In the morning, the town comes back to life. Birds crow overhead, a snake nearby hisses, a lingering coyote dips behind a shop before disappearing into the wild. It's a frightening contrast to the stillness of yesterday but it doesn't mean it's over yet. After all, today is the trial.
The Sheriff stands on the porch of the Town Hall and brings his hand up to his mouth to let out a whistle. He'll thumb back to the Hall behind him and very clearly state --
"Trial time, folks. Get in here and figure out who did it."
And then he'll turn to leave before pausing and adding on,
"Bring a snack or somethin' too.
The Town Hall is set up more like a court house, a Judge's bench at the front but instead of at center, it's off to the side as if more for observation than participation. There's a table at the front of the room already holding a small box and a pad of papers and pen, for voting apparently. A side room containing only a metal gurney is next and today it's obvious why there's a gurney there at all with the corpse, resting right on top of it. Aside from that, there are rows for everyone to take a seat and it's only after everyone is inside and settled, that the doors close and the Sheriff speaks.
"Well, have at it. You've got till nine."
And then, he points to a clock on the wall that reads 12:00. Good luck.
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robowest2017-01-21 12:00 pm
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[ take the cracker, tiara!! this child is gonna mom you. ]
Oh... where did you go after that?
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V-very well then...
[She gently reaches out for the cracker, hesitantly.]
I... for a time, I wandered the town. I had never seen it for myself, after all. And then...the Sheriff informed me that I was to stay in a room on the second floor of the saloon--or the cells, again. I chose the saloon.
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[ papika has big plans and they involve getting into a fist fight with a robot. ]
And you didn't see anyone else but him?
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[DON'T DO ANYTHING DUMB...]
But no--I did not see anyone aside from him, and from Miss Ao when we were released together.
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Ummm maybe that was when we weren't allowed to go outside then...
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[ she looks stumped for a second, but then adds on, ] Did he act the same way towards you and Ao?
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[ let ao be the one to get killed. ]
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[Ao was already dead.]
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[ she pulls another cracker out of her pocket (papika how many do you have shoved in there????) and starts chewing on it ]
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I wish I did.
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[ like, papika would have personally asked why the heck there was blood everywhere since that's kind of #weird ]
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If Miss Ao had been...killed.
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[But since she's saying the Sheriff told her to head for the saloon...]
Do you remember hearing anything funny while you were in the saloon? Like maybe glass breaking, or some sort of commotion?
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[She swallows, shaking her head.]
I do not know what occurred there... but when I was sent in, there was already-- the scene was already as gruesome as could be.
... I did not question it, though. Perhaps... perhaps I simply did not wish to know. You may call me a coward for that.
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[Most people would be scared shitless, too.]
Do you remember seeing a trail of blood when he took you there?
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[Her brow furrows a little at that.]
A trail of blood? Leaving the saloon, you mean?
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I apologize... I wonder if it was something I missed...?