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[ For those who want an action post, you’ll find Terezi in the gardens acting out an intense COURTBLOCK DRAMA with a variety of colorful Scalemates. The stage: a courtroom, with an imposing chalk-doodle on a tree serving as the PRIME ADJUDICATOR. Terezi is the prosecution and executioner, as emphasized by nooses hanging from the surrounding trees. There is no defense.

Over the course of the day (and well into the night), Terezi will be putting her dragon plushies on trials for many different crimes and will probably drag you into her roleplay if you approach.


For those who would prefer a video post, Terezi will be broadcasting the best part of her roleplay scenario: the hangings. Periodically, she’ll begin a video and announce a brief:

"Senator Berrytush, for crimes against the empire and treason, you are sentenced to death!"

Or

"Madame de Applesnuggle, for bribery and corruption, you are sentenced to death!"

before hoisting the offending dragon plushie up to her makeshift gallows (read: garden trees) and hanging it. All trials end in death. Justice has been served. ]

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[ And she'll continue to play. Questioning a dragon, shaking another for information, explaining things to HIS MOST HONORABLE TYRANNY-- until, she suddenly pulls out a knife and makes one of the dragons fucking stab another one.

There's a moment or two when she carries on about her business. She addresses the crowd of other dragons, and then calls forth her star witness.

The star witness with the knife through its plush stomach. ]



[ that's your cue, Minato. ]

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[jivitadana.livejournal.com]

[... Wait, what. She was way too passionate about this case. It was intriguing, to say the least. But then again, he thought it might be best to play along. This was the same girl (troll?) who somehow and some way discovered something about him that he never said a word to anyone about.

Okay, so he stepped out of the shade and into the world of her imagination which just so happened to be a courtroom full of dragons, dead or alive. And how could he stand around while justice was at a standstill?

He took off the headphones from his ears now. Now it was serious, dude.]

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[ There's a brief moment where she breaks character. She grins. Wider than a mouth should grin with sharp, sharp teeth.

But in an instant, it's gone. She points at Minato with her cane. ]

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[That grin. He gave a small smile in return, as brief as hers had been. So this was Terezi in the flesh.

E-elevator Man. It's either that or some reference to cake. But they both referred to him somehow.

In this court of law, it was obvious who was in charge. Once that cane was pointed at him, Minato nodded to answer her question. That poor dragon. How could this have happened?]

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[ Terezi approaches, her arm wrapping around his as she guides him to the witness stand. ]



[ She points to a green Scalemate. The one that stabbed our poor, murdered friend. ]

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[Justice Social Link for the win. Minato took his place at the witness stand once he was guided there and scanned the courtroom, making a note of all Scalemates present.

There probably wasn't a need for the defense, not with evidence like this and not with the prosecution this vehement in enforcing the law. Never mind the executioner's skills either.]

Yes. [He pointed to the perpetrator.] He did.

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[ Oh, this is important testimony. Very important. Terezi stalks her way over to Minato, sticking her nose inches away from his face. You can practically hear her sniffing. ]



[ This time, her grin is completely in character. She whispers: ]

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[jivitadana.livejournal.com]

[Personal space, what's that? Between being crushed hugged and hung onto for dear life by an armored robot, being visited by a kid in striped pajamas in the middle of the night while in bed, being told that that same kid turned into a scarf-wearing flirt and was somehow inside of him, and the vampire event among other things, personal space lost all meaning now.

Thus Terezi coming within let's say centimeters away from his face hadn't really surprised him. He didn't mind, actually; if she had been a complete stranger, he might have. His eyes looked to her then over at the accused Scalemate. How did he do it? Surreptitiously. No, that wasn't what she wanted. Probably.]

With a knife. [Didn't this courtroom have metal detectors?]

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[ Sniff, sniff, sniff.

She pulls away slightly and holds up the knife in question. ]

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[Minato hadn't flinched even with the blade that close to him or in her hands. Not that he had to worry about the prosecution (and executioner) using any force or violence against a witness. Or he hoped. Either way, he had his Evoker on him.]

Yes.

[Most definitive answer ever.]

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[ A nail in the proverbial coffin. If trolls used coffins. But the trial hasn't finished juuuuust yet.

She turns to her "audience." ]



[ We need a little chance to spice things up. ]



[ Terezi pulls out a two-headed coin, one side with a scratch down the middle. ]



[ Grin. She turns to Minato. ]



[ With the last part, she tosses it in the air. It lands heads-side up. ]

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[It was his decision? But he was only a witness, and this was life and death. Shouldn't this decision be made by someone else, someone in a different position? This was simply a game, and thanks to the casual online gaming he did for the Hermit Social Link, it wasn't too unfamiliar to pretend to be someone else. But still, he had to decide someone's fate even in this game? How much did he want to compromise his ideals?

From the looks of all the nooses and hangings, the crime was most likely punishable by death. And the criminal couldn't go unpunished either. He wondered what she wanted to hear, as the prosecution and executioner. What side was it, and did it matter? Would he be ruining her game either? He hoped not as he smiled at her before turning pensive again.

It took him a second to think about it, then responded.]

... None.

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[ She doesn't even bother with the coin. In fact, she actually kicks it unknowingly as she approaches Minato. ]



[ You know she's interested when her tongue's out, tasting the air. ]

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[Her coin. He'd pick it up for her later. For now, he had another question to answer.

There had been several reasons to explain. Though he knew that anyone who had done wrong should be punished accordingly, it wasn't his place to decide, not as a mere witness or instrument of the law. He didn't enforce it, nor carry out the punishment itself.]

... I have no authority to sentence the accused.

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[ Remember before when she totally ignored the concept of personal space? Yeah, that's happening now. Except now, her tongue is hovering less than an inch from his nose. ]

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[He did promise the prosecution one lick. He remembered that. It was slightly odd to have someone that close to him, especially with their tongue out, but he still didn't move.]

Death is inevitable. Sometimes it can be delayed. As it should be.

[An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind. But that might not have been so appropriate to say to her.]

But a crime should not go unpunished.

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[ And she will take that lick right now. Liiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiick-- okay, we're good.

She pulls back, grins. ]



[ And hangs Baron Strawplush. ]

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[jivitadana.livejournal.com]

[Elevators and velvet cake, man. And blue. He got out a handkerchief and wiped off any leftover residue from his face. That poor Scalemate. But he did have to be punished somehow, and it was better that Terezi had done it. It was her game, even if he did play a part in it.]

Are the prosecutor and executioner satisfied?

[With the verdict, outcome of the trial, and well, okay, maybe that lick too.]

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[ She poses dramatically amidst the backdrop of executed criminals for exactly 31 seconds and 4 milliseconds, before bursting into laughter. ]

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Ever? I think I'm okay with that.

[Minato hadn't minded playing it the way he did. It did give him some insight into Terezi's world, as creative as it was.]

... It's hard to outshine the prosecution.

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Indeed. [He got her coin for her now.]

When's your next trial?

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[ She plops down on the grass. ]

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I believe this is yours then?

[He decided to sit down nearby and hand her the coin.]

You're sure the agent of justice is allowed to rest?

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[ She takes the coin and sniffs it a few times. Man, she never checks what side it lands on. Whoops. It goes straight into her pocket for dramatic coinflippings later. ]