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[partlyhuman.livejournal.com]

PLOT ROLL CALL

If you have

• a character who witnessed an attack, or were themselves attacked by Rose during her temporary Loss
  
• a character who is supernatural in origin (vampires, werewolves, witches, ghosts, etc.) to act as judge/jury for the case
  
• a character who likes rubbernecking courtroom drama
  
  

then this plot is for you!



Cole's calling for a trial for Rose's Loss-induced attacks on the populace. This will probably take place in a few weeks depending on when it's convenient for Rose's mun and everyone else involved, (I'll update this!) If you sign up in this post assume Cole sent your character a judicial summons, which will mention specifically their expected role depending on what it is you want your character to be. (Though not obviously if they're on the defense team or witnesses for the defense).

We'll need 12 jury members and 1 judge, however many witnesses were present and want to testify (either for the defense or the prosecution), and if anyone wants to volunteer to be Rose's defense lawyer / team, etc.

Despite that Cole can be a bastard, he'll be playing it by the book and pushing for a verdict of aggravated assault against Rose. Rose's mun has said that she wants Rose to be acquitted and that's how the trial will go, but even if you think your character would vote guilty on the jury feel free to volunteer them, I'm told that Paradisa has no legal system (but that Iron Man's mun Paulie is working on setting one up?), so in lieu of anything else I'm assuming the jury can go as low as 9-3 not-guilty without a mistrial.

Also if I make any mistakes or if any of this is untrue for any reason, please tell me. I'm not a lawyer myself, I only play one on tv.

JUDGE

• oftheforsaken
  

JURY COUNT

1. moleculars
   
2. protects
   
3. hasnoneeds
   
4. possiblycantdie
   
5. hellshaped
   
6. mal_addict
   
7. ruined_jaw
   
8. imnotjenkins
   
9. ectobabble
   
10. toerags
    
11. heliotroping
    
12. vivatsomnum
    

WITNESSES

1. thehumanfactor (prosecution)
   
2. demonologist (defense)
   
3. lady_maz (defense)
   
4. miseternity (defense)
   
5. thisisprogress (defense)
   
6. bostrumite (defense)
   

THE ACCUSED

• my_bff_trevor
  

DEFENSE TEAM

1. hulloeverything
   
2. lawyerlarry
   
3. stepladdersduh
   

PROSECUTION

• partlyhuman
  

GUESTS

1. buryyoualive
   
2. miseternity
   

(This plot is mod approved btw.)

Comments

[molecules]

YES YES YES YES YES YES YES. Of course.

Please sign Piper up for a jury member! To see Cole in action? Might prove to her that he is actually trying to be good - and succeeding rather well! :D

IDK about the schedule thing since I have projects due in the next three weeks, but I'm free any time - I just have uni and work (plus projects) to do which might mean I might be a slow tagger/be backdating if the date is soon (or has a project scheduled on it). ;)

[partlyhuman.livejournal.com]

I LIKE THAT ENTHUSIASM

/edits the post. And he's totally trying to be good, yes ;; His heart's in the right place Piper, even if his brain is missing some vital information...

I'm thinking if we have all the vital facts outlined and everyone knows the outcome, we can work on a much more relaxed and sliding backtagging schedule that works for everybody. ...ideally anyway...

[thehumanfactor.livejournal.com]

8Db Jamie will totally testify! No one eats the Doctor and gets away with it, darnit.

[partlyhuman.livejournal.com]

DAMN RIGHT

now you got me wondering what flavor the Doctor has

[partlyhuman.livejournal.com]

Roflll, added!

He better not disrupt too much or he'll get chucked out for contempt. ;)

[leon.livejournal.com]

I can offer up Angel for a vampiric member of the jury ... but he will think this whole thing is ridiculous--possibly be very vocal about as much, and vote not guilty because she was under the influence of the castle and not in control of herself at the time.

[partlyhuman.livejournal.com]

XD That's probably why Rose will end up being acquitted! Although she might get a few jury members vote guilty. Especially if Cole tries to prove it wasn't a Loss, or tries to cast doubt on same.

Thank you for volunteering. :3

[succubitch]

Lilah will probably come to watch Cole's lawyer skills in action, at the very least.

[partlyhuman.livejournal.com]

That would be spectacular. If you'd like to assume Cole sent her a front row seat--he knows she's bamf, and he's eager to try to impress her a little. :3

[hasnoneeds.livejournal.com]

Komachi here is a shinigami, and she works for the Judge of Hell so she might be interested in assisting the system as a member of the jury.

[partlyhuman.livejournal.com]

That's excellent, she's definitely added! Thank you so much. :3

[optimystically.livejournal.com]

DID SOMEONE SAY COURTROOM DRAMA?

This girl rubbernecks at this kind of stuff for a living... and would be happy to assist whoever ends up as the defense attorney?

[partlyhuman.livejournal.com]

YES I was hoping this would happen :DDD

Ever since I played off a Maya like three years ago in a panfandom game I have loved her to bits ;; She's added! And I changed it to defense team because my brain is slow tonight.

[demonologist]

Wes was attacked so I guess he could be a reluctant witness? He doesn't want to support the prosecution, however, sorry Cole. :D

[partlyhuman.livejournal.com]

That's fine! :3 Cole will want to cross-examine him to strengthen his case, but he can always be one of the defense's primary witnesses. :D

[thiefoflight.livejournal.com]

THIS ISN'T THE CHARACTER I WOULD BE VOLUNTEERING, BUT

What are you looking for in a judge? I have a certain someone (http://paradisa.wikia.com/wiki/Sylvanas_Windrunner) who is rather impartial, completely a supernatural type, who is an effective leader who takes no shit from no one and very well has experience in these matters...

This is a for maybe, though!

[partlyhuman.livejournal.com]

That sounds good! Get back to me when you decide? :3

[hulloeverything.livejournal.com]

I LOVE this idea SO MUCH!

If none of the lawyer characters step up, Eleven would totally be all over defending her... even though he was nommed himself.

Otherwise, he'd go, but be a very VERY obnoxiously stubborn witness... Who would be trying to prove the case FROM THE WITNESS STAND. Darien was in the attack post, too. I gave permission for him to be nommed, but it never played out, I'd have to clarify with Rose!Mun on whether or not it happened.

I would offer any of the rest of mine for jurors... but they're all age 16 or under, so that probably wouldn't fly...

[demonologist]

I love this. I was thinking about Wes being very similar, but he's been through so much plotwise lately, so I will leave it in your capable hands and just have Wes as another 'yes, I was nommed but it's just the castle' witnesses.

[fishy-go-byebye.livejournal.com]

Oh, I would offer Del for the jury, but she's often young and very rarely there enough to care about proceedings like trials.

[partlyhuman.livejournal.com]

dfng the thought was sweet though ♥ Cole still doesn't get her at all, man, and he probably never will.

[possiblycantdie]

I'll put Mina in for jury :D She may not be willing to be involved, may track you down to ask what the hell, but she knows she has to. Even if there is no legal system to force her :P

[partlyhuman.livejournal.com]

Mina's juror number four! Provided she does show up, Cole can't quote civic duty in a strange land not their own, after all :( And she's technically a citizen of the Crown, isn't she. Man it's magic we don't gotta explain shit

ngl I hoped you'd volunteer :3

[compels]

Damon will be in attendance lurking in a back corner. 8| Also he may be called as a witness since he was attacked and took her out with Wesley, keeping her locked up for the remainder of her loss so that she couldn't hurt anyone else. This may provide a defense of "so you felt she needed to be drugged and contained and controlled so that people wouldn't get hurt."


It sure is a good thing he never told anyone he was planning to kill her ...

[partlyhuman.livejournal.com]

That sounds excellent! I'll put him in as guest and witness, just so I don't lose track but I will totally forget something important I'm sure

ROFL yes seriously

[lady-maz.livejournal.com]

It's on like Donkey Kong! X-D Love it!!

Though Marian will probably defending Rose as much as the Eleventh Doctor, who's a victim too! ;-D Going wild about fearing that she'd be punished and hurt etc. She might also question why Rose is being pursuited, when those who want to hunt her down seemed rather violent.

AND she'll also be all moved by Cole's good intentions, in the middle of it all! <3

I got a bit of an eye problem and am working like crazy, but I've been to the doc and work load will cease soon enough! :-D

[partlyhuman.livejournal.com]

So she will definitely be answering the summons as a witness then? :D Cole will be happy to see her, even if she's not on his side ;; And he'll question himself about that after it's all over but it's kinda immoral for a DA not to argue his case fully and Cole is stubborn as fuck

[custodismundi.livejournal.com]

This one falls into the category of ANNOYING IDIOTS WHO WILL SOAPBOX ABOUT DANGEROUS LOSSES NOT BEING BLAMED ON THE LOSS-GOER AND LECTURING THE PROSECUTION. Prepare to be annoyed, Cole sdfgdjdndk <3

[lady-maz.livejournal.com]

YESSSSSSSSSSS!!!! X-D

I was so hoping for this! <3 <3 <3

[userless]

Gibson here got attacked, though since he doesn't have any blood no lasting harm was done! He'll also want to not really support the prosecution because it reminds him too much of the virus infection from his canon, haha.

[partlyhuman.livejournal.com]

dfgsndfjkg so he'll be answering the summons as a witness for the defense, I assume? Cole will probably keep his cross-examination short, in that case.

I had no idea so many people were attacked ndsfjdfgd I would've taken better notes

[thisisprogress.livejournal.com]

Haha, totally going to get Nikola Tesla into this. While he himself is a vampire, he is trying to keep it a secret so he'll probably just show up as a vampire researcher.

You can put him on the jury or as a witness, since a)he knows Rose well, b)he was almost attacked by her and c)did I mention that he's researched vampires all his life? That being said, he'll totally be for the defense side, and don't be surprised if he acts all deadpan through the questioning.

[partlyhuman.livejournal.com]

He sounds like he'd do well as a character witness for Rose, since he can vouch for her not typically being aggressive! But I can put him on the jury if you'd prefer?

[duchess-archer.livejournal.com]

Ooh, can I sign Archer up to be a juror? He will be super lazy and at least somewhat annoying, fair warning, so yeah.

[partlyhuman.livejournal.com]

Is he supernatural? :O I've only seen an episode or so of his canon, but I always assumed it was more like a comedic James Bond.

[lawyerlarry.livejournal.com]

<3

Paige will sit in the back and glare daggers at Cole. Will that help?

BUT.

This is something Larry would totally want to do, defend Rose, buuuuut...with his loss he can't argue in court. He could totally be a part of the defense team and just not....do the work in court?

I love this idea, I'll just have to see how things go for me. Work is about to make my life hell for a few weeks :/

[lawyerlarry.livejournal.com]

Aaaand how many times can I say "totally"?

Totally.

[hellshaped.livejournal.com]

Hellboy for jury? ~Expert vampire hunter~ here.

[partlyhuman.livejournal.com]

Most excellent! He's on. :3

[imnotjenkins.livejournal.com]

LEROY CAN JUDGE *^* He's got a good heart for dis sort of thing and would probably vote not-guilty considering the circumstances



also judge as in jury sdkjgfkd 9am fail

[partlyhuman.livejournal.com]

Wonderful! Can I ask what he is?

[encourage]

I don't know if you'd want a mute 17 year old involved in some way, but at the very least she'd make an interested observer!

[partlyhuman.livejournal.com]

fngjkdg right now Cole needs some people in the courtroom who don't want to tear his balls off, she can be in the audience, a witness (if she met or interacted with Rose at ANY point, she could be a character witness for her or against her, and just write down her answers), or on the jury if she's supernatural, (but I don't think she is? correct me if I'm wrong I kinda just woke up and i'm ndfjnfg not really with it)

[mal-addict.livejournal.com]

Maladict here would be happy to be in the jury. She's a vampire, and a reformed one at that. Living in a world of vampire prejudice is pretty normal to her.

[partlyhuman.livejournal.com]

She's in!

[ruined-jaw.livejournal.com]

Does a mutant count as supernatural? If so, I volunteer Jono for Jury Duty. He knows a few of the vampires around Paradisa, and knows how much losses can affect a person. Otherwise, he's completely impartial. He'd vote Not Guilty on account of the fact that Losses can affect a person's better judgement, to the point of overriding it.

[partlyhuman.livejournal.com]

I think definitely yes, here (maybe not in the context of his homeworld where like, vampires and werewolves and Ghost Rider's running around and shit), especially for the purposes that Rose wants the jury picked - people who understand how it feels to be prejudiced and feared for your abilities.

TLDR man I talk too much, Jono's totally added. :3

[inafadingcrown.livejournal.com]

This is fabulous and I will be stalking with glee. Cole, I hope you fully expect this to be thrown back in your face if you ever go on a demon-related loss or something. Her thoughts, she will share them with you. Whether you like it or not.

I'd offer you an elf for the jury, but she'd actually be pretty terrible for the job. No respect for the system, man.

/walks in
/mind reads the defendant and makes up her mind
/ignores all the lawyers' arguments
/expects everyone to listen to her. voting, pfff

[partlyhuman.livejournal.com]

ROFL he actually did say as much to Rose--that if he ever went evil he wouldn't question the lynch mob, that's how he justifies himself here. That and he really liked Marian and is totally determined to get some kind of non-violent revenge for her but he respects Galadriel's opinion enough by now to have second thoughts, even if he doesn't stop his crusade totally.

XDD LOL gdi justice in her court would be short and sweet.