fifth trial

[stagemanagers]

[When the investigation finishes, the lights begin to flicker on and off as that low, gentle rumble echoes through the opera house.

Your intermission is ending. Please return to your trial room.

The court room looks just as it always has for you: the grand chandelier glittering above your heads, the dusty red velvet seats. In the orchestra pit your circle of wooden podiums are waiting. Jeremy and Steven's podiums are draped in black crepe with their grey scale funerary portraits, just like your friends before them. The ghost light glows softly behind the podiums.

The curtain is closed, waiting to open when a decision has been reached and the execution can commence.

When everyone is in their places, the Phantom's voice echoes loud and clear through the theatre from his place in box 5. His tone is even, with none of the distraction or terse notes in the weeks before. He almost sounds curious for how this all will play out.]

You must now determine who was responsible for the death of Steven Universe. Submit your vote on the podiums when you are certain of your choice.

[Gather your evidence and let's begin.]

Comments

[garbageface]

There’s also the whole deal with the two mugs. Maybe figuring out who used them will help? Like, maybe whoever had coffee or whatever out of them still has it on their breath, or something.

[ it’s not. an ironclad plan but it’s? something? ]

[37773972]

...so we're going to smell each other's breath?

[garbageface]

It’s less invasive than doing a strip search.

[ so like?? why not?? ]

[likemypicture]

Ew.

[madgiganticfeelings]

It's not a big deal. If... if it helps us find out who did this, I don't mind?

[musacal]

[ ........... ]

I left them in the kitchen....

They were cleaned really well though! I couldn't even tell what they had to drink in them.