first trial

[notreadyatall]

[Once you make your way to the portrait gallery, Facilier's snarky voice chimes in as per usual.]

One of you folks actually went and did it. Not surprised: they always do. Besides, if you were gonna kill someone, the grandma ain't a bad start. Figure it this way: how many of you actually liked her?

[Suddenly, the whole room seems to move downwards. The walls get longer, and the ceiling grows further away from you. The portraits themselves seem to extend, as the room moves downwards at a startling pace.]

Things are not always as they seem, gentlemen. Can it be this room is actually stretching? And notice this: this chamber has no windows and no doors, which offers you this chilling challenge… to find a way out. Of course, there’s always our way.

[Suddenly, the floor stops. A new door opens at the side of the room.

Inside is what appears to be an old voodoo shop, covered in various artifacts and an unsettling large voodoo head at the back of the room. There is a summoning circle painted into the floor with a deep red paint. Each of you has a place within this circle, with a wooden podium marked with your room number waiting for you there. Podium 26 has a single candle lit aflame, as well as what appears to be a voodoo doll of Madame Mim stuck to the top of it.

Light music plays in the background.

Once you all take your place, Facilier himself appears within the middle of the circle, out of a cloud of smoke.]

You're here to figure out who did this. Once you have a hunch, you can feel free to write it down on the podium in front of you, but there are no takebacks. Majority rules, and your participation is mandatory.

'Course, you have all the time you need, if you want it.

Comments

[soplaynice]

Did you see the body? I'm not saying we should count him out but I think the body woulda been more...shredded if he did it.

[athleticallyinclined]

Perhaps he was caught in the act partway through.

[hasit]

This is all conjecture. Do you have any concrete evidence you'd like to bring forward?

[athleticallyinclined]

[ evidence what's that. ]

That poor dead woman is all the evidence we need!

[hasit]

...Right.

[what she's really saying is "your ass is dismissed"]

[athleticallyinclined]

[ Mission accomplished. ]

I'm so glad you're seeing reason, madame.

[hasit]

Oh, no, I'm not agreeing with you. That was sarcasm.

[pinkflip]

And no one's saying anything? Why? He didn't do it, so leave him alone, you bully!

[athleticallyinclined]

If he didn't do it, who did?

[pinkflip]

I don't know yet? We've barely- talked about it, how can you just leap to the conclusion it was him when innocent people's lives are at stake?!

[athleticallyinclined]

Mademoiselle, I am trying to save lives! We cannot let this beast walk free!

[pinkflip]

He hasn't done anything here to hurt anyone. You, meanwhile, tied him up yesterday.

[stanbyme]

Buddy, none of us are walkin' free! In case ya didn't notice, we're all stuck here!

[bestchefinparis]

You know that if you're wrong and he didn't do it, you'll die too, right?

[Supposing Gaston wasn't the killer, which hasn't been ruled out]

[hasit]

Well...what about you, Gaston? Do you have an alibi?

[athleticallyinclined]

[ No he was sulking in his room about his noodle arms. ]

Anyone here could tell you I am not a murderer, madam.

[hasit]

[Leia raises an eyebrow, and then glances around.]

Anyone care to vouch for this man?

[lostbutnotaboy]

That's what we're trying to figure out! And we can't just point fingers at anyone we dont like!

[athleticallyinclined]

We have to start pointing somewhere.

[tanukey]

...if that's how we're doing this, can we start with Negadork?

[soplaynice]

...Waitaminute. Waitaminute.

If we were to buy into your theory, are you saying that you went around touting how...dangerous this guy was to...us, captured him, even.

Then you just.

Let him go.

So he could murder somebody.

Is that correct?

[holdthetrumpet]

[... That's a really good point actually]

That can't have been what happened.

[No one's that stupid???]

[athleticallyinclined]

[ Gaston shakes his head gravely. ]

I admit, I have let you down, and I will never forgive myself for it.

It seems even I underestimated the monster's strength. He must have escaped during the night.

[soplaynice]

...You fell asleep. While holding what you believe to be a dangerous monster.

Even if you were tired, you didn't consider "hey, maybe I should have someone else watch him". Y'know. Because you consider him to be a dangerous monster.

[athleticallyinclined]

[ He looks shocked. ]

I would never consider asking someone else to remain that close to him.