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]

Uh, I don't really bleed.

[holdthetrumpet]

You could have.

[He hates to point it out, but, like...]

If you were injured before the curse was lifted.

[soplaynice]

Yeah, but there's nothin on my clothes, I don't think.

[He rolls his eyes at this.]

[holdthetrumpet]

[Yeah, but...]

You don't think?

[soplaynice]

I don't think I got any blood on me when we were all looking at the corpse this morning, no.

[holdthetrumpet]

Well we can't see under your vest. Or most of your bandanna.

[All he's saying is, like. They have to be thorough.

And if someone was going to clean up some blood they'd probably use a kerchief, right?]

[soplaynice]

[!]

...I'm a toy, that stuff doesn't really come off.

[holdthetrumpet]

But it would have when you weren't. Right?

[soplaynice]

I mean, yeah. Probably. But I'm not like that anymore.

[holdthetrumpet]

But it's not all one piece. With a lot of dolls, some of the clothes will come off.

[soplaynice]

...you've got a point.

[holdthetrumpet]

[SEE]

So could you untuck your kerchief at least?

Just to be thorough, you understand.

[soplaynice]

I don’t think that’s a part of my outfit that moves. Stuck to my shirt.

[...he might be bluffing.]

[holdthetrumpet]

Humor me and try.

[HE DOESN'T WANNA HAVE TO LIKE... MANHANDLE THIS DOLL MAN...]

[soplaynice]

...No. It's physically impossible.

Look, I'm for proper justice, but you're on a witch hunt here, and I'm not looking to be burned. So, unless you've got something more concrete on me, I don't really think I've gotta listen to any kinda slander you're trying to put out there.

You wanna come after me, partner? Then come back when you've got some better evidence, because right now, I'm far from where you're looking.

[MACHINE GUN TALK BATTLE
START]

[kickbuttseatnuts]

Uh, well, first off, awesome metaphor use. Big fan of that.

Second, we already had a witch hunt? And now a witch is dead. Which we're trying to solve. So I think this is really more of an anti-witch hunt.

[soplaynice]

Okay, fine. Bad metaphor. But you get the idea.

[stanbyme]

...You're kiddin' me.

[soplaynice]

No, I'm not! I want to defend myself the same as anyone else!

[sharpasanarrow]

Our culprit would have had to be strong enough to bludgeon her under the curse's influence, but too weak to move the body after it had been lifted.

Is there anyone else that this would apply to?

[holdthetrumpet]

If you don't remove it I'm going to have to grab you and do it myself.

[And it'll be very rude but not difficult. Woody's fuckin tiny.]

[nachosquire]

....you know. This is like, really serious and all but it's kind of weird to watch everyone interrogate a talking doll.

[heres comments from the peanut gallery]

[faciliheir]

You were when she died.

[pinkflip]

[ ...kit what are you getting at he's a little toy ]

[holdthetrumpet]

[HIS BRAIN'S DOING A THINK DON'T RUSH HIM]