theairlock | third trial

[With the announcement and the evidence, the Champions are free to decide amongst themselves what order the groups leave in. Once that's done the process of teleporting is automatic and happens in the blink of an eye. Once second they're in the center of the cafeteria before a soft blue light surrounds them and then they're standing in the middle of a circle of podiums.

The room itself it the same shiny, chrome-covered atrocity as most of the rest of the ship save for the sections of floor that aren't the teleporter: those are thick clear glass that show nothing but empty space and stars beneath the Champions' feet. As for the podiums they're the same sort of garish chrome with a digital screen facing toward the center of the circle. More portraits and names in blaring red have been added this week. Slaine Troyard, the Champion of War and Zombina, the Champion Rotten Girl.

The Overseers are waiting when they all arrive, standing on a floating platform just high enough to be out of reach and back far enough toward a far wall to have a full view of the courtroom. Both are dressed well, Rox in a pressed grey dress jacket and skirt and Blaze in a black suit with the sleeves rolled up to expose his numerous tattoos. Rox is smiling like that cat who ate the canary while Blaze is standing a little farther away than normal and looking uncomfortable.]

Welcome back, Champions! There are fourteen of you here but, if things go correctly, only thirteen of you will leave. I don't think I have to explain at this point what will happen if you choose wrong.

As usual there's no time limit but be sure to keep things interesting. [She folds her arms across her chest, looking down on the Champions with a grin.] Let the trial begin.

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And Jamie has an alibi. We can't make a accusation off a letter though, since it's possible Zombina pre wrote it.

Mm-hm, that's true, but—

[She does glance in Thomas's direction.]

[Thomas WAS one of the people that knew. But-]

We shouldn't take anyone's history into account for this. Just the evidence.

That's what I'm doing, isn't it? From the sounds of things, Maclaine-san was more upset about what was happening to her than I would have been.

[said pretty matter-of-factly]

But in turn that might mean you would be calm enough to do it with no issue.

[He's not accusing. But it's a point]

[She smiles and shrugs.]

Maybe. But do you think Zombina would have trusted me enough? We only spoke a few times, in the end. The last time was early this week, when we played a game together.

... probably not. Nothing against you. But I also doubt she'd want a kid to see that.

Of course not. That's why I asked the question. I don't think she would have, either.

In the end, this evidence comes down to a question of who would Zombina have allowed to pull the trigger?

Someone that would be able to handle having that on their shoudlers- even assuming they thought it wouldn't cause a trial. An adult. Probably one that was used to death or wouldn't be put off by it.

Yeah. She wouldn't have asked one of the younger ones, like us.

I know for sure she wouldn't ask me after how I... reacted to finding out. She was really protective of us kids.

[ a quiet nod. ]

So who's that leave? Max, Red and Brows, Bolton, Jamie, Thomas, Korra, and me.

[ fuck, not again ]

I'll eat my hat if it was Red or Brows, though. [ LIKE THEY COULD HANDLE PUSHING THE BUTTON ]

[ yeah eat your stupid hat >:T ]

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lovecolored - 2017-11-11 21:29 (UTC) - Expand

It wouldn't have surprised me if she asked me.

...Just how old are you again?

playthedamncard - 2017-11-11 21:36 (UTC) - Expand

[This isn't really relative to the proceedings, but Yuri? You're getting hugged. Deal with it.]

quadjumps - 2017-11-11 21:29 (UTC) - Expand

in4apounding - 2017-11-11 21:40 (UTC) - Expand

So who is it here that fits that profile? We can start there.

Bolton, Jamie and Max are all from pretty normal lives. So I doubt they would be able to do it.

[And B and J were too busy porking]

immaculacies - 2017-11-11 21:29 (UTC) - Expand

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le_mat - 2017-11-11 21:43 (UTC) - Expand

[he sees that look Manaka

and yes, he's set himself up for this, but he still winces nonetheless]

[NOTHING PERSONAL, THOMAS]

[and it takes him a moment or two to gather his courage, but he speaks up, even if it's hard to hear.]

...if I'd- [this is so hard to say] -helped her, I'd have told someone.

You wouldn't have been too scared?

[he shakes his head, a motion that's almost his whole upper body]

...Even if I go back, I don't think I have a lot of time left in my own world. We can talk about that later.

Thomas-san...