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Cartesio NPCs ([personal profile] cartesio) wrote in [community profile] cartesianism2018-05-11 08:13 pm

WEEK 0 TRIAL



Week 0: Trial


By the time you get to the courtroom, the large clock on the top shows it’s 10:00 AM. The Sergeant is waiting in front of the open doors, when someone arrives he ushers them inside, into the trial room. He ignores any questions about why a trial will happen, all he does is glare at those who ask.

The trial room seems to have been modified for the purposes of having this sort of trials. There are thirty-three podiums arranged on a circle, none of them have any name or indication of where you must go. Looks like you’re free to stand wherever you want. The only exception is the podium draped in black velvet, with a cheap-looking polaroid of Lovepon placed right on top of it. The sides of the room have what seems to be tribunes, rising high and out of your reach, with enough chairs for a sizable crowd. It feels more like a stadium, and you and the rest of the participants would be the main show, but the seats are empty.

Once everyone is gathered at the trial room, the Sergeant glances up at digital clock on the wall, locks the entrance from the outside, and appears a short time later at the judge’s bench, positioned just as high as the public’s seats.
"I mentioned this already: we’re on a tight schedule right now. A life was claimed, and now your duty is to find who among you was responsible for this bloodshed. Lovepon deserves that much, doesn’t she? I trust you all investigated as much as possible. You should have enough to pinpoint who is the killer, now you must debate and decide who among you will be punished to the full extent of the law."
He raises his hand with authority. The shadows over his face seem to twist for a moment, as if they’re going to extend further over his face.
"No, you don’t have a choice. Submit your vote through the slot on your podium, all you have to do is write the name on paper and slide it there. Majority rules, refusing to vote is not an option. Now that I made myself clear..."
Let the trial begin.


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theserpentsmiles: (Do you ever wish you weren't a prisoner?)

[personal profile] theserpentsmiles 2018-05-12 11:39 pm (UTC)(link)
More or less, yeah. I know better than to swing it at someone, at least.

[Us tiny blue folks need to stick together.]
snailedit: (shrug)

[personal profile] snailedit 2018-05-12 11:39 pm (UTC)(link)
[Mira shrugs.]

We played darts in the tavern. Hardly the same as a moving target...
odoruhinokaze: (and so...)

[personal profile] odoruhinokaze 2018-05-12 11:40 pm (UTC)(link)
Cool. So they were also asking for alibies. Might as well ask for anyone who knows how to use a gun or is suspicious enough.

[ He shrugs. ]

What were you doing on the night of the murder? Give me some rough estimates of things you did at what time too.
Edited 2018-05-12 23:42 (UTC)
monstrology: (♰ smile)

[personal profile] monstrology 2018-05-12 11:40 pm (UTC)(link)
Guns aren't my thing. I use a sword and magic back home.

[Just being as transparent as he can be, considering the suspicion on him right now.]
snailedit: (fun fun fun fun)

[personal profile] snailedit 2018-05-12 11:42 pm (UTC)(link)
Magic? Don't tell me you sawed people in half.

[That's a dark joke she's a bad person but magic isn't real where she's from, only psychics.]
odoruhinokaze: (and so...)

[personal profile] odoruhinokaze 2018-05-12 11:42 pm (UTC)(link)
Nope.

[ He nodded, and decides to ask the same q he threw at the other guy. ]

What were you doing on the night of the murder? Give me some rough estimates of what you did at which time too.
alfin: (pic#12266902)

[personal profile] alfin 2018-05-12 11:43 pm (UTC)(link)
But can you use one?

[ She may not have a rebuttal for his reason for his eyes narrowing, but she isn't about to ease up just yet. ]
intentus: looking, downcast (♪ when we will meet?)

[personal profile] intentus 2018-05-12 11:44 pm (UTC)(link)
[ he doesn't believe nagisa could do this. the thought hadn't really struck him before now that other people might suspect him at all because of his profession. then again, it's easy for things to miss things when he's biased. his interaction with nagisa was short and a little awkward, but he appreciates people who reach out to him—even if it isn't always immediately obvious.

the whole story gives him pause; it's not one he can fully understand. he at least knows losing someone hurts (and for a second, his arms feel impossibly empty) but, despite what he's been through, he doesn't know what to say to anyone else in these kinds of situation.

or maybe he doesn't know how because of it. once he gathers his thoughts, he settles on a reply. ]
I don't think you did this. There may be circumstantial evidence that looks like it could lead to you, but that's all it is. Circumstantial.
monstrology: (♰ oh?)

[personal profile] monstrology 2018-05-12 11:45 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm...sorry, what?

[He can't say he ever expected this question.]
paciscere: a dickweed smiling and talking (003)

[personal profile] paciscere 2018-05-12 11:46 pm (UTC)(link)
Not as good as me, no. [ so humble. ] But you'd land the shot. If you were aiming for the chest, I'm sure you could have hit the abdomen. How fast could Lovepon-san move with a heavy saw anyway? You also fit the feet range and...

Weren't you quite reluctant to do the strip search? [ he looks at axel. ] You were there. Did you do a complete one?
intentus: talking (♪ i'll never lose that part)

[personal profile] intentus 2018-05-12 11:46 pm (UTC)(link)
... Matoba-san said the same thing earlier. I've been wondering, is it really that hard to use a saw?
odoruhinokaze: (fyi)

[personal profile] odoruhinokaze 2018-05-12 11:47 pm (UTC)(link)
Nope, didn't get a chance to.

Got her jacket here, but that's just about it. Well, there's only one way to be sure, though, right? Stage a complete one with a lady overseeing and all that.

[ They've got nothing else, and better to be sure that all's clear and everything! ]
snailedit: (how do emotions)

[personal profile] snailedit 2018-05-12 11:48 pm (UTC)(link)
It's a famous magic trick. You've never heard of it?
monstrology: (♰ oh?)

[personal profile] monstrology 2018-05-12 11:48 pm (UTC)(link)
I've tried them out, but I wouldn't say with confidence that I can use one.
paciscere: a dickweed smiling and talking (006)

[personal profile] paciscere 2018-05-12 11:48 pm (UTC)(link)
I'd imagine an assassin would be better at a clean kill, even an accidental one.

[ doesn't sound like matoba thinks it's him. ]
doublelammy: (☆ 23)

[personal profile] doublelammy 2018-05-12 11:48 pm (UTC)(link)
I mean, if you're not good at cutting things with a knife, you can really hack it all up, y'know? I'd imagine a saw's the same way.
monstrology: (♰ pass)

[personal profile] monstrology 2018-05-12 11:50 pm (UTC)(link)
While that would certainly be a coincidence considering the state of our victim, I believe we have different definitions of magic.
snailedit: (lord have mercy)

[personal profile] snailedit 2018-05-12 11:50 pm (UTC)(link)
[Except literally the only thing she's wearing other than the jacket is a bikini and her incredibly short shorts. Mira rolls her eyes.]

... You really think I have an injury on my boobs? Come on. Don't be a pervert.
doublelammy: (☆ 33)

[personal profile] doublelammy 2018-05-12 11:51 pm (UTC)(link)
[Millium perks up. REVENGE FOR EARLIER? And also getting to admire a body she'll probably never have? YES PLEASE.]

You heard 'em, lady! Get behind that screen!
intentus: talking (♪ i think you hear me)

[personal profile] intentus 2018-05-12 11:51 pm (UTC)(link)
Is it? I haven't used one before, but I don't know if it would be easy. Especially when what you're cutting into is—

[ he closes his eyes. he might get nauseous if he thinks too hard about that. ]
alfin: (pic#12266959)

[personal profile] alfin 2018-05-12 11:51 pm (UTC)(link)
[ ...He looks innocent when he says that. But is he? ]
paciscere: a dickweed smiling, eyes closed (012)

[personal profile] paciscere 2018-05-12 11:52 pm (UTC)(link)
If you don't have one, then there's nothing for you to hide. Sounds simple to me.
snailedit: (stop)

[personal profile] snailedit 2018-05-12 11:52 pm (UTC)(link)
This is ridiculous.
streetwolf: (1947 VN - Ugh...)

[personal profile] streetwolf 2018-05-12 11:54 pm (UTC)(link)
A whole lot of nothing. This place is quiet. I was the other side of town all night.

[He stops to scowl.]

If that fire hadn't started, I'd probably been closer.
odoruhinokaze: (really now)

[personal profile] odoruhinokaze 2018-05-12 11:54 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Anything's possible in the land of murdergame (tm). ]

I didn't say anything about the injury being on your boobs. [ Could be on her upper thigh or something. ] Anyway, do your dealio with Millium and then answer my question that I asked you earlier when you're done.

Or you can answer my question now and head off with Millium right after. Up to you.

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