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candybox2016-12-10 09:48 pm
ephemerous) wrote in candybox2016-12-10 09:48 pm
FOR LILI - the stupidest AA AU ever
[It's 23rd December, and this year, Christmas in Los Angeles has been blighted by terrible tragedy for many shoppers. A customer at Gatewater Mall, Elle Noelson, was found dead the day prior at the back of Santa's Grotto, the corpse hidden in a sack on Santa's Sleigh. Naturally, the murder was pinned on Santa himself, or his real name, Nick Saint, 48 years old and father of Christmas two.
What with most prosecutors having already signed off on leave for Christmas, Chief Prosecutor Edgeworth had requested a favour from Nahyuta, a travelling international prosecutor from the mystical Kingdom of Khura'in. He obliged.
Which is why he's standing in court on the prosecutor's bench today, determined to prosecute the defendant, Nick Saint, with all his might.
Or he would be, but when the judge asks if the prosecution is ready to begin the trial, he's simply standing there, deep in prayer. This could take a while.]
What with most prosecutors having already signed off on leave for Christmas, Chief Prosecutor Edgeworth had requested a favour from Nahyuta, a travelling international prosecutor from the mystical Kingdom of Khura'in. He obliged.
Which is why he's standing in court on the prosecutor's bench today, determined to prosecute the defendant, Nick Saint, with all his might.
Or he would be, but when the judge asks if the prosecution is ready to begin the trial, he's simply standing there, deep in prayer. This could take a while.]
uses the slightly less ridiculous looking account
She has everything she needs, she thinks, and she remains steadfast as they move to begin the trial. When asked if ready to proceed, she nods, and then... she waits.
and waits.
and waits some more before looking awkwardly from the judge to the man across the court, still standing there praying silently. She coughs lightly into her closed fist. ]
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... My apologies. I was offering my prayers to the victim, so that she may begin her journey to the Twilight Realm. The prosecution is now ready; let us begin the last rites of the victim.
[This is now a funeral service and not a court of law, apparently. Hopefully Lior came prepared.]
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She lets her hands rest on the top of the bench, dark eyes watching Nahyuta and the smile he wears. She knew of his title as the "Last Rights Prosecutor" but she isn't so well versed in his past deeds as she would like to be.
The judge prompts him again: "Your opening statement, Prosecutor Sahdmadhi, if you would be so kind." ]
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[He takes out one of the many scrolls he carries with him, and unfurls it across the prosecutor's bench as he scans through his summary.]
Nick Saint has been charged with murder. The victim of this terrible act was Elle Noelson, a shopper who that day had been going about her Christmas shopping.
The cause of death was blunt force trauma to the skull. As for where the victim was discovered, please observe these crime scene photos.
[He submits both the autopsy report and the crime scene photo to the court. The latter depicts... a sleigh inside the mall, with real life reindeer attached.]
As you can see, this is a depiction of the cultural tradition of Santa Claus. I have read extensively on this, and have noted that Santa rides in a sleigh on Christmas, delivering gifts to children who are well behaved. He does this with his 'Naughty or Nice list', in which he has all the names of children-- [He seems to be reviewing this information more for his own benefit than anyone else. 'What a delightful scene!' the judge interjects before Nahyuta can get carried away with his unnecessary explanation. 'But where is the victim?']
Ah, yes, I was just getting to that part. [No he wasn't.] Please observe the sack on the sleigh. When the sleigh is viewed from behind, one can see its grisly contents.
[He submits a second photo. The sack is half open, and spilling out of it is a red-haired woman, motionless, mouth agape and unseeing eyes staring up.]
The murder weapon was difficult to locate at first. But judging by the bloodstain traces and fingerprint analysis, it was a giant candy cane recovered inside Santa's Grotto at the scene of the crime. Perhaps by pretending it was an ordinary prop hidden in plain sight, the defendant thought our forensic experts would overlook such a thing.
[He pauses to let all this information sink in. As he does so, he looks over at the defence with another serene smile, his eyes boring into Lioriley as if daring her to raise any objections to the information so far.]
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She turns her attention to the photos and visibly winces, clearly disturbed by the contents despite how many times she's seen far more grisly murders. There's a look of sadness in her eyes, grief for the victim, but she manages to will that somber expression away when she looks up to Nahyuta - only to find him staring, eyes boring into her like laser beams. Beautiful, beautiful laser beams.
That's... kind of terrifying. ]
While there is no doubt that said candy cane is the murder weapon. [ She says, daring to accept his silent challenge. She folds her arms over her chest in classic confident attorney fashion. ] There is no concrete indication that my client is the one to use it. There were hundreds of fingerprints on that prop alone.
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[There are murmurs from the gallery. Nahyuta grabs the end of his scroll as if ready to roll it back up again.]
Thus, if you have no further objections to the murder weapon, we can conclude this trial and have the verdict handed down, so that the victim may be laid to rest. Thank you for being so cooperative.
[He looks to the judge expectantly, who looks bewildered. 'Are trials really so brief in Khura'in...?']
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She opens her mouth to argue her point further, saying something along the lines of — Those can't be the only fingerprints. or There's more than one way to swing a candy cane. Or something equally as stupid.
She doesn't get that far, however, when Nahyuta is basically wrapping up the trial before it even starts. ]
That does not prove anything! [ She shouts — no, that's not the right word. She slightly raises her voice, a frown creasing her lips. ] I have not had the chance to make my case, and I will not leave this room until I see my client freed from these charges. You have said your piece, so must I speak mine. [ You dick. ]
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You are making a lot of noise, but I have yet to hear anything from you yet of substance, Ms Lioriley. [does she have a surname in this AU idk] By all means cease with dramatic declarations and say your piece, so that we may continue this trial.
[He's willing to listen, though he's very unlikely to agree with a word she says.]
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If only because you were so quick to dismiss my argument before I even had the chance to begin. [ She notes, giving him a pointed look before procuring her own papers before her. She doesn't have a fancy scroll like Nahyuta, but good old fashioned paper does the job well enough. ]
As Prosecutor Nahyuta has already informed us, it is likely that the oversized candy cane prop is the murder weapon. However, there is no confirmation that it was swung "Like a bat", nor that my client, Mr. Nick Saint, is the one that swung it at all.
[ She gives Nahyuta another look, as if waiting for him to interject before she continues. She clears her throat. ] The victim's body was found in the Grotto by a security guard after the mall had closed, but the autopsy suggests that she could have been there for a few hours beforehand. My client is a - er - diligent worker. [ She may be exaggerating. ] And there is plenty of photographic evidence to recount how long he sat in that chair taking pictures with children. He would not have the time to bludgeon someone, drag their body into a sack, and set it into place without anyone noticing.
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[With this sermon done, he looks over to the witness stand.]
Detective, please take the stand, and illuminate this sinner's misconceptions. We will start with the murder weapon.
[The detective, as with all of Nahyuta's cases, is his partner Ema Skye. She's slightly disgruntled to be brought in as part of his sermon to the defence, not being religious in the slightest, but she obliges in testifying. She brings a model replica of the murder weapon into court, demonstrating how the prints indicate it was held by the accused. A suspicious two-handed grip at the base, where it could easily be held and swung. The bloodstains were wiped away, but they still stain the end of the candy cane, and are consistent with the victim's blood.
Satisfied with that testimony, Nahyuta looks back at Lioriley.]
Well, defence? Feel free to cross-examine her testimony, but the evidence is already damning. [The rest of her objections to the prosecution's case, he'll pick apart in a short while.]
WTF AM I DOING CANDACE!!!!!
And he's also insulting her, which is... super rude?? And wholly unnecessary. She stares at him while he speaks, brows furrowing slightly and she looks like she wants to defend herself — but she decides it better to just ... not. There's more important things at hand than the monk's sermon and commentary about how horrible lawyers are. Rude.
She turns her attention to Ema, listening intently as she speaks. Things aren't sounding great for her defendant, but she doesn't seem entirely perturbed by the testimony; like she already knows something they don't. Or she's pokerfacing like a champ right now. ]
Based on the evidence, Ms. Noelson was struck from behind on the right side of her skull, correct? [ She hums, extending her hand and asking to see the murder weapon to accent the point she's about to make. ] How is it, then, that my client hit her in such a fashion. [ She's holding the candy cane like a bat, right hand atop the left. As she speaks, she switches sides, left over the right. ] If he is left handed?