(May 8th) (Bleach / Phoenix Wright) Order In The Court : Part VIII
Title: Order In The Court: Part VIII
Day/Theme: 8th May / You know that ghost is me
Series: Bleach / Phoenix Wright
Character/Pairing: Apollo, Klavier, Hinamori
Rating: G
"So," Apollo said gently, "you were always very attached to Captain Aizen." He didn't need to have the rest of the Defense team whispering at him to be careful with the poor thing. The girl was clearly on the edge of breaking down and crying her eyes out.
"Of course," Hinamori Momo sniffled. "He was so understanding, so helpful, guiding me and letting me work hard to prove myself . . ."
"Ach, fraulein," Klavier said, ignoring some ominous whip-cracking and finger-snapping from behind him, "don't blame yourself. It's clear that Aizen Sousuke was a good man. He wouldn't want to see you torturing yourself in this way."
"Let's go over the evidence again," Apollo said. "If you'd just repeat your statement . . ." He focused his senses into that state of hyperfunction where he'd be able to perceive any odd behaviour on her part. She might know something without realising that she knew it.
"Well," Hinamori said, eyes big and fragile, "I went to visit Aizen-taichou that night, as I was worried by some of the things which had been going on."
"What things?" Apollo asked.
"Oh, the intruders, and Abarai Renji acting oddly, and all the fighting."
Apollo nodded. "Please go on." To one side, he could see Phoenix scribbling interview Abarai Renji.
"So when I went to see Aizen-taichou," Hinamori quavered, "he was writing something at his desk. He said that I could sit and wait until he'd finished. I fell asleep, and when I woke up I was late for a meeting, so I hurried to get there, and I saw -- I saw -- Aizen-taichou pinned to the wall by his own zanpakutou!"
She started sniffling again.
"At what time did you fall asleep?" Apollo asked. "And when did you wake up?"
Hinamori frowned. "I don't remember exactly what time it was. I remember that it was late when I got there, already past eleven o'clock. I woke up at ten to nine. The alarm clock was going off. Aizen-taichou must have set it before he went out."
Both Mia and Phoenix scribbled something down.
"And was Captain Aizen still working when you went to sleep?"
Hinamori nodded. Her bottom lip wobbled. "He was always so devoted, so hard-working, so sincere . . ."
Apollo leaned forward, hands grasping the rail of his podium. "I think there's more to it than that, vice-captain."
Her lip wobbled more. Yes! The tell-tale sign of emotional disturbance. "I -- I --"
"I think there's something you aren't telling us," Apollo pushed. "I think that you're struggling to repress something. What are you holding back, vice-captain? What aren't you saying?"
Hinamori quailed before his piercing glare. "I --"
Apollo slapped both hands down. "Tell us!"
"I'm going to kill whoever did it!" she screamed, pulling out her sword and flailing it round her head. Balls of fire shot here, there, and everywhere, and would have hit Apollo if Trucy hadn't jumped on top of him and knocked him down. "I'm going to find them and kill them and gut them and fry them and roast them and tear their arms off and hit them with the soggy ends and make them pay for killing Aizen-taichou! They're going to pay! I will avenge Aizen-taichou! There will be blood! And fire! And lots of blood! And lots of fire! And --"
She was carried off, still screaming, by a couple of the other vice-captains.
Apollo very nervously poked his head up again and spat out some dust. "The witness has demonstrated clear emotional involvement," he said hopefully.
"Objection!" Klavier snapped. He swung a hand back to gesture dramatically. "How can you be so harsh about the poor fraulein's grief? And what has it got to do with the bare facts of her testimony?"
"Hold it!" Apollo snarled. "All that the testimony establishes is that Captain Aizen left his room at a point after eleven o'clock and before ten to nine! It doesn't in any way incriminate the defendant!"
Klavier leaned forward, smirking in a way that drew a number of feminine sighs from the audience. "That, Herr Forehead, remains to be seen."
Yamamoto rapped his staff on the bench. "Next witness!"
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Compilation Order in the Court post.
Day/Theme: 8th May / You know that ghost is me
Series: Bleach / Phoenix Wright
Character/Pairing: Apollo, Klavier, Hinamori
Rating: G
"So," Apollo said gently, "you were always very attached to Captain Aizen." He didn't need to have the rest of the Defense team whispering at him to be careful with the poor thing. The girl was clearly on the edge of breaking down and crying her eyes out.
"Of course," Hinamori Momo sniffled. "He was so understanding, so helpful, guiding me and letting me work hard to prove myself . . ."
"Ach, fraulein," Klavier said, ignoring some ominous whip-cracking and finger-snapping from behind him, "don't blame yourself. It's clear that Aizen Sousuke was a good man. He wouldn't want to see you torturing yourself in this way."
"Let's go over the evidence again," Apollo said. "If you'd just repeat your statement . . ." He focused his senses into that state of hyperfunction where he'd be able to perceive any odd behaviour on her part. She might know something without realising that she knew it.
"Well," Hinamori said, eyes big and fragile, "I went to visit Aizen-taichou that night, as I was worried by some of the things which had been going on."
"What things?" Apollo asked.
"Oh, the intruders, and Abarai Renji acting oddly, and all the fighting."
Apollo nodded. "Please go on." To one side, he could see Phoenix scribbling interview Abarai Renji.
"So when I went to see Aizen-taichou," Hinamori quavered, "he was writing something at his desk. He said that I could sit and wait until he'd finished. I fell asleep, and when I woke up I was late for a meeting, so I hurried to get there, and I saw -- I saw -- Aizen-taichou pinned to the wall by his own zanpakutou!"
She started sniffling again.
"At what time did you fall asleep?" Apollo asked. "And when did you wake up?"
Hinamori frowned. "I don't remember exactly what time it was. I remember that it was late when I got there, already past eleven o'clock. I woke up at ten to nine. The alarm clock was going off. Aizen-taichou must have set it before he went out."
Both Mia and Phoenix scribbled something down.
"And was Captain Aizen still working when you went to sleep?"
Hinamori nodded. Her bottom lip wobbled. "He was always so devoted, so hard-working, so sincere . . ."
Apollo leaned forward, hands grasping the rail of his podium. "I think there's more to it than that, vice-captain."
Her lip wobbled more. Yes! The tell-tale sign of emotional disturbance. "I -- I --"
"I think there's something you aren't telling us," Apollo pushed. "I think that you're struggling to repress something. What are you holding back, vice-captain? What aren't you saying?"
Hinamori quailed before his piercing glare. "I --"
Apollo slapped both hands down. "Tell us!"
"I'm going to kill whoever did it!" she screamed, pulling out her sword and flailing it round her head. Balls of fire shot here, there, and everywhere, and would have hit Apollo if Trucy hadn't jumped on top of him and knocked him down. "I'm going to find them and kill them and gut them and fry them and roast them and tear their arms off and hit them with the soggy ends and make them pay for killing Aizen-taichou! They're going to pay! I will avenge Aizen-taichou! There will be blood! And fire! And lots of blood! And lots of fire! And --"
She was carried off, still screaming, by a couple of the other vice-captains.
Apollo very nervously poked his head up again and spat out some dust. "The witness has demonstrated clear emotional involvement," he said hopefully.
"Objection!" Klavier snapped. He swung a hand back to gesture dramatically. "How can you be so harsh about the poor fraulein's grief? And what has it got to do with the bare facts of her testimony?"
"Hold it!" Apollo snarled. "All that the testimony establishes is that Captain Aizen left his room at a point after eleven o'clock and before ten to nine! It doesn't in any way incriminate the defendant!"
Klavier leaned forward, smirking in a way that drew a number of feminine sighs from the audience. "That, Herr Forehead, remains to be seen."
Yamamoto rapped his staff on the bench. "Next witness!"
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Compilation Order in the Court post.