FIFTH TRIAL

[umbralant]

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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[inordertobelieve]

I don't... I wasn't...

[ Okay, he's trying to deep breathe here and kind of failing. ]

Sakaguchi knew Sonui needed glass. Sakaguchi has no alibi. He knows nobody would think he'd try to frame Dazai. And then, the likelihood of someone else having Sonui.... It was one of the powers with the lowest user numbers. They were statistical odds. He could have banked on this.

[ Just staring at Ango now, but like, kind of... unsure. ]

[deadlygoals]

The clue is supposed to point at the killer.

[ So it has to be someone who would use glass. ]

[inordertobelieve]

Calculations like this are--- they're part of a killer profile!

[bawcock]

Okay, wait! Time-out! Let's all take a step back and clear our heads, jumping at each other like this and pointing fingers isn't doing anyone any good!

[psychophant]

Yes, that's exactly why I thought it was him, but then how do you explain everything else? How could he have managed to get from the art museum to the autoshop so quickly if it wasn't with the use of Gravitas!?

[inordertobelieve]

I don't... I don't know. He would--- I don't know.

[ Yeah okay, we're definitely entering breakdown mode here. ]

[psychophant]

[just. puts his head back in his hands and tries very hard not to start screaming.]

[moonfang]

We proved earlier that it doesn't make ya any faster, though...

[drydrown]

...We don't know that he did. We only have his word that he did.

[He's still not looking up.]

Teru Mikami would be pushing harder if he wanted me to die for this. He wouldn't try to help me in any way. He certainly wouldn't be pointing at Ango. I'm an easier target.

But we don't know when Ango talked to Rembrandt. We just know he did, and we've been taking his word for how long he did so and when.

[psychophant]

So you're both suspecting each other and doubting your own alibis and the only person who benefits from that is the killer - and we only have one person who could possibly fit.

[drydrown]

I think so.

[psychophant]

Ango, then. There isn't any other option, we've gone through everything. Unless anyone else has any bright ideas...?

[notbymyside]

You can't be serious. I didn't use Gravitas to go faster. Raven said it wasn't possible, and when I demonstrated my power using Dazai-kun he didn't go faster either.

[deadlygoals]

[ He's sitting on the stage, staring at Ango. ]

[notbymyside]

Like I just said, if I was going to use Sonui as an excuse to frame someone, I would have left the glass behind as a clue. I wouldn't have cleaned it up perfectly and hid it somewhere for the Lady to find.

[inordertobelieve]

She could have taken it from the crime scene to--- to....

[ Yeah, he's just going to trail off here and stare at the floor. ]

[notbymyside]

...it's alright, Mikami. I know you didn't do it.

[He can't promise that he'll keep Mikami safe, but he can at least try to convince people not to vote for him.]

[inordertobelieve]

[ .... he can't reply to this. Every possibly reply turns his tongue to lead. He's just here, shaking.]