[Apharsites: Trial]

[somebodysdog]

It doesn't look like any courtroom you've ever seen. It doesn't look like any courtroom anyone's ever seen. Because Angua went for practicality, not for authenticity. She gatehered dining and kitchen chairs from as any empty apartments as she could and just hashed them together with what tables she could add

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Entrances

[somebodysdog]

Having briefed everyone, and checked that they understand the situation, Angua retires to a chair near the back, waiting for people to turn up.

Re: Entrances

[perfectblue]

Illyria arrives early and takes her seat without comment, willing to be a silent witness and one of those who would pass judgment on the human girl.

During her own reign she would have been judge, jury, and executioner. But things had changed, and at the very least she was likely to be the one here with the least possible stake in any of this.

At the very least, it would give her a break from stalking Wesley.

Re: Entrances

[wolfbitharder]

Albrecht quietly walks in, and takes a seat at the lawyer's chair nearest the defendants.

He gives a quick look around, and then looks over to his defendants.

He's not going to enjoy this.

Re: Entrances

[shelley_winters]

Shelley peers in quietly before entering, eyeing House's chair warily. Judges are scary. She's a little nervous about what she can do - they're not under English law here, which she at least knows about, but she has no clue about the circumstances of the case...

Then again, juries are supposed to be neutral. Right?

She slides into her seat, biting her lip.

Opening Statements

[somebodysdog]

 

Opening - Prosecution

[toomanypostits]

The Reaper stands and approaches the jury.

"Ladies and gentlemen," he begins, "let me lay this out for you. What we have here is a man, a leader, a prince. A man who has seen us through this wasteland at great personal cost to himself and to those closest to him. A good man; a strong man

Opening - Defense

[wolfbitharder]

Albrecht waits for Rube to finish and sit down before standing himself. He slowly makes his way towards the jury, looking at each with a sweeping glance, before speaking.

"My opponent puts forward a good argument. However, what he lacks is proof. Perhaps a number of people here have grudges with the defendants from past encounters, but does that prove that they, as my opponent so colorfully put it, 'engineered this horrible plot'?"

He gives a gesture to Rube.

"Because it seems that he has forgotten what this trial is all about. Proving, without a reasonable doubt, that they willfully and maliciously tried to poison Melaka Fray's babies. All he has to show you, ladies and gentlemen, is people's opinions. Just because the people he will bring before you feel that the defendants are capable of such crime, does that mean they actually did it?"

He narrows his eyes and gives a cold stare to the jury.

"No. It doesn't. And in no fair society should it. Hell, my clients even admitted it to being a mistake. Miss Azula over there let young

Prosecution's Case

[toomanypostits]

Rube checks his notes one more time, then takes a deep breath as he stands to call his first witness.

Initial Examination: Zuko

[toomanypostits]

"I'd like to call my first witness. I call Zuko to the stand."

Re: Initial Examination: Zuko

[princeinexile]

Zuko's palms sweat when he's nervous, but he's not right now. Stressed, yes, but not nervous. He's come up to the seat, sat himself down, and remanis almost military in his straight back, his sharp eyes.

Re: Initial Examination: Zuko

[badsidemanner]

"This is where I tell you to tell the truth," House said from his chair. "So. Tell the truth. Jesus is in the audience. If you lie, Jesus will know. But I'm not making you swear to anythnig. If you're gonig to lie on the stand, you're going to lie on the stand. So. Prosectuion, he's all yours."