Second Trial

[yourghosthost]

[Just like last week, as soon as everyone’s done investigating and back in the stretching room, the doors close and everyone slowly descends. As it does so, the Ghost Host's voice once again echoes across the room.]

Tell me. Is this haunted room actually stretching? Or is it just your imagination?

[This is apparently a thing he does.

When it stops, everyone is once again welcomed to the graveyard 25 tombstones arranged in a circle. Now there are three new epitaphs to the newly dearly departed Mulan, Princess Anna, and Sophie. They are dressed with their own rose and class of cognac to each of their tombstone.

Here lies Ping Mulan
Wanted to do anything for honor
It’s a shame she is now a goner

Here lies Princess Anna
She stumbled upon a bride’s wedding
And earned herself a nice beheading

Here lies Sophie Hatter
She was a wonderful little maid
But sadly went and got betrayed

When everyone goes to their places, the Ghost Host speaks again.]

I suppose you all remember from last week how this works. Remember you only have one vote.

[Well there’s only one way to go now.]

Comments

[amadeusrockette]

[Julia holds up her hands. They're clean, but her right arm is covered in gauze. She did say the piano attacked her.]

[sixfingeredstan]

[Ford's gaze narrows.]

What's that on your arm?

[amadeusrockette]

The piano attacked me several days ago. [Her hand hovers over the bandage.] I can show you, if you don't believe me, but it's mot terribly pretty.

[sixfingeredstan]

Ah. As long as someone else can confirm that it was a previous injury...

[amadeusrockette]

Um. I don't know if it helps but. [Julia picks up the jacket she arrived in from where she draped it over her gravestone. The right arm is torn consistent with where her wounds are.] . . . I also wouldn't use a piano wire. There's knives in the kitchen, I don't think it's necessary to disrespect an instrument to carry out a murder.

[Julia, that's the opposite of making your case.]

[terribibble]

[No, look, as a fellow musician he absolutely feels that.]

That's... I mean I wouldn't put it exactly like that ['there's knives in the kitchen', yikes] but I agree with you.

[amadeusrockette]

. . . In retrospect, I definitely could have worded that better.

[SHE JUST WANTS YOU ALL TO KNOW SHE WOULD NEVER HURT A PIANO!!! honestly she probably likes the piano that tried to kill her more than at least two people.]

[kindaruledatit]

[Quietly, over here.]

....Oooh. That's gotta be where 'instrument of murder' comes from. Now that makes sense.

[She just got that.]

[whistlenotchirp]

Oh my. [He kind of wants to hop over and futz bc that don't look great.] You changing out your bandages regularly?

[amadeusrockette]

It's mostly healed, Mr. Cricket, but yes.

[whistlenotchirp]

Well, alright. Maybe we can find some sewing materials for that jacket, at least.

[amadeusrockette]

That . . . would be nice.

[She actually hates this jacket, but appreciates the sentiment.]

[folkscallmewander]

If you need help with sewin' it up, I can volunteer my efforts.