THIRD TRIAL

[bathymetric]

[ Two bodies this week. As a result, it's a little longer before Mayor Fontaine's voice calls out over the loudspeakers. ]

All right, that'll do, all of you. Get to the bathyspheres. Trial time.

[ There's fewer bathyspheres this week, aren't there? It's starting to get really noticeable. One by one, alone or in pairs, you descend into the depths. The bottom of the seafloor, a place no human life was meant to travel to unassisted. It's dark, until it isn't, the same bio-luminescent slugs as before lighting up the area and revealing the great glass dome in which the trial takes place.

Within, three more podiums have gone dark. They remain empty as you all gather around into the circle.

The projector clicks on, and you see the silhouette of Mayor Fontaine above you. ]

We all know why we're here. Florida Man and Cryptobro got themselves got. Up to you to figure out who did it, or... well, you know by now.

[ Welcome to your third trial. ]

Comments

[bootyhunter]

Hey, I can't say I see any, baby, but... Is there liiiiike...?

[He's squinting at that piece of fabric- Yes, with the exact idiotic expression in the icon.]

Any hair or sweat on that thing?

[Mostly, he is trying to learn from Obi's trial! And all that running around they did with the piece of clothing.]

[pairtner]

I scanned and analyzed it upon finding it. There's none. Any traces that could be usable were destroyed by the fire, most likely.

[It was most likely an incidental thing instead of intentional, but yeah, no hair or sweat she could work with, yup]

[bootyhunter]

So that means this person probably has DNA.

[Dandy's eyes narrow. He's remembering something, but it's blurry.]

I know it sounds nutty, but those scans don't run good for everybody.

It sorta feels like there was a scuffle, so I'm not sure if this is actually gonna be a thing, but what if they used the fire to cover their tracks? We don't have to go down the rabbit hole just yet, but it's a thought.

[pairtner]

Unknown. But they wouldn't need to worry about DNA or anything similar -- I'm not a crime laboratory, so it's not like them leaving any around would be enough for me or anybody else here to pinpoint a culprit.

However, it's possible the destruction and scorching some have talked about are indeed an attempt to cover their tracks. [Fire is good for that, after all. Not infallible, but in this place where they don't have tools for detailed analysis it's more than enough]

[fuckingguy]

I am not licking that thing.

[bootyhunter]

There's no blood on it!

[He sounds snippy, sorry Nandor... He wasn't going to suggest it!]

Save those kinds of displays for your girlfriend, my dude!

[he means zinda rip]

[fuckingguy]

Hey, Aiba only said that shit five seconds ago! [ DEBATABLE... ]

[bootyhunter]

[Dandy looks at Nandor gently, his smile a lot subtler than usual.]

Hey, don't sweat it, Big Guy! Well, if undead people can sweat, I dunno.

I'm happy for you two. Have fun.

[hotpaprika]

... Wait do vampires consume sweat as well? Do vampires simply drink the bodily fluids of humans?

[Dandy didn't mention blood so can only assume.]

[fuckingguy]

... Jonathan, not right now.

[ Listen, Dandy didn't find the fabric!! He just asked the question! ]

[hotpaprika]

S-sorry, I was simply curious!

[And if it's true it might be useful for other investigation purposes!!]