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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[Quickly, she adds:] This isn't my emotions getting in the way, Mister Tarvek, but I can't just agree to that if it's the only real proof there is, especially after everything that's been said about her and Ao and why they're here.
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Let's suppose you're right. Then please answer me this:
Why would the Sheriff aid Tiara?
[This isn't how he expected this to go, damn it]
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[She takes a deep, slow breath, frowning.]
If she can't remember what happened, she must not have been feeling well, and if it was that bad, she probably couldn't walk on her own. Besides that, he might have carried her so he was one hundred percent sure that Miss Tiara went exactly where he wanted her to. I think that might be why he carried her all the way to Milla's and my room instead of letting her walk there herself.
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[Once he's back, Tarvek sighs, actually looking apologetic]
Unfortunately, the Sheriff has stated he wouldn't aid a culprit, whether he's asked or by his own will. You may check his shoes, if you suspect he's lying.
Let's move onto the next point: since the Sheriff didn't do it, do you think one of us forty carried her?
[Looks like Tarvek traced this argument very carefully, having expected someone to argue the Sheriff had carried Tiara -- that being why he brought the point up -- but he really wishes it had been someone else other than Yuna who tried to argue with him]
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[She's gripping the fabric of her clothing at her knees, hands shaking, but her expression is resolute.]
Mister Sheriff's rule about not aiding a culprit doesn't matter if my argument is that Miss Tiara isn't a culprit. If she's telling the truth and she didn't do anything, the Sheriff could have carried her to the saloon because he wouldn't have been helping a culprit that way.
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Ask him about his shoes, then. If there's no blood at all on his soles, then he didn't carry anyone through the saloon.
[He didn't ask about them because arguments are accepted more if the person finds it out by themselves...and because he was a tad overconfident on this matter]
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You do realize people have more than one pair of shoes, right?
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THANKS JASON]