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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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[ she just has a scroll and her ripped omamori! along with some loose salt-sand, oops.

as she puts her things back in her pocket, though, one of her loose sleeves slips, revealing bandages that were seemingly unaccounted for previously wrapped around her wrist. ]

[...? she points at her wrist.]

When you'd get that?

[ she frowns, again, sounding like a tiny smoker, ]

I... woke up looking like someone was trying to choke me Friday morning, so... Thursday night, during curfew, I think.

Axel gave me the bandages to cover them and make sure they didn't get infected.

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[...]

I need you to show me, Xion.

. . .

[ she holds out her arms for someone else to remove them for her, in case there are any doubts of her doing it herself ]

... Can I?

[she'll be polite enough to ask for permission first, at least.]

[ she nods

and once north undoes them, she'll see thorny vine scars. minato will feel a surge of fear, of hopelessness. ]

Axel... Axel thinks Hisoka attacked me to frame me before he was killed, because he knew how important I was to him... it's why he worked so hard to get me the bandages, so no one would ask.

[ wow would you look at that he's just going to conspicuously look somewhere else ]

[ jiiiiiiiii ]

[ Minato goes to sit next to Axel instead ]

Is that why you did the thing?

... The thing?

[ SUSPICIOUS ]

[ Xion, no...........
He would sit next to her if she weren't privacy screened ]

[ the dread and distress just grow the more time passes ]

[ ): Minato's going to take a nap, can't feel pain if he's unconscious ]

[ ANYWAY BECAUSE I HIT SEND BEFORE FINISHING ]

He's threatened to go after her and Namine before.

[ look. he's tired. ]

I wouldn't put it past him.

But you know why we can't overlook this, right?

She's Earth.

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You should rest, Axel.

Xion...

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[... well.

are the punctures a match for the thorns shess brought back as a sample?]

We'll take that theory into consideration.

[though, obviously, no promises.]

[ they sure are.

xion just nods in acknowledgement, hanging her head. ]

...Were you staying in your house? Did it seem like someone broke in during the night at all?

. . .

Minato leaves the door open at night.

...Sorry, he does what?

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