jinglehells | trial 4; baby, it's cold inside

WHO KILLED CHRISTMAS?

Starshine and Brasco assemble everyone in the room. The room is extra foreboding and cold after the events of last week, and the raw egg evidence as well as Rider's body have been preserved in the room, so tread carefully.

Starshine slams down the paper for this week with all the suspects and laughs, turning to Brasco and gesturing wildly, pointing at him. "J'accuse, Brasco! This whole time, we've been pointing figures at each other but there was one man we never pointed at. And it's you! And actually, all the rest of the people on this list, too." She looks back at the list and taps it gently, "Oh, yeah, one other thing, I need you to write two names on your paper. Assuming you actually vote, unlike you abstainers," she says it the way someone in the 1950s might say communists. "I deduced that two people definitely killed the two dead people, so have fun with that." She claps her hands, "get to it, my minions!"

11 GUESTS REMAIN

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[ He has no problem meeting her eyes, and he is as always, devoid of pretty much any emotion. If anything, he's pretty still, but maybe he's always this stiff. After a moment he sighs, and waves a hand. ]

I suppose that's logical enough. But I don't see a point in helping you when I've already voted for Brasco and Starshine.

[Perhaps it would be easier if she'd gotten to know him earlier on! But 17 has always seemed a bit apart from the rest of them, so she can glean little from it.]

If you truly do not care if someone innocent may meet their death due to our negligence, that is a decision that is yours to make. All I can do is implore you to answer our questions to the best of your ability.

I don't. [ That's firm, he was always the least caring of the two between himself and 18. On the other hand, she's not being obnoxious and he has no reason to walk away or really disengage.

Funny, it's been so long since he's seen his sister that just the blond hair is enough to remind him of her. What was that habit she always had? Ah right, reaching back to tuck her hair behind her ear to show off her earrings. Something they both shared, actually. And it's an action he finds himself unconsciously doing now before he realizes it.

He does catch himself, but not before she can see that obscured behind his hair are gold earrings. Now that is awkward. ]

Hah. [ Damn human habits. ]

...oh.

Well, that's one down, I guess.

I told you.

But you were wrong about me!

I don't think so, but unfortunately, I can't prove it.

And you're just fine with somebody else going down for you.

Of course you don't think so.

[ Tsk, tsk. ]

Unless you feel like admitting the real intention behind your earlier derailing!

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I've got nothing to admit.

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I thought you wanted to see Brasco locked in the shed.

Yeah, I do.

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[ ...... ]

Vote Brasco for the other one at least.

...

"One down. Two to go."

...what are you getting at, actually.

Nothing. It just reminded me of the note. It doesn't really make sense...It makes it sound like one person was out to kill multiple people, but we know for...Well, Starshine knows that it was one murderer each. So...

Who wrote the note?

Why would anyone leave a note like that at all, knowing they'd be put on trial?

I mean, everything that happened with Sugimoto was a screwed up mess of a case.

Unless they were trying to pin it on Brasco to get rid of him? Somehow?

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[ Tsk, tsk, tsk! ]

Wow! Would you look at that?

Wouldn't you. Vote for Brasco for the other one, hm?

Of course. It's already done!

[ This face, and a short amused laugh. ]

[ He'll just laugh right alongside him. ]

[SURPRISE. Luna's mouth falls open in a tiny "o" before she catches herself.]

Excuse me, I thought...

...may I examine your earrings? I wouldn't want to make an assumption without first having the facts.

No, you're not touching my earrings. [ These mean something to him, so yeah no. ] I killed her, if you need me to state it for you.

[His admission brings her up short. Honestly, she wouldn't have insisted on it; she would have accepted his refusal even if it made him more suspicious.]

I... [A nod.] Thank you for saying it. I had to be certain.

[ What is this "thank you" can he fight it. But that gets a nod. He's a logical person (android) so he understands. ]

Yeah.

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