TRIAL TWO

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TRIAL

Once again, the investigations conclude -- though they're more ponderous this time, burdened by the number and knowledge of additional deaths, and the awareness that there's limited means of dealing with them -- and once again the ducks gather everyone at the back of the JojaMart along with Makima's wagon, Adela's quiet, the pile of evidence.

Everyone trundles into the loading bay, which isn't all that much livelier than before, penned in by stacks of shelves and crating; but at least it's functional, overly well-lit and there's tea to while away the time discussing murders and mayhem.

As the loading bay door slides closed, you're left with a wagonful of evidence, a double handful of murders and the knowledge that time is ticking down -- for everyone.

(( OOC: Welcome to trial: the sequel! You'll have 7 hours (until 8 PM EST/5 PM PST) to vote one (1) person guilty of murder. As this is scapegoat style, a correct vote is not necessary. Please remember to vote unless otherwise discussed with the mods, as that is our AC for this game. ))

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[theotherww]

You were injured in the blacksmith, right?

You do realize that makes you suspect number one for killing Amy and Beatrice.

[driftingknight]

Walter-san.

[Like, not that he isn't suspicious too, but! There is such a thing as tact!]

[theotherww]

What? It's pointless to waste our time by tip-toeing around the issue.

[driftingknight]

And by putting him immediately on the defensive, he'll be less likely to answer questions honestly.

[theotherww]

Do you think he's stupid? He has to realize how this looks.

[driftingknight]

No, I don't think he's stupid. But he's also injured, which would mean that either Amy-san or Bibi-san would have had to be responsible for that, or he ended up fighting with the actual killer.

Or did it to himself, I suppose, but there would be considerable risks in that.

[sorathvau]

[As he begins to piece everything together, he can recognise this, but…]

She liked to be called Bibi. Not Beatrice.

[theotherww]

Did she now? She never corrected me on that.

But that's not relevant right now. What's relevant is how you ended up bleeding out near her corpse.

[sorathvau]

It is relevant.

[To him, at least.]

I don’t have an answer for your question. I don’t remember anything.

[theotherww]

Of course you don't. I'm guessing you sustained some head trauma if you're telling the truth.

[God forbid this be straightforward.]

What's the last thing you remember doing?

[sorathvau]

…We had dinner. Did you know Bibi’s a good cook?

[Was, that is.]

And we talked. Laughed. Erika was a hot topic of conversation.

[theotherww]

Hm...so she made dinner.

[That probably doesn't matter but given clean socks were the clue to the murderer last time who knows.]

Do you have a history of blackouts?

[sorathvau]

Not to my knowledge.

[But that kind of thing is pretty noticeable.]

[linearcrash]

Come on. You don't seriously think he would be stupid enough to be seen with them before and after it if he did it, right? He's a nerd. They usually try to implicate someone else or cover their tracks.

[theotherww]

If we go by Occam's razor, he's the simplest answer. So our best bet is to start by proving whether or not that's the truth.

[linearcrash]

I like simple, but I don't like this. [ Go ahead and question the goth though he won't interject further ]