WEEK 3 - TRIAL

[petoskeymods]

TRIAL

It takes a full day after finding the body, but on Saturday, the counselors call you all to the campfire, the bonfire already roaring away as everyone finds their seats. Red is seated there, but Stan isn't here...? The box saying 'VOTES' sits quietly on his seat.

It looks like you're here to find the killer.

And just like before, you know you'll be forced to vote before the night's over...

And condemn someone to a grisly fate.

VICTIM: Clarke Griffin
CAMPERS REMAINING: 21

((Remember that Everyone must vote and that Votes are due by 6pm EST!))

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EVIDENCE

[petoskeymods]

[fallbymyhands]

[Mitsuru, Lance and Nine found:

- Black bloody footprints leading from Natsume, around the lake, to the beach. They fade off about partway to the beach. They're closer to Lance's foot in size.
- Red blood at the beach, rough-looking and not round around the edges like drips might be. They lead to the firepit, where the twins were found sleeping]

[finalguard]

[ Boa, Mitsuru (small edition) and Ren found Clarke's body in the Grassy Field.

- posed to look as if sunbathing
-bleeding black blood from her mouth and side, leg broken
- her spine is broken
- the wound in her side is deep and messy but free of debris ]

[soylentprotag]

[Lenka and Floe's adventure on the upper slope uncovered:

- A dropped and broken coffee cup
- A broken bit of railing at the top, wide enough for two people to have gone over; it looks like it broke from being leaned on and the DO NOT LEAN sign is still there
- Natsume's jacket by the edge of the slope
- Fibers from Natsume's green shirt on the broken off railing bit
- Red and white hair, and short, spiky strawberry blond hair (close to Floe's shade) next to the railing bit

[killtheanimals]

[Mitsuru (smol), Boa, and later Richie by the lodge entrance found:

-A patch of burnt grass that is also wet
-A stab mark in the ground made by a blade or spearhead
-The railing matches Clarke's wound but the blood is red]

[trashmouthtozier]

[at the bottom of the slope Marisa, Chuuta, and Richie found:

- NatalieNatsume unconscious on top of the slope railing
- Natsume had a bloodied tear in his shirt but no wound
- There was a lot of blood around the bottom of the slope
- There was also a weird black liquid blood-like substance

About The Murder Weapon:
- Only one end is covered in a couple inches of red blood
- It was very clearly broken and splintered
- One end flakes easily if picked at
- It was almost too heavy for Richie to lift

COUNSELORS

[petoskeymods]

[Well, just counselor this time.]

[finalguard]

Where's Stan?

[ Just to get this out of the way because this is weird. ]

[contrarianism]

[ looks at stan's seat.

unsure face emoji. ]

[backspacing]

[Ayyyy look who's here.]

Alibies

[finalguard]

[ Boa speaks up very early in trial, standing up to his whole... size of 142cm.... ]

Last time we spent forever doing irrelevant checks when we only needed to properly establish who was where and when.

So let's start by putting out our alibis for the night, and without leaving anything out.

[finalguard]

I'll start for myself. I was in the rec room with Richie, Eddie, Chuuta and Gonta. We got special permission to sleep there for the night and we did. Drew kept watch.

Before that, we were all in the kitchen making snacks, where we met Shirou. I can't say what Shirou did after that though.

[fallbymyhands]

A wise idea, Alcacer.

[he beat her to it]

I was patrolling the camp grounds last night, and I came across Lance and Nine near the clearing by the lodge in midst of an argument. It was escalating to dangerous levels, so I defused the situation and escorted them back to their cabins. I observed them all night to ensure that they wouldn't break out into conflict again.

[bladeisme]

I was at the firepit for the night, along with Kon. We just talked for a while, and then he fell asleep - so I kept watch until morning, just in case.

[Which is why he was so sleepy that morning when they were found.]

[yunolikebugs]

Yes, Gonta spent last night with Boa, [That's you!] Eddie, Richie and Chuuta. Counselors let us have blanket fort in rec room. Played games until we all fell asleep.

[He frowns.] Gonta think we missing someone...? No could see anything last night. Not hear anything strange.

[le_mat]

I was in Cabin 1 with Tatsumi - both of us were pretty much bedbound due to our senses being wreaked. Both there right up until people showed up for curfew, I fell asleep shortly after that.

[killtheanimals]

I stayed in Cabin 2 with Floe, Cielo, and Lenka. Given that I couldn't hear by that point, it seemed safer than going out.

Red

[le_mat]

Clarke was... posed. Red, let's get this out of the way: was that you're doing? With how her back was crushed and leg was broken, and no blood around there- there's no way she died in that position.

[backspacing]

[Oh good now you're getting it.]

Yes, I put her like that. I added no further injuries to her though, she was already like that when I found her.

[kitchen_witch]

[Lillith brought angel food cake - no blood or anything, just pure light airy deliciousness]

Ah, Everyone! Since it's been Talcott's birthday and it passed, I decided to make him one. I thought angel food would be one everyone would enjoy.

[yunolikebugs]

[Erm, Gonta doesn't trust the zombie cooking, but he's not gonna be rude about it.]

Sorry, Gonta not hungry now. Maybe after campfire?

HAIR CHECK

[soylentprotag]

[So I guess he gets to be that dude who's carrying people's hair around.

Lenka unwraps the hair he found on the slope from the note paper in his pocket and holds them up. Red and white, and then strawberry blond, short and spiky.]

Floe and I found these at the top of the slope. Next to the broken railing.

I think one of these is Natsume's. But I want to check, just in case.

[So I guess line up for hair checks or in case anyone is missing some lovely locks.]

[bladeisme]

[The hair Matches.]

Body

[le_mat]

So... Boa, Mitsuru and I found Clarke in the field. She... was dead. I already confirmed with Red that she didn't die there, and Red moved and posed her to look like she was sunbathing.

[His lips curls a little.]

Her leg was snapped, and her spine was crushed. In fact her entire back was covered in bruises like she was hit by something huge, a massive force or dropped from somewhere high. She also had a massive wound on her side- it was jagged but completely clean. No wood bits or shards of glass or metal. The bruises looked to be formed around the same time as the ones around the wound. So they probably happened one right after the other or literally at the same time. She was also covered in blood only it was black. Not just from the wound but from her mouth... so it's almost for sure hers.

I also used my Third Eye on her corpse and learned a little more. Her ribs were broken, one of them hitting her lung - probably why she was coughing blood. Also a lot of her organs were burst or bleeding. Whatever hit her was... rough.

...the wound was maybe three inches deep, and with how it was shaped someone would have had to yank the weapon out with a lot of force- it... tore her up inside pretty bad.

[bladeisme]

[Ichigo is silent for a while, listening to that.]

....Black blood?

FOOTPRINT CHECK

[fallbymyhands]

The black footprints we found circling the lake, from Natsume to the beach, were close to Lance's feet in size. Please step forward and compare same to Lance, so we can determine to whom those footprints belong.

[STEP RIGHT UP YOU LANCE-FEET-SIZED FOLKS, AND LET'S NARROW THIS DOWN]

[le_mat]

[ Is around that size, yeah ]

CAT...HERDING?

[soulcandy]

[Well, after all of this, Kon can't handle it anymore. He looks around at everyone frantically, trying to make sense of what everyone is saying, but in all of it he can only really see two people.

Natsume, trying to lie for him.

Ichigo, trying to take the blame for him.

All of it has him so worked up that he starts coughing roughly, and when he pulls his hand back, there's blood on it.

He's out of time.]

S-Stop!

[He forces himself to his feet, trying to get everyone else's attention, even if it hurts.]

Everyone, stop!

It's...it's my fault guys. It's all my fault.

[le_mat]

...you... you I COULD HAVE HEALED YOU LAST NIGHT, AND YOU DIDN'T SAY A WORD?!

HEY CATS. BIIJWEBINAN.

[trashmouthtozier]

[Richie has been watching this like a cat watching a race stand full of Micro Machines. finally, he stands up on his log bench and fills his lungs]

BIIJWEBINAN, ASSHOLES.

[that's lake cat for "over here". he looked it up Thursday. once he's got their attention]

Red says Kon only has an hour left.

What the fuck are we gonna do?

[bladeisme]

An hour....

[...]

...Honestly, I'm surprised my body managed to last for so long.

EXECUTION: TWO TO TANGO (CW: gore)

[backspacing]

[Red tallies up up the votes, holding a handful of them to the side. She looks a bit surprised at the results, but somehow impressed. Good job everyone!]

That...certainly is a creative way to get around this dilemma. Alright. Kon, you have-

[But she is interrupted by her cell phone ringing. She frowns, and she shifts the votes over to one hand so she can pull the phone out of her pocket and looks at it. She takes a few moments, scrolling through what is written, and reads it over at least a couple times. Then her face twists up in anger as she drops the votes entirely to use both hands to text a response back.

A moment later a response comes back, and after reading it she throws her phone across the camp. When she speaks again, her voice sounds cold and harsh.]

Kon and Natsume Sakasaki. You both have been deemed culpable for Clarke Griffin’s murder. You will now face your punishments.





[With a snap of her fingers, a barrier is put up between the two accused and everyone else. Both Kon and Natsume jump, and Kon reaches out to grab onto Natsume’s arm. He starts to shout something in protest, but in his panic the words are indistinct.

Red raises her hand, and the railing from the evidence today starts to float as well. The two boys can see what she’s about to do, and Kon grabs for Natsume, trying to wrap his body around him to protect him.

The railing goes sailing across the firepit area, impaling both of them and spraying the barrier with a mix of blood from both of them. The two stand there for a moment, the shock preventing them from really feeling anything. Natsume moves his arms up to hug Kon, clinging to him as they stumble.

Then, they fall.

Red walks slowly over to them, ignoring any protests from the other campers. The anger is clear on her face, even if it’s not directed at these two boys in particular. Once she reaches them, she crouches down near them, taking a moment to just watch the two.

Natsume is fading in and out of consciousness, unable to keep his head up. Kon, meanwhile has enough strength to lift his head up to look at Red. His words are unheard, but it’s easy to see that he’s asking her ‘why?’

Red simply mouths back ‘I’m sorry’ as she moves a bit of hair out of Natsume’s face.

Both boys bleed out within seconds of each other.

When Kon’s body finally gives out, a little green pill rolls out of it. Red picks up up, and holds it up for everyone to see.]

‘Kon’s body’ is not a camper. Any votes that said that had to be randomized. Or so sayeth my superiors.

[And then she crushes the pill between her fingers.]

Function Complete.

The trial is over. Return to your cabins and get some rest.

[lovebun]

[ And there goes Usagi

She has left the building.

Sailor Moon isn't here anymore.

Someone needs to just direct her elsewhere because she's. Legit just not here. ]