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

[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?!

[streetwolf]

Even I know what it means and I never went to school...

[What the hell is this?]

[robitussin]

...Are you serious?

[A shocked pause, before:]

Both of you are fucking idiots!

[odasaku]

... Well, there's the confession.

[ wooooooooooooooooooowwwww ]

[saladandeggs]

I confessed nothi - how was anyone supposed to interpret that in a literal sense?!

[odasaku]

The only people that bothered to interpret it differently were the ones that were interested by it. You were trying to justify yourself.

[doublelammy]

Don't care, already voted for you with prejudice.

[Flatly.]

And, I dunno. The fact that basically everyone did but you two? And we were all laughin' about it at the motive meeting?

Man. I hope I never get this old, I don't ever wanna be as stupid as either of you.

[quickpersuader]

[Now you both get glares.]

[carbide]

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

Sergeant. I am volunteering for the executions now.

[doublelammy]

[Millium loves and appreciates you, Olympia.]

[quickpersuader]

Me too, actually.

[Jfc.]

[doublelammy]

[Millium also loves and appreciates you, Kino.

Due to Unfortunate Promises, Millium cannot offer this week. But she'll be there come morning to cheer you on~!]

[streetwolf]

Yeah. I'll shoot the old guy, someone else can take care of the lady.

[He's going to stop running for that, then he's back to flitting around.]

[quickpersuader]

I don't mind handling both, but that sounds fair too.

[silvertongueheir]

May I suggest the guillotine?

[odasaku]

[ he'll just quietly raise his hand tbh ]