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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robowest2017-02-25 12:00 pm
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We should try to figure out why.
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[ or it was still done by a noob anyway, ugh. ]
Maybe he was defending her.
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Perhaps. However, would it be likely for such a... point-blank shot to be done after she had seen Mister Shinnosuke killed before her? That seems quite unlikely.
[Xion was trusting but...not that trusting.]
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That seems plausible, I believe. Though he would not have been able to see, he could have heard the gunshots, presumably.
[But then we have a bunch of body moving shenanigans???
Which...is about par for the course for whole ass, thanks]
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That is an excellent question. I fear I was not particularly close to Mister Shinnosuke, so I cannot speak to that. As for Miss Xion... In our acquaintanceship, it seemed to me as though she would have done so for the sake of someone else, correct?
[At least, she seemed like the sort of person who always wanted to help--that's what she was always telling him, anyway.]
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[Hmmm.]
I fear any of those possibilities is plausible, however.
[So how do they narrow it down?]
Perhaps we should approach this from another angle. What motivation of theirs could help us solve this?
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...Xion wanted to protect Damian. We talked on Thursday with Shinnosuke before curfew, and before I went out there with Papika to the stocks we talked about how Xion had to stay inside. It wouldn't surprise me if she just didn't listen to me and someone else took advantage of them being outside. I don't think he would have let Xion go alone.
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... Then she could have gone out on her own, to check on or protect Young Damian.
[That's nice and shitty, it didn't even have to have been someone dragging her out there.]
And Mister Shinnosuke could have followed her.
[guys when will we all learn to obey curfew]
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No matter Xion's reasoning for being outside, I have no doubt Shinnosuke would have gone after her. She's prone to running away during conversations.