WEEK 4; TRIAL

[killerwaves]

TRIAL

You all know the drill by now even if things are a little different today, with the two deceased and the shuffling of the announcements. Things are much the same at the sandbar though, kittybots setting out seafood as the theme for this week, along with every flavor of mountain dew under the sun, including the energy drink kind. (food mod note: this is actually on brand MTN dew for once!).

Off to the side in a booth of their own are the bodies as well as attendant kittybots; simply request which body you'd like to look at and the kitty bots will direct you appropriately, as if it's difficult to tell the difference between a squid and a giant robot. Maybe they're just there trying to be helpful, they're doing their best. .

(( OOC: Welcome to your third trial! You'll have 7 hours (8PM EST/5PM PST) to vote one (1) person guilty of murder. 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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[butcherspice]

[Oh right, there's a whole second murder. Billy forgot in his vindication about being right about Kanon from the start.]

If it ain't Kanon, those scorch marks could've come from Skywarp's lasers? Which would put us back at square one for his killer.

[chrysaline]

[ She's kind of busy, but: ]

It would've been hard to come out of a fight with Skywarp with only a scratch... wouldn't it? I really think it probably wasn't Kanon.

[idologue]

Maybe we should return to the culprit profile I've attempted putting together earlier... someone physically strong and in possession of a power that could sever his leg.

Though the mystery of the go-kart is another thing entirely... Maybe someone who didn't know how to drive it so they moved it through alternate means?

[chrysaline]

[ A nod! ] Someone who could make those puncture wounds on him, too.

[ She pauses for a moment and then adds a little more softly: ]

I don't think Crea is wrong. But I think Skywarp deserves the truth, too. Even if it doesn't make our situation any easier.

[microtransactions]

Or maybe they just didn't want to sit next to the robot that would bleed all over them, knowing that Beel could probably sniff it out from a mile away. Or they didn't want to leave anything like fingerprints on the wheel or fabrics or hairs or something on the seat.

There could be a decent few reasons for it.

[idologue]

The tracks were already zigzag beginning at the actual go-kart range, right? They'd have had a decent amount of foresight to make sure they use the kart the same odd way from the get-go.

[microtransactions]

Just thinking that maybe getting fingerprints on the wheel would be a bad idea is enough. Maybe they didn't know beforehand they'd have to haul Skywarp to the theater, but the other things are pretty reasonable, right?

[idologue]

Putting a cloth between hands and wheels would likewise prevent fingerprints, so this seems a little convoluted for just that.

But then again, I cannot presume to know how everyone on this island would reason.

As for your latter point though... They didn't have to bring him there, did they? They just did it anyway. That set-up is something to keep in mind, too.

[microtransactions]

[ re that last point: ]

Yeah. It's someone dramatic, or someone who'd be willing to go along with him in a last request if we go by Wang Lu's theory.

[conceivesfrenzy]

[ She just laughs at the first part. ]

That narrows it down.

[microtransactions]

[ don't we just wish Lobelia were still here?


he's not saying that with lacus right there. ]

[chosenwang]

There are scratches on his back so he could have been dragged. The cape wasn't tied on but draped on. Which is really strange to do if they weren't fond of him.

[dupiety]

[Once Temenos is done being in time-out...]

Seeing as you agreed with me on this before, Magolor, I will bring it back up: There are people here who are able to move things with an ability. I would imagine using the go-kart without actually driving it would be part of that.

[idologue]

Would you mind listing the people you have in mind? I'm sorry to ask this and I do not mean to accuse any of them immediately, but we are running out of time.

It would be for the best if we could rule out individuals as we go.

[dupiety]

[He just got in trouble for this, but fuck it. More callouts, sorry not sorry peeps.]

Ibuki and Moravia are capable of this, and I have seen them make use of it firsthand.

Joshua is also among those with similar abilities.

[townmusician]

[can't believe haruka's gonna have to tell beel to dump temenos because he never learns!!!!!!!!!!!]

[dupiety]

[Listen, he was asked this time and he has a reason to suspect them as it is.]

[idologue]

[ Lacus goes scrolling through the profiles and nods. ]

Joshua, Moravia. Could you answer a few clarification questions?

There are parts of each of your abilities that seem ill-defined. What are 'vectors' and what are 'beams of light' respectively?

[divector]

[ bruh @ temenos? did you want to get yeeted harder??? but she'll answer starting with lacus ]

To put it simply, Vectors are goat-like creatures in our world who lack the majority of their consciousness. They're pitiful, and I feel for their flight.

[finalmix]

I would show you but I hate working up a sweat.

[gluttoning]

[This, in comparison, seems fine. Beel's eyes are drifting to both of them as Temenos says that.]

[gravitys]

I feel like if you were gonna transport Skywarp usin' telekinesis it would be simpler to skip the cart, or that you could use it to fine tune drive it if it got that far. I also think Magalor's abilities sound like they could move somethin'.

[conceivesfrenzy]

[ back to profile scrolling...... ]

True. And "pulling random items out of portals" would be able to conceivably bring out something to slice through him, right?

[necrotiem]

The portals mentioned in his profile, right?

[dupiety]

I cannot speak for everyone of course, but extended use of my own abilities in the battle with the Nomu caused me great fatigue. Transporting something large like Skywarp across islands would take quite a bit of energy.