WEEK 2; TRIAL

[killerwaves]

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. ))

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[gluttoning]

[Ah.

He pauses for a long moment, but nods.]

I'm guessing you saw all that.

[idologue]

I'm afraid so. You were... quite impressive, in that state.

[ Also creepy, but that's neither here nor there. ]

[gluttoning]

[He just sighs.]

Thanks. I'm sorry if I scared anyone.

I'll have some cleanup to do once this is all over.

[idologue]

Oh, it's fine. I was not frightened.

[ The cleanup thing is certainly true though. ]

What happened to bring you into that frenzy though?

[gluttoning]

Don't know. I fell asleep, and then when I woke up, I was starving hungry.

It might be because of how long I had to sleep.

[idologue]

You don't usually sleep for seven hours in a row...?

[gluttoning]

Sometimes I can. But I can eat things in my sleep if I'm too hungry. So I like to get up during the night and get myself snacks.

I don't remember doing that last night. And I was way too hungry when I woke up, so I don't think I ate anything in my sleep like I normally might.

[idologue]

That sounds like it may become a problem if something like this happens again...

[ If every murder from here on out comes with a Beel rampage accompanying it... That might spell bad news for the evidence eventually. ]

You should probably take care to always keep food on you at night.

[gluttoning]

Mn. I already talked to Overhaul about it. He said to expect this happening once a week.

If I knew ahead of time, I would have planned a little better.