[ WEEK FIVE – 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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let's talk about endings yolo

[jettisons]

So, since we've all been dancing around this—

[And he's tired and wants to lay down in the sand and sleep forever.]

There are four end conditions we know of. One, no one dies for a week and the volcano blows, so we all die. Two, there are only seven people total left on the island. Three, the only people left alive are the Sirens, and four, the Sirens all die. Seven people surviving is our bad ending. Killing the Sirens is our best option, the one that brings everyone back.

[He nods in Vriska and Lucina's direction.]

Since the Chiefs or the island are screwing with us, we might as well talk this out. I was going to kill Vriska Thursday night, but I couldn't, and last night something was hiding her from me. Now we can't touch her at all.

[He's so mad!]

[eisenundblut]

[Prussia's been here the whole time what are you talking about anyway sup.]

Should've invited me along. Then we both could have not found her.

[Buuuu. She wanted to also kill Vriska!!]

So we vote for someone cool and cute like a little bird -- me! -- and then tomorrow when execution rolls around we just kill her then. Bam, we win!!

[zerotohiro]

We have to keep in mind what the Chiefs said, too. They're still technically deciding if Vriska's going to be killed tomorrow.

[eisenundblut]

Chiefs are full of shit. We ever figure out which one lies and which one tells the truth??

[zerotohiro]

Lucina apparently knows.

[eisenundblut]

Right, sure, but we have that fuckin' no confession bullshit in play. So we gotta figure it out our awesome selves.

[zerotohiro]

And how do you propose we do that, exactly?

[hypertoxic]

Actually, yeah. I can't tell you, though.

[eisenundblut]

So why'd you bury me in the snow, anyway? I'm not dead, so it's not a murder confession. You can say whatever you want about it.

[hypertoxic]

Yeah, uh ... I didn't. I still have no idea what's going on with you.

[spinatalltale]

That's right. If we don't "perform well," they may decide to keep her alive for another week.

And if that happens, then we will certainly drop below seven survivors.

[and they'll bad end, so. you know. GOTTA END IT TODAY]

[eisenundblut]

Then I shoot them both!! At least we'd go out with the satisfaction of knowin' we did everything we could.

[spinatalltale]

Shoot who? Vriska and the person we execute? You really think the Chiefs would let you do that so easily, when they've clearly gone to extreme lengths to keep her alive just for the purpose of holding this trial?

[eisenundblut]

They're robots and I'm the great former country of Prussia!! If I went all out, I bet I could rip their circuits to shreds!!

[hypertoxic]

Please fucking shoot me. I'm tired.

[seaclipsed]

Someone told me something about a person sacrificing themselves to the volcano? Do you know what that one was about?

[jettisons]

I don't know. I haven't heard that one before.

[seaclipsed]

Huh... maybe they had wrong information then?

[hypertoxic]

[ ...

Honestly.

Vriska gets up, goes over to him, and just kind of ... leans against him slightly, shutting her eyes. ]

And I did ... what I did-- [ twirls a hand ] --when Bellamy didn't come for me.

[spinatalltale]

. . . what you did?

[she found the blue blood on the beach, but uh. she doesn't know Vriska's blood is blue, so]

[hypertoxic]

[ s h r u g. ]

[spinatalltale]

[hm]

[she doesn't ask]

[zerotohiro]

...she's talking about going after and murdering Yona.

[jettisons]

[Ugh. Bellamy sighs softly and slips an arm around her shoulders.]

It's okay, Vriska.

[hypertoxic]

[ Just leans into him and doesn't say anything. she's so tired ]