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

[totalbullshit]

Yuuri's foot isn't injured. Neither is Torri's. Or any of our's.

This excludes everyone except for Goro Akechi and those he is close to. In which case, he'd still likely be in the know because he'd be covering for them.

[ She... hates this conclusion actually? ]

[theirmagic]

[ Looking downward. Anywhere, really, but at Helena. But then she inhales, as if trying to shake off something. ]

... There's no way Goro would do something like this.

[incrediblystressedout]

Wait, what? No way he did. Isn't there like, a rule or something that the detective didn't do it?

[totalbullshit]

[ Helena... actually laughs at that. ]

You know... When I met with Dio in the very first night here and we talked about risks of this system, what I said to him was "what if a culprit tries to play detective to mask their guilt".

[theirmagic]

[ Oops do y'all wanna hear Ursula yell because she is. ]

Goro is a sweet young man--he works so hard--there's no way he'd ever do something like this!

[ She's gripping her podium so hard she might break a nail. Her hands are white. The food hasn't been touched. ]

[totalbullshit]

Is there not?

Do you want to die for that conviction? Or do you perhaps want to offer us a more likely suspect? Who here do you think is that kind of person?

This would be a fantastic time to let your convictions be known to the collective group.

[theirmagic]

I... I...

[ She's breaking. Something inside of her is crumpling. ]

I'm not going to condemn someone else just to say someone is innocent. I don't think... anyone here is truly a bad person... but there's no way he would do this... t-there's... n-no way...

[totalbullshit]

They're dead.

[ Helena balls her fists until her knuckles turn white, but she doesn't get loud. ]

That's the undeniable truth before our very eyes. They've been killed, murdered, maimed. This is a double homicide case.

It's time to wake up from the dream world, no amount of social make-up will cover up for this!

[theirmagic]

[ She falls silent, staring at the floor. ]

[beguiledcard]

[ His voice is actually a heavy indication he's uh... really. Not liking that. ]

... He wouldn't have...

[totalbullshit]

If it wasn't you, whom I am sure he would cover for, then... he probably has.

[beguiledcard]

[ He's tightly closing his eyes...

The absolute worst part?

He knows what Goro's capable of, and yet he'd learned it all... after--...

... but no. He's not going to believe it. ]

[foolishjustice]

[...He's staring at the floor.]

[incrediblystressedout]

Akechi...say you didn't do it. I was watching you. I was...alone with you gathering evidence for like ten minutes...

Say you didn't do it. Please.

[beguiledcard]

................

[ ... This isn't funny. ]