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✦ WEEK ZERO: TRIAL
✦ WEEK 0, TRIAL: VICTIM ARCHETYPE
TRIAL
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REMAINING
WUH-OH?
Rise and shine, superstars! It's a brand new day and a brand new opportunity to prove that you have what it takes to win this season's grand prize.
Didn't manage to sleep well after yesterday's grisly discovery? A shame. But filming schedules are a cruel mistress, and they don't care to wait for the sleep deprived. As soon as the clock strikes 11:30AM, an announcement will play from the numerous loudspeakers hidden around the island:
... Hey, doesn't that voice sound familiar? Is this what they call a celebrity cameo? Huh.
Ignore the announcement, and you'll soon find yourself accosted by the local mascots — namazu, loporrits and gestrals alike following after you and trying their damnedest to haul your ass to the beach. And if the pleading stare of these adorable(?) creatures is still not enough to get you moving, then worry not! Because at exactly 11:59AM, if you still haven't made your way over to the beach, a trap door will abruptly materialize under your feet and drop you right into the path leading up to the beach! Better stick your landing, or millions of viewers across the galaxies will watch you belly flop onto the ground. Embarrassing...
The path leading up to the beach has been lined with torches, carving out a direct trail that leads right into the bowels of The Council — an old, abandoned ship that rests on the island's south shore. Whether it's the real deal or a fantastic piece of art from this season's set designers is anyone's guess, but you should probably avoid rubbing up against the rustier looking bits and bobs just in case.
Inside the bowels of the rotting vessel, you'll see a circular area with enough benches for all of the remaining contestants to lounge about, and several long stone slabs that look a little less empty than usual. And while the sun shines bright above you during the daytime, you'll find that the torches surrounding the ship will soon become your only source of illumination once the sun sets and you are plunged into the murky darkness of the night. Well, with the sole exception of one torch that will remain unlit the entire time.
At the far end sit three thrones with a rather peculiar display behind each one, and currently occupied by Live, Laugh and Love. A large LED display has been hung up behind them, which simply reads:
As soon as it's officially 12:00PM, the LED display will begin to count down until it hits 00:00:00:00 at the very end of the trial.
To the left of your hosts, there's a large beach cooler filled with all kinds of chilled drinks — from water bottles, to juice pouches and sodas, and, yes, even half bottles of wines and other alcoholic drinks. There's a plastic table nestled a couple of feet away, where the remains of the ship shield it from the sun, covered in a spread of sandwiches, baked goods, chips, dips, and what appears to be leftovers from yesterday's lunch and dinner. None of these items are fresh and most of them look like they came right out of a vending machine, but it's the thought that counts...?
Welcome to your very first trial, superstars! Better get nice and comfy, because you're going to be here for a long, long while.
THE REAL WAIFUS OF STREAMY VALLEY SEASON 11 RUNNER UP
All contestants, please report to Gold P. Beach. The next segment of this week's thrilling sudden elimination round is about to begin. I repeat, all contestants, please report to Gold P. Beach. The next segment of this week's thrilling sudden elimination round is about to begin.
TIME REMAINING
09:00:00:00
☰ VICTIM(S)
Will
☰ OOC NOTES
✦ It's trial time, baby! Over the course of the next nine hours, characters will have the opportunity to discuss, investigate and theorize about this week's murder. Characters will have time to examine the body of the victim and explore relevant locations.
✦ There will be a one hour tag break starting at 4PM EST/1PM PST. While players are allowed to keep tagging through the hour, all mod tags will pause and players are encouraged to take a break, eat and hydrate.
✦ The voting page is now unlocked! Please read through the post carefully for more information about how voting will work in this game. Note that voting is not mandatory in The Vine, and it is up to each character to decide if they wish to cast a vote before the end of the trial or not.
✦ Characters will be unable to leave The Council until the end of trial, as they will be blocked off by that same translucent barrier that prevents them from entering the currently locked segments of the island and a small gaggle of some very determined mascots. You wouldn't want to make them sad, right...? Exceptions will be made for the purpose of investigations, of course, where characters will be accompanied by an NPC escort.
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does it look like the toaster got shoved to the side, or does it seemed purposefully moved? and does the counter have any obvious signs that someone was shoved along? scratches? ]
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there are not any scratches besides (waves hand) General Damage on the counter (this means don’t worry about it too much). however, since sandrone is so studiously looking, she’ll find that there’s some tomato stains and chunks on the counter leading towards the sink.
on the floor! silverware and toaster obtained. since molly is getting some of the red on his fingers he’ll find out with his bloodhunter nose it’s………………..splattered tomatoes. it’s a little squishy. squish. with mollymauk looking at the fridge as determined by dm, he will see that holy cow this fridge is also a mess! the door is swung wide open, food is threatening to spill out of it, and the drawers are hanging out. the vegetable crisper was once full of tomatoes. no longer! there’s also something underneath the corner of the fridge, just now visible since he’s down there getting tomato fingers.
shadow milk can pull out the knife! it’s stuck in there pretty good but for time’s sake it comes free. he does need to reach up to grab it out of there, but he'll get some help!
laugh whistles somehow, and a totally obscured in pixels bird appears at their shoulder. it picks up the knife from shadow milk, the silver arc object, and the knifeblock, makes a noise you think is probably a bird noise, and then takes off for the meowuncil. council. ]
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[ yummy. i guess getting onto the floor like an ANIMAL, tail lashing and going to dig around under the fridge for whatever else is down here. is all the red that can be seen in the kitchen tomatoes or does anything appear different? trying to determine if will was stabbed in here or only got stabbed out in the hallway.
is there anything else going on inside of the fridge that looks suspicious or out of place? or just messy like someone was digging around in it. ]
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[with the knife retrieved, he starts checking out the cabinets further... are there things inside them that are out of place? missing? he has snooped around in here before-- he is probably not going to notice like, 'one singular plate is gone' but he has an idea of what's supposed to actually be inside which one.]
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[ with this much of a struggle, is there any sign of hair caught anywhere it shouldn't be? otherwise, she'll just follow the
bloodtomato trail towards the sink to inspect the general area. ]no subject
anyway mollymauk finds a book shoved underneath the fridge! he will have to investigate it further in trial… or… maybe someone who can read will have to investigate further in trial…who’s to say……..
all the red is just squished tomatoes! there’s not any blood here at all.
cabinets don’t have anything else of note missing!
for sandrone, there’s no hair that she can see! however, she does get to see in the sink that there’s some more tomatoes splattered about here, a small black object in the sink, and a flash of something white deep at the bottom of the garbage disposal. ]
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okay so nothing else in the fridge, only sand and tomatoes on the floor, no blood. does it seem like the trail of sand leads in here and then back out again? ]
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[cabinets are fine...
i can't think of anything else to look at so hi sandrone what's up in the sink.]
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what is currently her problem, though, is fishing out the white thing which she gives a hard stare before proceeding. okay. if it isn't something she can easily reach with her hand (thank goodness it's gloved), with a longer spoon or a single chopstick…?? ]
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laugh will take the black object and the book. please do add those to evidence turn in though i'm not bird delivering them since you guys are done (but you may do so after break!)
sandrone and shadow milk go for the sink and the garbage disposal. as sandrone fearlessly reaches into the maw of the garbage disposal with her hand, she finds.... a wet piece of paper that's been crumpled up! whoa.
okay you're done shooes you out goodbye ]