WEEK 2: TRIAL

[dropoffs]

WEEK 2 TRIAL     41 CREW ACTIVE

 

ALL CREW MEMBERS, PLEASE REPORT TO THE CONFERENCE HALL AT 1200 HOURS. REPEAT, ALL CREW MEMBERS REPORT TO THE CONFERENCE HALL AT 1200 HOURS.

I.R.I.S. SYSTEMS ARE UPDATING TO ALLOW SHIP AND CONCOURSE-WIDE ACCESS AT THIS TIME IN PREPARATION FOR INVESTIGATION AND RESOLUTION OF THE EVENTS FROM THURSDAY EVENING AND FRIDAY MORNING.

ATTENDANCE IS MANDATORY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING AND COOPERATION.

Good morning, junior crew. With the heavy news of last night carrying into Saturday morning, things are incredibly quiet around the CSS Eudora. You may carry on with your personal business during the morning, but come 11:00, a soothing voice will cut into the air and announce that at 12:00 everyone must report to "the Conference Hall." Strange, however, that it's not on the map.

Never fear, your I.R.I.S. will automatically project a small beam of warm, orange light on the ground, directing you towards an enormous lift stationed by the mess hall. Come 11:50, if you aren't on the lift, you will certianly find yourself moving there physically whether you intend it or not. The lift is capable of carrying every occupant of the Eudora to a sublevel ramp that leads towards the mentioned Conference Hall.

The enormous hall opens up past two large, double doors with the word EUDORA printed over it. Within, a lengthy monitor sprawls across the entirety of it, displaying Thursday night's victims profiles along with a large map of the Eudora herself. With plush, dark seats in rows and a long table at the head of the room where four members of your senior crew await, it is clear what exactly this space is for, especially as the words TRIAL IN SESSION appear on the monitor and an ominous-looking countdown:
09:00:00

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Welcome to your third trial! Over the course of the next nine hours, characters will have the opportunity to discuss, investigate and theorize about Sidon's and Ashe's murders. Characters will have time to examine the body of the victim and explore relevant locations.

There will be a mod-tag break between 4 PM EST / 1 PM PST to 5 PM EST / 2 PM PST. While the trial may continue and players can tag each other, mod-led threads such as questions and investigations will be on hold.

Finally, we have a voting page for characters to vote on the culprit! Please be sure that your vote is in by the time trial finishes at 9 PM EST / 6 PM PST, unless you've spoken with the mods previously, as we'll begin tallying votes on the dot. Voting is mandatory for Spacecoast, acting as our weekly activity check in this game.

Good luck!

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QUESTIONS INVESTIGATION REQUESTS BODY CHECK EVIDENCE TURN-IN INVESTIGATIONS EXAMINE EVIDENCE PUBLIC CHAT LOCATIONS STATUSES PROFILES SUPPLY SHOP

Comments

[discomfort]

[ THAT'S FINE

owner has a few seconds where he considers the flaw of the mortal form before pulling the pan all the way out and just setting it on the ground. that's okay. is there anything else in the oven? what was the meal...... is there anything about it other than burnt............... ]

[baebladie]

...Get that looked at.

[ Blade says from over here, because he doesn't know how Owner is with these type of things. A knife missing, though? Hm.

Assessing the amount of food happens, with him taking note of its volume, taking a quick picture, and then...so does the next.

Anyway, he also just looks down blankly to see what ungodly mess his foot managed to splash into. ]

[dropoffs]

[ despite the overwhelmingly burnt smell... the shape betrays that maybe it could have maybe been some chicken thighs with shriveled-up remnants of scorched veggies that can barely be made out at this point. there's nada else in the oven :( owner........... bud.

blade takes a picture of the volume of the food (sorry i can read) but yes... a knife is missing from this knife block.

in any case, blade stepped in blood. and a not-too-small amount of it. it's not enough to be fatal, of course, but it is a substantial amount. like you didn't just cut your finger while chopping veggies. ]

[discomfort]

[ it's fine he doesn't need a hand. it goes back within the safety of blanket. ]

but okay, while blade looks at knives and steps in blood, owner will walk around the area to see if there's anything else that might be chilling. anything on the walls? or up on the ceiling? ]

[baebladie]

[ ...Owner, why are you like this?

But, anyway, that is a lot of blood? Of course it is.

Is it just the one and only puddle of blood he happened to step into? Or is there more? Or other specks of blood on tables, counters in here? ]

[dropoffs]

[ nothing chilling on the ceiling or walls from owner's walkabout. just all this food prep left abandoned, the cutting board, and knife block that's been brought close to the cutting board itself it seems.

there is only this puddle of blood, no drips or dribbles. there is no blood on the counters or shelves or tables or anything like that... just here on the floor. ]

[discomfort]

[ cool... owner will snap a picture just for posterity. owner will go and like. open the fridge? and drawers and cabinets, just to be safe. anything in there? in the sink?

IF THIS IS ALL CLEAR HE'S DONE but gotta be safe ]

[baebladie]

[ Mmmkay. Nothing in the trash either?

Just to make sure?? Otherwise if he's all set then yeah ]

[dropoffs]

[ picture snapped. there's nothing in the fridge, drawers, or cabinets that is out of the ordinary or strange or bloody or Off.

nothing in the trash either.



if you believe it to be all set or have grabbed everything you think is relevant to whatever happened here, sure! ]

[discomfort]

[ well now i'm paranoid

BLENDER? ON TOP OF THE STOVE? FREEZER? TOASTER? ANY CLOSETS? DISHWASHER? ]

[baebladie]

[ Anything on the ceiling?

Anything hidden in the mixed bowl of vegetables? Nothing weird on the empty pot?

Anything else amiss on the floor? ]

[dropoffs]

[ everything in the dishwasher is clean, the closet is sparklingly spotless, and the implements you've mentioned are untouched.

nothing off about the drawers, and nothing odd about the ceilings. nothing hidden in the veggies, and nothing weird about the pot, it's just a pot.

the floor is fine save for that single pool of blood blade checked out by the counter with the cutting board and knife block. io will take you back if you want to leave (burn kit prepared). ]

[discomfort]

[ starts shaking on I do not know what else to check here so if is good we can leave

if you make another ominous mod comment I will spiral again and waste all our time ]

[baebladie]

[ Is there a pantry in here?

If not, then :prayercircle: hoping everything was got and gonna say ready tentatively to move on. ]

[dropoffs]

[ there is a pantry and it is normal, nothing amiss.

in any case, we'll head out then, goodbye galley. back to trial! ]