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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robowest2017-02-11 12:00 pm
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Well, uh. Shinnosuke's got scars and a lot of scratches (but he also went tumbling with robotic creatures and has had to fumble around while blind lately, so).
More notably, he's got some relatively fresh bruises. And because he knows how this probably looks, he adds:]
... Teacher—Miss Valestein—and I were sparring on Wednesday. I wanted to readjust to fighting without my vision. [...] Dunno if it counts as proof, but I left her a note asking to meet me at [insert time during broad daylight] in front of the hotel, so if she has it on her, there's that.
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Not quite proof, no, since our track record with notes is not very good. [ rip manfred ] Can she confirm that?
[ Hannibal will peek around whatever private area they have set up. Or whatever. Just to look at Sara and get confirmation. ]
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Unless she feels like throwing me under the bus, probably. I landed a few hits on her too.
[So Sara should also have bruising, which she does in fact have!]
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[ The understatement is wry, but he'll just go confirm this later when he checks Sara. So with that, it's a pass for Shinnosuke! ]