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tropical getaway mods ([personal profile] getawaymods) wrote in [community profile] tropicalgetaway2020-05-08 11:50 pm
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week two: trial

WEEK TWO: TRIAL
Morning dawns bright and early the day after the announcement of the dead, and as the sun tracks its way across the sky, the voice's message is likely not far from anyone's mind. Friends are still missing, people are still dead, and time is running out.

Finally, the sun reaches its highest point. A low, deep thrumming sound echoes throughout the entire island, which turns into ringing, a drawn-out signal that grows louder and louder until it seems as though all other sounds on the island fall to a hush.

It is then that the lighthouse beacon becomes illuminated, drawing them all to the southern beach. That same voice as before rings, audible throughout the entire island.

"There are those of you who hope to escape from this with clean hands...you may find yourselves successful. Will it be worth it? You are all participants in this game, and you will all be complicit in the sacrifices that take place here, or else you will not have earned your passage home. Twenty-four hours remain before the ritual must be completed, or you will all suffer the consequences. There is no consolation prize for less than eleven sacrifices.

You have until the sun vanishes beneath the horizon. Choose your next sacrifice, and choose who will dispatch them. Speak the names of your choices into the conch. Failure to cooperate will result in a fate worse than death.

...perhaps you should investigate the deaths. The bodies are out there, and the evidence as well... but you will have to find it yourselves.

...oh, and one more thing. There is a way to save yourselves...if you select the right sacrifice.

Tick-tock, tick-tock! Your time starts... now."

Once the entire group has gathered, the lighthouse's beacon flickers out.

It is time to choose the next sacrifice... and hopefully, to catch a killer.

Good luck.

OOC NOTES
Welcome to your last trial, everyone! This trial will take place from 9am PST/12pm EST/4am NZST, and will last until 6pm PST/9pm EST/1pm NZST.

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baori: (pic#13946180)

[personal profile] baori 2020-05-09 05:25 pm (UTC)(link)
[ hello. he can provide some insight.

though he'll sound tired as he does so.
]

Yusuke came along with Shinobu and I when we explored the jungle. It was something we found there.
lacking: (242)

[personal profile] lacking 2020-05-09 05:29 pm (UTC)(link)
[... Well, then.]

I know we're short on time... But could we put everything we've found together, information and items alike, in one place? We can't see the full picture if all the pieces are scattered.
baori: (pic#13946181)

[personal profile] baori 2020-05-09 05:39 pm (UTC)(link)
[ sometimes things happen. ]

Isn't that what Kocho asked for on Monday?

[ not that he's accusing her or anyone in particular but the fact that they're no better off than earlier in the week is distasteful. he's getting irritated by all of this. ]
lacking: (188)

[personal profile] lacking 2020-05-09 05:45 pm (UTC)(link)
[She nods. That's a mood, Giyuu.]

Yes... Though, we've discovered new things since Kocho-san's meeting on Monday.
baori: (pic#13946178)

[personal profile] baori 2020-05-09 05:49 pm (UTC)(link)
Useful things?

[ chop chop. shinobu already fessed up to the passages which are a game changer in terms of how people could traverse around the island. and then here is his camp son coming forth with a map... ]
lacking: (231)

[personal profile] lacking 2020-05-09 05:54 pm (UTC)(link)
That remains to be seen.

[Hey, she already fessed up about the Ruin to Jungle Camp passage?]
baori: (Default)

[personal profile] baori 2020-05-09 05:56 pm (UTC)(link)
[ if he was the type to tch he would but he isn't so instead he'll lower his head and let out a frustrated sigh. he isn't even the kind of person to sigh! ]
lacking: (192)

[personal profile] lacking 2020-05-09 06:34 pm (UTC)(link)
[There, there... Neena sighs as well, one hand gripping her forearm.]

Still, we won't know until we try. Don't give up, Tomioka-san.
baori: (pic#13946205)

[personal profile] baori 2020-05-09 06:39 pm (UTC)(link)
I haven't given up.

[ he is just very frustrated and thus doesn't know what to say. if it was something easy to stick a sword into, he'd be the first one in line for it. thinking? conjecture? he's no good at stuff like this despite wanting answers. ]