Week 7 - Trial

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week seven trial



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[throe]

I keep it open because I don't want to be killed. That way if someone knows it's closed without seeing me around the manor at the same time, then something's wrong.

[ She says it so matter-of-fact, but there's a hint of mischievousness laced with it. Gundam's settled her back into her usual self at least. ]

I can't state if anyone saw me though, because I was in my bed sleeping.

[inthebones]

...Perhaps you ought to have mentioned your strategy to the rest of us. It works better that way.

[Still, she supposes it makes... some sense.]

Do you snore?

[Relevant question.]

[throe]

No. I'd leave my door closed if that was the case.

Someone as perfect as me doesn't snore. It'd be embarrassing.

[inthebones]

It would certainly be helpful. Who else is in your wing? -- Practically everyone. May wasn't around, but Sonia, Anastasia, or Poland might be able to attest to your innocence.

Otherwise, no one can say where you were during that time.

[throe]

You'd be right, but you think I would have run into someone along the way. Even if a secret passage is involved, it's going to either be somewhere in the mansion or somewhere leading outside. I'd have to either be very sneaky or very lucky to manage to sneak out of my room to wherever it is and back without being caught by someone.

[inthebones]

...Or perhaps it starts underneath your floorboards and progresses that way.

Regardless, Kaoru doesn't appear to have been seen in that time, either, and she was out and about. It's not entirely out of the question.

[throe]

Maybe not, but I can't convince you on word alone. What happened to Ukraine and Latvia didn't turn out well with an attempt like that.

[inthebones]

...That's not going to happen again.

And I have little doubt that if we choose either May or Gundam, it will. There must be more we're missing.

[throe]

There is more we're missing, but where do we even look? We could rehash the alibis over and over, but it's in such an open space that nobody but those who were there can account for it. May could have misremembered something, someone would have to go out early enough to follow Beat, their luck is practically tenfold that she was knocked out so they could arrange the scene, but there are too many factor with loose ends...

[ She just sighs frustratedly. ] This isn't fun anymore.

[inthebones]

...No. It was never very fun, really.

[Susan is quiet now.]

You saw the autopsy, I assume?

[throe]

Ugh, don't remind me! [ She places her hands against the sides of her head and closes her eyes. ] I just remember... seeing it and then I woke up in my room.

[inthebones]

[A slight sigh of ...sympathy, perhaps.]

At least you understand now. It's incredible that you've lived in such danger for so long without realizing it. Perhaps I'm a bit envious.

[throe]

You only envy should come from knowing that The Stingers have been through a lot together, but we've always come out on top. The autopsy doesn't make that any different. I'm still going to win for us and we're going to be more famous than any other band in history!

[inthebones]

The rest of us will look forward to your triumph from six feet under, then.

But if you intend to kill now, we won't hesitate to have you executed, either. You understand.

[throe]

I'm still going to play the game how I want to play it and how I've been playing it. Just because the situation's changed doesn't mean my own games haven't.

You really think a rockstar like myself wants "murder" involved with mentioning their name? Ruining the Stingers reputation is the last thing on my mind.