WEEK 5 - 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. Stan and Red are seated there, with Stan holding a box saying 'VOTES' written on it.

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: Usagi Tsukino
CAMPERS REMAINING: 15

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

Comments

[trashmouthtozier]

[he knows. HE KNOWS. but at least he knows it wasn't you]

They cleaned themselves up, put all the leftover paint on Chuuta's trunk and on his bed and then hucked the can somewhere.

[itsagazebo]

Asshole... They knew a lot of us didn't trust him, so they figured we'd all just accuse him.

[trashmouthtozier]

[Richie draws in a deep breath]

... the ... what I heard ... the secret ... it ... no. Fuck.

[itsagazebo]

[Eddie's eyes widen]

What? What did you hear?

[trashmouthtozier]

[he winces. he hadn't wanted to share it at all]

I wasn't supposed to hear it. And it's ... it's part lie, anyway, right? But - but ...

I heard that someone would let other people die, as long as they survive.

I think I'm gonna be sick.

[itsagazebo]

Fuck... Fuck fuck shit fuck fuck fuck! This is bad, Rich. This is really really bad!

[finalguard]

Doesn't this apply to most of us now...? It's what we've been doing this whole time.

[soylentprotag]

... Yeah. That's what this ritual has been doing.

[It's the worst way of putting it, but it's the way he's been thinking of it, all this time. That secret... he has no idea whose it is, but same hat.]

[finalguard]

In that sense, it's about the least shocking thing anyone could think... We're all stepping over bodies, whether we want to or not.

[ Such same hat-ing. ]

[itsagazebo]

[Eddie just nods in agreement]

Yeah. Yeah, you're right. It could apply to anyone. Which was more than I could say for mine... but we're all in the same fucked up situation here.

[trashmouthtozier]

That's ... pretty much why I figured there was no point in sharing it. It could be anyone. It's just that ... whoever it belonged to really didn't want someone thinking it about them, or whatever.

[diesifkilled]

That doesn't tell us anything, though. It's not like we have any way of knowing whose it is.

[diesifkilled]

[Well that's interesting.]

...If it's relevant, you might want to tell us what you heard.

[trashmouthtozier]

[yup]

[soylentprotag]

... It's been a hard week.

[His voice is softer, now that everyone's more or less on the same page. They need to be at the same starting point to work on this kind of a trial.]

The best we can do right now is find the truth.

[itsagazebo]

[Eddie nods]

Yeah... You're fucking right it has.

[soylentprotag]

[He wishes he could tell him, truthfully, that it will get better. But it's likely to get worse before it gets better, so he doesn't say that. Instead:]

We'll make it through. We've made it this far. We'll find out what happened for Usagi's sake, and everyone's.

[itsagazebo]

[Eddie silently agrees... though he knows he might not be able to vote depending on how things go...]