week one: trial

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WEEK ONE: 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. The fire in the ruins still burns, though as the minutes tick by into hours, the flames slowly begin to subside.

Finally, the sun reaches its highest point just as the flames in the ruins sputter out. 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... well, I suggest you discard those hopes. 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.

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. Would it ease your conscience to condemn someone to death whose hands are already stained with the blood of a sacrifice? The bodies are out there, and the evidence as well... but you will have to find it yourselves.

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

There will be a one-hour trial break from 1pm PST/4pm EST/8am NZST to 2pm PST/5pm EST/9am NZST. We recommend that you use this time to get something to eat if you haven't yet already, play some Animal Crossing, or even just take a quick nap. During this time, no mod tags will go out; we also ask that players refrain from starting any intensive threads such as interrogations, strip searches, hair or injury comparisons, etc. While we're not going to say you're not allowed to tag during this time, we also don't want anyone to miss out on anything important during an official break.

Please remember to have your character cast a vote on the voting page! Voting is mandatory, as it functions as the activity check for the game. If you do not cast a vote by the time trial is over, your character will be killed off. Please contact the mods prior to the end of the trial if something comes up and you are prevented from voting (i.e. 504 errors, etc).

If you have any questions, please go ahead and ask! Your mods and fellow players are always here to help. And most of all... have fun!

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Comments

[nautycal]

Hey, there ya are, man! Come introduce yourself to everyone else, okay? So people know who you are!

[fabrefactions]

[ ........... in a poor stage whisper to ryuji: ]

He looks much too young to be a father.

[nautycal]

Yeah? That isn't the point, man! It's about his energy. Total dad energy.

[fishingforcompliments]

Dad... energy?

[uh]

Is that... a thing?

[nautycal]

Yeah! Like, it is now!

[fishingforcompliments]

...truly? It is possible to tell if someone is a father simply by observing their energy?

[why does she look worried about that]

[nautycal]

Whoa, whoa. He might not even have kids. It ain't about the kids, it's about--ah, geez. It's the energy, man.

He acts like a total dad.

[fishingforcompliments]

[well she looks relieved at that, which is. weirder.]

Oh. I believe I understand!

[does she. does she really.]

[snyaiper]

So are you stupid or just deeply delusional?

[nautycal]

Hey! What the eff, man? Don't call me stupid. [He's stupid, but he'll only admit that to his friends.] I'm serious! He's a good dude.

[snyaiper]

You seem to be the only one who has this impression, himself included, so clearly the one with the problem is you.

[fabrefactions]

Dad... energy...?

[ ...


Oh. ]

Like Sojiro-san? [ There's a pause as he gives Giyuu another weighted, assessing stare. ]

He lacks the air of worldliness and sophistication that Sojiro-san exudes with ease.

[nautycal]

[The two of them gaze upon Giyuu Tomioka with quiet, contemplative appraisal.]

Come on, dude, give him a chance, will ya? He's gotta grow into it, but it's a start!

[fabrefactions]

[ Hmmm. ]

Perhaps comparing him to Sojiro-san immediately is too high of a mountain for him to surpass this early. [ Stan Sojiro Sakura. ]

I will lower my expectations appropriately.

[nautycal]

[He can't tell if this is a good thing or a bad thing. It's good the standards for Giyuu aren't high, but also??? Can Giyuu reach those? Probably not.]

He'll get there eventually, I guess. We just gotta believe in him. Maybe one day he'll have his own cafe, and we can chill there with everyone!

[fabrefactions]

[ ... ]

Your imagination is quite vivid today. We do not actually know where he comes from. But I wonder if we would be able to visit for coffee regardless?

[baori]

[ HE REALLY WAS REFERRING TO HIM?

wait. what?

how does...???? camp dad???? ]

[wisterin]

Hello? Tomioka-san? Don't you have anything to add?

[baori]

[ WHAT IS HE SUPPOSED TO SAY HERE???? ]

I don't know.

[nautycal]

Just say your name for everyone, dude! So we all know who you are!

[baori]

[ oh.

well..... seeing that ryuji is defending an honor that didn't need to be defended??? ]

Giyuu Tomioka.

[ western style even though he'd introduce his family name first, but this is for ease to know which is his first name skljlawe ]

[wisterin]

Were you kind in your own way to Sakamoto-kun?

[baori]

[ kind in his own way?? ]

He acknowledged his hard work in learning how to get a fire started.

[ so, yes. ]

[wisterin]

You didn't use to be the type to say good job before.

[ It's not a bad thing that he's changed. ]

[baori]

[ thank you ara for ignoring my mistake that i will see forever.

but he isn't sure how to reply to that because he never thought about it before. it just never occurred to him that he never pointed it out. then again, it wasn't as though it would have been something noteworthy to point out. those he ran into were often demon slayers or those in training and they don't need praise. they just needed to kill demons or be able to. ]

...I never told him good job.

[ he means not explicitly those words, of course. closes my eyes. ]