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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!)
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[personal profile] exclamationpoint 2017-05-13 11:24 pm (UTC)(link)
PPP . . . [oh god he's trying to think so hard it's a miracle​ there's no steam coming out of his ears] . . . is the key . . . to what?

. . . Does this possum have other names?
terribibble: (he has no will of his own)

[personal profile] terribibble 2017-05-13 11:25 pm (UTC)(link)
Not on this paper he doesn't.
returntodarkness: (♥ From those dark depths are hearts born)

[personal profile] returntodarkness 2017-05-13 11:30 pm (UTC)(link)
...Not on the paper. ...Does anyone recall seeing any names without a face to match it to in our investigations?
defyingfrigidity: (I'm through with playing by)

[personal profile] defyingfrigidity 2017-05-13 11:31 pm (UTC)(link)
[PPP... that possum creature.... the suit... but it was just a normal suit. What could that be the key to? Did she miss something when she was examining it? But no, aside from the size, nothing was odd about it, except for the tag....

the tag....]


Hold on!

[WHOA HOLY SHIT. It's not a particularly loud outburst, but for someone as reserved as Elsa, it's sure to get everyone's attention.]

There was something else about that suit that I found with the other costumes! The small suit, with PPP on it, had another name on the tag as well...

[She pauses, not for dramatic effect, but because she's realizing that if they're wrong here, if the name really means nothing... what she says now very may well damn them all. But she looks to her side, to Anna, to the sister she swore to protect... if this is their key out of here, she can't withhold this information.]

The name was Baron von Rotten.
whistlenotchirp: (The cricket is suprised)

[personal profile] whistlenotchirp 2017-05-13 11:33 pm (UTC)(link)
[jesus christ.]

That's the most evil murderer name I've ever heard!
kindaruledatit: (uuuuugh)

[personal profile] kindaruledatit 2017-05-13 11:35 pm (UTC)(link)
[.......]

What.

[Wendy, the monster you fought was named "Bill".]
Edited 2017-05-13 23:36 (UTC)
pinkflip: (like you're less than fuckin' perfect)

[personal profile] pinkflip 2017-05-13 11:36 pm (UTC)(link)
That sounds just like a monster name! [There's a sense of triumph to her declaration.] If PPP is the guy Perry was investigating, if he's the only one not on the wall, if he's the one who's--

Then that's our best shot!
thedukeofficial: (03)

[personal profile] thedukeofficial 2017-05-13 11:38 pm (UTC)(link)
[ The Duke just... starts laughing. This is hilarious??? ]

Pull the other one! Seriously?
defyingfrigidity: (pic#7198566)

[personal profile] defyingfrigidity 2017-05-13 11:42 pm (UTC)(link)
I don't think I could ever make such a thing up. It's too absurdly cliche!
hitontheheadasachild: (eyerolling so hard)

[personal profile] hitontheheadasachild 2017-05-13 11:39 pm (UTC)(link)
...Baron...von Rotten.

[OH MY GOD WHO NAMED THAT PERSON.]
Edited 2017-05-13 23:40 (UTC)
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[personal profile] exclamationpoint 2017-05-13 11:48 pm (UTC)(link)
[While everyone's freaking about the name, he's still thinking real hard. C'mon, Troy. You can do it. Rub the braincells together.]

. . . He's an actor. [Oh, fucking duh.] Baron Von Rotten played the possum! Do you think he could be the Judge?