FIFTH TRIAL

[bathymetric]

Quite the spread of evidence, isn't it? You have all you need, make your way to the vault door at once.

[ Once you're all at the door, Angel lets you through and into the elevator as always. And speaking of that elevator... your space to roam inside has grown again as you head down. Four is a heavy number to lose in one week, isn't it, between Nova and the three bodies you've just found? Though the number of things to discuss might be weighing heavier on your mind, if you're one of the investigators. The elevator might seem bigger or smaller than usual, despite the increase in space.

The trial room is as it is most weeks, apart from the newly-red podiums, so at least that's not a surprise by now. The screens are lowered, the familiar spiral displayed as ever. ]

That's three down this week. Up to three parties can be found responsible, when all is said and done - so go forth and find whoever did this, won't you? And to whoever did this... as always, best of luck to you as well.

[ The screens raise.

Welcome to your fifth trial. ]

Comments

handwriting check

[bogwife]

Alright! We have a handwritten note and Della's been kind enough to supply paper and a pen. Let's see how this goes.

[To start Zerinda writes her own name in neat, block printing that is not a match.]

[bolderfell]

[Therion sighs gustily and writes a sentence, since his name is kind of short: A petty vandal was here. Then he writes it again with his other hand.]

Kind of pointless, though. Jasper already knows I can change my handwriting to look like someone else's.

[bogwife]

We'll just have to keep it in mind. [She doesn't look happy about it though.]

[blackmass]

[Kirei wrote out his name as well, in sharp lines that were not a match.]

[nothingcanstop]

[ Who woulda thought Della's handwriting would be so dang fancy? (Incidentally, this is where some of the afterparty invitations come from). She writes her name. It's not a match. ]

[ladygeryon]

[Nira's gonna write down what was in the note, in scrawly, large handwriting that is also not a match.]

mods...???

[mouflon]

[ Rin writes a line from the note by memory — We need your help — but since Rin's handwriting was publicly available this week... you know... whether or not Rin is the murderer, someone could have copied it! ]

[bathymetric]

[ Don't worry! It's not a match. ]

[archboxer]

[Rhea's written several invitations for two different after parties. She just writes her name, though.

It's not a match.]

[philoxenia]

[ Mira writes her name in small, neat handwriting! It's not a match.

[bathymetric]

[ Hey, Mira! Here's something interesting for you - it's certainly not your handwriting, but you recognize the handwriting on the note. ]

[philoxenia]

[ oh how fun!!

Whose handwriting does it look like? ]

[bathymetric]

[ Well, uh.

It's Líf's.

Weird. ]

[philoxenia]

[ wow!

that sure is weird!!

Luckily she's been carrying around the notes she's received in the bag she made ages ago so like... ]

... That handwriting... it looks like Lif's.

[fivestagegod]

...Yeah, it does.

[He doesn't like this?]

[nothingcanstop]

[ great googly moogly ]

...Excuse me?

[bogwife]

Lif? Are you sure?

[W h a t?]

[philoxenia]

I'm very sure. He left me a note, after-- Anyone can come compare if they would like.

[blackmass]

...Perhaps the note itself wasn't fabricated at all.

[moon's haunted]

[nothingcanstop]

[ NO ITS NOT ITS JUST WEIRDLY INHABITED!!!!!!! ]

[hardnosed]

[ Jasper also forgoes writing her own name in favor of we need your help. Even accounting for how big the letters probably are in comparison to everyone else's, it doesn't match. ]

[valentinus]

[ Doing some writing here. Assuming not a match unless shenanigans ]

[emberserker]

[Everyone seems to be cornering Anna already, but she'll write Anna Fugo quickly -- it doesn't match her handwriting.]

Hmph.

mods?

[fivestagegod]

[Also writing the We need your help portion, but he's in the same boat as Rin - his handwriting has been public knowledge since the first week we've been here, so whether he did it or not, someone could have copied it.]

[bathymetric]

[ Not a match! But depending on how much attention William pays to his deadletters, he might well be in the same boat as mira up here! ]