Continued from here.
In Jefferson's office, Jack Frost would find something was different with the room than when Honda and Bolin had checked it out. A panel at the bottom of the desk was slightly askew. Opening it up further would reveal to Jack
a couple of empty syringes left in disarray sat inside. Aside from that, there was nothing left to find.
***
Before the security office containing the school's CCTV footage could be reached, an announcement was broadcast across the school grounds, even heard in the dormitories despite no announcement system being in place there.
"It looks like you've found all the possible suspects! It's time to begin! Please come to the school's swimming pool for our next school trial!"
On cue, everyone would feel the familiar compulsion, except this time, it would grab hold of the suspects of this case as well. Accompanying the group was the principal, Sigma Klim, as well as Meira and Honey Lemon, who had both ignored the fire alarm. There was also Bullet, who had been trying to sneak into her friend's dorm at the time of the fire alarm, Tommy, who had mysteriously gone off on his own moments before the fire alarm began, and Cole Phelps, the guest detective of the day.
When the group arrived at the pool, the windows had been covered in a red tarp, casting a dull red glow across the pool. Under this red hue, Monomi gathered her strength, wiping away her tears and defiantly marching up to Monokuma.
"You stop this right now you bad bear, or I'll--"
Unsurprisingly, Monomi got another hit from Monokuma for her defiance.
"Stop
what, Little Sis'? Stop
justice? An innocent young girl was murdered, and for once it may not be our group of bloodthirsty ingrates! Why shouldn't we do this right here, right
now?! Upupu... Upuhehehe...!"
The ground began to rumble as the pool drained of water. The floor of the pool began to rise up in its place, evening out so that the pool area was a flat, smooth surface. The familiar ring of podiums rose from ground, fitting inside the pool area, just enough for everyone present. Behind the ring rose a large ladder and diving board, where Monokuma decided to perch so that he was staring down at the ring below.
"Yo, and here I thought today would be boring," Meira said, taking a spot at one of the podiums.
"Whoever stands next to me, I do warn you, I have very restless hands and feet."
"I, uh... huh..."
Bullet stared inexplicably at the ring of podiums, unsure what to make of all this. The murder, the bear, the pool transforming before her eyes-- This all seemed like something out of a strange dream.
"The fuck is all this? Seriously."
"Ah... this is certainly an odd way of going about things, sheriff..." The principal took a place at the ring, nervously touching at the cuffs of his shirt.
"Though, I suppose you're an odd one yourself."
"For today's guests, let me fill you in! You're on trial, where you'll have to fight for your life and convince my forensics team that you're not a killer! You see, whoever the killer is... it's you versus everyone. If the killer is caught... he or she will be punished. That's how it works! Simple, eh? Now make sure you scream, shout, and get your claws out!"
"Okay, wait, so..." Jude looked around the ring determining who the new faces were.
"So the suspects... are people who were in the dorms during the fire alarm? Well, the principal was there at the time, right? And we found out the girl there was trying to get into her friend's room..."
Meira then gasped, pointing to Bullet.
"It's the lesbian!"
"For fuck's sake-- Look, just call me Bullet. Christ."
"Oh... so you shoot it out fast and hard, right?"
"Can... uh, can you tell us where you were during the fire alarm?"
Meira scoffed, crossing her arms. Oh, boys, so naive.
"Like I said earlier, me and Bean Pole here were studying. She's too boring and flat for anything more exciting than that."
"And I saw him," Victoria said, looking at Tommy across the ring from her. Her hands gripped the podium like a vice, her face red and blotchy from crying earlier.
"He was acting totally sketchy. He also said earlier that he knew Max."
Monokuma waved his hands in the air. "Now, now! Let's not get all bent out of shape so quickly!"
"You're one to talk!" Diana screamed.
"The last place I want to be is standing in this fucking ring again!"
Monokuma could only shake his head at the girl, giggling. "Oh... no need for such hysterics! I would have skinned the cat even if they had voted
you!" An uproar started at this declaration, mostly from the new faces who seemed alarmed by the word kill, but Monokuma took out his claws and called for silence. "Don't worry about what happens after, start presenting your evidence! It's time to start the trial!"
Case #1: Maxine Caulfield
During the trial for Byakuya Togami's murder, Diana attempted to get the group to vote her as she felt guilty for the crime. Diana had believed Byakuya to be a boy she knew named Brennan from her past and had gone around the camp telling the others this. When she witnessed Neon place the body, Diana blamed herself for telling Neon he was dangerous. However, Monokuma revealed that Byakuya was not Brennan at all, but an imposter. It later came to light that Monokuma had convinced Neon Katt to kill Byakuya by saying he had held her team hostage, rather than Neon killing Byakuya after hearing Diana's warnings.
The group had managed to see through Diana and ended up voting for Neon, who was executed for her crime. After the trial, a masked man came out of the woods to attack the group. His origins and motivations were left a mystery as he vanished after injuring a few members of the group.
The next morning, Blubs and Durland arrived and attempted to arrest the group for the murder of Mark Jefferson, a famous public figure in town. Using the two police officer's lack of wits, Monokuma managed to talk himself into becoming the new town sheriff and reasoned with Blubs and Durland that the group to investigate his murder. If they were not successful in finding the murderer, they would be locked up instead. The group then headed to Blackwell Academy to investigate Jefferson's place of work.
Victoria Chase recognized the school from her home and she tried to see if her dorm room was still there. Diana, Stiles, and Jack Frost accompanied her inside, where she found that a crude girl named Meira was living in her room. Victoria grew annoyed with the girl's antics and ended up running into Tommy, who spoke to Victoria as if hew knew her. When asked, Tommy said that he was friends with a girl named Maxine Caulfield and that she told him about Victoria. Victoria reasoned that this meant she had a dorm room somewhere and went off in search of it. Meira ended up annoying Tommy and a few others, and they attempted to join him as he left, but Tommy started acting odd. He spoke of the masked man, revealing that he had been stalked by the killer in the past. Talking about this upset Tommy, who decided to run off on his own.
Rant and Yurick spoke to the principal of the school, Sigma Klim, who assured the pair they had his full cooperation. He spoke of Jefferson in high regard, saying that the teacher was loved by everyone. He said he had no idea why anyone would have wanted to kill Mark, and admitted that they were friends. The conversation was cut short when Klim's security called him, telling him they had a situation on their hands, which prompted Klim to politely ask Rant and Yurick to leave.
Corrin, Tomoko, Darv, and Sledge ran into a girl named Bullet who was hanging up missing person posters. She boldly stated that the police should instead be focusing on finding her friend, Rachel Amber, and a number of other girls who recently went missing in Bright Falls, instead of investigating Mark Jefferson's murder. Bullet alleged that Jefferson and Rachel had some kind of relationship and that the man was some kind of creep. Corrin and the others said they would help and asked for something about Rachel they could use to look for her, which gave Bullet the idea of sneaking into Rachel's old dorm room and grabbing something from there. She told the group to meet her at the dorms in thirty minutes before she left.
Another group ran into Maxine Caulfield, who was hanging out by herself in an empty classroom. The girl seemed distant and depressed, which the group reasoned to be grief. They asked Max for information about Jefferson, but Max asked them if they could help her have some fun before she talked about it. The group sneaked into the pool and had some fun swimming, which satisfied Max enough for her to be willing to talk about Jefferson. She asked the group to meet her on roof of the dorms in fifteen minutes, but as it would turn out,t he group would never see her alive again.
When it was about time for the group to meet with Max, someone set off the fire alarm in the dormitories, forcing the majority of the students to evacuate. During this time, Max fell from the dorm roof, her neck snapping on a rope tied around her neck. The group rushed to the roof to pull her up, where Monokuma declared that another investigation was to go underway. It was determined that the suspects were those who were inside the dormitories during the fire alarm, though unfortunately the group had little luck in fidning clues in Max's room.
All that was found was a suicide note...
Those suspected in the killing of the young photographer...
Bullet
- Was in the dormitories during the fire alarm to sneak into her missing friend's old dorm room
- Was handing out posting for her missing friend, Rachel Amber
- It's unknown if she knew the victim or not
Honey Lemon
- Was in the dormitories during the fire alarm studying with Meira, who decided to ignore the fire alarm
- Says she only knew the victim as an acquaintance
Meira
- Was in the dormitories during the fire alarm studying with Honey Lemon
- Ignored the fire alarm and convinced Honey Lemon to ignore it as well
- Went to the bathroom during the alarm and spotted Bullet sneaking around
- Says she did not know the victim
Principal Klim
- Was in the dormitories during the fire alarm to see to an emergency called in by his security
- Assisted Jude and the others in pulling Max's body back on to the roof
- Knew the victim well as her principal
Tommy
- Was in the dormitories during the fire alarm for unknown reasons
- Spoke of the masked men and was acting oddly
- Was the victim's friend
Victoria
- Was in the dormitories during the fire alarm searching for traces of her dorm room from home
- Knew the victim well, though they were antagonistic to each other
***
Maxine was found hanging from the dormitory roof, killed via her neck snapping from the fall she took. The murder happened during a fire alarm, so most of the students were not int he building at the time. There were no signs of a struggle on the body, though Max had a small hole on her neck that could be a birth mark.
A suicide note was found in Max's room, written in cursive. Her journal, camera, and laptop were missing, though the journal was found burned in a trash can in the parking lot behind the dorms. All items from Max's bag aside from school supplies were missing as well.
A panel in Mark Jefferson's office that was closed before the murder was opened, with a few empty syringes inside.
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