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

[threadspinner]

Me too. He's a horrible person.

Re: first case

[boxupallthebutterflies]

[...did not expect Daisy to be quite as vehement]

You agree, then?

Re: first case

[threadspinner]

Yes. Such a shame he had to neglect his own sister-- not only that, he obviously had malicious intent, insuring that his sister would be mauled.

[ i've been in a bad mood let's kill some people ]

Re: first case

[boxupallthebutterflies]

[b-baby]

He has committed a wrongdoing, whatever the scale. What punishment are you inclined to suggest...?

Re: first case

[threadspinner]

Well, we can't actually prove his intent without questioning him...but from the rhyme, we do know that he left his sister behind. If she was presumably suffering from the same injuries as he, then he might have left her to die.

Is pushing him down another hill allowed?

Re: first case

[boxupallthebutterflies]

We would have to ensure that falling down the hill would be non-fatal, which is complicated when he already has a head injury. I suggested abandoning him for a bit himself, but Ariel is not taking well to the suggestion...

Re: first case

[threadspinner]

Put him in time out.

Re: first case

[boxupallthebutterflies]

[...cackle cackle!] How juvenile...! And yet, appropriate.

Re: first case

[threadspinner]

And he wouldn't get hurt. Perhaps we should also award Jill one of Jack's desserts as compensation for her injury.

Re: first case

[boxupallthebutterflies]

It must be the best dessert.

Re: first case

[threadspinner]

It wouldn't be a decent punishment otherwise.

Re: first case

[boxupallthebutterflies]

I hope his time-out is also somewhere very lonely.

Re: first case

[threadspinner]

In a room with absolutely no fun things.

Re: first case

[silentknight]

He got hurt too. We don't know any of that, it's just guessing.

Re: first case

[threadspinner]

True. But he did leave his sister behind, which is at least cause for a punishment of some sort.

Re: first case

[silentknight]

He hit his head. Maybe he couldn't think and was confused!

Re: first case

[threadspinner]

Why wouldn't he go back for her after he wrapped up his injury?

Re: first case

[silentknight]

His head injury? Maybe he couldn't!

Re: first case

[threadspinner]

Well he made it home in the first place, I doubt it was serious.

Re: first case

[silentknight]

Beatrice said we can ask questions about it.

Why do you want bad things to happen to him?

Re: first case

[likeawritingdesk]

[peridot girls are arguing

unsure if legit to say anything]

Re: first case

[silentknight]

What do you think?

Re: first case

[likeawritingdesk]

Ah-- well, I think... I think a lot of assumptions have been made on both sides... we can't actually tell what motivations are with what we know?

Re: first case

[threadspinner]

Then let's ask questions. I'd hate to incriminate someone who was actually innocent.

[ deliberately not answering that second question ]

Re: first case

[silentknight]

Daisy... what's wrong?