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Judge Doom ([personal profile] notjustanytoon) wrote in [community profile] foolishmortals2017-05-13 11:07 am

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!)
pinkflip: it'll never be you and me‚ plant the seed (and if our shit is not together)

[personal profile] pinkflip 2017-05-13 10:22 pm (UTC)(link)
You were just trying to find us a way out- so it's- he can't expect us to, if it was an accident!

[But...the guy's evil.]
kindaruledatit: (Sorry dude)

[personal profile] kindaruledatit 2017-05-13 10:40 pm (UTC)(link)
I didn't want to take the chance. [Ahaha....]

So, sorry Kim. You did real well, at the trial I mean.
pinkflip: we've had it up to here (we've had our fill‚ we've had enough)

[personal profile] pinkflip 2017-05-13 10:44 pm (UTC)(link)
I don't want to be good at it if it means this! [She grits her teeth.] I'm supposed to protect people, not kill them!
kindaruledatit: (Oh wait what)

[personal profile] kindaruledatit 2017-05-13 10:59 pm (UTC)(link)
I [She doesn't really know what to say to that. That's the first time Kim's said that. Uh.]

I know? But, what else can we do?
pinkflip: (done looking for the critics)

[personal profile] pinkflip 2017-05-13 11:04 pm (UTC)(link)
Something. There's gotta be a way. I do not give up, not- [She bites her lip.] Not after everything.
kindaruledatit: (I always kind  of knew)

[personal profile] kindaruledatit 2017-05-13 11:25 pm (UTC)(link)
Kim.

[She kind of... points at you. Yes you.

You're good.
]
pinkflip: (underestimated‚ look‚ i'm still around)

[personal profile] pinkflip 2017-05-13 11:31 pm (UTC)(link)
[...nervously tucks some hair behind her ear and smiles...a little.] What? If I gave up every time it got hard, I'd be the biggest quitter ever. And I am no quitter.