♪ my class trial, our class trial ♫

[heroicpolonaise]

Who: Everyone + Hiro if ori wants
When: January 12th, then anytime past January 15th
Where: Common Room
What: please let's wake steph and also maybe prove miyuki innocent if he really is
Warnings: tbd

[there is no gentle way to do this on the pda.

but you know what that is perfectly fine they were doing CSI rp earlier what's one more--]

All hands, round up.

Think we've got as much as we can right now, so let's settle in and work it out -- together. Come to the usual meet-up spot as soon as you can, and we're not leaving until the perp's worked out. Bring your own joe and a wit sharp as can be, because we are in for the long haul.

Detective Akamatsu, signing out.

[...

a-anyway.

meng yao's done his best to preserve one (1) stephanie meanswell and she's currently laying on the couch in a state some may find familiar and others not at all, but she's very much alive -- if barely. have your shock and surprise, this is going to be once all evidence is collected icly. also after noah and kaede make a grave for miss vp god rest her soul.

...

hiro is allowed to be here, if he wants, if only because part of this is his sister's death and one of y'all had BETTER take care of him.

there are no snacks, no drinks unless you byoj (bring your own joe), and kaede will wait until... all or presumably all are filed in before she speaks.]

I hate to say this, but you all are easily more experienced with this than I am... Still, there's no reason to wait on this when one of our classmates has turned up dead, and another [she is assuming stephanie is theirs] is in the state that she is. I don't want to think one of us had anything to do with it, but turning away from the truth only invites more pain--

So let's lay out what we know and try not to go at each others' throats about it.

[please. even the most unbelievable, impossible happenings have roots to them, and she wants it solved -- not just for hiro's sake, who's pain is something she can barely imagine, but for stephanie and the vice principal, too.]

[links:

○ investigative miroboard
○ round up one
○ round up two

Comments

[commences]

Hmmm... Is that so? Let's think about who all knew about contracts, can you give me a list of names. You only have his wish list, but... could others have wished for the same?

( cruel? is it, probably so, but it's fine he knows better than to say it where everyone can hear. his voice is too soft to be yelling about to other people.

so sara can keep this as a treat that it's only them, but it is a reminder that a strong motive is beneath her. that she's capable of acting with her emotions, and because he knows that he's able to use it. )

Don't let it be a low blow, because I said it... You're ready for next time if someone uses it against you. Ahaha... Don't break down, you want to figure this out.

( she's a protagonist, she's one of the chosen that komaeda wishes he could be. sadly here he is, playing crime & punishment with her just to make sure sara's skills are honed. when she makes that final strike, it has to cut swiftly and properly to deal damage. he has to remove that shakiness. )

We're living in time loops that it doesn't matter how long you've known anyone. Hey, Chidouin-san, how many tallies do you have?

( that could give a time frame, six months compared to their looped years.

there's a smile on his face though, almost like he's enjoying this. as long as she doesn't give up. )

[samuraiwomen]

I'm not letting you break me down! It's just a jerk move, from a the worst kind of jerk! I confided in you!

[ She's getting mad, which is great for not feeling insecure about arguing for her rights, the shakiness receding, but this might cloud her judgement for a little...Oh well. She's sure everyone else can pick up the slack in the trial while she takes the time to grill Komeada. ]

The people who know were me, Amami, Subaru I suppose, and probably most of the non transfers. I always assume they know more of us. [ She turns with a huff to face Komeada, poking a finger into his chest. Of all the inane, inconsequential, stupid evidence, he pulls this up now? ]

I had five when I woke up. I got a sixth one after our adventure with Narumi. If you're trying to imply just having tallies makes one a killer...? I refuse to let that be evidence! I am the person I am now, and nobody else. If I died or was killed in the past, I won't let that be a mark. Circumstances are everything, and I know right now, I would never kill anyone just for some wish! I refuse too!

[commences]

Chidouin-san! Don't get mad at me! If you lose your cool, you'll lose the debate!

( then he won't bring up personal matters for now, but it's true, she's had the urge to kill, and that's more than enough to ping her as a culprit. komaeda no different, but everyone is capable of killing within this room. )

Hm, even the memories that come with these tallies, you reject them too?

( he had wondered if he should do that because all that he seems to remember when he's brought up is horrible scenarios, and relationships that never last. luckily he doesn't allow much to show, so he only mulls over her reason about how she won't last past mistakes make who she is now; it's quite a motivating speech. with his hands placed behind his back, he stands up straight with a small smile, swaying his upper body left to right slowly. )

No matter, you said you wouldn't kill for a wish... I know you wouldn't, because why kill when you can make that goal come true without it? I believe in you.

( he nods, slipping his hands into his pockets. )

[samuraiwomen]

Don't get mad at me, he says.

[ Getting mad is a winning move! Necessary for bullying and yelling her way through main games. Doesn't her genuine emotion move you to tears? She's really ticked off you'd bring that up!! A girls secrets should stay with her friends, not get shouted out the second they have a debate. ]

I don't remember anything. If I did...well I'd have to deal with that, but I won't apologize for something I didn't do. I'm not going to live my life judged by what I could have done.

[ She's already got one awful reminder scurrying around. She doesn't need any others. ]

I believe in you too? Just er...if you want to test me, can you wait till after I'm done trying to accuse someone? I need a second to remember what I was saying... [ Um..she was going to argue with Helena next? Or was it Meng Yao? Had they doubled back around to Miyuki yet? Maybe they should try hitting him and see if he talked. ]

[commences]

Hm... If you were mad at me or felt betrayed...

( she would have hit him with a blunt object, hard enough to knock him out of commission, and carry on with what she wanted to do. he doesn't think she'd kill him, she probably doesn't want to, and it's more on the scale of removing komaeda from the premises so things are easier to deal with.

a short chuckle follows. )

Chidouin-san... I believe you can bring hope to the people here, so no matter what you did in the past, always remember the hopeful endeavors you've shown. ...If we lose this year by forgetting everything we've done, then everything you say now is meaningless. I want Shujinkou-chan's hope to transcend even if our memories are no longer here!

( oh, remember what she was saying? he rubs his chin in thought, and looks up at the ceiling as he snaps his fingers. )

You want to reenact the murder scene, that way you can get an idea of how it played out! Do we have any test dummies?

( no komaeda, she wants to argue. )

[samuraiwomen]

[ That's...suprisingly touching. Sara has to take a moment, stop thinking about what blunt objects to hypothetically hit Miyuki with and look at Komeada. ]

Well, its me stupid... Even if I make mistakes...its me. I'm sure if I go down the wrong path, I can count on you to pop back up and scare me straight!

[ She does mean it, even if she'd prefer for Komeada to maybe start with a nicer introduction if there's a next time around. No throwing fingers at any random Sara you meet! They can be friend without months of terse arguments and her trying to kill him! ]

If we can be friends, I'm sure you'll find whatever hope you see in me again. Er...but I don't intend to forget anything! We'll escape, and thats final.

[ Anyway right where was she. ]

I'm using you. Get up on the ceiling, you can be Maya. [ She'll lift him. We can nail him up by the jacket. ]

[taketori]

[ no violence pls! he's soft!! ]

[commences]

You're on the right path, so there's nothing to worry about... when the day comes where you can no longer encourage the group will be your despair. Never forget your role, Chidouin-san!

( and keep looking towards miyuki, he seems do nervous it's funny.

mulling over those words, he understands everyone's need to escape or find an alternative. it's that she chooses an escape route is promising, because that means there's only one way, and that's up.

slipping his hands into his pocket, )

You need something to slow the flow of my blood, that way nothing is messy as you nail me up.

( he's walking towards the the dormitory rooms, they need to use one with the lowest ceiling. )

Have any ideas?

[samuraiwomen]

...Hmmm....

[ How to stop someone from bleeding...very difficult... ]

Do we have duck tape?

[commences]

...Arisu-san wasn't taped down.

( he follows behind her as he slips his hands into his pocket.

this is why every murder is motivating, it helps with thinking exercises on sara's end. )

If I'm impaled here, and here, and here...

( he points at the areas that he saw in the picture, the puncture wound of the nails that probably went through flesh and bone. )

Isn't it strange that I don't produce more blood?

( the tape is a start, no one mentioned it, so maybe if he points out these smaller matters that sara will come to an idea as well. )