WEEK ZERO TRIAL

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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

[omegathree]

[Hold on what?]

Are your medical practitioners stabbing you?

[compendiem]

Yes.

[moonprisonpower]

That seems counterproductive.

[ just saying. ]

[compendiem]

Sometimes you have to stab to make people feel better...

[moonprisonpower]

I would ask to see their license if that's what they're telling you.

[compendiem]

There's this thing practitioners do with stabbing people full of needles to make pain disappear. It's a thing.

[ It's called acupuncture, IT'S A THING OKAY ]

[moonprisonpower]

I wouldn't use the word stabbing to describe that.

[compendiem]

What word would you use?

[ Vocabulary lessons from Saix yaaayy ]

[moonprisonpower]

Inserting needles. It's a less violent image.

[ grammar lesson with saix!! ]

[papawolf]

[ ...why the fuck are they stabbing you ]

[omegathree]

The medical field has changed since the last time I interacted with it.

[what the fuck.]

[compendiem]

The progression of science and medicine is amazing, isn't it?

[omegathree]

What do they stab you with these days?

[compendiem]

Needles, knives, pens... those sorts of things are pretty common.

[omegathree]

I can understand the needles, but the knives and pens are new.

[compendiem]

The knife is so they can cut the flesh open after they've punctured the skin. The pen I think is connected to a needle...

[omegathree]

You have pen needles? For what?

[foodbin]

...What?

[compendiem]

Do yours not...?

[quailvering]

Minato... d- do you just happen to live in a really scary world?

[compendiem]

Hm... Yeah, it can be pretty scary sometimes.

[quailvering]

I see... so you only had that [the nailbat] for self defense...

I think I get it... [he doesn't understand a damn thing]

[compendiem]

[ self defense............ yeah..... it's not like Minato goes out hunting with it or anything ]

[quailvering]

[sorry to bring seriousness into the "your doctor does what thread" but]

Hey, u-um, Minato-

If... if, um, there's some darkness thing that possesses people, o-or however they said it. Do you think... she [looking over at Mary] really just can't remember it?

S- So, to her, it's really like we're all just accusing her...

[compendiem]

Hm... It's possible. It probably does feel like that to her...

[ They are all jumping at Mary's throat with the accusation, but at the same time, anybody could deny they know anything. ]

That's tough. If she can't remember, it's not her fault. She's also a victim.