Week 3 - Trial

[cartesio]

Week 3: Trial

April 20th. It was now time for the trial.

When everyone arrives at the trial room, the tribunes are already filled with townspeople. Compared to last week, there's less morbid curiosity and more quiet outrage. Everyone's glaring at the visitors while they enter the courtroom.

The number of podiums draped in black has increased dramatically. Nine's, Mako's, Sandalphon's, and Bakugou's have joined Moloch's, raising the number to five. That's one sixth of the available podiums. How many more will be covered in black velvet before these two months end?

Once everyone is at the right podium, the Sergeant bangs his gavel. He doesn't seem to be in better mood than before.

"Today the victim is Katsuki Bakugou. Solve it."

Without even bothering to taunt or be as antagonistic as usual, he waves the gavel. Five small photos appear on the podiums.

            

"When it's time, you shall cast your vote. Write it on paper or put the photo inside the slot, I don't really care about how you do it. What matters is that you actually do it. Start your discussion."

The trial room went completely silent, all the visitors can feel the attentive stares of the townspeople gathered to watch. It's up to them now to find the culprit.

Let the trial begin.

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Comments

Mods!

[quickpersuader]

[Hey that's whatever.]

The wound had a thin tip...

[Does it match the candlestick?]

[cartesio]

[ The injury could definitely have been made by the candlestick. ]

[quickpersuader]

[...]

It could fit the weapon.

[unfashionably]

How deep was the wound again? "Not deep enough to be fatal"?

[quickpersuader]

Right. I don't think it was the killing blow.

[unfashionably]

Yeah, that's where the "bad idea" comes in. What if somebody actually tried using it as a projectile? If the culprit really did have to keep their distance, that would be one way of doing it. It would explain why the wound wasn't that deep, too.

[robitussin]

...If that's the case, it wouldn't have been Clarisse. She wouldn't have had to send that his way, she already has arrows.

[unfashionably]

I think it might be the opposite. If she used an arrow, it would be immediately obvious to all of us it was her. And she already said she wouldn't waste an arrow.

[snideper]

A kill shot isn't a waste. [clarISSE DO YOU THINK YOU'RE HELPING] Besides, a wound from a thin-tipped arrow wouldn't be hard to disguise as something else.

[robitussin]

It wouldn't be hard, but it would be easier to use something else and not have to disguise it at all, right?

[unfashionably]

Is there a guarantee it would've been a kill shot?

[icariot]

I agree. It'd be foolish of someone who doesn't want to get caught to use something that's unique to them only.

[robitussin]

...I guess that's true. Besides, I wouldn't put it past her to try to kill someone with a candlestick.

[unfashionably]

In the guestbook it says has above average agility, and I think we've been overlooking the fact that agility plays a big part here.

Add to that, "if you give her an object she can probably figure out how to end a life with it" and a mention of fighting in low-vision conditions...

Mods!

[quickpersuader]

[...]

That would probably be a surprise of an attack... Mr. Franciscus said he found blood on the rim of the font.

Do you think it's possible he could have been stabbed and then fell backwards and hit his head? If he was unconscious when he went under...

[Kino will try to remember if the head wound would have matched hitting the rim.]

[cartesio]

[ That's a feasible match! ]

[quickpersuader]

[Hmmm...]

I think that could have matched the wound.

[amburere]

Hey, where exactly was the wound?

[quickpersuader]

It was near his heart.

[amburere]

So they had good aim.

[quickpersuader]

It's very possible.

[icariot]

Clarisse said she "doesn't miss" and that she always aims for the kill shot. If she used an arrow, that would have been a perfect kill shot. A candle stick is arrow-shaped enough to be shot with a bow, if not with the same power. There's no reason she couldn't have done it to hit Bakugou with enough force to send him falling into the ledge of the pool.

Mods

[quickpersuader]

...Sergeant, could we see Clarisse's bow?

[Just to see if it could be used like that.]

[snideper]

[OH IT'S NOT FUNNY ANYMORE]

I don't want you idiots mishandling my bow! You'll damage it! If you give it to me I'll demonstrate whatever you want but I don't want to see it get messed with by someone who doesn't know what they're doing! Ugh, it functions just the same as any of the other stupid bows in the hunting shop, use one of those!

[cartesio]

[ The Sergeant shakes his head once. ]

No returning confiscated weapons.