First Trial

[stagemanagers]

[As the investigation ends, you'll hear Hester's voice inviting you to the auditorium. As this happens, the twin doors on either side of the concession stand, across from the gym, will click open. You can enter on either side; both go to the same place.

When you enter the auditorium, it's dark. There's only the small lights along the walkway behind all the seats, just enough to illuminate where you're going. There's a central path between the seats, down towards where you know the stage must be. That's where you must be going, right? As you pass each row of seats, the lights at their ends flick on, marking your procession and slowly making more and more of the room visible. Shortly, you can see your destination: a circle of podiums stationed in the orchestra pit, below the lip of the darkened, curtained stage. They're all identical, labeled with a cast member's name, save for Mumble's, which is draped in black crepe and has a framed monochrome photo of him - Elijah Wood him - on top.

When you reach the podiums, the lights above the stage finally come on. It's time to meet the Wizard.

The mechanical head, with glowing green eyes, is installed above the stage and the still-closed curtain. Even if you were standing on the stage, it'd be well out of reach. It peers down at all of you, its motions fluid, and speaks with a booming, artificial-sounding voice:]

Welcome to your first trial, everyone. I am the Wizard. It's time to determine who was responsible for the murder of Mumble. Feel free to talk amongst yourselves and work together - you'll have to show teamwork if you want to leave this room alive.

Comments

[mcfife]

He had a scarf on, along with socks and a coat- wait!

[He almost forgot! Angus pulls out a knitted scarf and plucks out something from between the fibers.]

There were a few dark hairs caught in the scarf he wore! I checked, and they are too long to belong to Mumble!

[disharmonizes]

[Oh, WELL.]

Sounds like a game of match two is in order.

[mayavericks]

Should we... compare the hair to our own, then?

Hair Check

[mcfife]

I can see if any of you match the color. Hold on.

[And he'll go around with the few strands for comparison.]

[mayavericks]

[Maya has long, brown hair! That's kind of dark, right?]

I will say... If these have been in the costume room, there is always the chance that any of our hair has gotten onto it. It isn't the most secure of locations.

[themuseabandonsyou]

[ Orpheus nods and subjects himself to the hair check. His is not much longer than Mumble's and mid-dark brown. ]

[whatyouwant]

[Elle's hair is long, slightly wavy, and very blonde]

Could it be wig hair?

[howtheworldwas]

[ Eurydice has chin-length black hair. She doesn't seem to be paying much to the hair check. Instead, she seems relatively lost in thought. ]

MODS

[violentenvies]

[Salieri has shoulder-length, dark black hair.]

Mademoiselle Maya has a point. Is it even a human hair?

[sugarlumps]

Don't touch my hair, okay? I don't do that kind of junk on the first date.

[But if he's just checking the length and color- it's super long, super curly, and super purple.]

[wanderlusttitania]

All right.

[Sissi has long brown to dark brown hair with a few very noticeable silver streaks in them.]

[disharmonizes]

[Discord's hair (well, some of it) is dark, but like not really notably longer than Mumble's, so, you know.]

[employeeoftheyear]

[Spongebob stands back because he doesn't have hair :)

But considering that his hair is short and ginger, it probably wouldn't make him look especially suspicious.]

[brokeforgood]

[Farrah flips a braid over her shoulder for everyone to see. Her hair's long, dark, and very shiny.]

[feudalladyshandmaid]

[Cassandra leans forward for the check.

Hers is chin-length and dark, with graying streaks. But it's also pretty short...]

[voicerights]

[The SQUIP, which has been quietly studying everyone all this time? Has short, dark hair.

It also seems vaguely amused with all the proceedings]

[comeandfindme]

[ Dark hair, right here. It’s shoulder length, maybe a little longer. ]

[fourbutts]

[ Janis's hair is naturally long and dark, but there's the small matter of uh. ]

I know my dye job isn't perfect, but I think the odds are pretty low.

[tellthestory]

[The Balladeer doesn't really seem to recognize right away that this is even something that includes him - but then, his hair is short and kinda blonde so he's got a bit of a point.]

[samefacesyndrome]

[ Do I even need to answer this one TAKE A GUESS. ]

Re: Hair Check

[alchemistake]

[Varian's hair is mid-length and dark brown, especially from his fringe. But depending on the length of the hair itself, it doesn't go past shoulder length per-say.]

[barberic]

[Benjamin's hair is dark... But probably too short to match.]

[employeeoftheyear]

Well I guess it's a good thing I don't have hair.

[:)]

[howtheworldwas]

[ YES YOU DO IT'S RIGHT ON YOUR HEAD ]

[brokeforgood]

Good catch, Cheeto-Head.