foolishmortals | MOCK TRIAL

"Alright, mooks, everybody make youse way down to the trial room, pronto!"

[There's certainly no trial room on the map. No trial soundstage, no trial room, where oh where could they be talking about. You might spend a long time looking for it, or only be thinking about it for a single second before it comes over you.

Whenever you close your ears, or even blink, you find yourself there.

The room is a cartoony laboratory, filled to the brims with scientific equipment and beakers beyond wondrous, almost impossible to imagine being utilized in any sort of actual scientific context. A large monitor is mounted on the ceiling, playing a single clip on repeat along with the words "IMAGINEER THINK TANK". There is a large stage underneath that television, which your two hosts take their places at quite readily.

A circle of metal podiums is set up on the ground floor, 26 in total. Each is marked with a name and a photograph of the individual who's supposed to take their place there, as well as a keyboard for inputting...something. The 26th podium is marked with a grayscale photograph of Gwenpool.

Your fellow participants appear in the room one-by-one, seeming to "digitize" out of nowhere. Once everyone has appeared in the room and taken their place, the air around them seems to go deathly still.

Mugsi holds a cigar between her lips, lighting it from a stick of dynamite lit by Kate. With Mugsi taking a deep inhale, Kate speaks, the dynamite somehow fizzling out.]

Each of you has a place you oughta be sitting, and your job is to solve the mystery that's been put before ya. Once you think you know who did it, input their name on the keyboard in front of you. Majority rules, participation is mandatory, and if ya vote wrong you're not gonna see the light of day ever again!

So, get on with it!

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I found the blood on the table, though I'm not sure how to describe it. I worry she may have hit her head, but it could be from a wound. I followed the blood trail, and it lead to where her body was found.

One other thing: there was food set up and was eating. It was clear it was for two people. I checked to see if it was poisoned, but I don't think it was.

[She's still upset, but Cinderella wants to help.]

Um, how would you check if food is poisoned or not?

....I may have tasted it.

[She looks away.]

I admit it was unwise, but I had to be sure.

...

[what the fuck cinderella]

I mean, ya do what ya have to do. But please don't put yerself in danger.

I'm sorry. I didn't meant to cause any trouble.

Ah, don't apologize, ma'am. We're all friends here.

[except for whoever is the murderer of course]

How else would one check for poison? It's not as if we have access to a laboratory.

[ RANDOMLY TASTING EVIDENCE IS NORMAL ]

By...assuming it's not poisoned? Where would we even get poison?!

...From beneath the sink? Do you have any idea how many common substances are deadly under the right circumstances?

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[WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH YOU.]

. . . You'd smell it. At least smell things that might be poisoned before you go around tasting them!

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She didn't have any head wounds. The trail appeared to have come from a wound on her thigh, and the fatal blows struck her back. Three stab wounds, likely consistent with this absent kitchen knife.

Rather oddly, she also had minor cuts on an ankle, of all places.

Th-three?

She shivers.

It's horrible to imagine, but I think... I think someone may have lured her there for a snack. The food was very fancy, so I think it'd be hard to say no. Perhaps whoever invited her came around and attacked her.

Fancy? How so? Perhaps we should look into who here cooks.

Oh it was a lovely puff pastry! I imagine it would take a lot of skill to make. I don't think I have the talent for that.

Ain't that uh...bougie bird a cook?

[Hugo may have eaten a large quantity of his baked goods.]

If you're referring to Mr. McDuck, he informed me yesterday that he's hardly much of a cook. He said pancakes are the extent of his baking ability.

But it would be a good idea to assess the capabilities of every guest here.

Shall we all bake something?

[Perfect time for a baking contest!]

I don't think our lovely hosts are going to let us adjourn for a bake-off.

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I was hoping we could merely take everyone at their word, and simply ask what the extent of their baking talent is. But I suppose a criminal wouldn't be entirely forthcoming about something that could very well convict them.

In any case, I don't believe we have the equipment we'd need to carry out such a test at the present.

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Alright, taste test! I'll be the judge.

[NO????? YOU'RE A GARGOYLE????]

. . . It would probably be easier for all of us to list who we've seen actually cooking and we can go from there.

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You said the food was set up for two people. Was... the victim close enough to anyone here to share a meal with them, or do you think she stumbled upon two individuals before her death?

I understand there are several pairs of guests here who are rather close to one another.

You think this might've been carried out by two people?

[ Her eyes are stormy, but her tone is even. ]

It's a possibility I believe we ought to consider, yes.

It's a valid theory, but I think we should make sure everything's been presented before getting attached.