MOCK WEEK - WEEK 1 TRIAL

[foundationmods]

It was noon on Friday.

No matter where they were, no matter what they were doing...the moment the chimes rang out through the hall, they felt a change.

The world...began to expand, as they felt themselves leaving the world they were on, and towards another, much larger world...🗈

This new world looked like...the inside of an ornate courtroom, like something that wouldn't be too far from some kind of grand fantasy novel.

The Witch, Lambdadelta was there, sitting in the most important place, smiling brightly at everyone. There was no music to be heard, but... perhaps on another plane, in another place, someone else heard music as they gazed upon the proceedings.

As they looked around, they might have also been surprised to see that their forms had changed - perhaps only slightly, or a much more dramatic change. It seemed like this place demanded a different form in some way, even if it was just a change of clothing.

...There was a deep silence in the room, one that no one wanted to break. It was the faint tension in the air, like the moments before a race or a competition begins.

Yesterday had been the start of the game. But now, armed with all they knew...now, they had to truly go up against the Witch, and somehow.....win.

Right?

Comments

[artificialhighness]

[There's a tall young woman, somewhere in her 20s, only vaguely recognizable physically -- but the hair (even longer now) and the distinctive helmet are dead giveaways. She's dressed in a rippling dark trenchcoat along with the boots and all the trappings, and it gives her a very different air. A little more severe, somehow.

(It also means please ignore all my icons. #robotproblems)

She ignores Takashi's new permanent armcandy and speaks up once he's done with his spiel.]

Then there are multiple murder weapons, and we have to determine which is the proper one. Since the witch is so fixated on the stakes, I feel we should be the most suspicious of those.

Other than that, I feel we should start our speculations with you and the knife boy.

[helmdivide]

Hey, no. I don't want to be called knife boy. It's Jack. I don't use knives.

[ He's making an 'X' with his arms ]

[artificialhighness]

We haven't decided that yet.

[She means whether or not he used the knife. :)

But she'll remember the name. Probably.]

[helmdivide]

That's not really for you to decide. I don't use them. They aren't my style.

[artificialhighness]

Why would you use your own style in a game like this?

[helmdivide]

Oh. Huh. Haha. Well, it's the only thing I know how to use without our powers. Anything else runs a risk of ruining my hands or throwing out my shoulder, and that's something I don't want to risk.

[artificialhighness]

I suppose it's impossible prove our line of reasoning with this.

[Since they're just off now about Jack's preferences in pointy objects.]

So I'll ask you something else: how and why do you think the knife was used?

[helmdivide]

I don't know. It seems like over kill, you know? [ Hmm ] Unless they were trying to throw us off of the gun being used, but that's stupid, too. People would have seen the wound on his... forehead. [ Shoulders slump ]

[overlordad]

Heheh, I mean, I am the most suspicious at this point.

[artificialhighness]

Yes. We all know that. Which makes you a good starting point.

[Be a good stepping stone, demon lord.]

You had the gun, the stake, and a means to open the windows. What do you have to say for yourself?

[overlordad]

Well, I can say for sure I can't shoot. I told Jack that way back on Monday. I know guns from movies and shit, so I know the basics of how they work, but no way I could manage a headshot like that unless it was an accident. I didn't have the stake until after the fact but... well, no one was with me when I picked her up, so can't really use that as an alibi.

[helmdivide]

Yeah, he did. We saw those... shot guns in the room with the creepy books and the stakes.

[ladyscarred]

It's possible he was shot after he had fallen. It'd be a lot easier to shoot someone whose movement has been slowed down.

Was there anything that showed what range he was shot at?

[overlordad]

Not that I saw. He stumbled back into the door, at least I assume that's what the trail of blood means. But there'd be nothing stopping the Culprit from following over to shoot him. I didn't see any footprints in the blood though, so probably they didn't walk up to him. Or were really careful?

[ladyscarred]

I suppose our rooms are small enough that getting a hit wouldn't be too difficult. How on target was it?

[accitio]

You mean like scorch marks?

[ladyscarred]

It depends on the gun, but a non-magical gun would leave them from what was used to fire it. I think the wound would be different as well.

[artificialhighness]

It's interesting that Jack is a part of your alibi.

[She's just saiyan. The two people with possible murder weapons collabing is an intriguing look.]

It was in a confined space, wasn't it? Anyone can make a shot from the right range. And if the stake was also involved, then it's possible you cut off Riku's mobility before finishing him. How does that sound?

[overlordad]

Heheheh- good job Miss Sun and Moon! But here's a question for you: why would I dig out the evidence that would point only to me? No one knew I had the gun until I found the bullets in Riku. I could have easily hidden it and no one would ever know!

[artificialhighness]

That's true. You did provide evidence you had, and provide the base of a theory. Very smoothly. It would be a daring gamble.

[There's absolutely a grain of suspicion there -- not in the abundance of evidence, but in the concentration of it. She stops to think for a moment.]

There is something else, of course. How would someone get a gun under your pillow without your noticing?

[resealed]

Yeah, it seems like they'd be the most suspicious— though I wonder if that's too obvious.

[ladyscarred]

Jud... They also brought the items with them. If it was them they could have just left them.

[resealed]

Yeah— that's a good point too. The same goes with telling us they found the weapons in their rooms

[artificialhighness]

If we don't pursue what is suspicious, we won't get anywhere, will we?

[resealed]

I'm not saying we shouldn't— but anyways you're right, it's better to go through all everything to figure out what the best theory is.