second trial

[airlockedmods]

[Like last week the announcement sounds, the Champions with their gathered evidence file once again to the teleporter where the courtroom waits for them.

The a circle of podiums has changed since last week. The Griffin, Toby, and Angelica's floating portraits have joined Chintanda's above their respective podiums as well as the bright green having been changed to a glaring red.

The Overseers are waiting on their floating platform when the first group of Champions arrive. They're back in their black suits, side by side. Jamie's expression is grim but he looks more mentally present than the last trial. Bolton, on the other hand, looks stern but not grim, arms crossed over his chest. Once again, he's the one who makes the announcement.]

Welcome, Champions, to the courtroom. Sixteen of you have entered, but - in the best case scenario - only fifteen of you will leave. Compile your evidence and figure out who the killer is. If you vote correctly, the culprit will be executed and the rest of you will be allowed to go back upstairs. If you vote wrong, however, the killer goes free and the rest of you take the punishment in their place.

Remember, there is no time limit but keeping things interesting is in your best interests.

Comments

[fatherofsin]

I also think it's rather foolish to hold onto that pride when you could be murdered at any time. As it is, while I doubt you and McBurn could have done it, I won't put it past anyone here to lie about a supposed warrior's pride. We only have your word on it, after all.

[stitch_in_time]

An' I've seen honor tossed aside in the name of the greater good too often to assume it'll hold for anyone else, sorry.

[The Time Lords had, if not honor, at least standards, once. He's seen all too well how that went, under enough pressure.]

Thing about honor is, if something important enough's on the line, honor might demand abandoning itself for just a little bit to save the bigger picture, yeah?

[misplacedxsheath]

The bigger picture...I'm well aware of things like that. But given our different worlds, I suppose there's no way to adequately illustrate the larger picture I've dealt with without resorting to acting as if I doubted my abilities in a direct confrontation.

[misplacedxsheath]

That's because it's something you have no concept of. Though I will concede that disguising the means of death wouldn't be a problem if it were to come to it.

[fatherofsin]

Oh, I have a concept of it. I simply have seen too many abandon their so-called pride when it served them well. Just because you say it is as strong as you say it is doesn't make it true. The desperate do anything.

[misplacedxsheath]

Then they were cowards all along. But if you're so convinced a warrior's pride is meaningless, then by all means, include us in the suspect pool. Just know that the insult you've issued is not one I consider light.