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i wield so much power ([personal profile] adjourn) wrote in [community profile] courtrooms2022-05-21 06:47 pm
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w2 trial.


—THE SECOND TRIAL—

Once again, at 9 AM sharp, a familiar bell tolls to alert the hour. You've become familiar with the flow of things, haven't you? You know what tod o — find your answers before the final ring chimes. Even if you try to avoid it, eventually your legs will bring you towards where you know you'll have to be. The courtroom doors swing open, welcoming.

Come by again, and it looks just like last week. Take your seat on any one you wish, and peruse the table lined with (non-alcoholic) refreshments and snacks. The same sign, promising a lunch break. And of course, your observers, sitting by the jury's seat shuffling about a stack of papers. Ask your questions and they will answer.

The judge's seat shows the same message as it has always done: "GRANT WE THINE JUDGMENT — ABSOLVE THEE THINE GUILT," and the same, strange, incorporeal form stays seated at the high seat, hand resting unto a gavel's handle.

"Today we will be investigating the cases of: Akeha, Valvatorez, and Vicious. Court is now in session."

The same blue, translucent field prevents you from leaving freely once you're in. You know the drill, don't you?

TRIAL RUNDOWN

  • Trial for these three cases (Akeha, Valvatorez, Vicious) will last 9 hours. Characters will have time to examine the bodies of the victim and explore relevant locations.
  • Mod break will be at ⏰【1:00 PM PST】.
  • Characters must vote for whom they believe to be the guilty party by ⏰【6:00 PM PST】. Voting is mandatory. With the last part of trial live, we will be accepting the submitted FINAL ANSWERS as everyone's collective vote!
  • The judge is flavor text. Do not try to talk to them.
unbested: (beethoven's 5th just can't get started)

[personal profile] unbested 2022-05-21 11:58 pm (UTC)(link)
Hm... Well, it's true that you shouldn't be able to convict someone of a crime that didn't happen... or... stopped having happened...?
notbymyside: (13)

[personal profile] notbymyside 2022-05-22 12:02 am (UTC)(link)
Exactly. With the revivals, we are effectively in a place where no crime has happened.

[Ango you have a bleeding gunshot wound in your torso.]

So we should respond in kind. Nobody is guilty, because nobody is dead.
unbested: (my cap'n crunch treasure map says)

[personal profile] unbested 2022-05-22 12:03 am (UTC)(link)
Well, attempted murder is still a crime, though. It's just the crime of murder that... hasn't happened anymore.
notbymyside: (13)

[personal profile] notbymyside 2022-05-22 12:06 am (UTC)(link)
And the punishment for attempted murder is jail time, not execution.

We could do jail time as a punishment, I suppose.
omegathree: (05)

[personal profile] omegathree 2022-05-22 12:04 am (UTC)(link)
[You're? Bleeding?]
notbymyside: (10)

[personal profile] notbymyside 2022-05-22 12:08 am (UTC)(link)
[Yeah he's been bleeding since Vicious kicked him.]