FIRST TRIAL

[imthetrashman]

Alright, everyone! You’ve had your fun - meet in my famous Swackhammer Trash Castle(c) for the next phase of this murder thing ASAP!

[...okay, we’re going to the trash castle. The trash drawbridge lowers, allowing you access.

Inside the trash castle is what appears to be...a basketball stadium, albeit one made out of trash. In the center of the court are around 26 podiums - each with a name enscribed on them. There are also bleachers available should you need alternative seating arrangements. There are also a large number of basketballs in the area, and two of the podiums are literally on fire - Boss Baby’s and Zhu Li Moon’s.

There’s also a stand selling overpriced hot dogs and beer. King Dice is running it.

Mr. Swackhammer has his own little box high above the basketball court, and observes with intrigue.]

You all get a fair chance to figure out who committed the murder! Once you’re ready to pin it on someone, you have to say that person’s name and sink a basket - nah, I’m just kidding. You write it down. Majority rules, and your participation is mandatory! Don’t vote, you’re dead! Vote wrong and you’re dead! Have fun!

Comments

[bringmecontracts]

Depends if ya will accept it.

[King Dice downs his beer, still grinning.]

Did ya really forget what Zhu Li was wearing at her time of death?

[codeofhero]

[Dinobot scowls, letting out a breath.]

Those ridiculous clothes from one of the stores here.

[bringmecontracts]

She was wearing them over her normal clothes. I dunno about you, but I've been around long enough that people don't wear clothes they don't normally use over their regular clothes like that unless they wanna prevent stains.

Now, what sorta stains would she be worried about if she was jus' explorin'?

[dothebackslide]

...WELL THAT'S NOT A GOOD LOOK.

[udderly]

Uh, counterpoint: don't humans wear aprons when they're cooking?

[like, he's just saying.]

[bringmecontracts]

Ah yes, I know how much humans love to wear basketball shoes while cookin' too.

[That's sarcasm.]

[dothebackslide]

Or murdering.

[udderly]

Ok but, like. Why would you put the clothes on over your regular clothes? That's just stupid.

[candymancan]

So you can just throw away the bloody clothing after you've committed the murder and walk around as though nothing happened, still wearing your normal clothes, and thus be spared from lines of questioning about abnormal bloodstains.

[...Yea Wonka has definitely killed before]

[shoshtupid]

...I was the one cooking.

[ You must be really stupid or something. ]

[udderly]

I don't know if frying an onion can be considered cooking.

[treefetish]

... I mean, she still is innocent? Because she didn't kill anybody like the creepy bar-ba-loot did?

[bringmecontracts]

She's innocent in the sense that she didn't kill nobody. But it's hilarious to see you folks clamoring about how she's a great and pure person.

[toogoodtobetrue]

I don't care what she was trying to do, or what she was wearing! She's dead, and that raccoon killed her! He killed her savagely and all that!

[Coraline's stubborn like that. She sure isn't going to let them sully her opinion of Zhu Li]

[bringmecontracts]

Impressive, to see that you don't give a damn whether someone's ok with murder as long as they treated you nicely once.

[codeofhero]

[Dinobot hasn't said a thing yet. He just looks contemplative.]

...And why are you telling us this?

[Like he doesn't already understand.]

[toogoodtobetrue]

So what?

[treefetish]

Why not? There's always extenuating circumstances for that sort of thing. Being nice means a lot.

[her town lynched a man]

[dothebackslide]

...how are any of you even toons with that sort of attitude.

[in4apounding]

...what exactly IS a toon? Because I'm pretty sure you don't mean. Like. A song or musical thing, the way you're saying it?

[candymancan]

Well, yes, but she's only dead because the raccoon struck first. If it were the other way around, and we were holding a trial for the dead raccoon's murder, and Zhu Li was the one who killed him in self defense... would you be so quick to defend him and not her?

[Wonka out here with the hard hitting questions that definitely should not be coming from that fucked up badly animated mouth]

[bringmecontracts]

Knowing everyone, ya’d be singing Zhu Li’s praises whole sayin’ that Wabuu deserved it this whole time

[oh_worm]

I mean a good person can do bad things. Especially in, I don't know, a murder park? Where they've been kidnapped to?

[ she shrugs ]

The important thing is that self-defense stops way before "dunk them in oil." Are we gonna spend a florpnight here with you trying to be a total ass or what?

[udderly]

Honestly. Like, can we just vote or whatever we do at this farce of a trial? The dirty garbage racoon did it.

[bringmecontracts]

Yes.