Week 7 - Trial

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Week 7: Trial

When everyone arrives at the trial room, the tribunes are already filled with townspeople. Until now, the public had been so angry, waiting to see what the outsiders would do. Now they're calmer. Not indifferent, just waiting to see what will happen.

There are so few of you left. So few people, surrounded by a town that once hated you, and now don't know what to think. Will this trial change their opinions of you again?

Maybe that doesn't matter. You're here to solve a murder, after all.

"Today the victim is Kinzie Kensington. This may be the last chance any of you get the chance to earn a medal. Let's see if this culprit gets away with it successfully."

You receive your list of suspects. Five small photos appear on the podiums.

            

"When it's time, you shall cast your vote. It has been a while since there was one culprit."

The trial room went completely silent, all the visitors can feel the attentive stares of the townspeople gathered to watch. It's up to them now to find the culprit.

Let the trial begin.

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[Welcome to the trial! Please remember to cash your votes here!. Your deadline is 8:00 PM EST. Good luck!]

Comments

[marmoron]

Look. All I'm saying is that it may not be in our best interest to vote for Bolin.

[robitussin]

Yeah, and I'm asking you what you'd recommend as an alternative.

[marmoron]

You're not gonna like it.

[robitussin]

Tell me, and I'll decide.

[marmoron]

[Quiet for a moment and then:]

Just vote for me, alright. It's fine.

[robitussin]

[She definitely suspected that's where it was going, but now that it's confirmed, her response is immediate and fiery.]

No. We need you, too, okay? No fucking way.

[marmoron]

I'm not going to tell you or anyone else how to vote.

Just that the group has to come first.

[robitussin]

Why do you always act like you don't matter?

[She drags a hand through her hair.]

You're an important part of the group, too, okay?! Would you be fine with it if anyone else tried to make that offer?

[marmoron]

No, because at that point we'd be risking a tie and I don't want someone random to die.

[robitussin]

[There's a noise of frustration before she speaks.]

Holy shit, are you even listening to me? That's not the point! The point is that we need you, even if you're an idiot and think we don't!

[marmoron]

[He's quiet for a short while even after she's done talking.]

Look. I'm sorry. You can vote how you want to, okay?

[tuffguy]

What? No!

[ ok he's running over to keith to grab him ]

You're not taking the fall for me!

[marmoron]

[Tensing up cuz woah unexpected physical contact ://]

I'm not taking the fall for you. It's a matter of maximizing our odds of everyone getting out of here by next week.

[tuffguy]

[ get used to it keith ]

Telling people to vote for you? That's taking the fall because you're the one who's going to get punished instead of me. And in case you don't realize it, you're part of everyone here.

[marmoron]

[sdhkj;; please no.]

Look. I can still help you guys from the other side, alright? Not like I plan on staying dead. Got a world to go back to myself.

[tuffguy]

[ too bad. we've bonded. ]

You'll be better help on this side. Let me help from that side.

[ looks at Keith ]

If you vote for yourself, then I'm voting for myself.

[marmoron]

[oh my GOD bolin, just --]

Help people here with your earthbending alright? That might come in handy for when the Sergeant goes down.

[And WITH THAT. He will go ahead and vote for himself now.]

[relieable]

[for a moment there, Osomatsu was getting a little worried. he doesn't have anything that could help them defeat Sarge. no weapons, no skills, no magic powers...

but this? this is worse!]

I'm not voting for you, either.

[marmoron]

I'm not gonna tell you how to vote, Osomatsu. But you shouldn't vote against the collective interests of the group.

[relieable]

Uh, to me it sounds like no one wants to vote for you, or Bolin. What do you think you're doing, trying to be a martyr, here? Aren't you, like, our leader? Don't you have to protect Natalie?

[marmoron]

[That actually just takes him aback for a second like...]

...What do you mean I'm the leader? I'm not trying to lead anyone, alright?

[HE'S REALLY BAD AT IT ACTUALLY?]

I just want all of us to be able to go home.

[relieable]

[from one red-clad hot-blooded failure leader to another]

So do I! But that probably won't happen without you.

[marmoron]

[...]

I don't know what you're talking about, alright? You need to start believing in yourself more.

[tuffguy]

I, for one, vote Keith our fearless leader.

Ergo, we shouldn't lose him.

[marmoron]

[Okay. That's just fucking embarrassing and he's just going to pretend that he didn't hear this.]