Week 4 - Trial

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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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Comments

[quickpersuader]

I know enough to get by.

[Kino what the fuck does that mean.]

[streetwolf]

[helpful]

You're gonna have to say more than that...

[quickpersuader]

[How to put it...]

I've picked up knowledge about a few different poisons so I know what to look out for on my travels. That includes things I could scavenge that might kill me, as well as things people might put in my food to try to kill me.

[streetwolf]

That happen often then? Ever seen the two used here before?

[quickpersuader]

It's not too often that people try to poison me, but it's happened in the past. I've heard of the two used tonight.

[streetwolf]

You know how to use them?

[quickpersuader]

...Besides putting it in the food?

[streetwolf]

Amounts! How much you'd need for it to actually do something.

[quickpersuader]

...If you dump enough in, it'll probably do the job, right?

[Subtle, Kino. Subtle.]

[odasaku]

And there were two. So if one didn’t do the job then the other one might have?

[ shrug? ]

[quickpersuader]

Probably...

Do you know how much poison it takes to kill someone, Mr. Oda?