FIFTH TRIAL

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Trial V

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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:

"If you don't make this trial go like I want it, every single person in this room is getting vivisected!"

It has been a couple hours and she's still furious. It doesn't seem like her mood is going to improve anytime soon...if ever. Behind her, Rembrandt doesn't seem very impressed with her gratuitous threat. At least she probably won't get to make good on that threat, hm?

Let the trial for the death of Dist the Rose 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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[deadlygoals]

That would be a stupid place to shoot it if they wanted to look inexperienced. It would have been better to keep shooting the same wall as the first bullet.

I do keep going back to that. Why would anyone shoot the door frame?

[bawcock]

Maybe Dist was trying to leave?

[deadlygoals]

I don't think so. If he was trying to leave first, then he wouldn't have turned his back to the person a second time.

[bawcock]

What if somebody turned out the lights? If he had a flashlight, maybe he was planning on taking a look.

Though, that would mean two people did this. Not one.

[deadlygoals]

I don't like bringing up powers, but there is a possibility of klados. Maybe Dist's double was out and was shot at?

[ Which then brings into the issue of what happens when the person who has the power dies ]

[inordertobelieve]

This begs the question if the leftovers of a double simply disappear when their user dies.

cw: suicide

[deadlygoals]

We could test that out when we're ready. Not that it would help out here.

cw: suicide

[inordertobelieve]

I'm not summoning that thing if it isn't going to be useful. So, no on that.

[bawcock]

Come on, there's no need to go that far. I went and asked Rem and he said it'll disappear, sludge and all.

[deadlygoals]

[ Oh Erik. ]

Oh! That's pretty interesting. So the killer might have been trying to shoot at the double, but it vanished.

[bawcock]

Something like that.

[notbymyside]

No.

[deadlygoals]

[ Just going to grab Ango's hand to swing. Hiya Ango. ]

Don't worry don't worry. We won't do it here.

[notbymyside]

In order to test if it would work, you would have to kill him too. And we don't need another trial on our hands over something like this.

[He lets Dazai swing his hand around, though.]

[deadlygoals]

[ There's a slight smile at that, but he'll give Ango's hand a squeeze without answering. ]

We're just joking around.

[notbymyside]

...right.

[He'll take a breath and try to relax a little. Being accused is making him tense.]

[inordertobelieve]

[ Yeah he's... not going to say anything to that exchange. Though he probably should. Sorry, Ango. ]

[deadlygoals]

[ Letting go of that hand to reach up and wrap an arm around Ango. ]

At least they're getting this part of the trial out of the way first. We can now focus on evidence again after this.

[ You know, the accusing someone first before thinking things ]

[reanbeans]

...Maybe things didn't go as planned?

[deadlygoals]

Let's assume that for a moment. They shoot Dist and then walk over to about two feet away from his body. Then they shoot the door frame and drop the gun there.

Did they see something outside? Maybe they thought there was a witness or maybe Dist had his copy out to help?

[ Too many possibilities ]

[reanbeans]

If Dist panicked at suddenly lights off and used a Klados replica to try to distract the killer, then that could explain it.

[ ... ]

Depending on how close the clone was, it could've been a little messy for the killer. They definitely didn't have time to do anything but paper towel their hands, though.

...Which leaves us with a few possibilities for potential checks. How likely do you think that some of that residue got on the killer's shoes and they didn't notice, for example?

[ Might as well try to float some ideas. ]

[psychophant]

There's no harm in checking.

[unless we start going after the wrong person?? that's definitely harm??? but no, iago doesn't care.]

[reanbeans]

Got it.

[ Iago, no....but he understood the other's emotional state well, so. :( ]

[psychophant]

[don't worry rean it's totally fine there is nothing wrong with this at all.]

[deadlygoals]

[ There's a pause because he gets distracted with people trying to push things towards his and Ango's way. ]

Another idea is... What if the lights weren't turned off when he was shot? He may have had his clone out already to assist him in his project.

Either way, you are right. We should check everyone.

[ A beat as he puts a hand on Rean's shoulder. ]

I'll help, but I don't think it'll be a good idea for me to lead these searches considering...