unknownseas | FIFTH TRIAL

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week 6

FIFTH TRIAL

[ It's not terribly long, once everything has been found, before Davy Jones heads out to round you all up once more and take you into the theatre. At least plenty of you are around the same area, so it probably doesn't take terribly long.

The ride down to the trial room is the same as ever - a blast of the organ, a slow descent. It's really starting to become clear, though, just how your numbers are decreasing. You're already down three, counting the absence of Chloe, potentially more when you come back up.

The crew of the Dutchman is singing as Jones lets you out into the trial room. ]

To business, passengers. I am about if you need guidance.

[ The circle of podiums is less populated than ever. So many of you are islands now, so to speak.

The song dies down, the waters quiet.

Welcome to your fifth trial.. ]

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Well, there is only so much a human body can do in response to a poisoning, so I am not terribly surprised.

The more I think, I have to wonder if cyanide was involved--since it's so readily accessible by people on this ship. It might not have taken effect until later.

Or someone gave her a lethal dose after she crawled to the craft room.

It's definitely possible, especially with how fast acting cyanide is. Maybe someone pretended to help her and gave her...well.

[A pause.]

If Plumeria was already dying, they probably saw an opportunity.

...An opportunity...

[That doesn't seem to be going over well with her at all.]

It's either that, or they thought they were putting her out of her misery. Either way, she'd end up dead, and the other person would be able to walk away.

If that's what happened, then we're back where we started. We don't know who did this, because it could have been anyone.

[Oh, that's horrid.]

Given the fight that happened, it would make sense for us to assume that they killed each other... it would be easier to get away with killing her like that.

[...Ugh. How awful.]

And she was in no place to argue. What was it Data said, that it smelled sweet?

[He nods.]

I believe the stomach wound would have eventually been fatal, but it may have taken some time. Enough that someone else could have intervened, perhaps.

[Constantine nods.]

I'm not quite sure where that comes from, since cyanide is supposed to have an almond-like flavor to it. But they might've mixed it with something else to get her to swallow it--maybe tea or something.

Edited 2021-03-06 21:41 (UTC)

Probably whatever it was dissolved into.

[Constantine frowns.]

So, what? The person gets to wipe their hands of it all with hardly any evidence that they were involved. If that's what happened, I can't think of anything that might tie the person to the crime. Except, maybe the smell of whatever they poisoned Plumeria with....

Edited 2021-03-06 21:50 (UTC)

Well, yes, that's the whole point of a hands-off murder. But sure, I guess we might as well all sniff each other again.

Or just take inventory of who's gotten cyanide from the vending machine.

Admitting to that now seems a little, ah...imbecilic, Magica...

Oh, this is more of a "rat out your friends and roommates" thing.

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dokkalfheimr - 2021-03-06 21:59 (UTC) - Expand

You think they did it with something specific, then...?

Who knows, maybe they are stupid enough to keep the vial with them. Should we see what everyone's carrying?

We may as well; they could've been careless enough to forget about it.

...Smart enough to do this in the first place, but stupid enough to bring the vial?

...What else do we have, Freyja? I don't want to lay blame on Plumeria when I can't prove either guilt or innocence, there has to be something we're missing.