The court system, overburdened by the massive number of crimes being committed, introduces a radical new method for settling cases more quickly: the bench trial system. Both prosecution and defense face each other in open court and have three days t...
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October 18, 2016, 11:08 AM
District Court
Defendant Lobby No. 3
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Phoenix: Mr. WP?
Will: Y-yes?
Phoenix: Tell me straight: were you really in your dressing room? You didn't go to the studio?
Will: I-I didn't go to the studio! I was s-sleeping, honest.
Maya: So who was the "Steel Samurai" in that security photo?
Will: How should I know? The Steel Samurai costume was off in the corner of the dressing room. Anyone could have walked in and taken it, really.
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(Y/N): Yeah, how come you didn't lock your dressing room? If I was going to sleep, I wouldn't want anyone walking in.
Will: I only wanted to take a nap! If someone needed me, they could've just woke me up! So that's why I left it unlocked. I couldn't imagine anyone would want to steal a Steel Samurai costume! So... where does this leave me?
Phoenix: It doesn't look good...
Will: *sniff*
Phoenix: You're the only likely suspect, right now.
(Y/N): Speaking of which, why don't we start listing off unlikely suspects now? I think that could help.
Phoenix: Huh? Sure. I don't think the assistant could've done it, for one. She's not large enough for the Steel Samurai costume, and she'd definitely struggle carrying the spear. And she didn't know about Powers's ankle either.
Maya: The security guard probably couldn't have either, unless she's got some secret weight-lifting regimen we don't know about.
(Y/N): And I don't think that kid could've done it either, for obvious reasons.
Phoenix: So then, that leaves...
(Y/N): The victim himself? Maybe?
Maya: Wha-? Why would The Evil Magistrate steal The Steel Samurai's costume?
(Y/N): I dunno. Motive's still pretty unclear for anyone, really. Maybe he took it for a joyride.
Phoenix: But he's got the right body size for it. And I think he could lift that spear too. But the spear was the murder weapon. Even if it was Jack Hammer in that suit in the photo, someone else needed to have stabbed him with it...
(Y/N): There's really no one else, huh...?
Phoenix: Not at the moment, no.
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Phoenix: First, we play for more time. We'll start targeting someone else that could conceivably have done this!
Maya: Right! And it'll take them so long to shoot us down that we can get another day!
Phoenix: Right... but if we pick the wrong person, we might lose on the spot.
(Y/N): *groan* I don't like this, but we don't have any other options.
Will: You... don't sound very optimistic.
Phoenix: I'm not optimistic at all, actually.
(Y/N): Hey, don't worry, Nick. When there's a Will, there's a Fey!
Phoenix: ...
Maya: ...
Will: ...
(Y/N): ...Get it? (Please laugh.)
Maya: Hey, Nick. It's time.
Phoenix: Okay. Let's go. *sigh*
Will: What does that mean... Please don't sigh like that! *sniff*
(Y/N): (I'm going to lie in bed at night thinking about this for the rest of my life.)
