Week 3, Saturday

[foundationmods]

This time, when everyone files into the studio, they aren't escorted to their seats. Instead, they are sent to podiums up on the stage arrange in a semi-circle. Everyone can see each other, and everyone is also visible to the cameras. Off to stage right is a jury box with 12 prinnies in it, all in various states of 'fancy dress'. One is wearing a suit top, another a blouse, one a huge Colonial-era wig. To stage left at box 0 is Dazai's seat, where he will be spending most of the trial, but he will get up to move around at times. And in the very center is a picture of Aqua. Once everyone is in their spots, one of the prinnies will hit a gavel against the podium in front of it, signaling the start of the trial.

It's time to find Aqua's killer.


EDIT: voting link

Comments

[odasaku]

I don’t know.

[ he shrugs ]

Maybe it was someone she thought she was close to? Since they did have tea together. But I don’t know how trusting she was. Maybe she would have tea with anyone.

[houndumb]

I asked Vanitas and he said she'd have tea with anybody except the shady people!

[So probably both of them count as shady people, huh...]

[darkova]

...we must also remember the possibility that Aqua knew about the poison. If she didn't fight back.

[odasaku]

Are you implying that she let herself get killed?

[darkova]

I'm implying that there's no rule against it.

[iblistriggered]

Vanitas did say she would die to protect her friends, didn't he? [it's a hard pill to swallow, but...]

What if she... and whoever killed her.... what if Aqua was in on it?

[darkremnants]

[ narrowing his eyes, but hes not saying anything.

He's going to be so pissed if they are actually right ]

[iblistriggered]

[Silver just gives Vanitas an apologetic look]

If... if she truly believed her loved ones were in danger...

[darkremnants]

[ There's a pause and then... ]

We both decided to trust that we can protect ourselves here.

[ since he is the... loved one that the Foundation could easily reach. ]

[iblistriggered]

Alright. I understand.

[odasaku]

I’m sorry but—

[ uhhh how does he go about this. ]

What are the chances that she’d put her life at risk for one of her teammate’s sake?

[darkremnants]

You haven't been paying attention to the game shows, have you?

[ a beat ]

She would. She's one of those hero types after all. But she also has people she wants to get back to no matter what.

[darkova]

No reason to say that's the case- but it's something we should keep in mind.

[esp now that it's confirmed game legal]

[iblistriggered]

[Silver nods. After all, it's something he might have done, if he had believed in the Foundation's threat]

[houndumb]

[Well, that's a fun thing to have confirmed.]

[shortstacked]

That's— yeah, I guess that's another possibility to consider too especially if she didn't fight back.

[hatesdeerstalkers]

You don't just partake of Tea with just anyone.

[Said like this is an objective fact.]

[visionem]

I was once told coffee and tea are how humans make time to talk with each other. In other words, a bonding experience between two others.

[hatesdeerstalkers]

Indeed! Sharing tea with another is a grand way to do just that - especially if your fellow partaker is a good conversationalist.

...Actually, if all goes well, would you mind if I invited you to tea?

[visionem]

[ Oh! He's started just a second before he smiles, more warm than all his usual ones. ]

I would enjoy that, James Moriarty.

[hatesdeerstalkers]

Then we'll speak more of it later!

[Still, he's looking pretty pleased himself, smiling back.]