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Cartesio NPCs ([personal profile] cartesio) wrote in [community profile] cartesianism2018-05-11 08:13 pm

WEEK 0 TRIAL



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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[personal profile] clearities 2018-05-12 04:05 pm (UTC)(link)
This really is horrible...

[Sakura's here, but she's also very quiet all the same.] We have to find out who did this to Lovepon-san. I didn't find much, but apparently I saw a squirrel-san who was holding this.

[She takes it out from her pocket, fingers a little shaky as she reveals a bloody bullet.]
odoruhinokaze: (what's that)

[personal profile] odoruhinokaze 2018-05-12 04:08 pm (UTC)(link)
A bullet, huh?

Looks like someone was lucky enough to be able to snatch up a gun.

[personal profile] clearities 2018-05-12 04:11 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah... did anyone actually find one, though?

[A gun, she means. Maybe they tossed it away already.]
londonstar: (two.)

[personal profile] londonstar 2018-05-12 04:16 pm (UTC)(link)
It's unfortunate that things had to come to this. Nevertheless, it seems our killer had a great deal of luck on their side. But not completely.

[ he has no real evidence on his hand besides a couple notes scribbled on what used to be the pamphlet of the rules. goes to show what he feels about it. ]

Around where we found the severed head of Lady Lovepon, I found some footsteps. The rain warped them a tad, but I am quite certain that this is from someone who does not have small feet.

[ he pauses. ]

Besides that, I managed to find one of her severed arms underneath one of the park benches. Did anybody else find the rest of her body?
odoruhinokaze: (wow this is a pain in the)

[personal profile] odoruhinokaze 2018-05-12 04:18 pm (UTC)(link)
Sure didn't. [ Some kind of lazy hand waving gesture. ] Anything else you find besides the footsteps was that all that was going on your end?
londonstar: (five.)

[personal profile] londonstar 2018-05-12 04:18 pm (UTC)(link)
[ he's standing next to sakura, for moral support.

he sets a hand on her shoulder and nods. ]


Good job. Now it's a matter of figuring out who had their hands on a gun.
doublelammy: (☆ 21)

[personal profile] doublelammy 2018-05-12 04:25 pm (UTC)(link)
Okay, so. I ran over to the ice cream shop after I found Lovepon's head.

There was a streaky thing of blood outside on the sidewalk.

Inside, it looked like someone took something with a jaggy edge and took a couple o'whacks at the tables and condiment bar.

Also, I found this inside of the bubblegum ice cream. [Millium holds out a slightly sticky bullet casing.]
doublelammy: (☆ 42)

[personal profile] doublelammy 2018-05-12 04:26 pm (UTC)(link)
No, but I found a bullet casing over at the ice cream shop...
londonstar: (Default)

[personal profile] londonstar 2018-05-12 04:27 pm (UTC)(link)
Aren't you lucky. [ he rolls his eyes. ]

The head and the arm have the same serrated wounds. Also...[ he reads the list of things he notices, and clicks his tongue. ]

I apologize. I meant to say the opposite about the footprints. Small or Medium sized footprints were found.
odoruhinokaze: (what's that)

[personal profile] odoruhinokaze 2018-05-12 04:29 pm (UTC)(link)
... Guess someone decided to put a new meaning to "We all scream for ice cream".

[ Also, rude. Who dares to damage the sanctity of the ice cream parlor? ]

Anyway, looks like a fight happened over there. Maybe even first, depending on what else was going on.
snailedit: (mph)

[personal profile] snailedit 2018-05-12 04:29 pm (UTC)(link)
I can't believe a squirrel found more clues than me... oh well, that's not important. How much do you know about guns? Can we figure out what kind of gun it came from?
doublelammy: (☆ 22)

[personal profile] doublelammy 2018-05-12 04:32 pm (UTC)(link)
Right? I'm just glad I didn't find anything worse in the ice cream...

Oh, right. When I found the thing inside the ice cream, whoever it was also left the scoop over in the raspberry sherbert. I dunno if that's gonna mean anything, but those were the only two ice creams that got messed with.

[Also SHE IS SO WITH YOU? THAT IS HER HAPPY PLACE? SMH, KILLER.]
snailedit: (looking at some scum)

[personal profile] snailedit 2018-05-12 04:35 pm (UTC)(link)
Maybe Lovepon had a final snack. [She says it darkly, because yeah? Why would you attack someone while they were getting ice cream, that's low even for her standards.]
londonstar: (nine.)

[personal profile] londonstar 2018-05-12 04:37 pm (UTC)(link)
[ that...makes waver raise an eyebrow. what an awful place to put a bullet casing ]

Could it be that Lady Lovepon was attacked in the ice cream shop, then?
beanstarscream: he's grinning menacingly with a light source below him. it's VERY spooky. (......ugh.)

[personal profile] beanstarscream 2018-05-12 04:37 pm (UTC)(link)
Hmmm. Well, thinking about it, I did notice a missing saw at the hunting store, so there's that, at least.

...

But why, though.
clearities: (pic#12014219)

[personal profile] clearities 2018-05-12 04:38 pm (UTC)(link)
...yeah.

[She can't help but nod a little quietly.]

[personal profile] clearities 2018-05-12 04:39 pm (UTC)(link)
I don't know anything, but if you know more than I do, you could check...
doublelammy: (☆ 21)

[personal profile] doublelammy 2018-05-12 04:39 pm (UTC)(link)
Of only two flavors?! Poor Lovepon...

[...Is it even worth snarking about her priorities anymore, I mean, really]
odoruhinokaze: (do do do)

[personal profile] odoruhinokaze 2018-05-12 04:42 pm (UTC)(link)
Sounds like whatever was used on them would be the same weapon, then.

[ That's...what he is assuming what happened with that. ]

Huh, so we're looking for someone with small to average-sized feet. Well, maybe it'll help out later down the road.
doublelammy: (☆ 22)

[personal profile] doublelammy 2018-05-12 04:42 pm (UTC)(link)
Don't ask me, I have no idea.

But I definitely wanna ask when we figure out which sicko did this! I mean, come on, why'd they have to go and hack her all up like that...?!
semperperatus: (just realized so many r3 hand jokes)

[personal profile] semperperatus 2018-05-12 04:43 pm (UTC)(link)
[It's here that Shepard finally speaks.]

A...what kind of saw.

[His voice is quiet.]
odoruhinokaze: (what's that)

[personal profile] odoruhinokaze 2018-05-12 04:43 pm (UTC)(link)
Maybe the killer took it to have fun with it on our poor victim.

Though it makes you wonder where they might've tossed the thing.
snailedit: (heyyy)

[personal profile] snailedit 2018-05-12 04:43 pm (UTC)(link)
You brought it with you? [Mira hums thoughtfully.]

Well, I'm not an expert or anything, but I've used one before. Let me see.
clearities: (pic#12014219)

[personal profile] clearities 2018-05-12 04:46 pm (UTC)(link)
Mmhm. I didn't want to lose it.

[She is holding it, but here, you can take the bloody bullet from her hands. She doesn't want it.]
londonstar: (eight.)

[personal profile] londonstar 2018-05-12 04:47 pm (UTC)(link)
To dismember the limbs, most likely.

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