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Week Five: 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, 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."

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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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How long has it been that?

... And can you use it on Lili?

Week Hisoka died. And. Yeah, that'd be smart.

[ HE HADNT THOUGHT OF IT LETS GO ]

[ FUCK IT IM COMMENTING HERE MY TAB'S OPEN. He shakes his head ]

All our corpses read as dead.

So whoever's got one foot in the grave is with us, instead.

I guess.

You have another theory?

It's insane, so no.

Axel, a horse strangled girls.

He poisoned them with strychnine, if you want to be exact.

[ SHE SIGHS ]

And "these aren't real Minato pieces" is even crazier.

Weren't you convinced last trial that Hisoka was somehow alive? This seems usual for you.

Listen, I've faked my own death enough to know it's not that hard.

[ he did it once. ]

I picked up his eyeball.

...Okay he's dead.

Finding someone's eyeball doesn't mean they're dead.

... you know, if he's not dead, then I don't think he might live for very long?

[ GESTURES AT THE WAGON

FILLED WITH BURNT FLESH ]

. . .

How do we know those... pieces... are him?

... no one else is missing pieces of themselves?

Hisoka's pieces were all present in the coffin when he was broken apart.

Why aren't Minato's?

Didn't North say that it looked like the pieces were purposely left like that?

And when I think about it, when I found them at the gateway they also followed a trail. So we were probably meant to find it like that if that's the case...?

In that case, why would the killer purposely leave a trail?

(no subject)

televised - 2019-07-13 23:16 (UTC) - Expand

whitewalls - 2019-07-13 23:19 (UTC) - Expand

Valvatorez said something about it being the different ways they died, but... you have a point.

Isn't that the same as Shess asking if Hisoka's alive?

... I've heard an insane theory or three in the past 48 hours. Try me.