second trial

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[When the announcement sounds and the evidence gathered it’s time for a trial. When the remaining champions are all gathered by the repaired docking bay doors they slide slowly slide open.

The two lines of sentry robots are there again, creating a border path from the docking bay doors to the circle of metal podiums. The podiums themselves were made of strange metals in red and gold and orange and black, each one etched with the name of one of the Champions. There are flood lights - like spot lights - in front of each podium. The lights on Diego, Kiss-Shot and Erika's podiums have been turned off and their floating grey scale portraits have joined the four from last week.

Blaze Dudely stands on a repair deck on top of his ship, which looms over the proceedings ominously. Rather than the glee the Champions may think he would take in this kind of display, he merely stands there with his arms crossed, expression unreadable and his cyborg eye scanning the Champions with a piercing scrutiny, like he's searching for one of them to act out of line.]

Mornin’, Champions. Here’s how this is goin’ to go: take the evidence ya found, piece together what happened and find who took out the Champion Detective and... [He pauses, running through Kiss-Shot's excessively long title in his head.] The vampire one. Founders, I regret giving her that title. If ya find them, they’ll be dealt with. If ya don’t, they’ll be free to go and the rest of ya will face punishment. Take the time ya need but don’t bore me.

Comments

[ebonyknight]

Then, I will say this:

You killed Kiss-Shot.

[tenimuho]

I know this is hypocritical, but what's your proof of that?

[ebonyknight]

The fact that he is the one telling us how to keep a vampire dead.

[tenimuho]

Vampires aren't uncommon. Even if I haven't seen them and they may not exist where I'm from, I've heard of them, and I know a little bit of the lore.

If it was him and that's evidence that points to his guilt, why would he volunteer that information?

[ebonyknight]

To throw us off the track.

[tenimuho]

...Were we ever on the track?

[ebonyknight]

No, because a certain red-headed fool keeps insinuating we're all innocent.

[tenimuho]

I don't think that at all. I definitely think someone in this room killed her.

I just don't think you can be sure of who it is yet.

[ebonyknight]

Then stop arguing with me and think about who did it!

[tenimuho]

...I didn't think I was arguing with you, though...

[????]

[ebonyknight]

Because you're an idiot.

[You're not but she's a hot head and annoyed. Sorry, Oda.]

[tenimuho]

Okay.

[He doesn't have anything else to say about that, so it's back to the drawing board, case-wise.]

[toomanybaseballs]

Hey, calm down!

[You're one to talk, Leon.]

Accusing people of being stupid ain't gonna get us anywhere!

[tokencanadian]

Nothing about this is getting us anywhere.

[Maybe they're thinking about this all wrong...]

[pr159]

Was "draining all the blood to keep them dead" part of the lore in your world?

[tenimuho]

I'm not an expert, but I've read enough books that I'm fairly confident in saying that no, not in my world.

[pr159]

So maybe he volunteered it on the assumption that it was common knowledge and not something that would draw attention to-- ow.

[ Matilda!!! ]

To him.

[tenimuho]

That's true. When we were looking at books earlier he complained about books about magical creatures getting their facts wrong, so I wouldn't be surprised.

[canted]

It's been mentioned the way things work where I'm from isn't necessarily the way they work everywhere. I just thought it could he a viable explanation.

[ebonyknight]

Draining of blood is a rather unique way to kill. If no one else can admit to that, it's pretty damning.

[canted]

That's not what killed her, if that's what you're saying.

[tenimuho]

It's a unique way to keep her dead.