MOCK TRIAL

[notjustanytoon]

[Perry the Platypus has died. There is no doubt about that. Those of you who were hoping that nobody would give in to the judge's demands have swiftly been proven wrong.

The students are hoarded to the studio lounge once again, where a large door has appeared, seemingly from nowhere. Inside, defying the laws of space and time, is an incredibly large room, bigger than any of the others. It's boring and brown, a perfect courtroom, and seems far more maintained than any of the other rooms.

Three very large framed portraits hang ominously over the whole proceedings. The first depicts an old mansion, decrepit and decaying, with an oddly purple tint. The second features a vintage building, tower-like in size and scope, against the backdrop of a bolt of lightning. The third...is considerably harder to make out. Namely, while a few bits of the picture appear to still hang there, it by-and-large seems to have been torn and clawed at by some very very big claws.

There is a circle of podiums, 27 to be exact, standing around a large bubbling pool of you-know-what. Be careful not to trip, kids. Each of these podiums bears a student's name, a small stool for sitting, and a screen and keyboard. You can guess what those are for, can't you? The podiums for our three minuscule friends come with stairs to reach the top of them, of course. 2 of the podiums stand empty, adorned with mini golden oscar statuettes depicting Edgar Balthazar and Perry the Platypus.]

Once everyone takes their places, Doom appears, sitting at a chair placed in front of the portraits. An ideal place to overlook these proceedings.]

The trial in the case of Perry the Platypus's death shall have very simple rules. You have accumulated enough evidence over the past hours and must now figure out who is responsible. When I call the vote, you shall type in the first and last name of the individual you hold responsible.

[His expression lights up just a little.]

Succeed in accumulating a correct majority vote, and you shall live while the culprit is punished. Should you fail to gather up a majority, or vote incorrectly...

Well. I suppose you'll find out.

[You have the evidence you need to piece this together, but can you apply it properly? Is there another way out of this situation? You'll just have to put your heads together and find out.]

(ooc: welcome to the mock trial! for those of you new to this, threadjacking and pointing out contradictions while contributing to the discussion is encouraged. if you have any questions, feel free to ask your mods!)

Comments

[kindaruledatit]

So it was just lying there? [gross]

[rollerscoater]

Yes, it was hidden, but not well.

[kindaruledatit]

Okay. So, maybe... whoever did this was in a rush?

[rollerscoater]

Quite probably! They must be desperate for that motive, but to risk everything and, and kill someone...

[kindaruledatit]

....Well, is the motive really like, that important?

[rollerscoater]

You think there was another reason?

[kindaruledatit]

[Wendy rubs her arm, thinking.]

Yeah, I mean... did it look like there were any people that really wanted to kill for this motive?

....Besides that Edgar dude, maybe.

[exclamationpoint]

I don't think so? But why else would someone do this?

[returntodarkness]

To hide something.

[ And Ansem is finally offering up that piece of paper he has to pass around. ]

[pinkflip]

"Not who he..." Who?

[tonewlengths]

...Maybe that's 'PPP'?

[rollerscoater]

Perry himself? I can't think of another P.

[tonewlengths]

I can't think why Perry would put 'he's not what he seems' in his own notebook. It sounds more like 'PPP' is trying to cover it up. Besides, if he's not what he seems, PPP could be using a fake name.

[pinkflip]

I dunno if it's PPP... Maybe it's either Doom or...whoever killed him?

[tonewlengths]

...No, I'm saying, if the killer did this to cover it up, then PPP is the killer, to cover up his identity. So someone here could be using a fake name.

[pinkflip]

...That PPP's already here? But isn't he like, that possum thing Mr. McGucket found? How could something that size match...any of us?

[Either too small or too big]

[tonewlengths]

'He's not what he seems'.

[hitontheheadasachild]

...a secret?

[JUST A SEC she's counting something feel free to ask what but she's got something.]

[tonewlengths]

Something like that - Anna?

[hitontheheadasachild]

Sorry I'm just...counting out the girls. If that note says its a he, then, you, me, Elsa, mouse...

[pinkflip]

[...]

Sooo, someone here's actually a possum in a person-suit. [SHE JUST WANTS TO MAKE SURE SHE HAS THIS RIGHT]

[tonewlengths]

Look, I know that sounds crazy, but what here isn't? We said at the start think unusually!

[terribibble]

Makes just as much sense as any of the rest of it this.

[defyingfrigidity]

... After everything I've seen here, honestly? I wouldn't be shocked.

[And look, to be fair, she could create living snow monsters back home. Is that really any weirder than what Kim's suggesting???]

[wannagetsmote]

I didn't have my hook when I woke up. Someone else could have it, could be using it.

[The tattoo on his chest nods vigorously, before zapping between a bird, a lizard and a shark, all while holding a fish-hook looking thing up in the air.]