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guiltrip2023-05-27 09:12 am
killerwaves) wrote in guiltrip2023-05-27 09:12 am
WEEK 2; TRIAL
TRIAL
Whether you investigated or decided to take it easy, before you know it the speakers crackle to life instructing you to head to the beach. This is a demand not a request, and anyone who doesn't comply will find themselves forcibly moved there by the kitty bots—even if it takes a whole swarm of them.
Once you get there, you'll see that this isn't quite a beach party, instead a gigantic sandbar dotted with some type of constructs has risen out of the sea and tides. The path to the sandbar is solid enough even if it is relatively narrow, and once you arrive you'll find that you're far out in the ocean, way farther than it's comfortable to swim.
And once everyone is gathered, the pathway recedes back into the sea leaving you trapped here, all twenty-eight of you. At least there's ample seating, a kind of amphitheater made of sand with space in the middle for grandstanding or dramatic revelations. Though the area is mostly open, there are lone pieces of sand wall around the edges, maybe to dissuade you from tossing someone into the ocean without stopping you entirely. Thankfully, a lone outhouse rests again one of the walls just in case you need to use the bathroom, though it's not much in the way of actual privacy.
Settle in, get comfortable or just complain about all the sand you'll be tracking back, if you make it back that is. There's still another sacrifice to be chosen after all according to your administrators and—
Maybe you've noticed there's no palm trees or speakers here? It's just you, and the sand. For now. (( OOC: Welcome to your first trial! You'll have 7 hours (8PM EST/5PM PST) to find the killer and send them off their death, if you believe in justice at least. Since this is scapegoat style, finding the correct killer is not mandatory!
Please remember to vote before then unless you've spoken to a mod, as votes are our stand-in for AC. ))
GO-KART TRACKS
I went to the "kart" race course with Temenos. I didn't find much, but... the tracks from the vehicle went in a straight path from there to the golf course.
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When we arrived, we were met with the noticeable absence of a go-kart from the selection. There was no damage to the surrounding go-karts, nor were there any signs that they had recently been in use. The racetracks themselves were untouched.
In the vicinity of the parked karts, I found a mechanical part lying on the ground. I've brought it along in hopes that someone more familiar with machinery than I can identify it and its purpose.
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[ He cannot help with the mechanical part, though. Sorry. ]
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[Kallamar's got a good thought about sabotage.]
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Hey, whoever saw the kart, could you tell if it was tampered with or not? I don't think they usually go fast enough to like, go up in smoke in a crash.
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Yeah, that part you brought looks to match whatever's missing from the engine, as far as I could tell from the pictures Xiao took. There's also physical damage from whatever dented and scuffed the kart it looks like ... And otherwise from what I can tell it looks like someone ran it too hard for too long, so it's pretty beat up.
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Since I found that piece at the go-kart track, I believe it would be safe to assume that it was intentionally removed. And if that is the case, then the culprit knew exactly what they were looking for in order to manipulate the kart for their purposes.
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[ "Probably" since he wouldn't rule it out entirely, but... ]
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