The Mock Trial

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[Jesse McCree is dead, the first victim of, what the Overseers seem to hope, is a long game of motives and murder for whatever their reasons. With the investigation completed, C.E.C.E.'s voice comes over the system and directs the Champions to proceed to the locked elevator door at the end of the hallway. Once all Champions are on board, the elevator begins a slow descent down beyond any area that they've been able to explore so far. At least the elevator music is charming.

When the elevator door opens, the Champions enter a courtroom with 21 podiums arranged in a circle and each one marked with a name. McCree's face grins casually at the 20 surviving members from one of the podiums, a greyscale portrait in honor of the dead.]

Congratulations. We have now entered the trial portion of the test. I trust that you will do your best to determine who disturbed the peace by committing murder. Once the culprit has been found, they will face an appropriate punishment for their crime. If you fail to determine the culprit, however, they will be allowed to leave the space station and the rest of you will face punishment instead.

Comments

[semperperatus]

Yeah, its possible - can't discount it. Though Doctor also makes a good point that the pole might have been placed before the gravity was turned off, meaning someone very strong is would be more likely than someone who isn't.

[mikooon]

Hmm... in that case, I think we can clearly count out Thomasin and I. This level of thinking is far too complicated for simple ladies like us.

[YEAH THAT WAS HER MOTIVE IN THE FIRST PLACE, JUST TO CLEAR HER NAME even though neither of them are stupid, like tamamo tries to insinuate. She only added in Thomasin to sound more reliable.]

[semperperatus]

That depends. What were you guys doing last night at 11pm?

[mikooon]

Why, I was getting my beauty sleep, of course!

[CLASSIC unprovable alibi]

[semperperatus]

That doesn't really prove you didn't do it. Any of us could say we were sleeping, but it doesn't discount us. Was anyone with you?

[mikooon]

Oh, I wouldn't invite just anyone into my room with me, you know! I'm a married woman!

[She's not even lying I'm sorry]

[semperperatus]

[fhuriehgeubfj]

That still doesn't give you a solid alibi since that means no one can actually confirm you were sleeping. You do realize that, right?

[mikooon]

Well... I...

[gffffrrrk] Nevermind this! It'll soon be clear I have no blood on my hands, anyway.

[damnfourthemerald]

Tamamo, you indicated that you had considered reversing the gravity, which would make it easier for anyone to have done this. [Because Tamamo is not subtle and has a big mouth. He's not saying you did it but he's calling shenanigans.]

[mikooon]

[Ahem. She clears her throat and tries to look a little scandalized.] Oh, it was just some simple curiosity, that's all! This technology is new to me.

[That no brain to mouth filter is catching up. Or maybe she genuinely thought no one found her suspicious.] I wouldn't have the gall to actually do it.

[damnfourthemerald]

You were pretty close to trying to heave a chair through a window into space. I think you've got plenty of gall in general.

[mikooon]

W-well, that was just the adrenaline talking!

[As was the time she chased down Barney in the hallway, fought with McBurn, gave Ginko lesbian love advice, etc etc]

[stitch_in_time]

At least that would've definitely settled the question of whether or not we're actually in space.

[voltrounds]

Wait, what?

[GDI SHE WAS JUST WORRIED ABOUT THIS EXACT SORT OF THING THE OTHER DAY]

[refusedtoleave]

[Excuse you! why isn't the housewife on that list?]

...For some reason, I doubt that.

[mikooon]

[Natsuhi probably scared Tamamo after Tamamo tried to see how gullible she was get her to help with laying out the area so SORRY FAM]

Come now, we're both perfectly innocent ladies!

[overears]

That's exactly what a killer would say.

[curdle]

What?

[mikooon]

'What' nothing, dear.

[sorry fam]

[curdle]

I know not why thou wouldst name only me. It seems a weak reasoning.

[mikooon]

Well, you were the first to come to mind!

[both fucking clueless about tech]

[misplacedxsheath]

The zero gravity room is made of a relatively soft material, as well. It wouldn't be as hard as one might expect to leave the pole stuck in the ceiling.

[stitch_in_time]

So it might be we're looking for someone clever enough to figure out how to bounce around a fully grown man in zero gravity, not necessarily someone with a lot of muscle.

[Which would narrow it down at least a little.]

[misplacedxsheath]

And given the room is made to facilitate redirecting one's momentum...

[Not saying the killer bounced around like a hopped up jumping bean until they got enough momentum to pull it off, but...]