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It's Curtains Mods ([personal profile] stagemanagers) wrote in [community profile] itscurtains2021-06-19 11:34 am
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second trial

[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. Elisabeth and Connor have joined Mumble in having theirs draped in black crepe and with a framed monochrome photo of them on top.

When you reach the podiums, the lights above the stage finally come on. the Wizard is once again waiting for you. Beside it Hester is slowly lowers in on her bubble. Her dress this week is a purple monstrosity, more akin to a voluminous prom dress than the simple outfits she usually wears.

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 second trial, everyone. It's time to determine who was responsible for the murder of Connor. Feel free to talk amongst yourselves and work together - you'll have to show teamwork if you want to leave this room alive.
fourbutts: (50)

[personal profile] fourbutts 2021-06-19 04:26 pm (UTC)(link)
But... if someone just happened to find his body, cleaning it up and leaving like that doesn't make any sense.
themuseabandonsyou: (looking down)

[personal profile] themuseabandonsyou 2021-06-19 04:31 pm (UTC)(link)
It doesn't. Why do that, instead of telling the rest of us? Why not try to treat his wounds? I don't really understand it, but something feels wrong here.
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[personal profile] fourbutts 2021-06-19 04:38 pm (UTC)(link)
I... I mean, the signs do sort of point to "murder that someone tried to make look like a suicide," you know?
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[personal profile] themuseabandonsyou 2021-06-19 04:42 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Orpheus nods, solemnly. ] That would make sense? In an awful sort of way.

[ Not that murder isn't awful enough by itself but, why this? ]

But why go to all the trouble of cleaning it up, when that just makes it obvious someone else was there?
mcfife: blank (☀️so hail to you)

[personal profile] mcfife 2021-06-19 04:45 pm (UTC)(link)
It could be that they were transporting Connor and spilled a lot of blood.

[What else? What else?]
sugarlumps: (that sounds lame)

[personal profile] sugarlumps 2021-06-19 04:53 pm (UTC)(link)
Bloodstains are, like, super hard to clean up though.
mcfife: (🦄 cross the mighty river Tay)

[personal profile] mcfife 2021-06-19 04:56 pm (UTC)(link)
What about just on the locker room floor and Connor's face?
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[personal profile] sugarlumps 2021-06-19 05:00 pm (UTC)(link)
It'd probably be easier? But it still stains real bad.