foolishmortals | MOCK TRIAL

[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!)

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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.]

Edited 2017-05-13 18:52 (UTC)

I don't have my wand, either. Someone could definitely shapeshift with it!

You know... it might not be a bad idea to take stock of who can do what. From what I've heard, you and I aren't the only ones that can do weird things.

I can warp reality! [Is that what any of you expected this basic-ass white boy to say? Probably not.] But there's no music here because that dude stole it, so I'm super normal.

So you would totally win at karaoke!

I mean, I'm good at karaoke but it's not that kind of music. [He thinks for a sec.] Basically it's magic, but we use it through song so we call it music.

[Why did HSM3 do this to me.]

That...actually sounds pretty neat.

[Its just too bad she can't do that where she comes from!]

It's pretty cool, but I still have to follow the script so it's not like I get to do whatever I want usually.

[Ok, well. Theoretically he could, but that would be Bad.]

[Kim holds up her hands innocently.]

Hey, I can just kick, punch, and flip.

Ditto.

[Fightin girls]

I'm pretty good with a hand-axe too.

I could do all sorts of stuff if I had my magic wand! But it's been missing since I woke up here. I can't do magic without it.

[In response to this, WALL-E retracts into box form, before extracting himself back outward again. Nifty, huh?

He's also got some buttons on his chest here if anyone wants to try pushing one to see what happens.]

[You know. Maui's strangely fascinated by this.]

Uh. Can you do that again. For investigative purposes.

[Mini-Maui attempts to mimic the robot. It ends with the tattoo on the "ground," writhing in pain.]

[Sure: WALL-E will once again use his amazing transforming powers to become... a metal box!]

Edited 2017-05-13 19:37 (UTC)

[Oh... they're talking about powers now? Okay. Well. Elsa's not as secretive as she was with her magic back before her coronation, but... none of these people are from Arendelle. Or anywhere near it, probably. Would... would they be as understanding?

Only one way to find out, and if others are being open about their powers, then...]

I... can create and control [most of the time] Snow and ice.

[And now that explains the weird temperature drops whenever bad shit happens!]

Its ok, Elsa.

[She smiles.]

R-Right...

[This is the first time she's actually just. Up and told people, instead of them finding out the hard way. It's pretty nerve-wracking.]

Nothing bad has happened with my powers so... I didn't see the harm in mentioning them.

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Things got really cold when Doom first showed up. That you?

[She... actually looks a little ashamed at that.]

It was, yes. I... when I get upset, my powers don't always remain in control. I thought I'd gotten better at it, but... it seems I was wrong.

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That's cool. Are your powers weaker here too?

[Could you freeze a hole in the courtroom so they can escape!!!]

Edited 2017-05-13 19:24 (UTC)

.... I don't know. I haven't tried using them, in case I accidentally put someone in danger.

[But it is curious... whenever she's as scared as she's been now in the past, it wasn't just a temperature drop. Ice everywhere, icicles popping up from the ground or ceiling... that's what she was used to when she was that scared. But no, nothing like that here...]

I think they might be?

I definitely don't have any powers.

I suppose someone could wish on a star too, but I don't think anyone can see any stars here.

Your what?

[why is his chest--]

Ohhhh, you can do that? With that hook-thingy?

Yeah. Gift from the gods. Could change into all sorts of things with it. Don't know if other people could use it, though. Never let it fall into anyone else's hands.

[Claws, on the other hand...]