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

[streetwolf]

Yeah... I mean we've all mentioned it. She's real fucking old.

[Wayne that's mean]

[odasaku]

Don’t you think she just wanted to leave?

[duckrotation]

Yeah, sure. I totally just wanted to leave. I didn't want immortality at all.

[IN A REALLY SARCASTIC TONE]

[doublelammy]

And why the heck would you want that?

You get to watch all your friends die. And sure, you can go make new ones, but they'll all die, too. Over and over, 'til the world ends and you're the only one left.

If you wanna go to hell that badly, you coulda just asked someone here to take you out.

[duckrotation]

What are you talking about?

[THAT'S NOT THE KIND OF IMMORTALITY SHE WAS THINKING OF???]

[doublelammy]

Immortality. Not being mortal. Not dying, ever.

That's what most people think of, right?

Right?

Someone back me up, here.

[duckrotation]

I dunno, I thought it was more along the lines of being frozen and preserved until a later date?

[prayerwheel]

...you wanted to be frozen? For what reason?

[ she's honestly confused ]

[odasaku]

Yeah, that’s pretty much it.

[pursuitofdeath]

That is what immortality means.

[quickpersuader]

That's what I assumed.

[carbide]

That is typically what the word means.

[saladandeggs]

...you mean it’s literal.

[doublelammy]

...Oh, sweet, merciful Aidios.

You both killed a perfectly nice guy and you didn't even know what the word meant?!

[robitussin]

...Are you serious?

[A shocked pause, before:]

Both of you are fucking idiots!

[odasaku]

... Well, there's the confession.

[ wooooooooooooooooooowwwww ]

[quickpersuader]

[Now you both get glares.]

[carbide]

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

Sergeant. I am volunteering for the executions now.

[marmoron]

[He's still having a hard time believing anyone believed that crap, but....]

That's such bullshit.

[streetwolf]

I know, you'd think the old biddy had some sense right?

[marmoron]

Yeah.

[He breathes out.]

I don't get it. What's the point in living forever?

[streetwolf]

I don't know, it's never something I've thought about cause of how dumb it is.

[marmoron]

[There's a bit of silence, but eventually....]

...heh. It's always the weird old folks.

[streetwolf]

[Wayne's going to have a moment too. Before he goes from smug to shock.]

...You're right. Crazy Alfred and Caleb where both old too.

[prayerwheel]

[ a pause, like Azura's considering this

and then a knowing nod

evil seniors, man ]