[ WEEK THREE – TRIAL ]

[chiefexe]

TRIAL

In the morning, the beach comes back to life. Birds are back to cawing, the fish splash in the ocean, and insects buzz cheerfully from the jungle. Crabs skitter across the sand and seagulls fight over food (possibly yours). It's a frightening contrast to the stillness of yesterday but it doesn't mean it's over yet. After all, today is the trial. The Chief stands at the front of the longhouse and brings his hand up to his mouth to let out a whistle. He'll thumb back to the hut-like building behind him and very clearly state -- "Trial time, everyone. Get in here and figure out who did it." And then he'll turn to head in. The other Chief helpfully pipes up with a, "Make sure to bring a snack, and maybe some water. Hydration is key to catching murderers!" The longhouse is set up like a meeting hall, with long benches on each wall, facing each other. There's a table at the front of the room already holding a small box and a pad of papers and pen, for voting apparently. Aside from that, the room is empty. It’s only when everyone has taken a seat that the doors close and the Chief speaks. "Well, have at it. You've got till nine." And then, he points to a clock on the wall that reads 12:00. Good luck. Welcome to the trial post! Characters are free to discuss everything related to the trial here. They won't be let out of the room until 9PM when voting ends. Every character must vote and the voting post can be found here. If there are any questions, please shoot a message to this journal or to tikirobo.

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Comments

[reidentify]

[...]

This may not mean anything, but... when he died, why was Lelouch smiling?

[alienated]

[...]

I was wondering about that, too. What conditions do you have to die under to smile before you're murdered?

[reidentify]

I was thinking that perhaps it was an act of defiance on Lelouch's part, and if so, that might help illuminate how, precisely, he was killed.

But that is only conjecture.

[alienated]

[An act of defiance... Like one big fuck you?]

What if he was right about one of the names on his list?

[cutefaced]

...is it possible to change someone's expression after they, um...

[because she really can't imagine lelouch smiling while dying]

[spinatalltale]

[. . .]

He was a masochist?

[NOT AN ACTUAL THEORY. . .]

Truthfully, that's a good question. I don't know many who would smile in the face of death.

[fragmento]

Denying his own loss. Exercising his autonomy. His last way of cursing his opponent, I suppose.

[ a shrug. ]

He seems like the type who'd want to go out in style.

[reidentify]

Indeed. In that case, at least, we can surmise that he died in a way that would have given him the time and energy to smile.

Though I do not really know how that can help us.

[killerfang]

... Death is a comfort to some.

[ cheerful ]

[reidentify]

[thanks jaffar]

... Given how Lelouch was making plans, though, I do not think he was quite hoping to die just yet.

[killerfang]

Or... perhaps it relieved him of his burden...

[fragmento]

And he made it known that he was never opposed to dying.

[ just sayin. ]

[killerfang]

I have known such men.

[ they welcomed his blades if it meant they could escape from their hellish lives - nobles, usually, trapped in the web of high society, knowing their lives were entirely out of their control. Perhaps Lelouch felt similarly being trapped on the island. ]

[thewinner]

Not to him! He wanted to stay alive for his sister! He had things he needed to do!

[ Sniffling. ] He told he me would do his best to make it out.

[killerfang]

... You already know him to be a liar.

[ referring to the gun. If Lelouch truly wanted to go home, he doubts he would be smiling in his final moments. ]

[thewinner]

Not about that. Not about his sister or anything that mattered.

[ The gun didn't count to Hayner. ]

[killerfang]

...

[ Jaffar thinks he's deluding himself, but he won't comment further. Hayner is free to believe that if he wants; the fact is that Lelouch didn't die in fear or sorrow. ]

[zerotohiro]

My only guess is maybe he actually was right about somebody who was a killer and caught them. Even knowing you're going to die, some people are pretty proud of themselves for being right.

[cutefaced]

...

[okay yeah, that sounds like lelouch. yona nods her agreement.]

That could be it...

[zerotohiro]

Not that it helps us very much since he's not exactly around to tell us, but if we go back to his list of people, and his list that he ruled out...

Anybody else notice that Jacopo's name doubles up? He was on Lelouch's list for "he's suspicious" but also he told me that he could probably be ruled out because of what happened in the jungle.

[cutefaced]

...if he made the suspicious list before Wednesday, that might be why. He wouldn't have known about what happened in the jungle then.

[itsalluseless]

Maybe, for some reason... he accepted the circumstances of his death?

[thewinner]

I don't think he would have. Not without getting something out of it, you know?

[ He just doesn't know what it was. ]

[itsalluseless]

Hrrm. I'm not sure what it could be, but could he have felt he'd gain something by dying?

[thewinner]

Yeah it could have been. [ Thinking. ] I think he would die if it means protecting someone or something he cares about. I'm trying to figure what else it could be, but it doesn't make sense.

[ He'll just have to ask when he sees him again. ]