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cowledcrusader ([personal profile] cowledcrusader) wrote2010-04-13 11:02 pm

Fourth Night [Action/Voice, Backdated to April 12th]

[Action]

[Naoya and Dilandau are safely behind bars in the tunnels, secured and locked away with no weapons.   And right now he made sure to take every key to the prisons and secure the entrance with a padlock of his own.  It should be strong enough to hold anyone attempting to break them out for now. 

First thing's first.  He needs to track down the woman named Yuzu that Naoya spoke to.  She did not sympathize with him, but knows of him and his weapon system.  Possessing Dilandau's COMP, he will actively seek her out for questioning and follow up on any leads he can.]

[Voice]

[After speaking with Yuzu and following up where the leads take him, Batman will reluctantly open a voice communication.  Someone has to make the announcement.   He's not much of a talker and he's never been good with people.  But it needs to be done.]

Attention, citizens of Luceti.  Dilandau and Naoya have been detained in the murder of Kohaku, a fellow citizen of Luceti.   They will remain in custody until such a time that the people of this village agree on a just punishment or until they are properly tried by a court of law.   That is all.

[Voice]

[identity profile] wishesofdestiny.livejournal.com 2010-04-14 05:25 pm (UTC)(link)
[Of course, death would just let them be perfectly free to murder again in a week. Not the smartest of ideas if you want to prevent murders from happening.]

How are the people going to deem that? It is hard to get even a few people to agree, much less the hundreds we have here.

[Voice]

[identity profile] cowledcrusader.livejournal.com 2010-04-14 05:25 pm (UTC)(link)
[...Nu-13. One of those individuals listed as dangerous. Though thankfully, she has been inactive as a threat recently. Batman intends to keep it that way.]

Mob mentality and reactionary instincts are not just. The courts exist to ensure people are treated fairly and are given the proper chance to defend themselves against charges brought against them.

[Voice]

[identity profile] cowledcrusader.livejournal.com 2010-04-14 05:27 pm (UTC)(link)
Madness is not something that can be easily explained.

[Said with a tone that strongly implies disgust toward their actions as well, though the reply is not overly emotional.]
awakenedchaos: (Default)

[Voice]

[personal profile] awakenedchaos 2010-04-14 05:27 pm (UTC)(link)
[That might help... but in a place like this, would anyone honestly dare to defend someone people think of as a criminal? And besides...]

But... There are no courts in Luceti, are there...?

[Voice/Filtered]

[identity profile] denyingreasons.livejournal.com 2010-04-14 05:31 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, I can--and there's Helios...I'm not sure who else she knows.

[Voice]

[identity profile] cowledcrusader.livejournal.com 2010-04-14 05:33 pm (UTC)(link)
[...This is a good place for Batman to take his exit. He'll leave this masked man to chew on this development and close his journal.]

[identity profile] gardenerofgaia.livejournal.com 2010-04-14 05:34 pm (UTC)(link)
Thank goodness...huh? [She's realizing she hasn't talked to him, even as a child. She covers the surprise with a teasing:] And who told you I was "Miss" Aerith? Just Aerith, please. Who are you?

[Voice]

[identity profile] cowledcrusader.livejournal.com 2010-04-14 05:36 pm (UTC)(link)
Democracy is not easy. But it does not mean that the trouble is not worthwhile.

[Voice]

[identity profile] cowledcrusader.livejournal.com 2010-04-14 05:38 pm (UTC)(link)
Not yet. But that does not mean there cannot be.
awakenedchaos: (Default)

[Voice]

[personal profile] awakenedchaos 2010-04-14 05:42 pm (UTC)(link)
Even if there was... Would it even be possible to arrange a proper trial...? [Because she's getting the feeling it isn't.]

[Voice/Filtered]

[identity profile] cowledcrusader.livejournal.com 2010-04-14 05:45 pm (UTC)(link)
Ask her who she's comfortable with. Work from there.

[identity profile] cowledcrusader.livejournal.com 2010-04-14 05:47 pm (UTC)(link)
They call me Batman.

[Voice]

[identity profile] wishesofdestiny.livejournal.com 2010-04-14 05:50 pm (UTC)(link)
Such a system is just hard to fathom when my world had mostly monarchies. Still, even with that a person would get a trial before their ruler in the case of a crime like this.

[Voice/Filtered]

[identity profile] denyingreasons.livejournal.com 2010-04-14 05:56 pm (UTC)(link)
I will. I'll look out for her.

[Voice]

[identity profile] cowledcrusader.livejournal.com 2010-04-14 05:58 pm (UTC)(link)
I have little doubt. Most people in Luceti are good, decent, reasonable individuals who would respect the principles of democracy and law.
awakenedchaos: (Default)

[Voice]

[personal profile] awakenedchaos 2010-04-14 06:03 pm (UTC)(link)
[Good, decent, reasonable individuals? From her point of view, that's very doubtful.]

...But nobody would... be willing to defend someone accused of being guilty. [At the very least, she certainly can't think of anyone like that right now.]

[Voice, 100% Filtered]

[identity profile] esper-flight.livejournal.com 2010-04-14 06:24 pm (UTC)(link)
[Quiet, when she does respond.]

She will return, but....

...more bouts of violence? Where does it end?

[Voice, Filtered, 100%]

[identity profile] cowledcrusader.livejournal.com 2010-04-14 06:28 pm (UTC)(link)
It is not a popular job. But people do it in worlds with courts. If no one volunteers, something will be done. A trial without proper representation is little more than a sham.

[Voice, 100% Filtered]

[identity profile] cowledcrusader.livejournal.com 2010-04-14 06:31 pm (UTC)(link)
I don't know. All we can do is protect people until it does.
awakenedchaos: (Default)

[Voice, Filtered, 100%]

[personal profile] awakenedchaos 2010-04-14 06:32 pm (UTC)(link)
[...Huh. What's with the sudden filter...?]

Then... a trial held in this world will likely be a sham. [Or at the very least, that strikes her as the most likely scenario.]

[Voice]

[identity profile] cowledcrusader.livejournal.com 2010-04-14 06:36 pm (UTC)(link)
You are correct.

And I come from a world where the government's power is derived from the people. They vote people into office and elected officials are supposed to follow the will of their constituancy.

...It doesn't always work that way, just as history illustrates failed or deranged monarchs. But the people have the right to remove an elected offical from office if they do not serve their best interests.

[Voice]

[identity profile] wishesofdestiny.livejournal.com 2010-04-14 06:44 pm (UTC)(link)
People are capable of corruption no matter if they are elected or not though. No system is going to be perfect to be quite honest because people are not.

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[identity profile] crytearsofjoy.livejournal.com 2010-04-14 06:49 pm (UTC)(link)
I've been better.

[Voice, 100% Filtered]

[identity profile] esper-flight.livejournal.com 2010-04-14 07:15 pm (UTC)(link)
I agree, and I'll do my best to help.

[Voice]

[identity profile] babysitspartner.livejournal.com 2010-04-14 07:17 pm (UTC)(link)
... What? A murder? In a place like this?

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