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."

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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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Comments

[unfriendliest]

[ hm, okay. if the trees are fine, he'll go take a look at the barn. is there indication of anything there, on the outer facade? or if he pokes his head in, are the animals just chilling or is there something of note there? ]

[cyclists]

[The earth is very soft, just like Cinnabar. The dirt moves pretty easily.

The animals are chilling, though some of the chickens probably cluck happily at Kara's appearance. The barn itself also looks 100% undisturbed.]

[globs]

... Wait. Come over here and help me.

[ they start digging!! Fortunately, they're pretty strong... and dirt isn't heavy enough to make their arms break. Hurrah. ]

[unfriendliest]

[ well since he's apparently got nothing else to do, sure, why not. he'll go help dig. are they gonna find anything here? ]

[cyclists]

[They're digging, and they'll have to dig around which means they'll be doing this for a little bit.

In two various locations in the fields, they'll find:

A bag that seems to be full of stuff, and is also covered in blood and dirt!

Some shredded up clothes, red and black in color. And also, somewhere further, there's an empty glass bottle.]

[globs]

[ Cinnabar doesn't mind doing it for a while. Unlike a human, they don't have skin to bruise or nails to break, and as long as there's moonlight shining down on them and their mercury, they have energy to keep going.

Cinnabar pulls up the bag with one gloved hand, looking... slightly repulsed, but mostly neutral. ]

... I found something.

[ opening... the bag?! ]

[unfriendliest]

[ cinnabar can check the bag. kara will focus on collecting the pieces of fabric, and when he spots it, the glass bottle. what's it look like? any traces of what might've been inside it? ]

[cyclists]

[Ooh boy. SO. Cinnabar has the bag and when they open it, they'll find blood and also some very small fleshy-burnt bits. They'll also find: a coffee cup, set of knives, notebook, Hisoka's playing cards, a stick of bungee gum, alien sunglasses, a paper flower crown, a key, beaded necklace, and something that looks like a glass spinning top.

Kara will find that the bottle is small, and seems to have contained a clear liquid at one time. There's no distinct smell, but the clothing smells faintly of dirt and sake.]

[globs]

... These are... his things.

[ they pick up the glass top, briefly, before putting it back in the bag. Looks like it's not making noise anymore, at least. Even that makes them feel a little sad. Standing up, they close the bag again. ]

Why was all this buried out here...?

[ glancing over at Ookurikara. ]

... Let's go back.