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

[heathencall]

I think it would be more than obvious of the chemicals lingered in our system.

[They'd be passed out. Or also dead.]

Hands first.

HAND SMELL CHECK

[garbageface]

[ hands are probably a better idea. she’ll offer them up to whoever’s closest. again, immaculate nails, but no scent. ]

[heathencall]

[He's holding his hands up to Santana. Don't criticize his nails again.

... Also no scent on those hands.]

[likemypicture]

[Hey podium neighbor. Her fingernails are also immaculate-- but also longer than Santana's.

Just that weird dry lizard sort of dusty smell from handling Tad Cooper.]

[garbageface]

[ oh that’s kinda gross but at least it’s not the scent of murder ]

[madgiganticfeelings]

[Christine holds out her hands, which probably smell mildly spicy and sweet. Nothing bad, though!]

[37773972]

[Clean hands here!]

[musacal]

[ she has a faint chemical smell even after washing her hands but it's... because she found it and had to hold it, so she has a reason for it. ]

[heathencall]

So... Our breath, then?

[This is gross.]

BREATH CHECK

[37773972]

I can't believe we're doing this.

[musacal]

[ She brushed before going to the kitchen so NAH NOTHING. ]

[37773972]

[Stephen also believes in healthy dental hygiene so yeah, toothpaste scent minty fresh?]

[likemypicture]

[yeah kind of gross, but w/e we'll assume Anne learned about dental hygiene in her second life and brushed her teeth before she tried to go and pray this morning and doesn't straight up have uneven yellow rotten teeth like her stepdaughter ended up with at the end of her reign.]

[madgiganticfeelings]

[Christine is... embarrassed, but at least she brushed her teeth last night, so the morning breath isn't terrible.]

[heathencall]

[Nah Mephisto's breath is clean!]

[garbageface]

[ Santana is clean! ]

[musacal]

I didn't even bring the mugs though!!

[ AND DO YOU THINK SHE CHECKED FOR BREATH SMELL ON THEM AT THE TIME OR WOULD EVEN REMEMBER... ]