WEEK 0 - VOTING RESULTS

[cartesio]

Week 0: Trial

   

A pile of votes appear in front of the Sergeant, votes he quickly counts. When he's done, he stands up and looks at them. For a moment the silence is thick, he looks at the clock again.

The results are in.

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[cartesio]

Is there a fairer punishment for a murder? Is that not how society solves their problems? Eye for an eye. It's a very basic concept, and one the world has been built upon for millenia.

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Why do you want her to live? Hasn't she shown the darkness in her heart?

[theserpentsmiles]

You said one death and the rest of us would get to live. Engineering a scenario like this takes even more "darkness", doesn't it?

[He's with Matoba on this. Not about to allow another death.]

[cartesio]

Oh, the rest of you will live. Unless you give me a reason to change my mind, of course. You're still on my turf, don't forget that.

[theserpentsmiles]

She's still part of the rest of us. Even though she's a murderer. You got your one death.

[cartesio]

Yes. I got one death. Without it, this investigation, this trial, none of it would have happened.

It is simply that her death is a natural result of these developments.

[The Sergeant shrugs, putting a hand to his ear, and murmurs a few things before adding:]

Blame me all you want, I just follow orders.

[odoruhinokaze]

"I just follow orders"... is the original title followed by the sequel: "But I really, really like it!"

Rated R for Restricted Enjoyment of Violence.

[cartesio]

I am not going to deny I obtain some extent of satisfaction in doing all this.

The satisfaction of a job well done, that is.

[snailedit]

Darkness? Don't be so dramatic. It's more like I don't have a heart.

[cartesio]

I am sure a few people here will agree with that assessment. Personally I would like to think you still have one.

[For the first time since he arrived, there's a small hint of a grin underneath the shadows over the Sergeant's face]

[snailedit]

Eh, well maybe I pieced one together by now. But I don't see how that's something you would know. Hearts can't be seen.

[cartesio]

You weren't brought here by mere coincidence, Mira. I have the feeling you wouldn't be amused if I said my reasons -- and this isn't the time to say it, anyway.

[...]

I did think you'd kill someone without it having to be in self-defense. That I am disappointed about.

[snailedit]

That doesn't make sense. If you get a bunch of people together who are as likely to murder as you say, it should be more natural that this situation would occur.