SECOND TRIAL

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Trial II

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From what you can see, all the lights in the opera house are turned on. Only when you enter and see the open doors that lead into the main theater, you can see that room's lights are currently turned off. It's very dark in there.

Like before, Rembrandt escorts everybody to the stage. In the dark you still can see the many blue-eyed things you may be getting used to. They're still very scared of Rembrandt, staying as far away from the assistant as possible. The stage is illuminated by the spotlights, the only light in this theater.

The Lady and Rembrandt are at their balcony. She stands up, addressing the group:

"This time we don't need any introductions, do we? Let's make this an interesting trial, just like last week. Give me a name! Who is the killer this time?"

Short and sweet. Will the Lady give you that offer later? Only time will tell.

Let the trial for the death of Lysithea von Ordelia begin.

[OOC NOTE: From the halfway point of the trial and onwards, you'll have the option to ask the masterminds for the chance to get a hint! Be warned, though: the price will involve some body horror for your character. Keep that in mind when deciding to use this option!]

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[youspinmeknightround]

This notebook was beneath the tank. Inside is something about doing trial and error, but no discoveries had been logged. I'd like to confirm Miss Lysithea's handwriting.

[pr159]

You think it's hers and not the killer's?

[inordertobelieve]

It does look like a diary entry. If she had Sanguis as well, she might have been experimenting on those regrettable fish.

[psychophant]

If that's the case, then isn't it odd that she'd write her own name?

[inordertobelieve]

Marking her belongings. Some people like to keep it neat.

[ HE'D DO IT. ]

We can't be sure though.

[psychophant]

No, I'd agree with that, but it's written on the page itself, isn't it? There's already a page missing and this is in with the rest of the text instead of somewhere like... the inside of the front cover, or something.

[pr159]

[ okay ASSUMING WE'VE ALL LOOKED AT IT THEN ]

Agreed. It's not like she's putting on her name at the top of a school assignment; it's her full name in the middle of what appears to be a page of data collection.

[youspinmeknightround]

Her name is written along with the log. That's... not a guarantee of anything, but if it happens to be true, it would save us time.

[especially when it seems fairly likely that someone here could confirm it...]

HANDWRITING CHECK

[baitless]

...Let me see it. Lysithea was a student at Garreg Mach, so I’ve seen her handwriting numerous times.

[youspinmeknightround]

[A student, huh... he had never actually learned how they were connected.]

Then, please.

[he'll pass it to him carefully, it's still a little damp.]

[umbralant]

[Take a good look, Seteth. Recall Lysithea's handwriting and you'll find out...this is a match!.]

[raventhaw]

It's possible she's the one responsible for the detonated fish. She could have been testing out Sanguis on them with the intent to log her results afterwards. She was ambushed before she could do so.

[youspinmeknightround]

The handwriting's a match, so I think you're on to something here.

[pr159]

Except as far as I've been able to tell, you have to be in direct physical contact with blood to be able to control it. Granted, I've experimented more with the healing aspect of the ability than anything else, so I can't say I'm an expert on this, but it seems unlikely that she could have controlled the blood inside all of those fish at once unless they were all already bleeding out into the tank.

[raventhaw]

Interesting. Thank you for clarifying.

[ there's a little glint in her eye... ]

I still do believe she was testing something. Perhaps not that, but something else.

[p_q]

I suggest you demonstrate so we waste less time here.

[I mean, they do have fish chunks. Is he asking nicely? No. Is he kind of curious to see it? There's nothing in his posture to suggest it except the suggestion itself.]

[pr159]

I'm sorry, you want me to prove a negative for you?

[drydrown]

Could she have done anything with the blood already in the water? Aside from the cut on her hand, she was also stabbed in the back.

[pr159]

With her own, yes, I would assume so. I suppose if the fish ingested hers from the water while she was still conscious...?

[reanbeans]

That's reasonable. I was thinking that maybe she could've written it...but we can't know for sure, and it'd be better to have that confirmed.

Either way, it looks like for some reason whoever was writing it didn't finish. Probably because of what went on last night.

[deadlygoals]

[ Grabby hand notebook. ]

Looks like the first page has been removed. That's odd.

[reanbeans]

...It has? That really is strange.

[ ... ]

But if Lysithea didn't have it with her, then the killer must've taken it.

[deadlygoals]

If we assume the killer ripped it out, then it means there was something identifying them on that page. Maybe the notebook belonged to them or maybe they went with her for a previous test.

[reanbeans]

...And if they went with her on a previous test, it wouldn't be too strange to assume that they could've gone with her on this one as well.

[psychophant]

If that's the case, then why didn't they just take the notebook?