Trial 2

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WHO KILLED CHRISTMAS?

Four hours pass yet again. Thug Dangerzone and Brasco move all the tables together (with no help from Starshine), and once again the dining room becomes a makeshift trial center. Poor Diana's body is carefully laid out on one of the tables. She's covered by a sheet, because frankly her corpse looks a little nauseating, but she's there if anyone needs to look at her.

On each spot at the table is a some cookies and apple cider, and that basket sits remains cheery and present at the center of the tavle. Next to the food is a pen and a small notebook, like the kind they use on police procedural.

After everyone is seated, or at least standing awkwardly around, Brasco stands up on a chair. "I gotta say, I'm pretty disappointed in you all," he says, and you get the sense he honestly means it. "This is way, way more murders than we wanted here! By a significant margin! But at least justice can be served a little. Me and Princess and Thug were looking around some after you guys finished, and we narrowed it down to five different suspects. So figure it out! You've got all day. Go vote when you're sure, and remember: this isn't a joke. Make sure you get it right. When we've got a majority vote, or when it gets too late, we'll decide.

Ready? Start!"

 

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Comments

[transparentanswer]

Y-You...you knew.

You tried to help her get away with it...?

[thedifferencebetween]

To be fair, I didn't really know until after the trail had started. And it was less 'know' and more 'knew she could have done it'.

[He could try throwing her under the bus, but...eh. He's too tired, and this whole thing's shitty enough. He can spin it fine.]

But yeah, I tried to help out someone who means something to me. It's not like I was lying out my ass, she is my special friend. Name a guy who's not gonna try and protect his girl.

[transparentanswer]

[He grits his teeth, and all he can think about his Ayano. If she had done something terrible, and thought she was justified, would he support her? Would he? It's hard...and impossible circumstance to ponder. Shintaro looks up at Jack sadly. He doesn't trust him, he doesn't even really like him at all but...maybe there's something genuine to this?]

...Yeah.

You were trying to protect someone you cared about. You're not the one who killed Diana. She's the one that made that decision.

[thedifferencebetween]

Yeah, I was. So was she. So does any human being with a heart. You wanna be pissed at somebody, be pissed at whoever forced us into this situation in the first place.

But I'm not gonna deny what I did, and if anybody has a problem with it, they can bring it to me. 'Cause Ros isn't lying, she didn't ask me to cover for her. She didn't set up an alibi or anything, I'm just the kinda guy who goes to the mat for his people.