letsplayamurder | Second trial

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Second trial

The time has come once again. Gather in the arena, it is time for judgement.

[The murky weather outside reflects the mood of the walk out to the cliffs. Once again, several soldiers have stepped free of Typhon's veins to stand guard over the arena. Maybe it's a mistake, but they seem to offer their silent condolence, if not their indifference.

With everyone gathered, a great rift opens once more outside the barrier. Typhon reveals himself, this time only from the waist up. Peering down from his glowing portal, blanketed in the last light drizzles outside your shimmering dome.]

Bah... So safe and secure within your bubble. Or, perhaps not anymore. [He moves to rest a palm on the barrier, and recoils as it once again stings his palm.] See what your Athena has 'gifted' you - nothing but strife. A broken world that needs rebuilding... But no matter. I will complete that task once we are through.

You have your evidence. Now, begin.

[TRIAL START]

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Yes... it's very easy to get it on yourself when working with it, after all.

Unfortunately many of us also fell in the oil or touched it. [ Even her habit bears some clear oil stains along with all the Blood. No she did not change. ] Not to mention the culprit likely thought to wash it off after setting all of this up, so it may not be as useful for narrowing a culprit down.

...which might have been part of the reason they smeared it all over the hallway, besides just wanting someone to slip and go straight into the craft room. Anyone coming to investigate would probably get it on themselves as well, and make checking for that useless.

Right, so the oil is pretty much out as a tell, then. Wonderful.

...We'll find something else.

There'll be something we can pin them down with.

Yeah. Give it a bit. We'll find something...

I can attest that a number of us slipped in it as we attempted to enter.

[Had things not ended the way they did, it would honestly have been kind of funny!]

I think we all can. [dryly] Even those of us that didn't slip.

Very easy to do with hooves.

[ tbh she is also surprised the horses were fine ]

....

If everyone's covered in olive oil... maybe we can use height to eliminate people instead?

After all, I doubt Qua-san would raise his hand all the way above his head to steady himself.