FIRST TRIAL

[bathymetric]

[ After a while, once all the appropriate clues have been found, Mayor Fontaine calls out again over the speakers. ]

Alright, citizens, pack it in quick and head to the back of the Hall of the Founders. You have business to take care of.

[ When they do reach the Bathysphere station, Eleanor is manning the controls, gaze quiet and even over the crowd. The hatch at the front of the strange elevator is open, and everyone is gestured inside. A series of small submerisbles are lined up, waiting to be ridden. ]

Just hop into the bathyspheres one or two at a time, and the system will get you where you need to go.

[ It's a long, cramped ride from here, but Fontaine's word is true. At least you can tune into the radio in the pod?

The bathyspheres take you down until even the few lights of Rapture are out of sight, down until lights of a different kind are visible - the reds and blues of bioluminescent sea creatures, a little too out of your way to make out what they are, blending to a strange sort of not-quite-purple as the bathysphere reaches its final destination: a glass dome built into the sea floor, about the size of an average house.

As one by one the bathyspheres arrive carrying the new citizenry of New Rapture, less natural lights than those of the creatures around you begin to click on in the dome. In the center, most of the space is taken up by a circle of podiums, each with an image of one of you engraved into it.

A projector of some kind kicks on, which combined with the lighting allows for the familiar silhouette of Mayor Fontaine at his chair to appear on the side of the dome, watching over you. ]

Time to do your best to figure out who killed the Diamond in the Rough. And do yourselves a favor: keep it interesting. I'm here if you have any burning inquiries.

[ And here it is.

Welcome to your first trial. ]

Comments

[kninja]

I don't think so.

[specialyellthing]

It was kindof snappy, huh?

[inaclearing]

What...?

[That was barely even writing, it was just bullet points....]

[allatonce]

Right, I'm not joining in on that. Who wants to feel everyone up and do some injury checking? I call not it on account of it was my idea.

[kninja]

We've got a couple counts of evidence pointing to a killer on the small side, so maybe we don't need to ask everybody to do this?

[onemillion]

Agreed. I believe we should prioritize those around his height.

[We've got a lot of people who are much taller and a bunch of people around his height, so there's a nice split there!]

[kninja]

That's all the younger folks, right?

[onemillion]

Yes, that's correct.

[And like, Joy. But it's mostly just the 18 and under gang.]

[kninja]

[Yeah I typed in brackets "And Joy, who's much shorter" but then that seemed mean]

[allatonce]

[that's the real reason she thinks everyone should be subjected to this. it's rude if it's just her and the teenagers.]

[hotpaprika]

W-wait, I know this may make me unpopular, but surely you cannot be saying that we might have to execute a child?!

[kninja]

...I won't lie to you, Your Honor. I don't like where this is going, but I said I was gonna see it through.

[allatonce]

For equality reasons, I vote we check everyone in case someone is a shapeshifter.

[joy, you literally know nobody has powers here—]

[kninja]

Huh. Can't really argue with that.

[giddyundertaker]

[ He's tempted to throw Aiba under the bus, but eh... Now isn't the time. She doesn't seem to be the type for sloppiness. ]

You really think anyone here can shapeshift? In these conditions?

[dullshooter]

If I can't even change into my alt-mode, the chances of someone being able to shapeshift seems low.

[allatonce]

Well, so far we've discovered someone is a vampire so I'm not taking any chances.

[buriedstar]

For now, I agree. But it might be worth revisiting later if we need to.

[inaclearing]

We can just...do it visually. I don't mind doing it myself - does anyone else mind?

[Mostly he's thinking of the women here. Maybe a pair of them ought to take point?]

[specialyellthing]

Might be a hint improper for some of the young ladies.

I can help.

WOUND CHECK FOR SHORTSTACKS

[inaclearing]

Alright. We can start with the smaller folks. Maybe just the arms for now?

[He's not the most familiar with fighting, but that makes sense to him? Everyone around 5'4'' or smaller I guess.]

[allatonce]

[On account of she's been wearing the blobfish kigurumi this entire time, Joy unzips it and just ties the arms around her waist. She's wearing the tie-dye shirt underneath, which has been converted to a sleeveless crop top.

Anyway her arms are clear.]

[withagun]

[ Okay so Hodaka is definitely around the requested height but he's not really...moving or doing anything? Like, acknowledging or holding out his arms or whatnot. He is wearing his usual white t-shirt, though, so. Pretty easy to tell he's not...recently bruised there. Some around his left wrist but those seem to be healing and he's had them the whole time he's been here. ]

[sastruga]

[This is simple enough, at least. She just takes off her uniform's jumper, revealing her arms. And... no bruises, from the look of it.

Ya girl seems clear there.]

[honeyedtea]

I–I really don't know if this is something I can do in front of so many people...! N–no, I refuse to have such a production made of me where all of you can see!

[ she's really going to be Difficult about this, huh ]