Ace Attorney (I'll come up with a real name eventually) [RPG]

[Blade]

-==IC: Annabeth==-

Annabeth seemed surprised at the explanation, but frowned slightly, as that explained more than a few things.

"And that's when Asute found him?"

[The Truth]

"Got i' in one. Tryin' ter cover 'is dir'y laundry, yeah?" She sighed. "Cor, I wish I could accuse 'im ov bein' da killer, but I can' see it. If 'e didn't do anythin' but restrain Sunny when Sunny was snoopin' 'round proof o' 'is dirt, I can' imagine 'im killin' nobody. Givin' 'im a smack, maybe, but no' murder."

[Blade]

-==IC: Annabeth==-

Annabeth frowned, as that didn't really seem to be a good sign.

"Did you happen to see the Proto Badger mask or costume around, while you were searching?"

[The Truth]

"I weren't looking, but..I don't fnk so? I mighta seen th' suit, but I fnk I'd remember seein' what creepy mask."

[Blade]

-==IC: Annabeth==-

"Hmm..." Annabeth nodded, though something seemed off to her. She glanced over at Fischer for a moment, as she had a possible theory, but this witness seemed to be a dead-end in leads. However, she paused for a moment, and looked back to Vera. "Did you ever happen to find the missing key?"

[The Truth]

"Funny fng, that...i' never turned up."

Izabel nodded. "We searched, but we didn't find it either."

[Blade]

-==IC: Annabeth==-

Annabeth frowned as she mused that over.

"It is possible that the real killer still has it, then?" Annabeth postulated, as she couldn't find any other real explanation for it to be missing like that.

[The Truth]

Izabel raised her eyebrow. "Or...it could have been lost? But fine, if you want to claim that someone still has it...Identify them!"

The Judge nodded. "Indeed. Defense, please identify who has the key."

[Blade]

-==FIC: Annabeth==-

"Hmm..." Annabeth placed her hand on her chin, as she closed her eyes. "The person who has the key..." She inhaled sharply, as she awkwardly smiled. "Um, well, you see..." She bit her lip, and followed through, as she pointed at the most likely suspect.

"IS YOU!"

Annabeth had decided to point at the judge.

[The Truth]

~~~~~~Several minutes later~~~~~~~~~
Fischer sighed. "Aaand you lost the case. And I think he was pretty serious about getting you disbarred, too."

[Blade]

-==IC: Annabeth==-

Annabeth closed her eyes as she mused over who could be the most likely person to have the key.

"I would say..." The defense attorney carefully began, as she bit her lip for a moment. "That Mr. Anspan may have the key. He was said to be late, after all, which was also said to be unlike him. I feel that it would be worth it to look into that possibility."

[The Truth]

Izabel sighed.
"So basically, we're accusing everyone, hm? Fine, fine. He's here in the lobby. The prosecution calls Spike Anspan to the stand..."

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"Duude...Accusing me is, like, totally harsh, man. I was, like, rooting for you, dude."
He frowned. "But I can, like, totally testify for you, dude."


Witness Testimony: It Was, Like, Sunny, Dude

"I got there a bit late that day, yeah. I, like, slept through my alarm, dude. But I'm not the killer, dude, because Sunny is! I didn't want to say this since I like the guy, but the truth is, I saw him do it!"

[Blade]

-==IC: Annabeth==-

Annabeth raised an eyebrow.

"Could you elabourate on that?" She asked, as she crossed her arms.

[The Truth]

"Like, I saw him putting on that costume, man. He got it out of the supply closet, and then he pulled out the body too, man. He, like, got in costume and then pulled out the body. Put a mask on it too, dude. Like he was, like, trying to disguise it as a prop, man. But he didn't know I was watching. I kept quiet 'cause I figured it wasn't my place, but if you're gonna, like, slander me, then I have a, like, right to defend myself, man! And I saw him put on that, like, costume, man!"


Fischer tilted his head. "This costume, yes?" He pointed to a photo of the Proto Badger.

Anspan nodded. "yeah! The Blue Badger, man!  I saw Sunny put that on!"

[Blade]

-==IC: Annabeth==-

"OBJECTION!"

"You see, that is not the Blue Badger. It is the Proto Badger." Annabeth frowned slightly. Something wasn't quite adding up, but she figured that she would start with that.

[The Truth]

"What? Er, well, maybe he made a mistake, dude. The costumes look similar. So what?"

Fischer smiled. "An actor not recognizing his own costume? I doubt it. You've got him on the ropes."

[Blade]

-==IC: Annabeth==-

"OBJECTION!"

Annabeth slammed her hands on the bench, wincing a bit as she bet that she accidentally bruised them. Would be worth it if she were right, though.

"Sunny wouldn't make a mistake like that. There are too many differences in the costumes for a mistake like that to be made, especially in terms of the mask." The girl gave a small smile.

[The Truth]

"w-well, who cares why he did it, man? It doesn't matter which mask he used! He's the killer, dude!"

[Blade]

-==IC: Annabeth==-

The girl thought about the situation for a moment, and glanced over at Fischer.

"What's your take on this?" She asked quietly, as she mulled it over. Something didn't sit right with her, but Annabeth couldn't seem to place it.

[The Truth]

"He's panicking. We've almost got him. Let's try to get an alibi."