Six months. And that many murders. Your luck is completely abysmal, isn't it?
[ watching and waiting. well, if that wasn't what he was best at. mordalion raises an eyebrow at the attempt at authority - don't push your luck, buddy - but nods. ]
I'll be of assistance. My experience far exceeds yours, though I perhaps lack the organisational aspect.
It's complicated. [ but, well, moving on! he doesn't even care that mordalion says he's more experienced. apollo has a healthy ego when it comes to what he does, but he's also well-aware he's still learning. ]
I can take care of the organization. I'm gonna have to figure out how to explain the point to everyone at the beginning and from there we'll split things up. And hope that the robots will bring their bodies back and those barriers go down.
It'll be difficult with some of the younger ones, probably. Teenagers tends to react badly to accusations even if they're not being actually accused of anything. [ ... ] You're quite trusting, for a lawyer. You don't know a thing about me, only my word.
[ he recognizes it as a statement, and he's content to let it lie. but... he frowns. apollo's 22, but he still thinks it's completely unfair that there are teenagers here. moreso that two of their youngest died in the last few days, too. ]
Yeah. But we can't shy away from the truth if we're onto something. [ he looks at him then, and he tilts his head slightly. trusting, huh? sure, he can let that impression lie. ] If your word is good, it'll prove itself.
[ sometimes you are just a guy who's actually perceptive in a lot of ways and gets by a lot on the art of reading tells. ]
There are many ways to loosen tongues. This is a very humane one.
[ sometimes over a century of living by your paranoia makes everyone seem trusting if they're not trying to kill you first.
apollo will notice how mordalion has very, very little to show, as far as tells go. his expression does not change without intent, and even the minute motions of his ears seem deliberate. ]
As will yours. If you're taking on the role of prosecution, there are stereotypes you'll have to prove wrong, too.
We have enough people dying, I'm not going to contribute to the problem. [ torturing people or anything like that isn't his style anyway. it is in fact something he notes with vague interest, but he keeps his observations to himself. the last couple of days have been sort of a weird blur for him, but this at least is giving him something to focus on. maybe it's why he doesn't mind.
there's the sliiightest smirk though with that though. ]
I think I can manage proving that. The prosecutors I've worked with aren't exactly good at being those stereotypes either.
Definitely not. There's little point making this worse for those of us who remain.
[ says the guy with a sword (wrapped in a hawaiian shirt) on his hip. he tilts his head in consideration. ]
Perhaps you have some luck, then. The various arms of the law I've dealt with in the past have been a mix of primarily awful personalities. Most of them didn't like me, so maybe that's contributed to bias?
[ hey as long as the sword's not pointed at him, he's fine. he can appreciate someone who actually agrees with that point. but that gets him to crack a little grin in spite of the grim circumstances. ]
The prosecutor I dealt with in my first trial was pretty awful. But when I started taking different cases, it was always Prosecutor Gavin. [ and he should explain why that matters, but give him a moment to think of how to phrase it. ] ... technically speaking, Ema and Prosecutor Gavin are on the opposing side, so we're supposed to go against each other. But she's been helpful on a lot of my cases, and he wants to find the truth just as much as I do. He believes in fairness, even if it means losing, or helping me turn the case around to solidify evidence to clear my client's name.
[ so maybe he is lucky that way. ]
But I've met some pretty underhanded, terrible people, too. You kinda can't avoid it forever in a career like this. [ but. ] What'd you do that made them dislike you? [ this isn't even blaming mordalion, this is apollo going "you obviously did something to get under their skin, which is good, but what was it?" ]
They are a rare example. Most prosecutors I've met, and many of the law graduates of my alma mater who thought arrogance equated to talent, were keen to make unsolicited claims with unfounded confidence.
[ and considering many of them were high beasts, having a lawyer who was a literal tiger trying to make baseless assumptions regarding his toxicology reports... maybe he played with fire a little. ]
I've been told that my mouth tends to run too freely. This makes me disagreeable to many, allegedly. [ with the air of someone who couldn't care less, actually. ] The judicial system is only one arm, though it held more weight in Stoicheia than in the Sanctuary. I interact with it less these days.
[ he thinks about the people in their court system who had nicknames such as the "the demon prosecutor" and goes "well at least that's consistent." he's lucky enough that people have learned, and things have changed, even if the court system is currently in flux at all times. ]
It's like I said to you. Word will prove enough. If a person is all arrogance and no substance, saying the right things will pull their entire claim apart. That goes for prosecutors, too. But uh... I can see how that'd be frustrating.
[ truthfully in normal circumstances, he's not sure he'd stop himself from sassing back either. being in key nueve and the things that have happened has tempered his personality just a bit. ]
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[ watching and waiting. well, if that wasn't what he was best at. mordalion raises an eyebrow at the attempt at authority - don't push your luck, buddy - but nods. ]
I'll be of assistance. My experience far exceeds yours, though I perhaps lack the organisational aspect.
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It's complicated. [ but, well, moving on! he doesn't even care that mordalion says he's more experienced. apollo has a healthy ego when it comes to what he does, but he's also well-aware he's still learning. ]
I can take care of the organization. I'm gonna have to figure out how to explain the point to everyone at the beginning and from there we'll split things up. And hope that the robots will bring their bodies back and those barriers go down.
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[ not a question. ]
It'll be difficult with some of the younger ones, probably. Teenagers tends to react badly to accusations even if they're not being actually accused of anything. [ ... ] You're quite trusting, for a lawyer. You don't know a thing about me, only my word.
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Yeah. But we can't shy away from the truth if we're onto something. [ he looks at him then, and he tilts his head slightly. trusting, huh? sure, he can let that impression lie. ] If your word is good, it'll prove itself.
[ sometimes you are just a guy who's actually perceptive in a lot of ways and gets by a lot on the art of reading tells. ]
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[ sometimes over a century of living by your paranoia makes everyone seem trusting if they're not trying to kill you first.
apollo will notice how mordalion has very, very little to show, as far as tells go. his expression does not change without intent, and even the minute motions of his ears seem deliberate. ]
As will yours. If you're taking on the role of prosecution, there are stereotypes you'll have to prove wrong, too.
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there's the sliiightest smirk though with that though. ]
I think I can manage proving that. The prosecutors I've worked with aren't exactly good at being those stereotypes either.
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[ says the guy with a sword (wrapped in a hawaiian shirt) on his hip. he tilts his head in consideration. ]
Perhaps you have some luck, then. The various arms of the law I've dealt with in the past have been a mix of primarily awful personalities. Most of them didn't like me, so maybe that's contributed to bias?
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The prosecutor I dealt with in my first trial was pretty awful. But when I started taking different cases, it was always Prosecutor Gavin. [ and he should explain why that matters, but give him a moment to think of how to phrase it. ] ... technically speaking, Ema and Prosecutor Gavin are on the opposing side, so we're supposed to go against each other. But she's been helpful on a lot of my cases, and he wants to find the truth just as much as I do. He believes in fairness, even if it means losing, or helping me turn the case around to solidify evidence to clear my client's name.
[ so maybe he is lucky that way. ]
But I've met some pretty underhanded, terrible people, too. You kinda can't avoid it forever in a career like this. [ but. ] What'd you do that made them dislike you? [ this isn't even blaming mordalion, this is apollo going "you obviously did something to get under their skin, which is good, but what was it?" ]
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[ and considering many of them were high beasts, having a lawyer who was a literal tiger trying to make baseless assumptions regarding his toxicology reports... maybe he played with fire a little. ]
I've been told that my mouth tends to run too freely. This makes me disagreeable to many, allegedly. [ with the air of someone who couldn't care less, actually. ] The judicial system is only one arm, though it held more weight in Stoicheia than in the Sanctuary. I interact with it less these days.
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It's like I said to you. Word will prove enough. If a person is all arrogance and no substance, saying the right things will pull their entire claim apart. That goes for prosecutors, too. But uh... I can see how that'd be frustrating.
[ truthfully in normal circumstances, he's not sure he'd stop himself from sassing back either. being in key nueve and the things that have happened has tempered his personality just a bit. ]
What're the other arms then?