Week 4 - Trial

[cartesio]

Week 4: Trial

It's dawn when the Sergeant calls everyone to the courtroom. Despite the early hour, the tribunes of the room are as full as the last two times, sleepy townspeople glaring and looking at the visitors with distrust. The Sergeant told everyone to get to their spots. Anyone who looks behind them, will see the bailiffs carrying Sting Eucliffe away, who is trying to resist them but doesn't seem to have enough strength to do that well.

"Don't worry about him. That guy ate a lot of ice and frost for reasons I don't understand, and now he has a very bad cold. I don't want him making everyone in this room sick, so he's excused. No, that's not a hint all of you should get sick to avoid these trials."

There are more podiums draped in black now. Clarisse, Eric Lecarde, and Jughead Jones have joined the dead, and their podiums look lonely without their occupants.

With a twirl of the gavel, the Sergeant recites:

"Today the trial will focus on solving the murder of..."

He takes a PDA out of his pocket, and holds it in the air. The PDA's text-to-voice software says: 'Forsythe'

"...Pendleton Jones the Third. The circumstances need no introduction, we all are aware of them. Here are your suspects"

            
Once everyone had a moment to see the faces in the photos, the Sergeant adds:

"By the way, there are two separate culprits today. Yes, two of these five people directly caused Jughead's death. When it's time to vote, remember to vote for two different people."

Let the trial begin.

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[doublelammy]

Maybe. Maybe not. It's hard to tell so early in the trial.

[She pauses, studying Dazai intensely for a moment, before speaking up again.]

Hey, Sarge! One more question. Can you give the motive reward to somebody else?

[A pause, uncertain.] Even if that somebody else doesn't want it?

[cartesio]

Absolutely not. You do the job, you get the reward. Giving it to someone else for doing nothing won't be tolerated.

[No giving immortality to anyone you want]

[doublelammy]

[That seems to be the answer she wanted to hear, actually. She visibly relaxes a little.]

Okay. Thanks.

[pursuitofdeath]

[He resents this line of questioning little miss!!!!]

[doublelammy]

[Sorry, Dad, she's calling you out in court.]

[odasaku]

[ oh my fucking god millium? oda blinks, unsure why she’s staring so hard at dazai before asking. ]

Why ask something like that?

[doublelammy]

[She turns to Oda, then rests her elbows on her podium and her chin in her hands before answering.]

Because you're Dazai's most important person, and he'd want to keep you alive no matter what.

[She hesitates for just a second before continuing.] ...And you know why he'd be so focused on that, especially now, yeah?

[odasaku]

...He shouldn’t blame himself for things outside his control.

[ he shakes his head. if they make it out, then oda will have to have a conversation with dazai. ]

[doublelammy]

[And now she's giving Oda the intense stare.]

Since when has "shouldn't" ever stopped anyone? Especially for somethin' like this.

[carbide]

[Nod.]

Murder is already something people "shouldn't" do.

[pursuitofdeath]

I wonder~

[Sometimes he wonders about you Odasaku.]