Week 3 - Trial

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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

[unfashionably]

I was thinking it was fired like an arrow. That's why it was shallow and why the candlestick was broken in the first place.

[odasaku]

But why would anyone carry a bow without arrows?

[unfashionably]

If she used arrows, everyone would immediately think it was her.

[snideper]

...

You think I shot the candlestick from my bow.

[oh my god forget ALL OF HER ANGRY ARGUING FROM BEFORE this is ABSOLUTELY HILARIOUS]

[unfashionably]

[ I mean, he agrees it's really stupid? He absolutely agrees it's really stupid. ]

What, you couldn't do it?

[snideper]

It's not a matter of what I can and can't do, it's about archery in general. If there isn't anything nocked properly to the string, all the force of your draw goes into the bow itself. Great way to get your bow broken. I haven't seen the candlestick up close, but I'm sure it wouldn't have been able to nock onto the string properly.

[icariot]

Who's to say you couldn't use one of the standard bows from the hunting shop? It's not like you'd care if one of those got wrecked.

[snideper]

No, you don't understand.

[she doesn't actually seem, like, actively angry about this—likes: being good at things, and she's good at talking about archery?]

When you nock an arrow and let go of your draw, the force of the draw goes into the arrow. That's what fires it. If it goes into the bow, it's not going into the arrow—or your projectile, if you're real stuck on this candlestick thing—and it'll just fall uselessly on the ground in front of you instead of actually firing.