WEEK 0 TRIAL

[cartesio]

Week 0: Trial

By the time you get to the courtroom, the large clock on the top shows it’s 10:00 AM. The Sergeant is waiting in front of the open doors, when someone arrives he ushers them inside, into the trial room. He ignores any questions about why a trial will happen, all he does is glare at those who ask.

The trial room seems to have been modified for the purposes of having this sort of trials. There are thirty-three podiums arranged on a circle, none of them have any name or indication of where you must go. Looks like you’re free to stand wherever you want. The only exception is the podium draped in black velvet, with a cheap-looking polaroid of Lovepon placed right on top of it. The sides of the room have what seems to be tribunes, rising high and out of your reach, with enough chairs for a sizable crowd. It feels more like a stadium, and you and the rest of the participants would be the main show, but the seats are empty.

Once everyone is gathered at the trial room, the Sergeant glances up at digital clock on the wall, locks the entrance from the outside, and appears a short time later at the judge’s bench, positioned just as high as the public’s seats.

"I mentioned this already: we’re on a tight schedule right now. A life was claimed, and now your duty is to find who among you was responsible for this bloodshed. Lovepon deserves that much, doesn’t she? I trust you all investigated as much as possible. You should have enough to pinpoint who is the killer, now you must debate and decide who among you will be punished to the full extent of the law."

He raises his hand with authority. The shadows over his face seem to twist for a moment, as if they’re going to extend further over his face.

"No, you don’t have a choice. Submit your vote through the slot on your podium, all you have to do is write the name on paper and slide it there. Majority rules, refusing to vote is not an option. Now that I made myself clear..."

Let the trial begin.

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STRIP SEARCH

[doublelammy]

[Are there things Millium can set up for a modesty station? Well, too bad. There are now, even if she has to start stacking chairs and tables.]

Okay! Girls, come with me! Guys, I dunno who's running this party, but someone step right up!

Let's get naked!

[Pause.]

...So I can check you and your stuff for injuries and weapons and stuff!

[Definitely. Yep. Okay.]

[intentus]

You want everyone to get naked?

[doublelammy]

Behind this thing!

[This... terribly constructed... thing... mods please give them a privacy screen]

[londonstar]

WHAT????

[ hE'S TURNING RED???? he might as well be short circuiting. help waver he might just die here. ]

[doublelammy]

You heard me! [MILLIUM BE LESS HAPPY ABOUT THIS?!]

[odoruhinokaze]

Woah there, kiddo. Might want to start with a regular ol' clothing check before we resort to anything like getting full blown naked in front of all prying eyes.

[ He's here if anyone wants to check his clothing or his pockets for anything, though. ]

[doublelammy]

I made a privacy thing! [It's terrible.]

Besides. Since there was some sort of fight in the ice cream shop, I think it's fair to at least see if anyone's hurt.

[clearities]

Hoeeeeeeeee-- [Sakura has so many regrets right now and this is one of them.]

[doublelammy]

[YOU'RE WELCOME]

[lasergun]

[ He's never been faced with these weird gender restrictions. He doesn't know where to go so apparently he's off the hook. ]

You realize you don't have to strip people to check for weapons. Also, is there any indication the murderer would be injured or is this gonna be a waste of time?

The victim was shot, so I doubt it was a fair fight.

[doublelammy]

But there was some damage in the ice cream shop, but no blood inside. So I think it's fair to assume some sort of fight happened, y'know?

[Okay, so she actually does have a semblance of a point. But still...]

[streetwolf]

[But he's already naked, he's not wearing the hood he always has...]

...Don't ever say that again.

[doublelammy]

Say what? Let's get naked?

[Failed step one.]

[detegoergosum]

...Can we do this in another room, please?

[ She's not hiding her gender at this point, but she's still really sensitive about her body. ]

[doublelammy]

[Millium's actually listening to this one!] Is there somewhere else to go? We can do that.

A REGULAR SEARCH FOR MEN

[londonstar]

[ AFTER WAVER REGAINS HIS COMPOSURE, NO THANKS TO MILLIUM, HE'LL SCRATCH HIS THROAT ]

I've already been searched. Therefore I volunteer to help search the other males here, if no one has any objections.

[odoruhinokaze]

Go ahead.

[ After checking him out, Waver will find nothing's on him. He's clean. ]

[paciscere]

I've no problems with that.

[ and when waver checks, he won't find any wounds. matoba seems to be at the peak of good health! he only has the clothes on his back and the longbow he got from weapon shop. if waver checks the bow, it is clean and kept in good condition. all the arrows are clean, too. basically: nothing here.

sorry for the awkward as matoba will be smiling brightly the entire time. ]

Re: A REGULAR SEARCH FOR MEN

[theserpentsmiles]

[Millium why]

None here. [He's in his military-ish looking clothes he arrived in. There are a lot of pockets and layers. He will obligingly let all of it be searched, and even point out some of the harder to find spots. It's modern armor, okay, there's a lot to it. Nothing here!]

[dvaita]

I don't have any weapons on me.

[ But sure go ahead and search away, Waver. There's nothing off about Serph besides how pale he is (and has been) for the past day. ]

[beanstarscream]

Well, as long as it means we get this over with...

[no weapons and no injuries! So that’s cool. He’s also wearing his usual lab coat and other clothes.]

[semperperatus]

...Yeah, ok.

[Yeah Shepard’s got a crazy, giant, bite-shaped scar on his chest among other scars and the like.

But he's got nothing recent-looking injury-wise. No weapons save for a pocket knife.]

[streetwolf]

[Sobs. ... Not really, but he's not arguing and just putting his arms out with a scoff. He might have been searched before in his life.

He's clean though of recent things though. There's a lot of old scars on his arms. Some that can't been seen now on his legs and body.]

[beanstarscream]

We’re not getting naked.

[snailedit]

I guess I can take the jacket off if you really need me to, but that's all you're getting. Cool?

[Then again it's already pretty obvious that she doesn't have a weapon, so it'd just be for injuries. Which they're not sure would exist in the first place.]