week five: trial

[cyclists]

Week Five: Trial
18 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 the glass boxes perfectly centered before the benches in the room. Now that the trial is in session, Shirasu, Lili, Miki and Minato'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.

"Nine hours. Don't forget."

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."

✩★✩

Hello, everyone, and welcome to the fifth 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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ITEM CHECK

[tothemaxwell]

[Hey! If you just stripped, great! But she's still patting you down, airport-security style.]

Turn out your pockets. Reveal what you have brought with you to trial.

When I apprehended Shirasu, he had several secret items on him. To avoid such happenings, I will be thoroughly patting each of you down. Please do not be offended—I have no interest in your bodies whatsoever.

[Milla has two hands.]

[specialdog]

[ Since it's Milla asking, Akane actually complies easily. Mostly because her pockets are empty save for her cell phone. ]

[tothemaxwell]

Thank you, Akane. You are doing your best.

[globs]

Touch me and I'll break you.

[ they turn their pockets out, though! There's nothing in them, except a little dirt, now. Exciting. ]

[tothemaxwell]

I am not in the habit of treating individuals differently for trial procedures, Cinnabar. Everyone receives the same, equal treatment.

Your alternative is to remove your garments, and let me touch them that way. We have a screen. You may request assistance.

[unfriendliest]

[ thank god i just figured out kara's inventory yesterday. besides the usual sword at his side, he's got a paper doll, a folded paper with kaoru's handwriting on it, a green gem, and two feather quills. ]

[tothemaxwell]

Very well.

Can you explain the items you hold while I finish the search, Ookurikara?

[Her expression is neutral as ever, but there's something about it that's ever-so-slightly pinched, as if concerned he may get the wrong idea about the body patting.]

[omegathree]

[Yes, this is fine.

Val is carrying on his person:
3 tins of sardines
A gold hair piece
A note listing types of poisons and the effects of them
A falchion type of sword
Thread and sewing needles
A small prinny plush
A wand
A pouch of medical patches

He's also carrying a first aid kit.]

[tothemaxwell]

What is this stick for?

[She's patting him down. But what's the wand.]

[foodbin]

[There's nothing in her pockets when she turns them out willingly, and Milla won't feel anything when she pats her down.]

[tothemaxwell]

[Nice and easy!]

[twinsightful]

[Okay. So he has an orange flip-phone with a folded up piece of paper tucked between the top and bottom of it (like inside the hinge), a small pocket-sized notebook and pen, a handful of embroidery threads in multiple colors, the oracle bell thing, and a pepper imp candy.

So that's exciting, probably.]

[tothemaxwell]

[hm,]

May I have a look in your notebook, Kaoru? And the paper in your... phone, was it?

[televised]

[Well.

She reaches into her pockets



and casually pulls out a kitchen utility knife.

... She also has one folded up note in her pocket that I almost forgot. Whoops.]

[tothemaxwell]

[oh, a knife, alright!

she's more interested in the note.]

May I have a look at that?

[nonbelligerent]

[aside from his dagger, shess has:

- a notepad
- a pen
- minato's omamori
- another omamori
- a pack of bungee gum
- a rubber duck
- a vial of liquid
- kitchen knives
- binoculars
- a lotus flower
- also the oracle bell

he probably has a bag to carry some of these but what are logistics.]

[tothemaxwell]

[Most of these things Milla doesn't even blink at, because she gave them to him. Thanks for keeping it safe!!]

Have you discovered any sort of hidden meaning behind the small duck?

[leaberator]

[ he's got his gummiphone, the happiness charm :( minato made him :( and a cursed piece of paper that is currently blank and will, hopefully, stay like that.

he also had a cat but she's like on sol now ]

Who's checking you?

[tothemaxwell]

No one, so far.

[HERE COMES THE BODYPAT]

Would you like to, once I am finished here?

[whitewalls]

[ she has a paper doll, what seems to be a ripped off cat tail from a mascot costume that's folded up, and also a knife


it's been a weird week ]

[tothemaxwell]

[Another paper doll!]

Is this from the war? Why did you keep this tail?

[The knife seems??? self-explanatory???

Here comes a bodypat]

[forefall]

[ Four takes things out of her pockets or whatever and that includes:

a dagger
a small bottle
a nail file
a scroll
an omamori ]

[tothemaxwell]

[hmm]

The scroll and the bottle.

Are those rewards from tasks?

[blackcoats]

[ i forgot to answer this so assume it happened before they left for shrine time

but all xion has is some cat food and two small wooden carvings: one of a quail, and the other of a shiba inu ]

[autocatalysis]

[ Julius' inventory consists of:

- a scroll
- a worn looking note scrap thing with something written on it? it's kept with the scroll, basically, so probably has. been rolled up.
- ye classique two pocketwatches
- two swords that he does not ever make a secret of
- whatever dried food is in the kitchen that could make for decent cat treats
- some knives
- the oracle bell thingy
- also there may or may not be two cats wandering in and out every now and then but they're not like On him on him. ]