Also, thank you for your patience, everyone. We are still and will continue to be so very grateful for your cooperation!

          ' Have you all come to your decisions ? '

        The warden asks from her place in the courtroom with the mechanical smile still on her face. Her verdant hues trail towards the TINY MAN; one more chuckle spared for that silly punishment of his.

          ' A shame. I was hoping that this ANT could           writhe in that stupid outfit of his just a little longer. '

          & if the partygoers looked, Tinydachi was STILL in that stupid Popee costume. Please vote so you can spare him of more suffering. Please. 

          ' So what will it be ? Will you believe Aqua's           claims & declare her innocent ? Or will she           be rightfully be served death like all the rest.           It is up to you to decide. '

❥ Please send your votes HERE

❥ You will have two chances in the event you manage to vote wrong. The first wrong vote will result in nothing save for some hurt feelings & mistrust. The second vote will follow with an execution, regardless of innocence.

❥ You may vote for whoever you’d like ( except for Wardens & Shopkeepers ); including yourself. However, take caution as you are essentially voting someone to die.

❥ You are allowed to think over the trial & ask any final questions or make any final posts. The voting period only ends when the majority of partygoers have voted.

❥ VOTES WILL NOT BE MADE PUBLIC UNLESS YOU SPECIFICALLY ASK THEM TO BE (like if your vote is boneless.)

It seems we'll have to push back the top 3 post by a bit. Things have been rough over at my part and ko is still working on her picks, so I'm not sure when it'll be done.

In the meantime, any late entries can be posted until then! It'll still be considered since its before the post.

EVENT - Halloween at Freddy’s

                    ' Everyone, please report to the show stage. '

          It's an announcement you weren't QUITE expecting; not when the trial had just ended. The image of Aqua's corpse twitching & writhing amongst the keyblades was still burned into your mind; just another image you would never be able to erase from your mind along with the dead bodies of other victims. 

          But this was odd ! Usually, Circus Baby gives you all a bit of a BREAK; a moment's rest until the next ' motive ' that would drive someone to kill off another one of their fellow partygoers. Yet the trial ------ it was only two days ago ! Was Circus Baby really starting this again so soon ?

          You & the other partygoers to make it to the show stage & almost immediately there's a CHEST. A dreaded chest that you hoped you'd never see again. The pirate outfits. Oh no, Circus Baby just let you all take them off. Was she really doing this again ?

                    ' Please calm yourselves. You do not                     have to wear pirate costumes again. '

          That was the first thing the warden said before she opened the chest to reveal a PLETHORA of costumes; not just pirate costumes. You're already eyeing one before she speaks again.

                    ' Halloween is coming up, is it not ? This would                     not be a very ' child-friendly ' pizzeria if we kept                     you all from celebrating the festivities. '

          Oh wait, that's right. Halloween was coming up.

                    ' Lolbit & I have taken the liberty to give CERTAIN                     partygoers tricks & treats. You may use these                     costumes to go trick or treating at their doors. The                     only rule is that you MUST wear these costumes if                     you want something. Certainly, that's a better bargain                     than our past rules. '

          Well ------ at least, she's being nice enough for to let you guys have a BIT of fun.

Updates !

Welcome to CBKW's Halloween Event ! This is still part of Interlude pt. 1 & is not the special ' surprise (: ' mentioned in the previous post.

15 muses have been selected & will be contacted privately with three random grab bag items ( tricks ) & three candies ( treats ). If you were not given tricks and treats and would like to be able to give them out, contact one of the mods.

Costumes can be WHATEVER YOU WANT. Literally anything. Wanna dress up as a donut ? You can. Wanna dress up as a gundam ? You can. Wanna dress up as an ink demon ? You can. Wanna dress up as a FUCKING T-REX  ? You can. Costumes however will be taken away at the end of the event.

You do not have to wear these costumes 24/7 but you must wear them while trick or treating. Any partygoer caught giving candy to an partygoer out of costume or any partygoer trick or treating without costume will be punished.

It will be up to the muse if they want to give the trick-or-treater a trick or a treat. Trick or treaters are literally at your mercy.

ALL AGES CAN PARTICIPATE.

People who were given tricks & treats can still go trick or treating if they'd like.

Any items you still have by November 1st can be kept by the partygoer.

          It seems like an eternity that you stand there; expectantly watching your warden to slam the gavel. What a trial this had been; both in the literal & the figurative sense ! Hopefully, no one voted you ------

          & then, she finally raises her hand; letting the curtains rise for those DAMNED televisions. You hate that tune ------ but it plays & you know its the end.

          ' Your time is up. '

          Yet again do the screens light up to reveal the FACE of the murderer; children cheering as & confetti falling their visage burns itself in your vision.

          None other than AQUA herself.

          ' The votes were unanimous. Each & every           one of you voted for Aqua. A certain Blue,           Shovel Knight, Miaso, Morgana, & Akira           wanted your votes BONELESS though.           I am afraid that the quality of bones do           not affect the weight of your vote. A shame.           Damn kids & your memes. '

          ’ You are correct. Aqua is indeed the KILLER.           A tale of foolishness if I may say but ------ that           will be explained in time. ‘

          Before Aqua can even dodge; the claw from Circus Baby’s abdomen lunges forth again, seizing her & tossing her into the execution chamber.

          ‘ Now remember, everyone MUST watch the           spectacle that is about to take place. Or else —–           you will too be punished. Now —— ’

        ’ Enjoy the show ! ’

          You're smart this time ------ & honestly, you know the path by now. You & your fellow partygoers make your way through the dark corridors on your own ------ better that than to deal with the wrath of your WARDEN. His erratic behavior was far too much for you to take & after you've had to see so many bodies already ------ well ? You felt better with the other partygoers than Foxy. 

          ------ But was that REALLY the case ? One of you MURDERED that poor girl after all. You can't help but just glance amongst the crowd & wonder ------ who could have done it ? Who could have killed Heather Mcnamara ?

          Well ------ that was your job to find out, wasn't it ?

          When you reach the courtroom, you see not GOLDEN FREDDY but BABY standing at the front of the room. A smile creeps itself across her face as she looms over the the partygoers.

          ' I see you have made it here your own.           Perhaps you are all SMARTER than I though.           It is better that way ------ for you will NEED           those brains to solve this case. '

          ' I sent your judge off to make some preparations           for you all. What kind ? Well ------ you shall see           that for yourself. For now, I declare this court in order. '

TRIAL 3 START ! COURT IS NOW IN SESSION !

❥ Trials are ask & thread based ! By posting discussion in the tag and sending asks to suspects, main contributors to the case, and the main blog. this trial will go on for as long as it’s needed to find the culprit. Thus, there is no need to feel rushed into things !

❥ At the end of the trial, the judge will call for a vote ! Voting will last for 24 hours unless there is an overwhelming majority. However.

❥ You only get two chances. Should the partygoers be wrong with their firstvote, a random partygoer will be punished. Should the partygoers be wrong twice, that person will be executed regardless of guilt. 

❥ Throughout the case, this blog will have the judge or wardens commenting on proceedings. Some of it could be revealing information, sometimes it might be hinting towards the culprit…or just them trying to make things more interesting.

❥ Not all of the wardens can be telling the truth. Some may lie or some may be telling the truth in a roundabout way. Good luck figuring out what the truth is.

❥ DO NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT THE EVIDENCE/CASE. You may believe a fact or a piece of evidence but they must be confirmed by certain parties or with the wardens/judge to be considered the absolute truth.

❥ Communicate ! Make sure to pay attention to what everyone has to say. What if a muse mentions their evidence or alibi ? Make sure there are no inconsistencies !

❥ Please be patient ! Mods will do their best to answer as quickly as they can !

❥ Also, Tinydachi ( @pocketjester ) is stuck in a Popee costume. Save him.

WARDENS & JUDGES PRESENT

Circus Baby

          ' Do you wish to know HOW that murder took place ? All of you were floundering about; trying to figure out exactly what the circumstance of this mystery was. Of course, some of you were CLOSER than others. But I shall tell you the truth. '

          The tone of the clown's voice makes you shudder as you are forced to listen to it after you just saw VERONICA literally burn to a crisp. Of course, you had noticed that her demeanor had gone back to its usual, calculating ways as she called for voting ------- but now ? Now it hit harder than ever.

          ' Sammy was CORRECT about Lillith being up to no good. That demon was angry, MURDEROUS even when Foxy & I had to resort to springlocking children. She was indeed arranging for a murder herself. At around 10:30 PM that night, she pulled Veronica into a verbal agreement to meet with her at the backstage at around 6:30 AM. Of course, Veronica was suspicious ----- & she grabbed a KNIFE from the kitchen around 10:45 PM before returning to her room for the night. While the rest of you rested; Lillith was preparing for the murder that she was SUPPOSED to commit. '

          ' At around 11:30 PM, Lillith left her room to begin. She held a personal grudge towards KAYLE for being an angel & went to her room. Apparently, its molting season for a birdbrain like Kayle & Lillith took advantage of that by taking her PINING FOR PINEAPPLES book & putting a bunch of FEATHERS in it. Lillith then took a SPARE PIRATE OUTFIT from the stage & stole the closet medkit from children who are actually deserving from it like Riley. She went to the kitchen & took a KNIFE from the kitchen as well, slicing her hand & writing a message on the FRONT BLANK PAGE of the book, staining the spare pirate clothing with blood & then using the medkit to bandage herself up. What did it say again ? I believe it said ' CLIP THY ANGEL WINGS ' but you never got to see that. She tossed the bloody knife deep into the TRASH CAN where it got food particles on it. She then put the EMPTY MEDKIT BOX & the BLOODY PIRATE CLOTHING into Kayle's drawers. Her final stop was the backstage where she planted the PINING FOR PINEAPPLES BOOK & THE FEATHERS before taking a DRILL GUN & hiding underneath an ANIMATRONIC HEAD before running back to her room. She was in a rush & believed that Sammy was going to be tending to his nightshift but ------ with the special bond that Sammy & Riley are sharing, Sammy put Riley first. Though ------ at one point, Riley DID want water & asked Sammy for some. Sammy was going to go to the kitchen but ----- HE CAUGHT SIGHT OF LILLITH & did not want to get involved. He went to a Lolbit for the water instead. '

          ' At 6:15 AM, Veronica woke up & grabbed her KNIFE; hiding it on her person before meeting Lillith at 6:30 AM. Lillith, wanting to catch Veronica off guard & kill her, insisted that Veronica stay outside & keep watch for any animatronics. Lillith STALLED; beginning to take apart the suit on display & pulling off the ARM of the animatronic to waste time. Lillith then opened the door & attacked Veronica, leaving her with a DRILL WOUND on her shoulder. Lillith & Veronica fought, leaving Veronica's HAIR at the scene of the crime & leaving Veronica herself with a very bruised wrist. Veronica eventually overcomes her & STABS Lillith multiple times. After Lillith died, Veronica catches wind of exactly what Lillith was planning when she sees the feathers & the book on display. Not wanting Kayle to be framed, Lillith stained the original note with blood & turned to the BACK BLANK PAGE, framing the first person she could think of, C.HOROMATSU. She wrote ' WHO'S THE SLIMY ONE NOW ? ' to purposely direct attention to C.horomatsu before wiping her hands dry on her pirate outfit. She goes to the stage & grabs the medkit that had been replaced THAT MORNING from the dining area as well as a SPARE PIRATE COSTUME. Foxy saw her running back to her room BLOODY to dump the medkit & the pirate costume.  She then returned to the scene of the crime to grab the feathers, bloody drill, & bloody knife, & DUMPED THEM ALL in C.horomatsu's room. After that, she goes back to her room to change & clean the drill before dumping the clothes into C.horomatsu's room again & returning the drill to the backstage.’

          But even as Baby’s words catch you off guard; the horror only grows. The surprisingly CRUEL grin that Lauren begins to sport that alerts you to Foxy's laughter afterwards, and when you finally glance over, he's...definitely not as frightening as he had been earlier. What in the world is going on here?

          "Aye, even though the murders began 'cause we were startin' to springlock kids, some of ye already came to th'conclusion that the suits involved in th'murders were NOT the suits meant for springlockin'...

          An' ye'd be correct. We didn't leave th'suits backstage like a buncha bilge rats woulda figured! No, instead our little 'heroes' were thinkin' about destroyin' them ---- which we 'ad expected, especially after extendin' the motive like that.

          They were IDIOTS, but don't ye worry ------ This won' be the las' you'll see of the suits. In fact, ye migh' see 'em comin' up if ye fuck up while in 'ere..."

          & that's when you realize it. The melancholy behavior from Baby. The EXPLOSIVE anger from Foxy. It was all a trick. THEY LIED TO YOU.

        You're on the edge of your podium; waiting, watching as everyone cast their vote. What a nightmare of a trial this was ! You can only hope that no one thought to vote you ------ & if they did ? You could only pray that no one else thought to follow in their steps.

        & then, it happens again as the television sets unveil themselves from the curtains; playing the sing-song dirge before erupting with STATIC. Circus Baby steps forth; smiling as she speaks.

        ' Your time is up. '

        Suddenly, names fill the sceen; rather than the face of the murderer like last time. You read the names to yourself & realize ------ these aren't just names. These are VOTES.

Veronica Sawyer - 30

Edward Enns- 4

S.ammy L.awrence - 2

K.aramatsu M.atsuno- 1

Kayle - 1

Henry Dobbs - 1

C.horomatsu M.atsuno - 1

        ' Unlike the last time, the votes were         not unanimous. Many of you disagreed         with each other. Though, considering         these numbers ------ it reached the point         that it did not matter at all. Many of you want         Veronica DEAD. But were you correct ? '

        & then, the names disappeared; revealing the face of the murderer as confetti rains down upon her & children CHEER upon her misery.

        ' You are correct. Veronica Sawyer         is indeed the KILLER. A tragic tale         that I will explain later ----- but for         now ------ '

        Before Veronica can even dodge; the claw from Circus Baby's abdomen lunges forth again, seizing her & tossing her into the execution chamber.

         ’ Now remember, everyone MUST          watch the spectacle that is about to          take place. Or else —– you will too          be punished. Now —— ’

         ’ Enjoy the show ! ’

          A pause. & then she holds up ------ Oregano.

         ' Before we start however ------- no, Tinydachi.          We appreciate your vote for Veronica but ------          no, animatronics cannot smoke. We'll be tossing          this in the trash. '

        Goddammit, Tinydachi.