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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[sighs]
He didn't intervene when Felix took his revenge against Eliot, after all.
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This is bullshit.]
... Shall Mister Graham be joining us, I wonder...
[Protect Jason and Percy from that?? But also from all of this?]
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[and in what state will he be joining them, if he does]
. . . let's focus on Shinnosuke and Xion, for the time being.
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[It's going to be hard to get the children back on track with this entire deal, so...]
However, I fear we have hit the wall we always do in these trials. We do not have a valid suspect.
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No. But we must persist.
Shinnosuke looked as though he fought back. Xion did not. I know we've spoken about the possibility that their killer is the same.
Why wouldn't Xion fight for her life? Why would she simply stand there and allow herself to be killed like that?
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[... there must be other possibilities, too, though??]
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I fear that shall not narrow down potential suspects for us much.
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[so. . . where do they go from here?]
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A frown, and he shakes his head as he thinks.]
We must... find who could have done such a thing.
[But... as far as capability is concerned, they've already tried that, haven't they? It never worked.]
Or-- for what purpose, or how...