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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[dominioned]

[ For your Masterminds, even if one of them is terribly irate presently. ]

Body and Bullets

[deadlygoals]

[ Okay, here is Dazai looking pretty tired. He's sitting on the edge of the stage again with a shell casing in his hand. He's going to put it down on the stage. ]

I went to the Auto Shop earlier and the door was opened and it was dark inside. For some reason, the lights weren't working. I decided to check further to see if Dist was still around. Found him on the ground next to his work bench. There was asingle gunshot wound to his back, Rigor Mortis hasn't set in yet and he still felt warm. The door was opened, which means he should have been cooling much fast. So it may have just happened before we found the body. Rideaux should be able to confirm and further elaborate on his state and give a better window of time.

[ Tapping the bullet shell casing. ]

This week, the post office was rather generous with weapons. I suspect a number of you received a gun this week. [ He's pulling out the gun they found by Dist's body. ]

Erik found this by the body, and I checked it out. It's missing two bullets total. I found only the single bullet casing on the ground in the shop. Erik can tell you more about the bullet holes and any other evidence there.

[ That's all he has. ]

[inordertobelieve]

[ Mikami is attending this trial... still in his makeshift pajamas. Has he brushed his hair yet? Nope, not either. He looks very angry and very done. ]

This killer was careful. I searched the area around the auto-shop and a great deal beyond until just now and I found nothing. No discarded items, no footprints, nothing.

It's a clean kill.

[ So that explains the current state of attire and bad mood. Usually they found things fairly quick and he could maybe even shower, but today...? ]

[deadlygoals]

[ Looking good in your gym clothes there. ]

[inordertobelieve]

[ Shut up. ]

[baitless]

I checked the fuse box outside and I noticed that most of the fuses were turned off. There... didn't seem to be any sort of security for it present, is that normal? That seems deeply unsafe.

[deadlygoals]

I think Erik found a flashlight, but it wasn't on. It was completely dark inside of the auto shop. [ Which is weird. ] If the lights were out before his death, then how did the killer see him?

[bawcock]

There wasn't a lot other than that. There was a flashlight by Dist, the gun Dazai brought, and two holes in the wall. When I went digging in them, I found these.

[ Setting the partly bloody-but-otherwise-intact flashlight out and the two bullets! One is bloody and they're both kind of deformed (though the bloody one is worse). Because, you know, impact. ] I think you can guess which one was in the wall above the back workbench, behind Dist's body.

The other was facing the inside of the autoshop. I'd say it was around mid-door height.

[inordertobelieve]

Potentially they owned night vision goggles.

[notbymyside]

The killer could have turned off the flashlight when they were done.

[deadlygoals]

Or they owned a source of light and Dist didn't think he was in any danger.

bathroom

[raventhaw]

I investigated both the women's and men's restrooms in the gym. The women's restroom had nothing. The men's restroom's trash can had some wet paper towels.

[ she reaches out and puts one of the paper towels out for people to inspect. she unfolds it. ]

They had these black marks on them. Smudges. The sink was also wet.

[deadlygoals]

There is that as well. The gun was found a couple feet away from the body.

[psychophant]

[Iago is here (thanks to Cumore) and dressed in the usual suit and tie, looking just as you'd expect under any other circumstances. The mask and circlet are both on, his makeup's looking great, and if it weren't for how tight his posture is and how furious he looks, it might be easy to think that he's doing just fine.]

It's possible it was someone he trusted, then.

[And that's just making him angrier!!]

[bawcock]

What a crazy thing to do.

[galrarm]

Just the black marks? No blood?

[inordertobelieve]

Who did he trust, while we're at that? You would know best.

[raventhaw]

No blood. Dist was shot; there'd be no need for the killer to get their hands dirty.

...His hands dirty. [ she didn't fuckin do it!!! ]

[bawcock]

Any chance you who that might be? It might help us narrow things down.

[ name and shame, iago!! ]

[notbymyside]

The number of possible light sources is far higher than the number of night vision goggles, yes? Just off-hand I can think of flashlights, the glow sticks, and the Lux ability.

[notbymyside]

Is it? Once Dist was dead, the killer would have to worry about getting out without getting caught. Even if the sound of gunshots didn't alert anyone around the area, seeing a flashlight lighting up the dark room might have.

[psychophant]

Me, Cumore, and anyone who would have expressed interest in helping him with his work.

[A sharp exhale.]

I returned to our room early; he said he would only be out for an hour longer, he was wrapped up in his work. I must have fallen asleep shortly after returning, I didn't wake up until the Lady's announcement—

[He cuts himself off there with a shake of his head.]

[deadlygoals]

It could also be possible he didn't think anyone would kill him because he was helping everyone out.

[ Again, why did someone kill our robot maker ]

[psychophant]

[He's. uh. not exactly the most useful right now.]

[galrarm]

Fair enough. I was thinking there might have been a chance someone tracked blood through the shop, then had to clean it up.

[ the black marks though... let's take a look! As someone familiar with both guns and mechanic work... does it look more like gunpowder/residue from cleaning a gun, or just straight up grease? ]