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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Comments

[marmoron]

Were you?

[She's getting a raised eyebrow.]

So whereabouts were you when the shots were fired at the end of the show?

[duckrotation]

Of course I was!

[and..]

I was helping with cleanup when the shots were fired.

[marmoron]

Backstage?

[duckrotation]

And what if I was backstage cleaning?

[marmoron]

Yeah. I am. I'm not playing games here so you better put your fake outrage away and start explaining why it wasn't you.

[duckrotation]

I shouldn't have to explain myself! And how would I have gotten away so quickly if I'm apparently sooooo old.

Mods!

[marmoron]

Fine. Let's do this a different way.

[Turning to Sarge:]

Hey! Lemme have Cosmo for a seond to check her for gun or ..burger residue.

[Not that he's not going to go there and smell her himself if Sarge says no....]

[cartesio]

Absolutely not. I've already told you, no dogs allowed in the courtroom.

[ We're running a proper trial here, after all! ...Well, not really, but still, no Cosmo, Keith. Sorry. ]

[marmoron]

[Fucking damn it, Sarge. You really gonna make him sniff an old lady.

Fine.

FINE.

Turning back to Rose:]

Gimme your hand.

[duckrotation]

[....gives him her hand]

[marmoron]

[Time to sniff her hands...??

And you konw what, while he's already committed to this: let's see about her clothes and hair too.

This is 100% normal.]

[cartesio]

[ And here's Keith, sniffing an old woman.

You can sniff where you want, but you'll definitely get the scent of cheese coming off her hand. ]

[marmoron]

[Give him two seconds to get over this because the entirety of Voltron did not prepare him for the weirdness that is This Moment Right Now.]

You smell like cheese.

[duckrotation]

So what?

[odasaku]

There were two types of cheese in the burger given to Jughead.

[marmoron]

The hell do you smell like chese for?!

[TWO PEOPLE CAN BE INDIGNANT ABOUT THIS!!]

You weren't in the park cleaning up at all were you? You were handling that cheese in that burger Jughead ate.

[duckrotation]

[just


gives him a nervous smile.


she can't make an excuse for this one. ]

[marmoron]

Rose.

[She's getting the flattest look right now.]

Why did you do it.

[duckrotation]

Isn't it obvious?

[marmoron]

Just tell us so we can all stop guessing.

[carbide]

The motive.

[robitussin]

[A pause; when she speaks, her voice cracks.]

Why him?

[odasaku]

Rose...

[ his eyebrows are knit together, obviously upset. ]

You can still do good. Tell us who helped you.

[duckrotation]

Hell if I know.

[odasaku]

What...? You mean you didn’t know?