Trial of Ian: Day 2

Characters present on Day 2
The following NPCs that were in this Event (in order by questioning):
 * Robots
 * Bucho
 * Geebus
 * Leon
 * Moira
 * Rufus

Gaia 9 Action News
Cindy Donovinh here at the Durem Courthouse.

Yesterday, we saw some pretty damning testimony from the prosecution witnesses. But so far, none of that testimony showed any real evidence.

Defensebot513A seems definitely out of his league here, but will his adaptive programming step up to the plate in court today?

Let's find out! The proceedings are about to begin!

Bucho

 * [[File:toi JudgeBot.jpg]] The prosecution may call its first witness of the day.


 * [[File:toi ProsecutionBot.jpg]] I call Bucho to the stand.


 * [[File:toi ProsecutionBot.jpg]] Please state your name and occupation for the court record.


 * [[File:toi Bucho.jpg]] My name is Bucho. I am head of security for Gambino family.


 * [[File:toi ProsecutionBot.jpg]] I see. So you were in charge of security on the night in question?


 * [[File:toi Bucho.jpg]] Affirmative. That night, master Gino ask me to open mansion doors for celebration in honor of his late father, Johnny K. Gambino.


 * [[File:toi ProsecutionBot.jpg]] You were also in charge of the investigation following the mansion's burning?


 * [[File:toi Bucho.jpg]] Affirmative.


 * [[File:toi ProsecutionBot.jpg]] What did you find?


 * [[File:toi Bucho.jpg]] I have security camera footage of defendant.


 * [[File:toi ProsecutionBot.jpg]] I see.

~The prosecution submits Exhibit A.


 * [[File:toi ProsecutionBot.jpg]] What is it that we are looking at here?


 * [[File:toi Bucho.jpg]] It is Ian running away from scene of crime.


 * [[File:toi ProsecutionBot.jpg]] And how is it that you can tell it is the defendant, Ian?


 * [[File:toi Bucho.jpg]] As can see, I have magnified parts of feed and it is clear this is Ian. Look at funny hat with leaf and look clothing. It is unmistakeable that this is Ian.


 * [[File:toi ProsecutionBot.jpg]] While I am inclined to believe you, what with being head of security for over 10 years, might you have any forensic evidence? I mean, what if someone were to masquerade as Ian? though I highly doubt it...


 * [[File:toi Bucho.jpg]] I also find evidence inside of mansion which proves Ian was there.

~The prosecution submits Exhibit B.


 * [[File:toi ProsecutionBot.jpg]] And what is it that we are looking at here?


 * [[File:toi Bucho.jpg]] We recovered burnt bottle of pills.


 * [[File:toi ProsecutionBot.jpg]] And how does this bottle of pills prove that Ian was there?


 * [[File:toi Bucho.jpg]] On bottle, I find fingerprint matching the defendant, Ian.


 * [[File:toi ProsecutionBot.jpg]] Interesting. And where did you find these pills?


 * [[File:toi Bucho.jpg]] Inside of mansion, near back exit.


 * [[File:toi ProsecutionBot.jpg]] Was that part of the mansion opened up to the public that night?


 * [[File:toi Bucho.jpg]] Negative. Guests were only allowed in mansion hall. No one was supposed to be there.


 * [[File:toi ProsecutionBot.jpg]] So are you saying that Ian somehow gained access to the mansion where he was not supposed to be? And was later seen fleeing the crime scene?


 * [[File:toi Bucho.jpg]] Affirmative.


 * [[File:toi ProsecutionBot.jpg]] Thank you, Bucho. I have no further questions.


 * [[File:toi JudgeBot.jpg]] Defensebot, your witness.


 * [[File:toi DefenceBot.jpg]] Your designation is Bucho. You claim to be in charge of security for the Gambino family?


 * [[File:toi Bucho.jpg]] Affirmative. For over a decade.


 * [[File:toi DefenceBot.jpg]] Do you possess any visual information pertaining to the actual act of the incendiary process?


 * [[File:toi Bucho.jpg]] ... I do not comprehend the question.


 * [[File:toi DefenceBot.jpg]] Pardon me. *clang clang* Let me rephrase the question. Do you "have any actual footage of the defendant starting the fire?"


 * [[File:toi Bucho.jpg]] Negative. But him fleeing the crime is pretty suspicious, no?


 * [[File:toi DefenceBot.jpg]] I understand that you were also in charge of security for 2k4's Halloween Bash at the Gambino mansion?


 * [[File:toi Bucho.jpg]] Affirmative.


 * [[File:toi DefenceBot.jpg]] Is it not true that that event also ended in a disaster?


 * [[File:toi Bucho.jpg]] Nothing that could not be contained.


 * [[File:toi DefenceBot.jpg]] A low yield nuclear blast is not exactly something someone would do if something could be contained, sir.


 * [[File:toi Bucho.jpg]] Why I--


 * [[File:toi DefenceBot.jpg]] Can you explain to the court how come a trusted head of security is able to screw up the simple process of "security" year after year resulting in thousands of deaths?


 * [[File:toi Bucho.jpg]] You need to stop little bot if you don't want to get hurt.


 * [[File:toi JudgeBot.jpg]] ORDER! ORDER!!


 * [[File:toi DefenceBot.jpg]] How is it that you are still head of security after FAILING to do your job year after year?


 * [[File:toi Bucho.jpg]] I will KILL you little bot.


 * [[File:toi JudgeBot.jpg]] ORDER! ORDER!! That's it, security, take Bucho off of the stand!


 * [[File:toi Bucho.jpg]] I'll be BACK.

Geebus

 * [[File:toi JudgeBot.jpg]] The prosecution may call its next witness.


 * [[File:toi ProsecutionBot.jpg]] The prosecution calls Geebus to the stand.


 * [[File:toi ProsecutionBot.jpg]] Please state your name and occupation for the court record.


 * [[File:toi Geebus.jpg]] I am Geebus, head butler of the Gambino Estate.


 * [[File:toi ProsecutionBot.jpg]] Could you please explain to the court what happened on the night of the New Year's celebration in the Gambino Mansion in Durem?


 * [[File:toi Geebus.jpg]] The defendant, Ian, tried to enter the mansion with his feline, sir.


 * [[File:toi ProsecutionBot.jpg]] Did you let him enter?


 * [[File:toi Geebus.jpg]] Well, no sir. There is a strict non-animal policy in the mansion hall. I simply told him he could not enter with his feline.


 * [[File:toi ProsecutionBot.jpg]] How did the defendant react?


 * [[File:toi Geebus.jpg]] Well, look at me! He assaulted me, sir. If you ask Geebus, that was quite uncalled for.


 * [[File:toi ProsecutionBot.jpg]] What were the injuries inflicted upon you by the defendant?


 * [[File:toi Geebus.jpg]] I have a sprained neck and my jaw had to be wired, sir.


 * [[File:toi ProsecutionBot.jpg]] Thank you, Geebus. That is all.


 * [[File:toi JudgeBot.jpg]] Defensebot, you may begin the cross examination.


 * [[File:toi DefenceBot.jpg]] Your designation is Geebus, the head butler of the Gambino Estate.


 * [[File:toi Geebus.jpg]] If you ask Geebus, I'd say you were correct, sir.


 * [[File:toi DefenceBot.jpg]] *clang clang* Excuse me, but isn't your designation, Geebus?


 * [[File:toi Geebus.jpg]] Yes, and I'm telling you that you are correct, sir, if you ask Geebus.


 * [[File:toi DefenceBot.jpg]] *clang clang* ask ... Geebus ... *clang clang*


 * [[File:toi Geebus.jpg]] I said, I am Geebus, sir.


 * [[File:toi DefenceBot.jpg]] *clang clang* Redundant Memory Error ...


 * [[File:toi JudgeBot.jpg]] ORDER! ORDER!!

Shocking! Defensebot 513A has malfunctioned! The techs are currently working to fix the problem. The judge has relieved Geebus until then...

*UPDATE*

The techs have successfully rebooted DefenseBot 513A and he is working normally now.

I believe that is all for the prosecution witnesses. The defense will now start calling their witnesses.

Leon

 * [[File:toi JudgeBot.jpg]] The defense may now call its first witness.


 * [[File:toi DefenceBot.jpg]] The defense would like to call Leon to the stand.


 * [[File:toi DefenceBot.jpg]] Please verbally state your designation and occupation for entry into the court record database.


 * [[File:toi Leon.jpg]] Name's Leon. I patrol and guard Barton and, in my spare time, I run the Gaia Guild Registry.


 * [[File:toi DefenceBot.jpg]] How have you come into acquaintance with the defendant?


 * [[File:toi Leon.jpg]] I know everyone in Barton. That's my job.


 * [[File:toi DefenceBot.jpg]] What is your opinion of Ian?


 * [[File:toi Leon.jpg]] He's an upstanding chap. Gives me deals in his boutique. I like him.


 * [[File:toi DefenceBot.jpg]] Do you think Ian is capable of the crime in question?


 * [[File:toi Leon.jpg]] Nah. Ian's not the physical type. He's kinda spastic sometimes, but that's just cause he's weird. He's not a bad guy though.


 * [[File:toi DefenceBot.jpg]] Thank you, Leon. End sequence of questioning.


 * [[File:toi JudgeBot.jpg]] ProsecutionBot, your witness.


 * [[File:toi ProsecutionBot.jpg]] So you run the Gaia Guild Registry? I take it this means that you are very aware of what's going on in the Gaian community?


 * [[File:toi Leon.jpg]] Um ... of course.


 * [[File:toi ProsecutionBot.jpg]] You said it yourself, you run the Guild Registry in your SPARE time and yet you expect the jury to believe that you are intouch with the community when you spend all of your time patrolling Barton?


 * [[File:toi Leon.jpg]] Well ... um, yeah.


 * [[File:toi ProsecutionBot.jpg]] Can you please tell the court what "G-Team" is?


 * [[File:toi Leon.jpg]] Um ... I'd rather not talk about it. No one is supposed to know about that.


 * [[File:toi ProsecutionBot.jpg]] Well then, let me explain it for you. This G-Team is a little club you run with two other washed up old men as you masquerade as "superheroes" trying to save Gaia.


 * [[File:toi Leon.jpg]] Well, I ...


 * [[File:toi ProsecutionBot.jpg]] And so here we have it, Leon-- a full-time Barton Patrolman, a part-time Guild Registry Manager AND a full-time SUPERhero?! Come now, Leon. Do you honestly expect us to believe that you have any time to really get to know anyone in the community?


 * [[File:toi Leon.jpg]] Um ...


 * [[File:toi ProsecutionBot.jpg]] Were you EVEN aware that there are tons of anti-Ian threads all around Town? Did you know that there are anti-Ian guilds in the registry?


 * [[File:toi Leon.jpg]] Well, no... not really.


 * [[File:toi ProsecutionBot.jpg]] NOT REALLY ... is what you say. NOT REALLY, indeed. I have no further questions.


 * [[File:toi JudgeBot.jpg]] Leon, you may step down.

Moira

 * [[File:toi JudgeBot.jpg]] Defensebot, please call your next witness.


 * [[File:toi DefenceBot.jpg]] The defense would like to call Moira to the stand.


 * [[File:toi DefenceBot.jpg]] Please verbally state your designation and occupation for entry into the court record database.


 * [[File:toi Moira.jpg]] I'm Moira. I run the Durem Depot where we sell all the alternative styles of clothing in Gaia.


 * [[File:toi DefenceBot.jpg]] How is it that you are acquainted with the defendant, Ian?


 * [[File:toi Moira.jpg]] I know him through our mutual friend, Sasha. We all hangout every now and then.


 * [[File:toi DefenceBot.jpg]] I take it that you are well acquainted with the defendant then. What is your opinion of Ian?


 * [[File:toi Moira.jpg]] Well, he's got not clue when it comes to women that's for sure. But he's a harmless guy. Like most guys, non-aggro ... never knowing how to express themselves and their emotions. Know what I mean?


 * [[File:toi DefenceBot.jpg]] I do not comprehend. Do you think the defendant is capable of the crime he is being accused of?


 * [[File:toi Moira.jpg]] Nah, Ian can be kind of spastic sometimes, but as I said before... he's non-aggro. Will probably end up living with cats when he's old an gray. No offense, Ian. Just calling it like I see it.


 * [[File:toi DefenceBot.jpg]] Thank you, Moira. End sequence of questioning.


 * [[File:toi JudgeBot.jpg]] ProsecutionBot, your witness.


 * [[File:toi ProsecutionBot.jpg]] Moira, you seem to be pretty knowledgeable about relationships and the feelings of people in your circle.


 * [[File:toi Moira.jpg]] Well, yeah. I can read people pretty good. I got a lot of street smarts.


 * [[File:toi ProsecutionBot.jpg]] Then you must've known about Ian's feelings for Sasha.


 * [[File:toi Moira.jpg]] Duh! Who didn't know about that?


 * [[File:toi ProsecutionBot.jpg]] Apparently Sasha didn't, but anyways, have you noticed Ian acting differently ever since Gino came into the picture?


 * [[File:toi Moira.jpg]] Well, yeah, I'd be upset too if some broad was jocking on my man.


 * [[File:toi ProsecutionBot.jpg]] Are you implying that Ian was, in fact, jealous of Gino Gambino?


 * [[File:toi Moira.jpg]] Well, yeah. But I don't think he would ever do any--


 * [[File:toi ProsecutionBot.jpg]] Isn't it true that Ian has gotten progressively MORE violent since Sasha started showing an interest in Gino Gambino?


 * [[File:toi Moira.jpg]] Well, sure but still, I think that's only natural when someone doesn't know how to deal with their feelings ... I mean--


 * [[File:toi ProsecutionBot.jpg]] YES or NO. Did Ian get more violent since Gino Gambino came into the picture?


 * [[File:toi Moira.jpg]] ... yes.


 * [[File:toi ProsecutionBot.jpg]] Thank you, Moira. No further questions.


 * [[File:toi JudgeBot.jpg]] Moira, you may step down from the stand.

Rufus

 * [[File:toi JudgeBot.jpg]] Defensebot, please call your next witness.


 * [[File:toi DefenceBot.jpg]] The defense would like to call Rufus to the stand.


 * [[File:toi DefenceBot.jpg]] Please verbally state your designation and occupation for entry into the court record database.


 * [[File:toi Rufus.jpg]] woof~!


 * [[File:toi DefenceBot.jpg]] Your designation is woof~!?


 * [[File:toi Rufus.jpg]] No, my "designation" is Rufus. I help manage the Barton Boutique with my owner, Ian.


 * [[File:toi DefenceBot.jpg]] So, you are a "talking cat"?


 * [[File:toi Rufus.jpg]] Yes, sir! I'm the last of my kind actually. I come from a long line of talking cats that lived with Ian's family tree.


 * [[File:toi DefenceBot.jpg]] You've been acquainted with Ian for an extended period of time?


 * [[File:toi Rufus.jpg]] Raised him myself. Well, we've grown up together like family.


 * [[File:toi DefenceBot.jpg]] I take it that you would know Ian the best out of everyone?


 * [[File:toi Rufus.jpg]] Better than his mom knows him.


 * [[File:toi DefenceBot.jpg]] Do you think that Ian is capable of the crime he is accused of?


 * [[File:toi Rufus.jpg]] Of course not, Ian can be a little spastic sometimes, but that's just how he is. Ian has treated me well, he would never do anything to harm anyone. Trust me.


 * [[File:toi DefenceBot.jpg]] Thank you, Rufus the cat. End sequence of questioning.


 * [[File:toi JudgeBot.jpg]] The prosecution may start the cross examination.


 * [[File:toi ProsecutionBot.jpg]] Rufus ... the CAT. Am I correct?


 * [[File:toi Rufus.jpg]] Woof~! Yes, I am a cat, sir.


 * [[File:toi ProsecutionBot.jpg]] Then tell me, Rufus the CAT... if you are a indeed a cat... why is it that you bark like a DOG?!


 * [[File:toi Rufus.jpg]] I ... don't know. I've always barked since I was little...


 * [[File:toi ProsecutionBot.jpg]] Do you expect the court to believe anything a "talking cat who barks like a dog" says? That's INSANE.


 * [[File:toi Rufus.jpg]] What's not to bel--


 * [[File:toi ProsecutionBot.jpg]] No further questions your honor.


 * [[File:toi JudgeBot.jpg]] Rufus, you may step down. That does it for today's testimonies. We will reconvene tomorrow. Court is adjourned.