Third Trial (for real this time)

[rech]

[You're starting to get used to this routine, even if the deaths still might be taking a toll on you.

The floor descends once more as Randall does his speech.]

Our tour begins here in this gallery where you gaze upon the sweet innocence of youth. Ah, but things are not always as they seem. 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 my way.

[The floor stops once more and opens to the trial room. As usual, Jane and Mr Arrow's podium now has a lit candle and a voodoo doll of themselves resting on top.

Randall is already standing in the middle circle, this time sans Facilier head.]

All good things must come to an end. I must say I'm going to miss that party.

[TRIAL START!]

Comments

[truecalling]

It may be sloppy but it does look like it was cut on purpose. Besides... who would let Negaduck snoop around their stuff? And if you're just looking around the mansion it would take forever to get enough hairs to frame one person.

[nachosquire]

Fairrrr.

[TOUCHE MOANA.. TOUCHE]

But then, like, where did he even get the time to cut someone's hair? Unless there really was someone else at the crime scene or something.

[truecalling]

Well, with all the noise and company we had... they could have distracted someone.

But there's another possibility too.

Okay so. Obviously no one would help that guy but-- Do... you think maybe someone tried to stop him?

[nachosquire]

Tried to stop him?

[That's definitely a possibility but...]

Wouldn't they have said something by now?

[truecalling]

Assuming... something didn't go wrong. If they were that close to the thing that their hair got cut...

Well. Maybe they accidentally set it off?

[nachosquire]

[Oh that's... oh..]

They could have seen Mr. Arrow going for it and tried to stop him but tripped it themselves...

[That's upsetting as fuck, actually.]

I.. well that doesn't count as murder if that happened, right?

[not_over_yet]

...You do recall last week?

[truecalling]

Right? Why else would Negaduck admit to making that thing? If we vote for him and get it wrong, then... he'd live, right?

[Which is what's been bothering her this whole time.]

But last week even an accident was considered murder. This... they won't treat this any different.

[nachosquire]

[Marco lets out a frustrated sounding groan at that, gently slamming his face against his podium.]

This is going to take all day.

[truecalling]

I know. This is... disastrous. But the last thing I want is to lose to a stupid plan from Negaduck.

So... let's just. Make sure we think this through and we'll figure it out together.

[nachosquire]

[BIG SIGH]

Yeah, you're right. We really can't afford to mess around here, can we?

[pinkflip]

Hold on. [ Before we get into anything like this oh god- ]

I thought... That's- Neku mentioned a trip-wire. Did it look like Mr. Arrow tripped it?

[truecalling]

He definitely tripped on something-- or at least it looks like it. But what it was attached to wasn't really clear.

[bestchefinparis]

Who'd get blamed? The guy who built the contraption-- [Supposing it's Negaduck] --or the person who accidentally activated it?

[As Rémy sees this, it'd depend on that]

[nachosquire]

The guy that built it, right?

[so what if someone was executed for an accident]

He's the one who made the thing with the intention to kill somebody.

[bestchefinparis]

I agree, but you and I aren't going to be the ones taking the decision here.

[He looks at Randy.

Hey, what do you say?]

[rech]

Consider it similar to a weapon. A gun, for example. While the individual who made the weapon has responsibility in the death, they were not the ones to pull the trigger.

It would come down to the one who used it explicitly for murder.

[bestchefinparis]

...so it'd be the person who activated the trap, if it isn't the same who built it...

[If Rémy understood correctly, at least]

[faciliheir]

That just opens the possibility to even more people!

[nachosquire]

So.. we might have to execute someone completely innocent again.

[no no no no no no no]

[bestchefinparis]

[This day is starting to seem as horrible as the last two Saturdays]

Wait, it isn't confirmed yet there was another person involved! Let's not jump to conclusions.

[One step at a time! Rémy smiles a bit, trying to hide how much the thought of having to vote for an otherwise innocent person haunts him]

Don't worry about it for now, Marco.

[not_over_yet]

...And Arrow setting off the tripwire himself would be counted how?

[rech]

Did Arrow set the trap?

[pinkflip]

Set the trap, not activate it. It's the person who set the trap, who hung the...the chainsaw and put out the wire. That's what you're saying?

[upgradeit]

. . . So in that case the person who built it wouldn't even be under consideration for "winning," as it were.

[literally is this the time hiro]