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It's Curtains Mods ([personal profile] stagemanagers) wrote in [community profile] itscurtains2021-06-26 11:01 am
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third 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. Some of you have a detour to make beforehand- Hester lets you in to her office to drop off the precious cargo without incident. She then slips off to in the direction of the scene shop.

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. The SQUIP, the Balladeer and Rina now have 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. Either she was magicked up there or the catwalk repair had a very impressive turnaround time. The Dad Squad and Peregrine have already seen this week's look but those who haven't might notice the braid bun her hair is in has half-fallen out and her little white heels are covered in dirt.

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

[personal profile] sugarlumps 2021-06-26 04:23 pm (UTC)(link)
GUYS THERE'S A SCARECROW AND IT'S BROKEN AND THERE WAS BLOOD AND BEADS EVERYWHEEEERE-

[She's dealing.]
violentenvies: <lj user=noodlegraphics> (48)

[personal profile] violentenvies 2021-06-26 04:28 pm (UTC)(link)
[Salieri enters, pausing momentarily take in a breath. He just...wordlessly reaches out to take Discord's hand, starting to walk to his position across the circle. Taking Discord with him.]
mcfife: (🦄  where truth and justice still reign)

[personal profile] mcfife 2021-06-26 04:28 pm (UTC)(link)
[Angus enters the trial room silently with Varian, Farrah, and Cassandra, not leaving his side until he reaches his podium. Once he is safe next to Farrah, Angus returns to his spot and is immediately greeted by his neighbor's yelling.]

By Rina's body? [He didn't even run out to see the body, please explain.]
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[personal profile] disharmonizes 2021-06-26 04:29 pm (UTC)(link)
[Discord kind of, blinks, as he's tugged along. Oh. Oh, they're going that way, because he was gonna--

...well, guess he's going with Salieri over to the other side of the podium circle.]
sugarlumps: (what)

[personal profile] sugarlumps 2021-06-26 04:29 pm (UTC)(link)
No, it- out in the cornfield! It was all lying down and the wood thing was broken and snapped off, there was- it was grooooss!
violentenvies: (96)

[personal profile] violentenvies 2021-06-26 04:32 pm (UTC)(link)
[sure are buddy. Anyway.]

Benjamin, Maya and I found some things in the woods. There was a trail of blood leading from the corn field, though it doesn't look like someone was dragged. We also found a white rag that hand a strange scent.
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[personal profile] alchemistake 2021-06-26 04:32 pm (UTC)(link)
[Varian enters the trial room basically as Angus, Cassandra, and Farrah's cargo for the time being. He's quiet, and his eyes don't leave the floor except for just a brief moment as Angus is walking with him to his podium. He glances up at where the Wizard is staring down at them all.

He'll go to his podium without a word, standing there surrounded by not just Farrah and Salieri, but Discord now here too. He's not shaking anymore, standing stiff and resolute with the intent of bringing the culprit to justice, but...he's still visibly unwell.]
themuseabandonsyou: (looking down)

[personal profile] themuseabandonsyou 2021-06-26 04:32 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Shaking, Orpheus places two things on his podium as he enters - a pink flower hairpin and the Rina-Chan Board, cracked and mostly nonfunctional, save for a blinking red light on the side. He takes Eurydice's hand, once he's put them down. ]

I found these, in the corn field. Near, um. All the blood, that her highness mentioned. This is definitely Rina's? [ he says, pointing at the board. ] And I think part of it still works, but I can't figure out how to use it. If someone who's more familiar with computers wants to take a look, that might be a good idea. I'm also not sure about the hairpin. It might be hers, too? But I don't remember seeing her wear it. That might just be because I wasn't... paying enough attention, though.
mcfife: (🦄 of an ancient and powerful wizard)

[personal profile] mcfife 2021-06-26 04:33 pm (UTC)(link)
What- [This sounds important, but Angus has no idea what LSP is talking about. Where was Rina even found?] What do you mean, there was blood?
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[personal profile] violentenvies 2021-06-26 04:33 pm (UTC)(link)
[Salieri looks over as they enter, expression immediately going worried. As Varian steps up to his spot, Salieri reaches out to set a hand on his shoulder]
comeandfindme: (never gonna stop until we)

[personal profile] comeandfindme 2021-06-26 04:33 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Peregrine's already pretty tired of all this, shoulders slumped, when they arrive in the trial room and she remembers— now she has to stand next to Rina's empty podium again, but this week it's not because she's finding comfort with Varian, it's...

She stops in the procession for just a moment before she pushes herself forward. Push into the pain until it shatters—

As she stands at her podium, she glances up at Hester. ]


...There was a trail of blood. From...Rina's body in the garden. It looked kind of like— like a mix of drops and smears.
Edited (oops got that wrong) 2021-06-26 16:42 (UTC)
disharmonizes: (138)

[personal profile] disharmonizes 2021-06-26 04:35 pm (UTC)(link)
[So Discord's just going to be next to Salieri for all this, because that was clearly not optional. He's maybe a little grateful. Possibly.

Shut up.]


So someone very deliberately brought Rina to the garden. She almost looked like she was sleeping. I would've called it peaceful, if not for... [...He's not exactly stoked to get to this part of his explanation, especially not when he's on this side of the podium circle, much too close to the kids. But, in for a penny.] Well, the fact that she'd been impaled. Although there weren't any other wounds, whatsoever.
sugarlumps: (lump off)

[personal profile] sugarlumps 2021-06-26 04:35 pm (UTC)(link)
There was blood all over the stake thing and it was probably Rina's, Angus.

[She is being clear and now annoyance at not being understood is starting to edge out the distress, so good job there at least?]
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[personal profile] alchemistake 2021-06-26 04:35 pm (UTC)(link)
[Varian is still quiet, but the hand on his shoulder is appreciated. He hadn't had a chance to see Salieri this whole time...but he figured he probably was too close to the actual crime scene for Varian to want to venture near.

He inclines his head a little, his bangs falling into his eyes.]
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[personal profile] howtheworldwas 2021-06-26 04:35 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Eurydice enters the trial room pretty much as she always does -- with Orpheus, and looking pissed. She's even angrier today. Rina was a child, two people can't die in one week, this isn't right --

She'll position herself between the Wizard and Orpheus, squeezing his hand back once he's laid out the evidence. ]
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[personal profile] whatyouwant 2021-06-26 04:36 pm (UTC)(link)
[Elle seems much more composed this week than the past two trial. Her hands are barely shaking and there's only a little crack in her voice!]

I found this stuff in the dance studio.

[She holds up the CD]

And someone was listening to this last night. It was in the CD player when I went to do yoga this morning.
Edited 2021-06-26 16:36 (UTC)
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cw: emeto mention

[personal profile] sugarlumps 2021-06-26 04:36 pm (UTC)(link)
[Yeah, at the word "impaled" LSP is just gonna urp a little and cover her mouth.]
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[personal profile] violentenvies 2021-06-26 04:37 pm (UTC)(link)
[what he would really like to be able to do right now is hug Varian very close, but unfortunately this trial. So instead he just...wordlessly moves his hand, offering it, if Varian would like to hold the one that Discord isn't holding at the moment.
mcfife: (🦄 darkness enfolds)

[personal profile] mcfife 2021-06-26 04:38 pm (UTC)(link)
[You're welcome, he guesses.]

...Thank you, Princess.
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[personal profile] alchemistake 2021-06-26 04:38 pm (UTC)(link)
...that's hers.

[Varian speaks for the first time since they'd all entered the trial.]

I'm not...as familiar with computers as she was, but she-

[...]

She showed me a lot.

[He's not entirely sure what the blinking red light could mean, though. He's not that future-tech savvy yet, unfortunately.]
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[personal profile] barberic 2021-06-26 04:39 pm (UTC)(link)
The rag smelled of alcohol. Alcohol, and some other kind of chemical, that I couldn't quite place.
howtheworldwas: (evaluate)

[personal profile] howtheworldwas 2021-06-26 04:40 pm (UTC)(link)
So if she wasn't dragged, then...whoever did it was probably strong enough to carry her.

[ she hates this. she hates talking like this. ]
mcfife: (🔨 Have you ever fought a wizard)

[personal profile] mcfife 2021-06-26 04:40 pm (UTC)(link)
[Angus eyes the hair pin curiously.]

May I see that? I've gotten hair decorations from the vending machine before.
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[personal profile] themuseabandonsyou 2021-06-26 04:40 pm (UTC)(link)
Do you think you can get it to work? There's a button next to the light, that seems like it should do something, but it's stuck. I didn't want to try too hard to do anything with it, though, in case I broke it.

[ yeah let's give this to Varian surely whatever's recorded on it won't be traumatic ]
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[personal profile] sugarlumps 2021-06-26 04:41 pm (UTC)(link)
It was REALLY UPSETTING, Angus.

[She sniffs a little bit. She might not have seen the body this week, but it was like all the blood that should've been there the last two times all migrated to this week, to the spot she specifically ran to to get away from it.]

...Also there were a bunch of beads and string on the ground, someone's a lumping murderer and a litterer.

[LSP sets down the small handful of lizard beads she found.]

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