THE SECOND TRIAL

[strangerpeople]

THE SECOND TRIAL

[Soon after the finals clues are found, there is a beep on everyone's watch. Then, the Conductor's voice echoes through the jail once more.]

Attention. All passengers of the Eventide, please come to the building in the courtyard. If you are not a passenger, you must have a ticket to enter.

[A ticket? Oh boy. And everyone's suspicions are confirmed when they come to the courtyard and find people-many of them who had been fleeing the prison that very morning-queuing in line to enter the building. Not the Strangers-they are immediately escorted in.

They find themselves in a courtroom, with them sitting at podiums in the center. Above them in the ceiling is a retractable dome; all around on the walls are large screens, so people can watch the proceedings no matter their location. People are filing in, even as a recorded voice drones that the jail isn't responsible for lives lost during the trial-or the sentencing.

Hm.

Lilac is in the judge's seat, the pangolin in her hands. Nearby, the captured animals-sans the rabbit, for some reason, and the sheep-are inside another pen that has been set up. The force field seems to have been quickly erected. After announcing the court proceedings and registering her right to magistrate, as she did the previous week, she clears her throat.]

THE WATCHFUL	THE CAVIAN	THE BRITTLE	THE FORLORN
				THE ENGINEER

You all know what you must do. You have your evidence, and you must decided who is responsible. Remember-every vote counts. And...just pretend you're alone again, if it helps, I suppose.

[There's not much else to do. There is the option to ask for the concessions they are selling to everyone, though its mostly water and popcorn. Otherwise, you are once again on a time limit. This time, the audience is watching. Their eyes stare hungrily at every action.

The trial for the murder of Atsushi Nakajima, the Rushlight, has begun..]

Comments

[overworker]

Zack...

[Towa frowns.]

I know how you feel, but— I won’t kill you for something you didn’t do. You can kill me if you want but I’m sorry. I can’t.

[otherworldlyking]

[ He doesn't say anything, but he's watching this space here.

If Zack tries anything, he won't mind stepping in...a good fight's a good fight. ]

[overworker]

[Sorry pal. She didn’t mean to cause you trouble.]

[otherworldlyking]

[ He kind of... hears this. ]

Wonder what that Schwarzer brat would think, if he heard you say something like that.

[overworker]

...heh. If he was here he would have done it first. But you’re right, he wouldn’t have liked it very much coming from me.

[otherworldlyking]

[ ...

There's a bit of a pause. Already this has been a pain and proven that he's definitely not suited, like many others, for trials. But, he doesn't regret saying what he did may have brought a quicker end to this boring, tedious trial.

Still, what she said doesn't sit right. Especially since she said it twice. ]

...If we're supposed to be "allies", then don't bother saying it again.

[zackthekiller]

HEY! DON'T GO THROWING YOURSELF UNDER THE BUS FOR THIS CRAP! YOU'RE SMART AND DON'T GET THE URGE TO KILL PEOPLE!

[overworker]

But you didn’t kill Atsushi either. I know you didn’t. So I won’t kill you. I won’t. So... if you have to kill me then... do it. I won’t fight you.

[higanbana]

You know, Towa...

All this time, I've been trying to figure out if you were just hiding malice underneath all this, but no.

I think I've finally come to my decision. You're just like Minato... you really are this much of an idiot.

[.........that's one way to put things, Ris? jfc.]

[eternaldivide]

..... Don't think I won't fight in your stead, Towa.

[ He's not losing the closest(??) thing he has to a sister figure here thanks ]