[Maya's Heart]

[soulping]

[Everything goes white, almost blindingly, as you enter Eveningstar's heart.... it's so overwhelming that you forget, for a moment, what you're doing, why you're here, and details about yourself start to slip---]

[but then it all stops, abruptly, and your senses return to you]

[OOC: Channel is #quitplayingames]

Comments

Re: COURTROOM (ROOM 3)

[wingtamer]

. . . It's a stepladder.

Re: COURTROOM (ROOM 3)

[acemedium]

[A voice pipes out of nowhere:]

What's the difference? You need to stop judging things based off of narrow-minded cultural assumptions!

Re: COURTROOM (ROOM 3)

[wingtamer]

. . . eh. . .

It's just because it folds in half, so it's a stepladder?

Re: COURTROOM (ROOM 3)

[soulping]

[the voice is gone, but the judge moves on]

Next question!

What do you do with your badge?

>Sell it
>Flash it
>Laminate and frame it

Re: COURTROOM (ROOM 3)

[wingtamer]

[ . . . well i don't sell it

a badge is used for actual use so framing it is pointless ]

I flash it?

Re: COURTROOM (ROOM 3)

[soulping]

Demonstrate.

Re: COURTROOM (ROOM 3)

[wingtamer]

[ . . .

TAKES IT

SHOWS IT OFF INTO THE LIGHT?? ]

Re: COURTROOM (ROOM 3)

[soulping]

[a disappointed cluck of the tongue]

Very well. Final question.

Points are made with
>Calm, rational discussion
>TABLE-SLAMMING AND POINTING
>SWEATING PROFUSELY

Re: COURTROOM (ROOM 3)

[wingtamer]

[ . . . ]

Calm, rational discussion?

Re: COURTROOM (ROOM 3)

[soulping]

[looooong silence of judging]

I'm not sure you're out for this profession.

Re: COURTROOM (ROOM 3)

[wingtamer]

. . .

[ SLAMS THE TABLE AND POINTS ]

I-I meant table-slamming and pointing!?

Re: COURTROOM (ROOM 3)

[soulping]

[The judge shakes their head, disdainful]

...Well. Let's proceed.

Re: COURTROOM (ROOM 3)

[wingtamer]

[ i fucked upppp ]

[ standing - a little nervously, at the ready ]

Re: COURTROOM (ROOM 3)

[soulping]

The prosecution is ready, Your Honor.

[a familiar voice (that you can't quite place) booms across the room from the prosecutor's bench. Whoever it is in dressed in a ridiculous amount of frills, but you can't see their face]

The defendant, Miss Eveningstar of Epona, has been accused of a great many things. The gravest charge being murder.

Re: COURTROOM (ROOM 3)

[wingtamer]

Eveningstar would never kill someone! She'd never!

Re: COURTROOM (ROOM 3)

[soulping]

OBJECTION!

I see the defense is already running his mouth... Very well. Do you have any evidence to prove your claim?

[Well, Do you?]

Re: COURTROOM (ROOM 3)

[wingtamer]

[ . . . h-hm ]

. . . how can I prove someone hasn't murdered if there isn't any evidence to prove that they have murdered? Prove your claim first!

Re: COURTROOM (ROOM 3)

[soulping]

The burden of proof is on on the defense.

Unless you're giving up....?

Re: COURTROOM (ROOM 3)

[wingtamer]

I'm not giving up! But how can you say she's guilty of murder? Maybe you're guilty of murder, do you have any proof otherwise?

Re: COURTROOM (ROOM 3)

[soulping]

[Hey, you know that green bar above your head? About half of it is flashing, and your chest feels tense]

[The Judge pipes up:]

Enough distractions, Mr. Flame. If you continue wasting this court's time, I'm afraid I'll have to assign you a penalty.

Re: COURTROOM (ROOM 3)

[wingtamer]

[ o-oh ]

. . . ah. Uhm.

[ ;;;;;;;;;;;;; ]

I-I apologize. . .

[ but what do i do uh. fuck. present > burger meal?? ]

Re: COURTROOM (ROOM 3)

[soulping]

And what does this evidence prove....?

Re: COURTROOM (ROOM 3)

[wingtamer]

[ c-clears his throat ]

If there's one thing that's true about Eveningstar, it's that she loves food. In fact, that was one of the first places I stumbled upon in this place - her heart. And you can see in the front, she has nothing but food, games, and samurai television in mind. She loves food and fun too much! Murder is neither of these! Therefore she is not someone who would willingly murder someone else!

Re: COURTROOM (ROOM 3)

[soulping]

If you were really paying attention to the first room, you would realize that it was lie. A distraction, meant to keep you out of her heart. [the prosecutor snorts derisively]

[The Judge, on the other hand, seems intrigued by this argument] It's possible she finds murder fun. Do you have any other evidence?

Re: COURTROOM (ROOM 3)

[wingtamer]

On the other hand, this evidence is from the only room that was available otherwise. These - [ present > steak as well as present > ramen ] - are all from the only other available place in her heart! In other words there isn't any room for murder in her heart.


. . . . Besides, murder isn't fun.