WEEK ZERO TRIAL

[cyclists]

Week Zero: Trial
31 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 a glass box perfectly centered before the benches in the room. Now that the trial is in session, Tsurumaru's coffin is open, and his body will be available for examination.

Lune and Sol are seated in their thrones, patiently waiting for the last participant to settle. Before Lune gets a chance to speak, Sol draws everyone's attention.

"Yesterday…something really bad happened. The instability of the core has manifested into something bigger than we thought, and it's hidden among us. Today, it'll be your job to find it, and determine what to do with it."

They gesture to the open space between them and the participants then.

"Lune and I will help you as much as we can. But the final decision is yours and yours alone."

With that said, they settle back in their seat.

"Oh. And you have nine hours…let's get going."

Incidentally, anyone who did not dance with their partner during Wednesday's party will soon find that they are now sharing a new article of clothing. Congratulations.

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Hello, everyone, and welcome to the first 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

[compendiem]

It's alright, dialects are hard... Let me try something.

[ He crouches a little so he can be eye level with Bob-chan. ]

Doodle-doo.

[ Mary says this is what chickens say. ]

[coastal]

[she's

so close to laughing

but she'll hold bob-chan steady,]

[compendiem]

[ Did you know, when you move a chicken around, their head stays in place? Tsuru loved that ): ]

[preowned]

[ bob-chan pecks minato in the face ]

[compendiem]

[ oh my god ]

...This is how chicken say hi. [ Minato informs everybody ] I got this.

[alitaba]

[ .......... ]

[coastal]

[conspiratorially, to futaba:]

Did you hear the confidence? He's got this.

[quailvering]

I believe in you, Minato!!

[alitaba]

[ in Full Volume, bc Minato,,,,,,,,,,, ]

Better him than us.

[compendiem]

[ Bolstered by the support of his friends, Minato looks a little more confident. ]

Doodle-doo... toodle-loo...?

[ Translation: We're here to ask about Tsurumaru. Did you see anything before he left? ]

[preowned]

[ uno bawk ]

[alitaba]

[ ..... it worked?? ]

[compendiem]

[ PROGRESS ]

Doodle?

[ What did you see? ]

[preowned]

[ four bawks ]

[compendiem]

Doo....

[ translation: I don't understand.... ]

[preowned]

[ bob-chan-san is going to take a nap now ]

[coastal]

Oh.

No more questions.

[well that's that it seems, lili is going to gently put this chicken back]

[quailvering]

D- Do we have to go back...?

[coastal]

[once the chicken is gently resting elsewhere]

... are you nervous? It's louder there, so I don't quite like it either but...

[quailvering]

I- I mean, this was the only thing I could have done to help s- so- [and it's scary]

I feel like I'd only get in everyone's way...

[coastal]

[ . . . . lili will just reach out to gently pet kazuaki on the head? is that okay? how does one soothe this birb]

You helped, because you made it clear that we can't do something, as opposed to never trying. That's already a step ahead of where we were before.

If you don't know what to say, you can stay with me. And if anyone bothers you, I'll deal with them.

[alitaba]

[ Also pets because Kazuaki 8( ]

Yeah, and you can come draw with Mary and me if you want!!

[ since clearly that's priority ]

[quailvering]

I- If it means I'm not in the way...

[he nests (haha) himself by lili's legs, like she's his shelter]

I-I'm not a very good artist, though! I only got 75 points in bird art.

[alitaba]

[ ............ ]

I think we need more chicken treats

[coastal]

[she's just going to stare at everyone else's reaction because she's just here to hang out with a chicken]