[He really does.]

But there is another part to this, isn't there? Who did he possess ?

[purrtagonist]

That's what we're trying to figure out, right?

[moonlightbeast]

We are, but do we even know how he picks who to possess?

[purrtagonist]

No.

We don't.

[or rather, Akira doesn't]

[jumpedtheshark]

That’s... a smart way to cause someone despair.

[It makes sense.]

[purrtagonist]

[just. . . gives a tiny shrug]