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.

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RESULTS

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[The Captain sleeps. And sleeps. And sleeps.

And suddenly, he vanishes.

At that moment, The Lady rushes in - swinging the doors open, her beautiful face creasing in worry as she notices that The Captain is gone.]

...Ah. I see...it's gotten that bad.

[With slow, mournful steps, The Lady picks up the box he left behind, staring into the slot before making it vanish. That accomplished, she turns around - the epitome of poise and grace, despite her obvious worry and sorrow.]

...The votes have been tallied.

Minato Arisato has been convicted at the one most guilty in these murders. However, he was innocent, and his role was that of a Peasant. As per the game, tomorrow he will be executed, unless another role decides to use their power to overturn the vote.

He will be sequestered in his room, with myself guarding, and fed his final meal. If you would wish to speak with him in the hours before his death, feel free - though any escape or rescue attempts will be thwarted.

Have a good day, Guests.

[And after saying that?

She goes to the bathroom to wash her hands of this whole affair.]

[resortghosts]

[A noise, like a gunshot, sounded from somewhere in the room.

Someone very irate just hit a surface with a fist]

Re: RESULTS

[justfists]

[her eyes light up, and her face is carefully blank, only a little sign of the turmoil underneath, and she fixes her glare on Kohaku-- and then Atsushi.]

[messianic]

[... Oh.

So that's how it is, huh...?

Minato's quiet for a moment, hands shoved into his pockets, before he just tilts his head a little.]

Mm, well... try not to feel too bad about it, if you can... the logic wasn't bad, you know...?

[resortghosts]

[Hey, Minato.

You're getting a sudden hug from a ghost because of this.]

[purrtagonist]

[someone suddenly grabs his arm, grip so tight his knuckles are white]

[enter_the_darkness]

[ Just briefly... he's brushing shoulders with him. His jawline tenses... and then he mutters. ]

... I never thought it was you.

[ There's so much... conflict on his face??? Why does he give a shit about finding something to say... This is... really fucking annoyingly strange. He feels so pissed, so... at a fucking loss...

And it's obvious for just a moment. But all that comes out after a long pause? Something that won't have context and that nobody other than Minato could possibly hope to get: ]






Thanks.

[justfists]

[she just. after making her displeasure known. turns to him and gives him a tight hug.]

You didn't deserve this?!

[latebluemer]

[She's already crying, silently, but she locks eyes with him and it definitely gets exponentially worse. She doesn't come over, though -- not right now, she just buries her face in her hands.

Give her a little while and she'll pull herself together, but right now there's nothing she can say.]

[rosebridled]

[ ... ]

[wrongtiming]

Don't... You don't have to say that! This is bullshit!

[13thpromise]

...Minato...

[ This isn't...right. ]

[rosebridled]

Ah...

Re: RESULTS

[theycallhimmrpchan]

[The color drained from his face - they got it wrong]

[purrtagonist]

[Shirou hurt. Inaba hurt even more. and Iwai. . . that felt like someone had ripped out a piece of his soul, especially considering how important Iwai was to the whole of his soul]

[but this? after he had argued so vehemently for Minato's innocence?]

[yeah, uh. sorry. he's kind of shellshocked and won't be moving anytime soon as he tries to process the results]

. . . they didn't. . . they didn't?

DW WONT LET ME POST

[whirlingmace]

Mi...mi?

[ All feeling will be gone from her legs and she's going to start crying. ]

No no. Not Mimi... no...

[dolleyed]

.... fuck.

[ That's said pretty quietly comparative to his usual tone of voice. ]

[jumpedtheshark]

.... So Kohaku-kun’s argument was wrong.

[Just... a suspicious glance at him.]

You were going after them pretty hard.

[resortghosts]

[Another ghost seems to slam their hands loudly on a table surface in a loud goddamn it sort of manner.]

[latebluemer]

[Her face goes blank with shock at the announcement. This came completely out of left field for her -- it was true that in the last stretch of the trial, it kind of turned into a free-for-all on that little group, but she never imagined--]

No, that's not-- That doesn't--

[It didn't come out of nowhere, did it? But still, it feels like the first week again, when they threw too many votes at the wall and had nothing to show for it. Worse than that. Hello, have tears now. This is not okay.]

[thejusticewagon]

...
...
...

I’m so tired of all this mafia crap! Just fight me one on one, you stupid monsters!

[she points at the door the Lady left.]

That means you too, Lady!

[13thpromise]

[ ...Ah...that's...even though...why him? ]

No...

[ This is really the worst timeline. ]

[delusive]

[ wow... well that wasn't what she was expecting at all ]

[moonlightbeast]

[Yeah, this is. Yeah.

If anyone wants to yell at Atsushi for being horribly wrong, go for it. Because he's been stunned into silence and isn't really going anywhere at the moment.]

[relentlesslyonwards]

[...Ah. He just stands rooted on the spot, looking over at Minato sympathetically.]