FIRST TRIAL

[despairection]

[The moon has gone back into the sky and Mac Graziano, the Super High School Level Boxer, is the reason for it. The champ-to-be was found in front of the Theater by his classmates.

Once the announcement sounds, large green pipes appear in front of the students. Going down these pipes will place students in an empty but spacious courtroom. In the center is a circle of 15 wooden podiums. 14 stand empty. Standing at the 15th is a framed photo of Mac in the middle of a tremendous uppercut, with a pink X slashed across it.

There is a podium for each student with their names engraved on bronze-looking plaques on the front of each podium. On the inside, facing the stool where students have the option to sit, is a screen and keyboard. These will be used in voting for the assumed culprit.

What will their collected evidence tell them? Will the truth be revealed or will only one leaving the campground?

14 students remain.]



[Let the class trial in the murder of Mac Graziano...begin.]



[ooc: Welcome to the first trial, dearies! The podium chart is set up by room numbers. Please ping me on Plurk if something comes up that requires mod clarification!]

Comments

[superstylishschism]

Something hard and heavy might have also worked, but then the killer would've had to have either been taller than Mac or above him.

[tsungeonsanddragons]

[Pulling out her electronic ID card.]

It says here Mac was 143 centimeters tall. That likely rules out Shadow, Callie, and possibly Ashley if we only take height into account.

[superstylishschism]

I can confirm Shadow's innocent, anyway. He was on the wall with me all night, watching the moon.

[No wonder he looks so tired, huh?]

[theothersissel]

Huh, okay. Is there any other evidence that could've been used as the murder weapon?

[superstylishschism]

I looked around, but I didn't see anything bloody in the area.

Shadow and Callie were on the roof, though. You'd have to ask them if there was anything up there.

[shslancer]

Could the blood've been wiped off'a somethin'?

[superstylishschism]

Maybe...but it's hard to get rid of bloodstains, especially without water.

[fitnessenthusiast]

[Wiitney is barely following along, but she catches the word water.]

There was a pink liquid in the showers.

[superstylishschism]

-!

[He turns to look at her, wings and tail lifting in surprise.]

Our blood's been turned pink...so they did wash something off.

[shslancer]

Maybe the weapon, or themselves...mighta gotten blood on 'em...

Was anyone wet lookin'?

[tsungeonsanddragons]

There were also two others things you found, right?

[fitnessenthusiast]

Yes. The floor had mud-caked areas in the shape of feet and a dirty sock.

[That first one is called footprints, Wiitney.]

[effectivefacekicking]

I don't wear socks.

[He holds his foot out. Even though he's changed his outfit his sandles are still the same]

[shslancer]

What size feet were they? Kinda big or lil'? The way you're sayin' it, sounds like they were barefoot? Or were they shoes?

[fitnessenthusiast]

[There is a blank look on her face. Finally:] They were in the shape of feet.

[She's not good at this, okay.]

[totaldrag]

...well, that's not getting us anywhere.

[totaldrag]

Do you have the sock with you?

[fitnessenthusiast]

[To answer, she turns around, unrolls her yoga mat, and pulls out a pair of Red-and-white striped socks. They are wet and stained with mud.]

[green_mario]

[Luigi very noticeably stiffens.]

B-but those... those are...

[totaldrag]

[These would be excellent for one of her potions.]

...who wears socks like these.

[squidsisterpink]

Or, at the very least, can tell us what color they were? Then we can compare to what other people wear and see if they match up.

[fitnessenthusiast]

They were white and another color.

[Wiitney.]

[shslancer]

Lotsa stuff to take into account, though...not only are most o'us taller than him, length's a factor...couldn't that make it seem like it was from above?

[tsungeonsanddragons]

Maybe, but the person would either have to be strong enough to land a killing blow or be using a weapon that was hard or heavy enough to do the job for them. Remember, the file said he was killed from the blunt force to the head, not the fall.

Unless the fall also counts as blunt force...

[She wouldn't put it past Monobear to give them a curve ball.]

[shslancer]

It could, but...

[She trails off, deep in thought.]

Lemme check somethin'...