[ The rest of the trial passes in what feels like a blur. They've had trials end in utter chaos before, but nothing quite as wild as this. Maybe it's because they've been getting complacent – they've gotten this far and it's hard to imagine anyone might be able to outsmart them as a group now.
So it's a little unsettling to realize how easy it might actually be to do so.
Not that anyone could get out of being cornered like that. It takes them minutes to settle on who to vote for and though Ryoko still feels they're not getting the full story, what choice do they have?
The execution goes off without a hitch – not that Ryoko pays the slightest bit of attention to it. Her mind is fixed on the young woman at the podium beside hers, still quiet and still not saying a word. It's not until they're all back upstairs, the fussy types all bustling around and making food and getting things in place for one of their grim little afterparties, that Ryoko finally gets a chance to approach. ]
You knew all along. Didn't you? [ She doesn't mean it to sound like an accusation, but it ends up coming out like one. ] When did you figure it out?
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So it's a little unsettling to realize how easy it might actually be to do so.
Not that anyone could get out of being cornered like that. It takes them minutes to settle on who to vote for and though Ryoko still feels they're not getting the full story, what choice do they have?
The execution goes off without a hitch – not that Ryoko pays the slightest bit of attention to it. Her mind is fixed on the young woman at the podium beside hers, still quiet and still not saying a word. It's not until they're all back upstairs, the fussy types all bustling around and making food and getting things in place for one of their grim little afterparties, that Ryoko finally gets a chance to approach. ]
You knew all along. Didn't you? [ She doesn't mean it to sound like an accusation, but it ends up coming out like one. ] When did you figure it out?