day four.

[foxhounds]

SHIP-TRAP day four 28 players remaining The sun rises, and with it comes the loud gong of a bell, which signals that you're able to return to the grounds of the mansion. In fact, it seems like that same unseen force is compelling you to, since the longer you stay in the jungle, the more you feel the unsettling feeling of being watched. When you arrive, Iván is waiting at the foot of the stairs to greet you. "Good morning. Breakfast is waiting in the dining room." You have until 6PM to explore the grounds of the mansion and talk amongst yourselves. In addition, you can see the paper votes from the previous night's trial laid out by the guestbook if you want to confirm what you saw yesterday. rulebook character statuses character profiles private conversations graveyard The trial will start on August 20th. Though a special post for discussion will go up for voting, you are encouraged to discuss who to vote for throughout the day.

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[hopefragment]

...Yeah. Me, too.

And... Kunihiro's, too.

[He saw the head, but the whole package is yet to be revealed.]

[meatery]

Ah- [Horikawa isn't in as bad shape as some of the others have been, but Gi-ne still remembers how some of the younger people in the group react to gore.]

You probably don't need to. I got a good look and I'll remember everything for the trial, I promise! Plus you saw the head already.

[hopefragment]

...

[Gi-ne...]

What... happened?

[meatery]

[Shit.] It's not like Stocking and Ema, don't worry.

[hopefragment]

Alright, but...

Gi-ne, what does the body look like?

[meatery]

Well, the head was cut off cleanly, as usual... [Which is good!!] The torso is cut open pretty... badly, though.

You can look if you want, but you really don't need to.

[hopefragment]

...

[yeah, he's going to look anyway because INVESTIGATING FOR EVIDENCE, but...]

Just... tell me. Does it look like the injuries were inflicted before or after death?

[meatery]

[She doesn't want to lie.]

Well, I'm not really an expert... It's hard to tell. [It's also hard to imagine why someone would need to tie someone up if they decapitated them before they started digging around in their chest cavity.] All the others were almost definitely dead by the time all the weird injuries happened, so it's probably the same.

[hopefragment]

Right...

[Well that's reassuring at least, though also:]

Was there any other evidence at the scene?

[meatery]

[Thinks...] ... There was a bit of rope. Hijitaka has it now.

[hopefragment]

[Isn't it Hijikata...?]

I see.

[His expression grows a little more solemn. It seems he's arriving at the conclusion of "why would you tie someone up to cut their head off."]

Were there any rope-burns on the body?

[Since Gi-ne seems so against him going to see it himself.]

[meatery]

[ . . . ]

You'd have to ask Yamato to be sure. [Because he has the head, or maybe he's given it to Ivan by now.] There were some marks around his neck.