THE SECOND TRIAL

[strangerpeople]

THE SECOND TRIAL


[Soon enough, once the final clues have been uncovered, the telltale DING echoes through the Mall. The elevator in the food court has opened once more, and it will not close until all of the remaining Titled have gotten in it. And, as before, a thought comes to them, the realization that they needed to get on the roof, and get to the bottom of this.

Soon enough, everyone is back on the roof, and they will find that their platform arrangement has changed to reflect those who had died since last week. The podiums of Dio, Torri, and Yuuri are each all lowered and covered with white cloths. Otherwise, everyone else's platforms also have food and drinks, just like last week.

It's probably still not much comfort, especially with what everyone knows must happen. They must look at the evidence they have gathered, and once more, they will have to figure out the truth, putting their lives on the line to do so. Hopefully, their luck will hold.

So, get ready.

The trial for the murders of Torri Feiji, The Bliss, and Yuuri Katsuki, The Future, has begun.]

Comments

[beguiledcard]

There is one thing I've been considering...

[ But he's going to hesitate just a second. ]

[totalbullshit]

Consider louder.

[ She doesn't mean to snap at Akira necessarily, but her nerves are tense and she just wants to be done here. ]

[beguiledcard]

[ Well, at least he's the kind of guy to not take offense! In fact, he nods, expression firm. ]

One of the things standing out to me is the damage to the rail. If someone were knocked into it by a powerful enough force, however... I can see it happening. But there's only one person I know who'd be capable of that kind of thing...

[ He's glancing at Karma, brow and body tense. ]

Combining that with the knife skills, fighting skills, and the skills that would come with being capable of assassinations...

[comesaround]

[ Oh, he caught that look there, Akira. He'd kind of let everyone talk for a bit and then this is what it's been coming to? ]

Think about what you're saying for one minute, would you?

[ The words are not harsh in any way, fingers running through his hair idly. ]

I've been learning how to be skilled in assassination. I wouldn't make nearly as many amateur mistakes as what's been done here.

[foolishjustice]

...What do you mean by amateur mistakes?

[comesaround]

Let me put it simply. If I had wanted to kill them?

[ Going to lay it all out so it's super clear right now. ]

I wouldn't have left such a blatant mess. There wouldn't have been a witness and Katsuki-san's death would have been much cleaner and more precise. He wouldn't have even known it was me. Assassinations are all about quick, clean kills.

[scienceofmagic]

...Think about what you said, though. You're learning. That doesn't make you perfect, especially against someone with superspeed. Your power also matches the railing. How do you explain that?

[comesaround]

[ Ouch, Croix. You're good.

Though he does just exhale a sigh, shaking his head. ]

Consider what you just brought up. He could move at super speeds, likely collided with the railing with a fair amount of force and fell off the stairs in a burst of speed that he initiated in a panic thinking he was going to get killed.

[scienceofmagic]

Or you needing to charge up allowed him long enough to see you.

[comesaround]

I wouldn't waste my time using my power to kill someone. I'd prefer to use a quicker method and stick to what I know.

[beguiledcard]

[ He releases a quiet exhale... ]

If we don't consider every angle... every possibility... we won't get anywhere.

[comesaround]

I'm well aware of that. I guess it was only inevitable you all would think that it was me sooner or later.

[ Karma shakes his head at that. ]

I really had nothing against Feiji-san and Katsuki-san either.

[byanyother_name]

If it was you, you didn't really need to have anything against them, Karma.

[It's all very clinical, very cold and precise. Kurama hasn't made any final judgements but he's not dismissing anything yet, either.]

After all, wasn't the reason you suggested self-defense lessons because some of us were easier targets?

[comesaround]

That's simply it. I was intending that as means to help people be less of an easier target, but I can see why you'd think that would give more of a reason for me to be the one who could have done it.

[ Oh he totally gets trying to find the one that did this so he's just simply defending himself using his own logic that should be reasonable in itself, so not going to fault you for sounding that way, Shuuichi. ]

I have absolutely no reason why I would have went after either of them, though. My secret wasn't worth killing over and i'm not that desperate to get back home that i'd do something like this.

[beguiledcard]

[ His expression is dim, albeit his entire body is tense. It may be obvious that he's trying really hard to consider other aspects -- he... doesn't exactly want it to be Akabane-kun??

Yet...... ]