Nuklear Wright: Power Attorney - An Unbeelievable Catastrophe! A Honey of a Crime!

POS Industries · 08-13-2010, 05:44 PM

Rules mostly taken from Mirai's previous game cuz I'm all lazy:

In the beginning, I come in as the Judge and as Gumshoe. As the Judge I explain the situation, and then I give testimony as Gumshoe, whom sets up the basic story. After Gumshoe's initial testimony, the players may take action, and the lawyers from both sides may ask for any clarifications from the detective before the defendant is called to the stand.

He will be followed by the prosecution calling their first witness, who will be the victim. The defense will then call their next witness, then the prosecution, and so on.

Witnesses can be recalled to the stand by attorneys on either side should the testimonies of later witnesses shed light on questions only they can answer. However, this will only be allowed once for each witness, so choose your opportunities carefully, attorneys.

Witnesses are to follow their given testimony guidelines. If they do not, that will be contradictory and it will damage their credibility.

The Players...
Judge Godot/Gumshoe: POS Industries
Defendant: Ryanderman
Clerk: PyrosNine

The Defense...
Mia Fey: Shyria Dracnoir
Phoenix Wright: Loyal
Apollo Justice?: Rejected Again
Witness: Flarecobra
Witness: Fenris

The Prosecution...
Floyd: Arhra
Edgeworth: Mac
Franziska von Karma: The SSB Intern
Witness: Magic_Marker
Witness: NonCon

Guidelines for testimony are thus:
1) Testimony given can't contradict Gumshoe.
2) Testimony given can't contradict your own earlier testimony, though that's not something to be enforced more than it will just make you look stupid.
3) Testimony cannot contradict what I've told you at all. If you have a question about your role and you aren't sure how to reply, PM me. I will explain further.

Any contradictions are perfectly open for either side's cross-examination to object to.

This would encourage creativity, allow room for screw-ups, but doesn't totally rape a case if someone is lying. It also nicely organizes it so that your most important witness can be at the beginning, because they set the story up. At the end I judge fairly and evenly (PfffhahahahahaHA!).

Also; Judging is based off of a variety of factors, not just who was more convincing. Try to keep it fun.

POS Industries · 08-14-2010, 12:54 AM

Okay, that's enough dicking around, this court is now in session. Judge Godot presiding.

That's right, I'm also a judge!

So don't test me, because I'm pretty sure I can fire off optic blasts or something.

Anyway, today this court will hear arguments for the case against Ryanderman, who stands before us charged with breaking and entering, robbery, destruction of private property, destruction of public property, criminal mischief, and just generally being an asshole.

Yes, that last one is a crime on these forums. Go look it up.

He is brought before the court to answer these charges in relation to the recent disastrous destruction of the Special Bee Cannon, an experimental weapon commissioned by the NPF administration to assist the mod staff in repelling potential invasions of the forums and was under development by the victim, NonCon.

The prosecution contends that Ryanderman broke into the Bee Cannon construction compound to steal delicious weaponized honey, accidentally causing a power surge that overloaded the cannon's central control mechanism and burned it out, resulting in the bees within going wild and swarming the town, as well as rendering the machine damaged beyond repair.

Between the money lost in the project's investment, untold property damage and injury to the populace, the cost of this disaster is projected to run into millions of rep rupees, which as we all know is the standard currency of any respectable webforum, but is nonetheless used by the NPF as well.

Now...

...Detective Gumshoe, you're up! Let's hear how you fingered Ryanderman for the crime!

POS Industries · 08-14-2010, 01:18 AM

Yeah, you got it, pal. See--

"Fingered"?! Just what are you tryin' to pull here? I...

...Forget it.

Anyways, it's all pretty open and shut. The suspect was spotted on the security cameras breaking in around 4am. The cameras went out around the time of the power surge, but they recorded enough footage for us to be able to see him going after the honey.

He even left honey-smeared handprints all over the place!

The power surge knocked out something called the "Mindhive" or whatever. I ain't no scientist or nothing, but apparently it sends out signals that communicate with the bees through the nectar or some deal like that, makes them able to be used as weapons against whatever bad guys wanna mess with our forums!

So that damage done, it was pretty easy to follow the bees to his house, where we found him zonked out covered in honey with jars of the stuff all around him, so we cuffed him and took him downtown.

Also, I was stung by many bees.

...It hurt. A lot.

POS Industries · 08-14-2010, 01:25 AM

The detective's testimony has been entered into the court records.

The defense may cross-examine him to their heart's content.

Loyal · 08-14-2010, 01:44 AM

(A bee cannon? Good grief, the things that could go wrong with that even if it were successful...)

Gumshoe, if you don't mind me asking a few questions... I'd like to know a bit more of the accused. What he did for a living and what business he might have had at the compound.

I'd also like to know what caused the power surge, if possible. Further, was anyone else there at the night of the crime? Night workers or security or anyone like that?

I suppose some details about how things are run at this compound would help, because this is frankly the first I've heard of this Special Bee Cannon.

POS Industries · 08-14-2010, 02:07 AM

Never heard of it? It's a massive cannon filled with bees on the edge of town. You can't miss it! It's been in the papers for months! Where've you been?

As for his occupation, Ryanderman's a student and, aside from the obvious lure of delicious evil science honey, our investigation has shown that the suspect was witnessed having a confrontation with the weapon's developer, NonCon, hours earlier at the Local Drinking Establishment, NPF's hottest local drinking establishment.

But you'll hear about that later.

Security at the compound, though? They keep the security cameras rolling, but apparently the operation was running under the assumption that only an idiot would actually want to break into a place filled with endless hordes of bees, so they didn't take too many precautions beyond filling the place with bees.

Unfortunately, we don't really know what caused the power surge since the cameras went out and the machine is huge, complicated, and next to impossible to investigate at the moment due to all those bees in it, but the running assumption is that he tripped over a cord.

The SSB Intern · 08-14-2010, 02:36 AM

*WH-CHAA*

Ah, Wright. Your foolish spikiness is only outshone by your foolish ignorance.

Any attorney worth his salt is always on the look out for new and profoundly stupid situations a potential client could end up in.
Obviously.

Now, if you don't mind, tell the court how you came to the 'tripping on a cord' hypothesis, Scruffy.

And explain this evil science honey! My lebkuchen recipe may need a revision.

POS Industries · 08-14-2010, 02:45 AM

Like I said, I ain't no scientist. All I know is you look up "mad science" in the dictionary, you're probably gonna see a picture of that cannon next to it. So I figure any honey that comes outta there is gonna be chock full of science!

As for him tripping over the cord, that's the last thing we saw before the cameras blacked out.

Also why am I answering questions from you, crazy whip lady? You're not even on the defense!

The SSB Intern · 08-14-2010, 02:53 AM

Probably because of the whip.

POS Industries · 08-14-2010, 02:58 AM

Put the whip away, whip lady. It's the defense's turn.

08-13-2010, 05:44 PM	#1
POS Industries Argus Agony Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Gotta go fishing! Posts: 10,483	Nuklear Wright: Power Attorney - An Unbeelievable Catastrophe! A Honey of a Crime! Rules mostly taken from Mirai's previous game cuz I'm all lazy: In the beginning, I come in as the Judge and as Gumshoe. As the Judge I explain the situation, and then I give testimony as Gumshoe, whom sets up the basic story. After Gumshoe's initial testimony, the players may take action, and the lawyers from both sides may ask for any clarifications from the detective before the defendant is called to the stand. He will be followed by the prosecution calling their first witness, who will be the victim. The defense will then call their next witness, then the prosecution, and so on. Witnesses can be recalled to the stand by attorneys on either side should the testimonies of later witnesses shed light on questions only they can answer. However, this will only be allowed once for each witness, so choose your opportunities carefully, attorneys. Witnesses are to follow their given testimony guidelines. If they do not, that will be contradictory and it will damage their credibility. The Players... Judge Godot/Gumshoe: POS Industries Defendant: Ryanderman Clerk: PyrosNine The Defense... Mia Fey: Shyria Dracnoir Phoenix Wright: Loyal Apollo Justice?: Rejected Again Witness: Flarecobra Witness: Fenris The Prosecution... Floyd: Arhra Edgeworth: Mac Franziska von Karma: The SSB Intern Witness: Magic_Marker Witness: NonCon Guidelines for testimony are thus: 1) Testimony given can't contradict Gumshoe. 2) Testimony given can't contradict your own earlier testimony, though that's not something to be enforced more than it will just make you look stupid. 3) Testimony cannot contradict what I've told you at all. If you have a question about your role and you aren't sure how to reply, PM me. I will explain further. Any contradictions are perfectly open for either side's cross-examination to object to. This would encourage creativity, allow room for screw-ups, but doesn't totally rape a case if someone is lying. It also nicely organizes it so that your most important witness can be at the beginning, because they set the story up. At the end I judge fairly and evenly (PfffhahahahahaHA!). Also; Judging is based off of a variety of factors, not just who was more convincing. Try to keep it fun. __________________ Either you're dead or my watch has stopped.

08-14-2010, 12:54 AM	#2
POS Industries Argus Agony Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Gotta go fishing! Posts: 10,483	Okay, that's enough dicking around, this court is now in session. Judge Godot presiding. That's right, I'm also a judge! So don't test me, because I'm pretty sure I can fire off optic blasts or something. Anyway, today this court will hear arguments for the case against Ryanderman, who stands before us charged with breaking and entering, robbery, destruction of private property, destruction of public property, criminal mischief, and just generally being an asshole. Yes, that last one is a crime on these forums. Go look it up. He is brought before the court to answer these charges in relation to the recent disastrous destruction of the Special Bee Cannon, an experimental weapon commissioned by the NPF administration to assist the mod staff in repelling potential invasions of the forums and was under development by the victim, NonCon. The prosecution contends that Ryanderman broke into the Bee Cannon construction compound to steal delicious weaponized honey, accidentally causing a power surge that overloaded the cannon's central control mechanism and burned it out, resulting in the bees within going wild and swarming the town, as well as rendering the machine damaged beyond repair. Between the money lost in the project's investment, untold property damage and injury to the populace, the cost of this disaster is projected to run into millions of rep rupees, which as we all know is the standard currency of any respectable webforum, but is nonetheless used by the NPF as well. Now... ...Detective Gumshoe, you're up! Let's hear how you fingered Ryanderman for the crime! __________________ Either you're dead or my watch has stopped.

08-14-2010, 01:18 AM	#3
POS Industries Argus Agony Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Gotta go fishing! Posts: 10,483	Yeah, you got it, pal. See-- "Fingered"?! Just what are you tryin' to pull here? I... ...Forget it. Anyways, it's all pretty open and shut. The suspect was spotted on the security cameras breaking in around 4am. The cameras went out around the time of the power surge, but they recorded enough footage for us to be able to see him going after the honey. He even left honey-smeared handprints all over the place! The power surge knocked out something called the "Mindhive" or whatever. I ain't no scientist or nothing, but apparently it sends out signals that communicate with the bees through the nectar or some deal like that, makes them able to be used as weapons against whatever bad guys wanna mess with our forums! So that damage done, it was pretty easy to follow the bees to his house, where we found him zonked out covered in honey with jars of the stuff all around him, so we cuffed him and took him downtown. Also, I was stung by many bees. ...It hurt. A lot. __________________ Either you're dead or my watch has stopped.

08-14-2010, 01:25 AM	#4
POS Industries Argus Agony Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Gotta go fishing! Posts: 10,483	The detective's testimony has been entered into the court records. The defense may cross-examine him to their heart's content. __________________ Either you're dead or my watch has stopped.

08-14-2010, 02:07 AM	#6
POS Industries Argus Agony Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Gotta go fishing! Posts: 10,483	Never heard of it? It's a massive cannon filled with bees on the edge of town. You can't miss it! It's been in the papers for months! Where've you been? As for his occupation, Ryanderman's a student and, aside from the obvious lure of delicious evil science honey, our investigation has shown that the suspect was witnessed having a confrontation with the weapon's developer, NonCon, hours earlier at the Local Drinking Establishment, NPF's hottest local drinking establishment. But you'll hear about that later. Security at the compound, though? They keep the security cameras rolling, but apparently the operation was running under the assumption that only an idiot would actually want to break into a place filled with endless hordes of bees, so they didn't take too many precautions beyond filling the place with bees. Unfortunately, we don't really know what caused the power surge since the cameras went out and the machine is huge, complicated, and next to impossible to investigate at the moment due to all those bees in it, but the running assumption is that he tripped over a cord. __________________ Either you're dead or my watch has stopped.

08-14-2010, 02:36 AM	#7
The SSB Intern We'll have to do this the hard way. Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Behind it all. Posts: 1,009	WH-CHAA Ah, Wright. Your foolish spikiness is only outshone by your foolish ignorance. Any attorney worth his salt is always on the look out for new and profoundly stupid situations a potential client could end up in. Obviously. Now, if you don't mind, tell the court how you came to the 'tripping on a cord' hypothesis, Scruffy. And explain this evil science honey! My lebkuchen recipe may need a revision. __________________ You know who never sleeps? My gun.

08-14-2010, 02:45 AM	#8
POS Industries Argus Agony Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Gotta go fishing! Posts: 10,483	Like I said, I ain't no scientist. All I know is you look up "mad science" in the dictionary, you're probably gonna see a picture of that cannon next to it. So I figure any honey that comes outta there is gonna be chock full of science! As for him tripping over the cord, that's the last thing we saw before the cameras blacked out. Also why am I answering questions from you, crazy whip lady? You're not even on the defense! __________________ Either you're dead or my watch has stopped.

08-14-2010, 02:53 AM	#9
The SSB Intern We'll have to do this the hard way. Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Behind it all. Posts: 1,009	Probably because of the whip. __________________ You know who never sleeps? My gun.

08-14-2010, 02:58 AM	#10
POS Industries Argus Agony Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Gotta go fishing! Posts: 10,483	Put the whip away, whip lady. It's the defense's turn. __________________ Either you're dead or my watch has stopped.