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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Did the Sheriff help you move the body then? Or did you do that yourself?
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I... I could not stand the thought of her body in the open like that... with no honorable burial.
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Where I'm from, we wrap the dead in a burial shroud for their funeral pyre. You were just doing the right thing. I don't know how you avoided getting blood on you or got it off without us noticing, but it makes more sense now.
You never delivered the final blow. You only did what you had to do.
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I washed it, of course.
[She admits that sheepishly.]
It took so long for anyone to find me that my clothing was no longer wet. But even so...
I was still the one to harm her in that way. Miss Ao--do not think badly of her either. She merely wished to save her brother.
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I understand. [He frowns a little, but he doesn't look angry in the slightest.] I don't think badly of either of you. Neither of you deserved this and I don't think any of us really think badly of either of you. [A shrug.] Your hand was forced.
Thank you for being honest with us. [And then...] Is there anything we can do now?
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[Well...]
But thank you...for your faith in me. Even if it was undeserved, I am grateful for it.
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Innocent until proven guilty, Tiara. You know what we have to do now...I'm sorry. Neither of you deserved this at all. [He can't help but reiterate that. And he even holds out a hand for a handshake.] Until next time? [He does believe in afterlives, after all.]
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[It's said in good humor, though--or as best she can when she feels like she's going to cry.
And she'll offer her right hand for that handshake.]
...Do not think to poorly of me, Mister Percy. And...do take care.
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I will. Both of those. [And he lets go of her hand, turning to head off to vote. Poor Tiara...]