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Cartesio NPCs ([personal profile] cartesio) wrote in [community profile] cartesianism2018-10-26 09:41 pm

Week 4 - Trial



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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pecker: (jiiiiiii)

me bsing a reason for why they didn't see the moment of death....

[personal profile] pecker 2018-10-27 06:38 pm (UTC)(link)
They should be incredibly reliable as far as what details they can make out. A bird's eyes are better than a human's...

[She's not going to brag too much though, not wanting to risk putting a target on her back.]

...though it seems there are limits on the amount of control I have that I didn't realize before. They must have turned their heads away at the exact moment of the crime. This has never happened before, I'm sorry.
marmoron: by request of the icon creator, pls do not take (appraising)

/pats you

[personal profile] marmoron 2018-10-27 07:10 pm (UTC)(link)
People's abilities here seem to be a little less reliable than usual. It's alright.

[He's thoughtful for a moment.]

So they were able to see Jughead spray painting before dying, looked away then when they turned back he was dead and nobody was doing any handstands.
pecker: (ummmm)

[personal profile] pecker 2018-10-27 07:26 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, well... actually, he wasn't spray painting when they saw him either. He was just kinda standing there. But other than that, yes!