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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[raventhaw]

[ well, now she's interested. ]

Go on.

[drydrown]

If I had any idea how to fire a gun, I know I wouldn't need light to hit a target.

I find it interesting that no one has mentioned this as a possibility against at least one of us here. Or has Dazai Osamu failed to mention that Sonui allows you to sense the layout and contents of a room in the dark?

We can't, for example, read in the dark, at least not to my knowledge. Details are a bit beyond me. But a person's location and shape would be no issue.

[notbymyside]

Before you go any further with that line of thinking, Dazai-kun has a solid alibi.

[reanbeans]

Dazai was with me all last night. He wouldn't have had the chance.

[psychophant]

Are you certain he didn't leave at any point? Was it just the two of you?

[reanbeans]

He didn't leave at any point. My eyes were on him the entire time - we even went out patrolling together, side by side. Then we came back to his room to join up with the other two, as we normally do.

[psychophant]

When did the two of you go patrolling?

[baitless]

No, I was there as well. I can confirm he did not leave the room.

[psychophant]

...How exactly are you fitting that many people in one room? That seems incredibly uncomfortable.

[bawcock]

Just in case, let's collect everyone's alibis now and see if anything lines up.

[raventhaw]

Neither Shiro or I left our room last night. He can confirm that.

[galrarm]

[ A nod. ]

Confirming that.

[pr159]

[ "our room"???? ]

[drydrown]

As he stated earlier, Teru Mikami was in my room last night.

[raventhaw]

[ did......did cumore just reveal his (or someone else's) power are we hearing this right

either way, there's a small smirk that forms on her lips. ]

Interesting explanation. Thank you for sharing, Cumore.

[ hm. hm. ]

[pr159]

[ definitely going to give her the same kind of smirk whenever he meets her eyes!! though he managed to resist doing so when actually responding to cumore and deserves all the praise in the world for that ]

[raventhaw]

[ look at these smug assholes. ]

[notbymyside]

[Of course they won't admit when asked but will easily say it in the middle of a trial when they're not even a suspect.]

[pr159]

I certainly wasn't aware of that aspect of it. That's very interesting.

[deadlygoals]

It is true that Sonui can do that, but I didn't kill him. Every Thursday night, I have a Seteth, Rean, and Ango stay with me in my room.

[drydrown]

As I said, it isn't an accusation. But that doesn't necessarily rule you out, either. Or would none of them benefit from the incentive and be willing to lie for you?

We've established quite some time ago that alibis don't mean much, particularly from those we often spend time with. Or does that sort of scrutiny only extend to Iago and myself?

[baitless]

I suspect Dazai dragged me into his room the first time precisely because I am not the sort to try and cover for them.

...I do have some questions for one of us, admittedly.

[SIDELONG GLANCE AT ANGO...]

[deadlygoals]

They don't mean much when it's just one person. Getting three people to cover for a person is impossible, especially when two of them are morally right.

[ Looking over at Rean and Seteth ]

They wouldn't lie to cover me. Rean also was on good terms with Dist.

[notbymyside]

A single alibi is one thing. Having one other person lie convincingly for you isn't too hard. But three of us saw him, and one of those people was Rean. The amount of coordination in that big of a lie would mean that slip-ups are bound to happen.

[Sorry for calling you out Rean, but you're too honest.]

[psychophant]

[angry vibrating intensifies!!!! not like he's still really bitter about that or anything!!!!]