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week three: trial

Week Three: Trial
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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 the glass boxes perfectly centered before the benches in the room. Now that the trial is in session, Swift Wind and Hisoka'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. It's only when everyone has gathered that Sol speaks first.

"We've got a lot of ground to cover today. Don't give up."

They stop, glancing at Lune and gesturing for them to say their piece.

"Face the truth directly, and don't turn away from what you may find."

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Hello, everyone, and welcome to the fourth 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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... He did mention something.

[ he sighs, rubbing the back of his neck ]

He might've been messing with me because of what I said during last week's trial. But... Shirasu, can you demonstrate your element again?

[That definitely gets a raised brow, there.]

Why would I need to? I've already shown you.

... Something he said. I won't bother repeating it if it was just one of his lies. So can you just do it?

I'd prefer to know what led to this sort of questioning, first.

[what the hell did the clown say.]

[ ... sighs ]

That he hadn't been the only one who'd lied to me about their element. I hadn't asked anyone else publicly besides you.

[that clown is SO lucky he's already dead.

four will definitely feel a little flare of aimless anger, there, and after that?

he exhales a very annoyed sigh, and twines a little stream of water through his spread fingers.]

He really must have known something would happen to him, to have been so willing to say so.

[dodging consequences for this through dying, like an asshole,]

[ ... ]

There any reason you hid it last week? Or wanna tell us how?

It seemed safest not to let others know. If it ever put me under suspicion for my element alone, though, it's not as if I'd have let myself die over it.

[he does not answer that second question. nope, he sure does not want to explain.]

Hisoka did the plant for you, didn't he?

He does seem like the sort who'd go along with it, doesn't he.

And you weren't exactly surprised he knew, either. Thought you'd said you hadn't spoken to him that much?

We didn't speak often. He caught me using my element early on, and I suggested we trade ours to try to keep it quiet-- I thought he was the sort to go along with something interesting.

I suppose that was true, to a degree.

That's convenient. Am I supposed to just take your word for it?

It isn't exactly something I can prove, when the person I made the agreement with is dead.

Well, since you're being so open with the truth this week... Shirasu. Did you have anything to do with Kazuaki's death?

Of course I didn't. What reason would I have for any of that?

[ he takes out a small piece of paper-- but it's a different one than the one hisoka had, somehow?

mostly because the word LIE is on it, probably. ]

You really should've known better than to lie to me twice, man.