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airlockedmods ([personal profile] airlockedmods) wrote in [community profile] theairlock2017-09-09 11:36 am
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third trial

[When the announcement sounds and the evidence gathered it’s time for a trial. When the remaining champions are all gathered by the docking bay doors they slide slowly slide open.

The two lines of sentry robots are there again, creating a border path from the docking bay doors to the circle of metal podiums. The podiums themselves were made of strange metals in red and gold and orange and black, each one etched with the name of one of the Champions. There are flood lights - like spot lights - in front of each podium. The lights on Alec, John, Cheryl, Apollo, Mako and Rideaux's podiums have been turned off and their floating grey scale portraits have joined the three from last week.

Blaze Dudely stands on a repair deck on top of his ship, which looms over the proceedings ominously. Rather than the glee the Champions may think he would take in this kind of display, he merely stands there with his arms crossed, expression unreadable and his cyborg eye scanning the Champions with a piercing scrutiny, like he's searching for one of them to act out of line.]


Mornin’, Champions. Here’s how this is goin’ to go: take the evidence, piece together what happened and find who took out the Champion Balladeer, the Champion Investi- [He stops to clear his throat.] The Champ- [He stops again to cough, once then twice.] The- [More coughing now, harder and hoarser. When he finally stops he wipes something dark and thick from the corner of his mouth.] Fuck it, the five dead ones. If ya don’t, they’ll be free to go and the rest of ya will face punishment. Take the time ya need but don’t bore me.
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[personal profile] rickdiculous 2017-09-09 04:14 pm (UTC)(link)
....is that ink. Did a fucking tentacle jizz in your mouth.
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[personal profile] neverheardofhim 2017-09-09 04:14 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Varric trudged into the bay, brows drawn tightly together. Up until now, he'd done his best to at least maintain a mirthful front. Easy to do, when you didn't feel too fondly about the victims.

But he'd seen Mako's face, seen how he'd helpless clutched at his scarf as he was stricken down. It was exacerbated all the more, knowing the fates of some of his own friends back home, to say nothing of the list of those he'd lost here.

A strip of fabric -- his own, he was quick to clarify -- was set out, featuring a reddish dust. Both notes were also placed on his podium, and read out loud when time permitted.]


Mako was stabbed cleanly through. He had some scrapes and red dust on his hands. Looked like he and Cheryl put up a damn good fight. Knocked over some pots in the process -- might be where that dust came from, and it might be wise to start with checking each other for it.

[ All said, Varric lowered his head and stared down at his hands. What a mess. He hadn't gotten to know Apollo, but she seemed alright. Reminded him of the staunch, business-like nature of Aveline. Cheryl was good company, had made the dwarf laugh on more than one occasion. And John was good company, just as backwards as Varric felt. ]

Shit. Let's get these assholes, alright?
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[personal profile] empathiser 2017-09-09 04:17 pm (UTC)(link)
[Got a bit of a cough there, Mr Dudely? It's enough to get him a long, searching look from Will before he turns his attention to the trial. ]

I examined the solitary cells, where Rideaux's body was. Seeing as we've got... a lot of bodies to talk about, I'll just list what I found in one go.

[ Will's got his P.I.P up, looking at the diagram of Rideaux's body. ]

According to the case file, he died of penetrative trauma. There's a stab wound on the back of his neck that looks like the actual cause of death, and I noticed some flecks of blood around his mouth and some black discolouration around his scalp on the right side when I was examining the stab wound.

He's got a large bruise on his stomach, and both of his legs are broken - right at the femurs. From the state of them it looked like they were crushed when they were broken, rather than snapped. And he had a bite mark on his hand. Someone really did a number on him.

[ And then he's digging in his pocket – of his actual clothes, spare a moment to thank the RNG gods for returning normal clothing to him at last – and pulls out a rather intricate and fancy looking watch, which he places in view on his podium. ]

This was just outside the cell. It would've been visible from through the flap into the cell, but it looked just a little too far to reach it from inside the cell. I'm assuming it was Rideaux's.
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[personal profile] goldrighthand 2017-09-09 04:19 pm (UTC)(link)
[Akande has the note from John at his own podium]

John showed no signs of struggle after he was lured to the mess hall. Though- his charms were destroyed, as was his guitar. Cut strings. From what I can tell, he did not defend himself.
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[personal profile] andneversaydie 2017-09-09 04:19 pm (UTC)(link)
...D'you...

[look. look, it's been a rough day, but she's trying. a lot of people she was close to are dead all at once. she halts a bit, then continues.]

D'you think it's more than one person who killed 'em, or could it just be one? I mean, the way things were said earlier on in the week, people were kinda encouraged to go for a lot of different people.
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[personal profile] tenimuho 2017-09-09 04:20 pm (UTC)(link)
...Cutting the guitar's strings sounds a lot like overkill, unless you really didn't like music.

[what did the guitar ever do to you, mysterious culprit]
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[personal profile] tenimuho 2017-09-09 04:22 pm (UTC)(link)
I only saw John's body myself, but based on the wound diagram, Rideaux and Apollo took a lot more damage than the rest.
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[personal profile] empathiser 2017-09-09 04:24 pm (UTC)(link)
I didn't see Apollo's body in person, but from her diagram...

[Good ol' P.I.P.]

It does look like they sustained the most damage. But only one of Rideaux's wounds looks like it was fatal from what I can tell. Most of Apollo's look... fatal.
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[personal profile] theoversight 2017-09-09 04:24 pm (UTC)(link)
Not this week, mate.
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[personal profile] tenimuho 2017-09-09 04:25 pm (UTC)(link)
...Does someone just not like those two?

[They were kind of abrasive...]
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[personal profile] goldrighthand 2017-09-09 04:27 pm (UTC)(link)
If there is more than one responsible, it is possible those two were their targets as opposed to the other three. Do the bodies have anything in common?
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[personal profile] rickdiculous 2017-09-09 04:28 pm (UTC)(link)
What, that's not - not a daily thing. Ridfuck and that really re-religious asshole are dead. I'd celebrate with...with some fuckin hentai buuuulllcrap.
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[personal profile] tenimuho 2017-09-09 04:28 pm (UTC)(link)
John and Mako both had notes on them... Did you find any notes on Rideaux, Will?
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[personal profile] nightcure 2017-09-09 04:28 pm (UTC)(link)
And there are a lot of bodies.

Either we've got a few people who did it, or someone was really desperate.
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[personal profile] empathiser 2017-09-09 04:28 pm (UTC)(link)
["Kind of abrasive" shouldn't translate to "impaled with a lot of pointy metal poles" though.]

I didn't know Apollo well enough to say. Rideaux had an ego large enough to push you out of the room with, but...

[He shrugs.]

I've known worse people.
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[personal profile] goldrighthand 2017-09-09 04:29 pm (UTC)(link)
It's possible. In that case, we should first understand how many were killed by the same hand, and work from there.
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[personal profile] empathiser 2017-09-09 04:29 pm (UTC)(link)
No. I didn't see any notes on Rideaux's body.
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[personal profile] tenimuho 2017-09-09 04:30 pm (UTC)(link)
I don't think Apollo liked me very much, but I didn't dislike her. Rideaux... I get the impression that he wasn't that well-liked? He was mine with me, though. He gave me fashion advice.
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[personal profile] goldrighthand 2017-09-09 04:30 pm (UTC)(link)
Did Apollo like anyone?
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[personal profile] tenimuho 2017-09-09 04:30 pm (UTC)(link)
So that's one thing.
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[personal profile] tenimuho 2017-09-09 04:31 pm (UTC)(link)
She liked Pyrrha, didn't she? They walked into the party yesterday holding hands.
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[personal profile] nightcure 2017-09-09 04:31 pm (UTC)(link)
Obviously she did.

[ bruh ]
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[personal profile] empathiser 2017-09-09 04:32 pm (UTC)(link)
He wore a feather boa willingly, in public, and you took fashion advice from him?
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[personal profile] tenimuho 2017-09-09 04:32 pm (UTC)(link)
...Should I not have? It was more like he offered it unsolicited...
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[personal profile] empathiser 2017-09-09 04:33 pm (UTC)(link)
Did Apollo have any notes on her?

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