week one: trial

[cyclists]

Week One: Trial
27 in Competition

It may be difficult to sleep with the light shining so brightly throughout the night, but the participants can rest easy knowing they will not be plagued by unwanted, disturbing dreams. Early the next day, a bell chimes and all will feel compelled to enter the main meeting hall.

The hall looks mostly the same as it always has, the two thrones for Lune and Sol at the head of the room and scrolls hanging from the walls. The metal box sits on a table near the front, along with a glass box perfectly centered before the benches in the room. Now that the trial is in session, Tokidoki, Nana, and Junna's coffins are open, and their bodies will be available for examination.

Lune and Sol are seated in their thrones, patiently waiting for the last participant to settle. Sol remains quiet, looking over to Lune to allow them to speak first.

"Even if it is a rather daunting task ahead of you, I hope that each of you will not lose hope. One step at a time, one step at a time. It is not hopeless."

When they finish, Sol sits up a little taller in their seat to address everyone.

"I'm only going to say this once. I know it's not an ideal situation, but...the votes count, and the universe only gives one warning. Can we try not to repeat last week?" There's a pause. "You have nine hours. Let's start."

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Hello, everyone, and welcome to the second trial!

We'll go over a few notes briefly as we will be playing this trial a bit differently than other games.

As noted, there was no investigation period on Friday. However, today participants will have the chance to investigate areas in the game setting as they see fit! This can be done by providing the name of the location you want to visit to the host header comment. To help with the ease of the trial and for IC mechanics, only one location may be visited at a time. In addition, these locations can be manipulated and adjusted upon request to test theories and solve puzzles, so please feel free to ask if you're searching for clues! Your host will also be accompanying you on these visits.

Most importantly, before the trial is over, please place your character's vote over on the voting page. Voting will close at 9pm EST/6pm PST, and will serve as our activity check for the week, so please be sure you get your vote in before it ends unless you have contacted us previously.

If you have any questions at any time, please let do us know by pinging us on Discord! Dana and Ty will be in the chat and available for all questions. Thank you, and have fun!

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Comments

[hashtaghelping]

I always do!

[he's living his best horse life. BUUUUT... he leaves off chomping apples to seriously consider that]

Strangely how?

[moonprisonpower]

Smiling to himself and playing with cards while the deaths were announced.

[hashtaghelping]

What the heck! That's just rude!

[WHIRLS AROUND TO GLARE AT ... wherever hisoka is]

Apologize to the victims, acrobat dude!

[wildc4rd]

[He's leaned rather disinterestedly against the wall, arms crossed. He doesn't acknowledge Swift with a look.]

No need. They're dead.

[hashtaghelping]

Uh, have you ever heard of ghosts? Do you want to wind up HAUNTED? Apologize now!

[leaberator]

[ exasperated: ]

You're wasting your time, he's not gonna.

[ please don't give hisoka more reasons to be terrible ]

[hashtaghelping]

But he should.

[sulks]

[leaberator]

Hey, I'm not gonna argue that one. But we've got bigger priorities right now, right?

[wildc4rd]

I'm not worried about ghosts.

[Or anything really. Bad.]

I have no use for dead people.

[hashtaghelping]

[axelea just got him to give up arguing but he is giving hisoka such a disgruntled look rn]

[wildc4rd]

[thanks, fellow clown ♥♥♥♥

Swift gets a smile.]

[forefall]

[ echoing the horse ]

That is so disrespectful. Those who have perished deserve more than that.

[moonprisonpower]

He is quite disrespectful.

[ saix up here tattling ]

[forefall]

I did not enjoy his conduct in the trial last week. This only cements that judgment.

[ She frowns. ]

Does he go out of his way to make himself seem suspicious?

[foodbin]

I don't think he's going out of his way. It seems pretty effortless for him to be a huge creep.

[forefall]

I don't understand how someone can just be... that way.

{ she says it like That Way. ]

How could that come naturally to someone?

[autocatalysis]

He seems to go out of his way to garner attention, at the very least. What kind it is doesn't much matter, I'm willing to wager, if it gets him where he wants to be.

[ we're all gonna talk about Hisoka like he's not here nbd ]

[forefall]

What? So he's attention-seeking? That makes it even worse. Does he have any shame?

[autocatalysis]

I think it's more that he wants people to rise to his bait. His sort likes getting reactions out of people.

[ is julius possibly also projecting parts of someone else onto hisoka, maybe, but is it wrong? hm? ]

The more visible he makes himself, the easier it is for him to do that.

[wagashis]

Just ignore that one unless it's necessary, Four-chan.

[forefall]

But... Shirasu. [ She sounds a little... pouty. Bad. ] It's so difficult to let that kind of behavior go. I must protest.

[ people like that are her antithesis?? ]

[specialdog]

He tried to tell me that Valvatorez-san tried to drink his blood, but Valvatorez-san doesn't drink human blood. It was an interesting lie to tell.

[ it didn't fully turn her against Hisoka or anything. Maybe he's just racist against vampires. Who knows. ... But now that Akane and Four have had a Bonding Experience, Akane is willing to share. ]

[forefall]

[ is that what we're calling it? a Bonding Experience?

Four nods. ]

Valvatorez seemed very adamant about keeping his promise. It does not surprise me that Hisoka would lie.

[ That's another strike? ]

[moonprisonpower]

He does. We shouldn't dismiss it just because it's his usual behavior, it may be a smokescreen.

[ saix and four bonding over judging hisoka... incredible]

[forefall]

[ this is so cursed ]

You're right. We should consider every possibility. He's still suspicious. That's a fact.