soulping | [Maya's Heart]

[Maya's Heart]

[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]

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[The judge shakes their head, disdainful]

...Well. Let's proceed.

[ i fucked upppp ]

[ standing - a little nervously, at the ready ]

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.

Eveningstar would never kill someone! She'd never!

OBJECTION!

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

[Well, Do you?]

[ . . . 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!

The burden of proof is on on the defense.

Unless you're giving up....?

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?

[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.

[ o-oh ]

. . . ah. Uhm.

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

I-I apologize. . .

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

And what does this evidence prove....?

[ 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!

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?

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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.

[You can't tell, but the Judge seems to be eying those platefuls of food.... hm]

[But the Prosecutor laughs at you!]

Mr. Flame, just because the rooms are locked doesn't mean they're not available. If anything, they are the proof, all of her dark secrets being kept behind locked doors! For wasting the court's time, I'm afraid I'll have to assign you a penalty.

[A small sliver of your lifebar flashes, in danger-- but wait a minute, isn't it the Judge's job to assign penalties?]

. . . you can't assign me a penalty! You're not the judge!

Your Honor, do you have any objections?

[The Judge is still staring at the food, hungry. Oops!]

[BAM! You feel like someone kneed you in the gut, and take a 5% penalty]

As I was saying....

[ . . . o-ow ]

[ im. okay. ]

[WELCOME TO THE LAWL]

[The Prosecutor wags their finger....] I have here a very decisive piece of evidence that proves Eveningstar's guilt.

[Present -> Evidence -> Crime Scene Photo]

TAKE THAT!

. . . Objection!

[Not even loud enough to be heard]

This puts her at the crime scene for the death of Older Sister, directly near the body.

And what is your objection, Mr. Flame?

[ w-weh. raising his voice a notch ]

This photo does not show Eveningstar in the act of murdering her older sister. It merely shows her grieving over her older sister's death - which any family member would do upon seeing their relative murdered! It doesn't pin her as the murderer at all; rather, it even shows that she's upset over murder! It's not fun for her, as you can see, and it most certainly isn't her fault!

[Is it just you or do you hear music in the background when you start speaking?]

[Well, anyway, the Prosecutor isn't phased]

Hmph, so you're not completely incompetent after all! But let's review the facts of this murder, shall we?

[The Prosecutor is talking like they expect you to know exactly what she's talking about]

[ . . . is this francisca von karma. . . ]

. . . okay? Please. Review it. . . ?

[they're certainly frilly enough to be]

You mean you aren't prepared at all, Mr. Flame? Very well, since the defense is so incompetent, I suppose I'll throw you a bone.

[The Judge does not seem to be impressed]

Perhaps next time you should look over your case file before running off your mouth, Mr. Flame.

[Maya's Heart]

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