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

[rosebridled]

One last thing... the flowers Inaba-san's body was found by. They were higanbana, a symbol of death in Japan, or spider lilies in English.

I don't know if that really points to anything either way, since either a Japanese or western person would have a symbolic reason to choose that particular spot, but...

[ but there it is. ]

[messianic]

[He looks a little startled by that.]

Why... would someone do something like that...?

[:(

It feels... kind of mocking, almost.]

Do you think it was meant as a serious memorial, or...

[rosebridled]

It seemed a little tongue-in-cheek to me.

[messianic]

[His expression sours at that, darkening...but he just nods quietly.

It's disrespectful to the extreme, that's for sure.]

[latebluemer]

... The spider lilies can also be a symbol of people you'll never see again.

[It's kind of uncanny because she explained this recently, too, and it makes the hair on the back of her neck stand on end.]

[theycallhimmrpchan]

There's a legend that the spirit of the flowers and the spirit of the leaves got cursed to never see each other...

[It didn't seem like it was just coincidence now Anthy pointed it out]

[latebluemer]

There's a lot of symbolism in the choice, if you look at it carefully -- they weren't just someone who chose a spot at random or casually. That's why it makes me think they at least knew Inaba-san and the flowers pretty well.

[13thpromise]

A...symbol of death? So, they just decided to put her there because of what the flower means?

[rosebridled]

That was my impression -- either the Japanese meaning or the English name. I suppose the latter would be a bit meaner.

[wrongtiming]

Either way, it'd have to be someone who knows about flowers, right?

[rosebridled]

Hm... The meaning is common knowledge in Japan, as far as I know. I don't think it would require any extraordinary knowledge of flowers.

The English name would probably be less well known; they originated in east Asia and aren't ingrained in western cultures in the same way.

[wrongtiming]

So, it's probably more likely that they were Japanese...?

[rosebridled]

Maybe... the Jorogumo itself is of Japanese origin, though, so it might not mean anything about the person it's possessing.