peridot

[dramatispersonae]

You find yourself in a beautiful red room, the edges of each wall adorned with real gold accents. At the center of the room is a long table, several chairs on either side of it, perfect for very serious conferences. In the middle of the table is a plate of strawberry jam tarts atop it, one per teammate present.

In the corner of the room is a hole in the ground, only large enough for a small animal to fit through. Next to it is a flat iron bar, curled at its tip, where a golden bell has been hung from it.

Finally, on one wall is a large poster which reads (or you find read aloud to you, if you cannot read):

Jack and Jill went up the hill to fetch a pail of water.
Jack fell down and broke his crown
And Jill came tumbling after.

Up got Jack, and home did trot
As fast as he could caper.
He went to bed and bound his head
With vinegar and brown paper.

Comments

Re: first case

[silentknight]

He's hurt. That's not good enough? And it doesn't say his sister died.

Re: first case

[boxupallthebutterflies]

By the rules of the game, we must punish him somehow. Is it all right as long as she didn't die?

Re: first case

[silentknight]

No, it's not all right, but he hit his head, right? That means maybe he didn't know what he was doing.

Re: first case

[boxupallthebutterflies]

Are crimes committed in ignorance also acceptable?

Re: first case

[silentknight]

No, never. But they're not the same as ones that were meant, so they shouldn't all be thought of the same way.

Re: first case

[boxupallthebutterflies]

...I don't see why my suggestion is unacceptable under that light. He abandoned his sister, so it would be good to show him abandonment, so he understands his sin. And that is all the punishment would be. It would surely be no longer than overnight at most.

Re: first case

[silentknight]

But if he didn't remember he had a sister, maybe he already knows that! Maybe he couldn't control what he did!

Re: first case

[boxupallthebutterflies]

You seem to be arguing for no punishment at all. If you feel so strongly, what punishment would you suggest?

Re: first case

[silentknight]

[shrugs]

Apology. And doing things for her. Like chores.

Re: first case

[boxupallthebutterflies]

...How mild...

How's this. Why don't we ask about the details of the case? At this point we are guessing with no confirmation either way.

Re: first case

[silentknight]

Fine.

Re: first case

[boxupallthebutterflies]

According to the rabbit, his injury wasn't enough to addle his brain.

Re: first case

[silentknight]

So... it's that he wanted to kill his sister... but did she die? Wanting to do something and doing it... it's different.

Re: first case

[boxupallthebutterflies]

...You think a murderer is only wrong if he's successful? It's not just "wanting". It was an attempt.

Re: first case

[silentknight]

Just do what you want. Your idea is fine.

Re: first case

[boxupallthebutterflies]

...Fine.

Re: first case

[silentknight]

You just seem to understand it better.

Re: first case

[boxupallthebutterflies]

...I'm intimately familiar with people accidentally leading other people off of cliffs, you know. And I think people's ugly personalities are more telling than how many people they actually managed to kill.

Re: first case

[silentknight]

I think we don't know all the reasons things happened and people can change. But that's probably just stupid.

Re: first case

[boxupallthebutterflies]

I'm not discounting those things. But she asks for punishment. So we shall punish him. We ought to honor Jill, and heal her wounds, as Jack has already gone to heal his.

Re: first case

[silentknight]

If you think that would help her.

Re: first case

[boxupallthebutterflies]

Ignoring her and sympathizing only with Jack gives her nothing.

Re: first case

[silentknight]

I wasn't.

Re: first case

[boxupallthebutterflies]

[just huffs, attempting to compose herself]

Re: first case

[silentknight]

But we were talking about him, and we didn't have so many details.