cartesianism | Week 3

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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Have we...figured out what the purpose of the orange was, at all? I admit I'm still a bit confused on why it was there, unless the culprit needed a mid-work snack...

Forgive me if that's stupid, but... that might just be it, right? The murder was late at night and they might have been waiting for a bit. Having a snack is reasonable.

The pulp from the orange was found, though. Hmm...do oranges have any valuable properties to them? Such as how lemon juice can be used as a cleaning agent.

They have a lot of Vitamin C!

[ Wrong kind of valuable property.... ]

[ ............... ]

Unless our culprit was suffering from scurvy behind our backs, I don't think that was the intended use.

[Just give him a moment to snort at that...]

Maybe it was the kid's? He coulda been eating it when he was attacked and dropped it later.

But the peel was in the junkyard...if it had been something Bakugou was eating, he'd either have to have been in the junkyard at some point, or the culprit deposited just the peel there, and not the rest of the orange.

[ is this going to be citrusgate 2: son of lemongate ]

Ah... So they could have dropped it?

...if that is the reason, then I believe that proves my innocence.

[This is not a dismissal.]

Oh, right, that reminds me... do you eat generally?

[ She's not sure if she's ever seen her do it, but that's also not the kind of thing that's worth paying attention to normally. ]

I have the ability to convert food into energy, though I do not eat three meals every day like a human.

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Um... you can use the orange as a citrus cleaner, I think, but you need something else besides just the orange for it.

[ a long, long, long fucking pause because she can't believe she's actually suggesting this but she's racking her brain for any explanation possible ]

...can one make an explosive substance out of oranges?

...as a healthy snack, largely.

[ Speaking of eating. ]

Sting wouldn't have left the peel. I've seen him eat a plastic spoon.

[ are you trying to embarrass him ]

[ STARING AT YOU, STING..... she's gonna make you cake, please say your taste is more delicate than this.... ]

[ he...... can't........ dragon slayers have been known to eat rocks and metal..... ]

[ Hey, maybe. Maybe he's trying to help you too? It can be both! ]

[god sting does hawks need to add you to the list of people he's feeding regularly]

[ why you gotta be like this ]

...Why?

[OBVIOUSLY THE IMPORTANT QUESTION HERE.]

Do I have to answer that?

I mean, no, but like. There's so much basically-free food. Why a spoon?

[honestly she's just confused]

... I was feeling down after the motive. [ In other words, he was sulking. After a moment, he sighs. ]

I just ate whatever was closest. We dragon slayers can eat basically anything as long as it's part of our element. Mine is light and anything white, so I can eat plastic, metal, rocks, flowers, light, and more if it's light-colored.

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