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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EVIDENCE

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[dolleyed]

There were wet footsteps going from the pool towards Owain's room. The feet were on the bigger side. The room was locked when we got there.

[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]

[latebluemer]

[She’s got pictures on her tablet of the footprints compared to her own foot, so we could probably do a shoe size check at some point.]

[13thpromise]

...third smell?

[purrtagonist]

A third smell?

[inclines his head at Ryoga, curious]

[tacticalespionageaction]

[Snake folds his arms with a grunt.]

We found Shirou in the courtyard. He was wrapped up in silk, but it didn't look like Jorogumo got him. No bite marks, and he had all his fluids...save for some of his blood that came out of the cocoon. Seems he was killed by a sword wound to the heart. There was another to the abdomen, and some scars on his back. Looked like lightning was responsible.

Couldn't figure out footprints in the snow. Too scuffed up.

[enter_the_darkness]

[ Just gives a nod. That all checks out to him, apparently. ]

[moonlightbeast]

[That's...odd.]

Why would it change how it kills? It's pretty hard to beat spider powers already, I would have expected them to go with what works.

[duskhound]

There was a large strand of silk, stuck to the ceiling and close to the door to Inaba's room. Her room was unlocked.

Me and Akira managed to get the silk this time, so I brought it in case someone can figure anything out from it.

[Though it seems to be attached to a stick now?]

[xenoqueen]

...Shirou and Inaba.

[And Iwai somehow fits into this Ripley rubs the back of her neck, frowning.]

Is there anyone we know who is proficient in using swords?

[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.

[justfists]

Owain and I went back to look at the body. The magic used was a low level lightning spell, with the sword activated as it was stabbing Shirou.

Importantly, this is not how this sword is supposed to be used.

[she glances at Owain-- and maybe Gerome or Cynthia.]

[theycallhimmrpchan]

[He explains to Akira what he told Roxas]

[purrtagonist]

Lightning?

Who here has lightning abilities? That's difficult to replicate, isn't it?

[rosebridled]

[ Welp, guess she's contributing today. ]

Inaba-san was wrapped in spider silk in the greenhouse. She had two marks on her neck, but they didn't look consistent with each other. One looked to be a rougher bite mark, while the other looked cleaner. It seemed like she'd probably been drained that way?

There wasn't any sign of a struggle.

[xenoqueen]

We should see if they match anyone here. [She crosses her arms, frowning.] Or maybe it was Iwai?

[tacticalespionageaction]

There's Rean.

[and, perhaps, to explain:]

I was with him when he was practicing this week. He's not half bad.

[purrtagonist]

[. . . aha]

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

[tacticalespionageaction]

Could be a way to set up someone else, or maybe he was a tough customer.

[He didn't know Shirou well, but if he made it through this kind of thing before, then maybe.]

Or maybe Jorogumo only arrived after. Don't know why it wouldn't eat him, though.

[swordhandled]

That's correct, the Levin Sword is meant for magic attacks only. It's not meant to be used to physically stab your opponents.

[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?

[justfists]

... [she frowns.]

I know for certain Owain does. He showed me the sword that was used.

[then she beat him up]

But this feels... weirdly obvious, compared to the other two. Would the Jorogumo get sloppy like this?

[xenoqueen]

[Glances over towards Rean.]

You think he could be responsible for this?

[swordhandled]

I am, I even offered sword lessons for those interested on Monday.