#Trial Questions

[imafuckinstar]

so rachel hits nero with her blue plastic hairbrush in tower of nero and i have so many questions. does she regularly carry it around in her weapons arsenal? has it always been her projectile or did she realize its projectile potential after hitting kronos? does she ever use it as a real hairbrush or is it too important now? how does she retrieve it every time after throwing it? is this the same plastic hairbrush or does she have a stock of them like those people on tiktok who collect stanley cups? these are all really important to me

[visenyaism]

The thing that no one understands about Jury Nullification is that you absolutely cannot say out loud that you know what it is or have any intention of doing that. They will kick you off the jury during selection if you say anything before the trial and if you say anything during the trial or during deliberation you will more likely than not get it declared a mistrial. Only way to pull it off is get on the jury by keeping your mouth shut, voting not guilty, and keeping your mouth shut in the aftermath.

[yourdicc]

just how small is he😭

[literallyadonis]

Wil soul ass, that sandwich looks pretty good will soul ass

[marzipanandminutiae]

I don't know if Lizzie Borden did or didn't Do It, but what matters more is what she did afterwards:

moved to a grand house with her sister and had intense, Ambiguously Gay friendships with actresses until her death at age 66

there's a terrible slasher film called Lizzie Borden's Revenge and I'm like. revenge for WHAT. what about the entire rest of her life could possibly leave her feeling in need of vengeance. barring local notoriety and the emotional toll thereof, the rest of her life was excellent

[reality-detective]

Rob Schmitt: "This was a misdemeanor that is always ignored, juiced into 34 felonies by a very pathetic, very partisan man — a Soros-funded Marxist who's running the Manhattan DA's office." 🤔

[seagull9111]

we all agree that will solace is 99% freckles, right?

[milgram-en]

Trial 2 - Baptism of Fire Voice Drama (Side-by-side English Translation)

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ミルグラム監獄内尋問室 INTERROGATION ROOM IN MILGRAM PRISON 薄暗い尋問室。 A dimly lit interrogation room. エスが尋問室の扉を開けると、いやに落ち着いたフータが立っている。 ES opens the door to the interrogation room. FUUTA is standing there, oddly composed. フータ 「ハッ……だいぶ待ったぜ、看守」 FUUTA: Heh… Kept me waiting for quite a while, Warden. エス 「……フータ、お前」 ES: …FUUTA, you... フータの全身に受けた痛々しい傷を見て、複雑な顔をするエス。 Painful injuries litter all throughout FUUTA’s body. Seeing this, ES’ face warps into a complicated expression. エス 「……大丈夫か。その、痛むか」 ES: …Are you okay? That- Does it hurt? フータ 「なんだ、この傷が気になるかよ。ハハ、ひでえだろ」 FUUTA: What? Worried about these wounds? Haha, pretty nasty, huh? エス 「あぁ……」 ES: Yeah... フータ 「今も全身痛くてたまらねぇよ……頭がおかしくなりそうだ……」 FUUTA: My entire body still hurts like hell though… Feels like I’m going insane... エス 「……」 ES: ... フータ 「カズイのおっさんが居なかった���、こんなもんじゃ済まなかった……ったく暴力に訴えるなんてサイアクだよなー……」 FUUTA: If Old Man Kazui hadn’t been there, this would’ve been a lot worse……resorting to violence is the worst, huh... 力なくブツブツと喋り、どこか様子がおかしいフータ。 FUUTA mutters to himself lifelessly, his demeanor clearly off. [T/N: 力なくブツブツと喋り (chikaranaku butsu-butsu to shaberi) “FUUTA mutters to himself weakly” is an interesting script direction. People tend to associate constantly muttering to oneself as a symptom of mental illness. It’s mainly attributed to disorders such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, or ASD.] エス 「あぁ、暴力での解決は唾棄すべきだ」 ES: Yeah, resolving things through violence is despicable. フータ 「そうかよ……」 FUUTA: Is that so... エス 「それは、コトコが負わせたものなんだな」 ES: So, those injuries- KOTOKO gave them to you. フータ 「は？白々しいんだよ……お前がアイツにやらせたことだろうが……」 FUUTA: Ha? Acting all innocent… You’re the one who made her do it... エス 「いや、それはー」 ES: No, that’s-

フータ 「満足か？お前はオレを赦さないと決めたんだもんな。ハハ……わっかりやすい罰が下って満足かよ？」 FUUTA: Are you satisfied? You decided you wouldn’t forgive me, you know. Haha… Satisfied that such a simple punishment came to? エス 「それは、違う」 ES: That’s- No, that’s not it. フータ 「あ？」 FUUTA: Ah? エス 「僕はこのような罰を望んではいない。コトコにも指示していない。暴力による罰など……」 ES: I never wanted punishment like this. I didn’t instruct Kotoko to do this either. Punishment through violence... フータ 「ふーん……」 FUUTA: Hmph... エス 「こんな事になるなんて、思ってなかった」 ES: I didn’t think it would turn out like this. フータ 「……は、ははは」 FUUTA: …Ha, hahaha.

目を伏せるエスに、歪んだ笑みを見せるフータ。 ES lowers their eyes. FUUTA smiles coldly. エス 「何が、おかしい……」 ES: What’s so funny…? フータ 「よく言うぜ......お前は望んだんだよ、コレを。オレのこの姿を……」 FUUTA: You’re one to talk… You wished for it- This. This version of me... エス 「違う。僕はお前たちが何故ヒトゴロシとなったのか、そしてどう判断すべきなのか、それを求めているだけでー」 ES: You’re mistaken. All I ever wanted was to understand why all of you became murderers and how I should judge that. That’s all I intended to—

眼帯をめくり、エスに目の傷を見せるフータ。 FUUTA lifts his eyepatch, showing ES the wound on his eye. フータ 「おい、見ろよ。オレの右目。ひでえだろ。あの安全靴みてえなんで蹴られたらこうなんだぜ」 FUUTA: Oi, look. My right eye. It’s pretty messed up, isn’t it? This is what happens when you get kicked with something like a steel-toed boot. エス 「……っ！」 ES: …! フータ 「引くんじゃねぇよ、傷つくぜ」 FUUTA: Don’t get creeped out, it stings. [T/N: Don’t get creeped out, it hurts my feelings.] エス 「…」 ES: ... フータ 「シドウが言うには、もう視力が戻らねぇ可能性が高いらしい。やってらんねぇな……」 FUUTA: According to SHIDOU, there’s a good chance my eyesight’s not gonna come back. I can’t take it anymore... エス 「そんな……」 ES: That… フータ 「そんなつもりじゃなかった。ね」 FUUTA: Right? That wasn’t the plan, was it? あざ笑うように鼻で笑い、眼帯を戻す。 He scoffs mockingly and puts the eyepatch back on. フータ 「ただな。この痛みのおかげでオレはようやくわかったぜミルグラムのことが」 FUUTA: But you know what? Thanks to this pain, I finally understand what MILGRAM really is. エス 「なんだと……」 ES: What are you talking about... フータ 「なぁ、お前はコトコのヤツを赦したんだろ？支持したんだよな、ワルいヤツには何してもいいってアイツの思想を」 FUUTA: Hey, you forgave that KOTOKO bitch, didn’t you? You endorsed that asshole’s ideology that it’s okay to do whatever you want to Bad People. [T/N: コトコのヤツ (kotoko no yatsu) was translated into “that KOTOKO bitch” as FUUTA is talking about her in an impolite, annoyed/disgruntled manner. He is not using it as a sexist insult. ワルイヤツ (warui yatsu) was translated into “Bad People” rather than “bad people” as the katakana spelling creates an emphasis, an ostranenie; a value capture that simplifies and quantifies.] エス 「何故、それを……」 ES: How do you know that…? フータ 「ボコられながら伝わったよ。アイツは悪人には何してもいいと思ってる……罪の大小関係なくな。その判断基準をお前に任せたんだ」 FUUTA: It came through real loud and clear while she was beating the shit outta me. She really thinks it’s okay to do anything to someone labelled a bad person… no matter how big or small the sin. I trusted you- your standards of judgement. [T/N: Compared to FUUTA’s previous line using ワルイヤツ (warui yatsu) for “Bad People”, 悪人 (aku nin) in this line has nuances closer to “evil person”/“wrongdoer”/“villain” in which it’s more descriptive of a person’s nature rather than a category of person.] フータ 「その気持ちを、赦したんだよ、オマエは」 FUUTA: You permitted that way of thinking. エス 「そういう側面があると感じたのは、事実だ。……丘悪に対する正義として立ち向かうことは......必要なときもあると……」 ES: It’s true that I felt there was some value in her perspective… That, sometimes, fighting evil as a form of justice… is necessary... フータ 「へっ。お前の判断どおりにミルグラムは形を変えた……お前の望む善悪の基準は。世界はコレってことだな……」 FUUTA: Heh- MILGRAM changed according to your judgement… Your standards of good and evil. You should already know that this is the world you’ve created…

静かに責めるような口調のフータに、気圧されるエス。 FUUTA’s voice quiets, laced with an accusatory tone. ES is visibly shaken. エス 「そんなことは、ない……」 ES: That’s- That’s not true... フータ 「オレを赦さず、コトコを赦すって、そういうことだろ……オマエが望んだ結果だろうが……」 FUUTA: You didn’t forgive me, but you forgave KOTOKO. Is that how it is…? This is the outcome YOU wanted... [T/N: Whenever “YOU” is written instead of “you”, it means that FUUTA is saying オマエ (omae) spelled in katakana instead of お前 (omae, spelled in kanji). Katakana is typically used for words with an outsiderness (ex. foreign loanwords), for emphasis, and/or to make something seem “louder” in some aspect. In this voice drama’s case, katakana omae is translated as FUUTA giving highlight and emphasis on YOU (Warden).] 力なくうなだれるフータ。 FUUTA hangs his head, drained of energy. フータ 「笑ってんだろ……今も……オレのこのザマを見て……」 FUUTA: You’re laughing, aren’t you…? Even now… seeing me like this... エス 「違う、僕はー」 ES: No, I— フータ 「こんなことになるなんて、思わなかった。だろ」 FUUTA: You didn’t think it would turn out like this. Right? エス 「あ、ああ……」 ES: Y-yeah... フータ 「わかるよ」 FUUTA: I get it. エス 「……？」 ES: …? フータ 「……わかる、それは……」 FUUTA: …I get it, I really do... エス 「フータ？」 ES: FUUTA? フータ 「……なのに……なんで…一つ……」 FUUTA: …And yet…why…why is it just me... 息が荒くなり、興奮状態が抑えきれなくなるフータ。 FUUTA’s breathing grows erratic, emotions spiralling out of control. フータ 「ふーー……オレだって！」 FUUTA: Ha… I’M JUST-! エス 「……！」 ES: …! 突然の叫びに身構えるエス。 ストレスと痛みで錯乱しているフータは、情緒が安定しない。 ES flinches at his sudden outburst. FUUTA, overwhelmed by stress and pain, teeters on the edge of an emotional collapse. フータ 「オレだってそうだったんだ！オレだってあんなことになるなんて思ってなかった！」 FUUTA: I’M JUST LIKE THAT* TOO! I’m just like that so I didn’t think it’d end up like this! [T/N: *Could mean anyone. Fuuta could be saying “I’m just like Kotoko too!” or “I’m just like you too!” or “I’m just like _ too!” Alternatively, this sentence could also be translated as “That’s what I did too! I never thought it’d end up like this!”] エス 「フータ……」 ES: FUUTA... フータ 「オレだって一緒なのに！！ なのに！オマエはオレを赦さなかったじゃねえか……！」 FUUTA: I’M NO DIFFERENT!! So why?! Why didn’t YOU forgive me…?! 嘆くフータ。 怒りとも悲しみともとれない表情でエスに詰め寄る。 FUUTA cries out. He steps toward ES with an expression that’s neither anger nor sorrow. *Instead, it’s something raw- something unresolved. [T/N: This line isn’t explicitly written, however it was included as a localization choice in order to (1) make the story being told by the script directions more enjoyable and engaging for the reader and (2) to evoke the carnality associated with baptism imagery that calls back to the title of the VD “Baptism of Fire”; to baptize is for an unsettled to be immersed into the death of a savior and rise as a “new creature” (2 Corinthians 5:17).]

フータ 「オレがやったことってなんだ！ ただワルいことをワルいと言っただけだろ！ ただワルいヤツをネットで叩いただけだ！ ここまでされるようなことか⁉ オマエみたいに暴力もふるってねぇだろ！」 FUUTA: What did I even do?! All I did was call out bad things for being bad! All I did was go after some Bad Person online! Does that really warrant this?! I didn’t even use violence like YOU enthusiastically did! エス 「っ……だが……だが、ミルグラムはオマエをヒトゴロシだと判断している！」 ES: …But…but MILGRAM has judged you as a murderer! [T/N: Alternative translation: “B-but…but MILGRAM decided that you’re a murderer!”] エスの言葉に表情が曇るフータ。傷が痛み、ひるむ。 FUUTA expression clouds ES’ words, gloom shrouding over. His body flinches, his wound aching. フータ 「っ！……いってえ……」 FUUTA: Tch-! …Shit, it hurts... エス 「……」 ES: ... フータ 「……そいつは死んだみたいだ……たしかにな……」 FUUTA: …Apparently that person did die…yeah, that’s true... エス 「では、オマエがしたことはネットで叩いただけ、にはならない。ヒトゴロシだ」 ES: Then, what you did can’t just be dismissed as online harassment. It led to someone’s death. That makes you a murderer. フータ 「でも、オレが知ってるのは死んだっつう結果だけだ......オレの行為と関係あるかなんてわかんねえだろ……」 FUUTA: But, all I know is the result- that someone died! Who’s to say that that was because of me…? エス 「……ルグラム���そう判断をー」 ES: …MILGRAM has decreed that—

フータ 「知らねぇんだよそんなのっ！」 FUUTA: WHO GIVES A SHIT ABOUT THAT?!! ヒステリックに叫ぶフータ。いつ爆発してもおかしくないような危険さを孕んでいる。 FUUTA screams hysterically. Unstable. Dangerous. It wouldn’t be a surprise if he explodes violently at any moment. エス 「落ち着け、フータ。身体に障る」 ES: Calm down, FUUTA. You’re going to hurt yourself. フータ 「……そ、そうだ。死んだヤツを叩いてたのは、オレだけじゃねえ。どいつのコメントで死んだかなんてわかりゃあしねぇだろうが！」 FUUTA: …I-Is that so. It wasn’t just me going after that dead guy online. Whose comment killed them- who the fuck knows?! エス 「……それはそうかもしれない。裁かれるべきはオマエだけではないのかもしれない。だがー」 ES: …That may be true. Maybe you’re not the only one who should be judged, but— フータ 「じゃあオレだけがこんな想いしてんのおかしいじゃねえか……ワケのわからねぇ監獄で、ガキにあーだこーだ言われて、死ぬような目にあわされて……あぁ……あ、仮に……、仮にだ。オレがネットで叩いたから人が死んじまったとして···だ」 FUUTA: Then why the fuck am I the only one going through this…?! Locked up in some insane prison, getting lectured by a kid, getting beaten up until almost dead… Ah-... Ah, let’s say… let’s just say- that it was because I went after them online that someone died... 神経質に頭を抱えるフータ。 FUUTA clutches his head, spiralling into a mental breakdown.

フータ 「死ぬなんて思わなかったんだ…ただ悪いことを悪いと、罪を罪だと思っただけなんだ……わかるだろ……」 FUUTA: I never thought that they’d die… I just called out something bad as bad, treated sin as sin… You understand that, don’t you? エス 「……」 ES: ... フータ 「なあ。オマエと一緒じゃねぇか……」 FUUTA: Hey. That makes YOU the same as me... エス 「僕とオマエが、一緒……」 ES: You and me, the same... フータの言葉に呆気にとられるエス。 ES is stunned by FUUTA’s words. エス 「オマエを物理的に傷つけると思わずにオマエを赦さないと決めた僕は……相手が死ぬと思わずに殺したお前と一緒だと、言いたいのか……」 ES: You mean to say that… I, who chose not to forgive you without expecting it to result in you getting physically hurt… am the same as you who caused someone’s death without intentionally meaning to do so... フータ 「そうだよ……何がちげえんだよ……マヒルだって死にかけてる……アレでマヒルが死んじまったら、一緒だろ......」 FUUTA: Yeah… What’s the difference…? Even MAHIRU’s on the verge of dying… If she actually dies, then we’re the same, aren’t we…? わなわなと怒りに震えるエス。 ES trembles, visibly shaking with indignation. エス 「バカにするなよ……」 ES: Don’t make a fool out of me... フータ 「あぁ？」 FUUTA: Haa? エス 「僕は見たぞ！お前がゲームのように自分の行いを楽しんでいる様を！大勢を先導し、一方的に蹂躙するサマを！ それを僕と同じだと⁉」 ES: I saw it with my own eyes! The way that you enjoyed what you were doing, like it was a game! How you led the masses and crushed someone who had no chance*! And you dare compare that to me!? [T/N: 一方的に蹂躙するサマを (ippou teki ni juurin suru sema o) means to crush someone in a one-sided manner.] フータ 「……」 FUUTA: ... エス 「ふざけるな。僕はミルグラムの看守だ。お前たちの罪を判断する者。お前やマヒルだけではない。囚人10人全員、命がけで向き合ってきた！人の罪を娯楽のように扱うお前と一緒にしてくれるな！」 ES: Don’t give me that. I’m the Warden of MILGRAM. I’m the one who judges all of your sins. It’s not just you and MAHIRU. All ten prisoners faced their sins with their lives on the line! Don’t you dare lump me in with you, someone who treats people’s sins as entertainment. フータ 「……くっ.....くくく……」 FUUTA: …Heh…hehehe... エスの言葉に笑いがこらえきれないフータ。 FUUTA can’t suppress his laughter at ES’ declaration. フータ 「あははははは！バカだろ！お前!!」 FUUTA: Ahahahahaha! What an idiot! You!! エス 「なに……？」 ES: What…? フータ 「どんな上等なもんだと思ってんだ、自分のことを……その立派な帽子と服はずいぶん良い気にさせてくれるらしいなぁ！」 FUUTA: What kind of noble being do you think you are?! …That fancy hat and uniform must really be inflating your ego, huh?! エス 「言葉に気をつけろよ、囚人番号3番……」 ES: Watch what you say, Prisoner Number 3... フータをにらみつけるエス。だが、フータは気にもとめない。 ES glares at FUUTA. But, FUUTA shows no fear.

フータ 「真剣に向き合った？本当か？オマエの中にオレの罪を、オレへの罰を、愉しむ気持ちがなかったか……」 FUUTA: You take this seriously? Really? Are you telling me that there wasn’t even a little part of YOU that enjoyed my sins, my punishments…? [T/N: The へ (he) in オレへの罰を、愉しむ気持ちが (ore he no batsu o, tanoshimu kimochi ga) “pleasure arising through punishing me” adds a nuance that the person FUUTA is talking about cares more about directing actions to a someone/having a target for their punishment rather than FUUTA themself.] エス 「……何を……」 ES: …What are you…? フータ 「あのな、お前の声はオレにも聞こえてきたんだよ…....ずっとな。聞きたくもねぇ声が！耳を塞いでもずっと！頭ん中で!!」 FUUTA: You know what? I heard your voice too… all the time. A voice I didn’t wanna hear! Even when I covered my ears, it kept echoing and echoing in my head! I couldn’t shut it out no matter how hard I tried!! エス 「……っ……？」 ES: …? フータ 「何万人もの声がいろんな言葉でオレを責め立ててた……興味本位で、面白半分で、気に入らねえからって……全部が全部オマエの言うお行儀のいいもんじゃなかった……別にオレと変わんなかったぜ」 FUUTA: Tens of thousands of voices coming at me with all kinds of words…blaming me—out of curiosity, for fun, just because they didn’t like me… Not a single one of them sounded as polite or moral as YOU pretend to be… None were any different from me. エス 「……ユノも……聴いたと言っていた。無数の、声……」 ES: …YUNO also…said that she heard it too. Countless voices... フータ 「ハハ……オマエとオレはなーんも変わらねぇよ。オレの、オレたちの罪を面白がって楽しんでやがる！」 FUUTA: Haha… YOU and ME, we’re no different. You enjoy our sins. You get off on them! エス 「……僕はお前たちのことを強く知りたいと、思っただけで……」 ES: …I just wanted to understand all of you. To know you all better... フータ 「ははははは‼ オレとお前は同類だよ！ 違いは着てる服だけだ！ そんなヤツにオレを赦すだの赦さないだの決められてたまっかよ!!」 FUUTA: Hahahahaha!! Me and you are the same! The only difference is what we’re wearing! And that guy* is the one deciding whether to forgive me or not?!! [T/N: *that guy = ES] エス 「フータ……」 ES: FUUTA... フータ 「オレを赦さないんだよな⁉ じゃあオマエはオマエのことも赦すなよ⁉」 FUUTA: You couldn’t forgive me, right?! Then, don’t you fucking dare forgive yourself either!! エス 「フータっ！」 ES: FUUTA-! 強くフータを制するエス。 ES yells, putting an end to FUUTA’s rant. フータ 「んだよ!!」 FUUTA: What?!! エス 「……お前の言う事はよくわかった。僕とオマエが同類だとしよう。それでも……それでも僕は看守だ」 ES: …I understand what you’re saying. Let’s say YOU and I are the same. Even so… I’m still the Warden. フータ 「あぁ？」 FUUTA: Haa? エス 「何を言われようと、僕は自分の仕事をやめない。たとえ、自分を棚にあげることになっても、僕はお前の罪を判断する」 ES: No matter what you say, I’m not going to stop doing my job. Even if it means being a hypocrite myself, I will judge your sins. フータ 「……」 FUUTA: ... エス 「いかなるそしりを受けようと、自分の責任は自分で取る！僕が始めたことだ！」 ES: Whatever moral responsibility I have to bear, I’ll bear it! This is something I started! エスの言葉を聞き、フータの全身の力が抜けたようにへたりこむ。 Hearing ES’ words, FUUTA’s body slumps, all of his strength draining from him.

フータ 「……はぁ……」 FUUTA: …Haa... エス 「……？」 ES: …? フータ 「あぁー……そうかよ……」 FUUTA: Ahh… I see how it is... エス 「お、おい大丈夫か、フータ」 ES: O-oi. Are you okay, FUUTA? フータ 「……何言っても無駄だな……オマエには……」 FUUTA: …There’s no point in saying anything, is there…? Not to YOU... エス 「どうした急に、しおらしく」 ES: Why the sudden defeatism? What’s wrong? フータ 「なあ……エス……聴いてくれ」 FUUTA: Hey… ES… Just hear me out, okay? [T/N: 聴いてくれ (kiitekure) means to intentionally listen, or “active listening”.] エス 「……？」 ES: …? フータ 「オレはもういやだ……限界だ……耐えられない……」 FUUTA: I can’t take it anymore… I’m at my limit… I can’t stand it anymore... [T/N: “I can’t take it anymore… I’m at my limit… I can’t endure it anymore…”] 魂が抜けたようにボソボソとうつろに呟くフータ。 FUUTA mumbles in a hollow, almost soulless voice. フータ 「オレが誰かを叩いて人が死んだとしてさ、そのことをお前が叩いてさ……これでオレが死にでもしたら、また、続くぜ……コレ」 FUUTA: If someone died because I called them out online… and then you went after me for that… and then I end up dead… then it just keeps going, doesn’t it? This cycle. エス 「フータ？」 ES: FUUTA? フータ 「なぁ、オレはもうお前にされたことを赦すからさ……オレはこの痛みを受け入れるからさ……だから」 FUUTA: Hey, I’ll forgive you now- for what you did to me… I’ll accept this pain… So... 必死に訴えるフータの目に涙が浮かぶ。 Tears well up in FUUTA’s eyes as he pleads desperately—as if death was certain. フータ 「もう、赦してくれよ……頼むよ……」 FUUTA: Please, just forgive me already… I’m begging you... エス 「……！」 ES: …! フータ 「痛くて、痛くて死ぬかと思ったんだ……怖かったんだ……」 FUUTA: It hurt so much, I thought I was gonna die… I was so scared... エス 「……あぁ」 ES: …Ah. フータ 「何万人に絶えず責められる気持ちもサイアクなんだ……世界中がオレをずっと見ている気がして眠れないんだ……」 FUUTA: Being constantly vilified by tens of thousands of people- It’s the worst… I can’t even sleep, it feels like the whole world is constantly watching me... エス 「……」 ES: ... フータ 「痛いのも辛いのもやなんだよ！頼むよ……!! 悪かったよ!! エス！」 FUUTA: I don’t want to hurt anymore! I don’t want to suffer anymore…!! Please! I was wrong, okay?! ES! エス 「……くっ」 ES: ...

悲痛なフータの叫びに顔を歪めるエス。 懇願するフータの傍らに身をかがめ、優しく口をひらく。 ES grimaces at FUUTA’s anguished cries. They crouch down beside FUUTA and speak gently. エス 「……フータ。僕は……お前たちが憎いわけではない……」 ES: …FUUTA. I… don’t hate any of you... フータ 「……あ、あぁ……」 FUUTA: …Ah- ah-... エス 「長い時間をかけてお前たちに向き合ってきた、心の中に触れてきた。お前らがヒトゴロシであろうとも、もう他人ではない。その愛着は簡単に切り離せるものではない……」 ES: I’ve spent so much time confronting all of you, looking at what’s in your hearts- experiencing it. Even if you’re all murderers, you’re not strangers anymore. That attachment is something that cannot be severed easily... [T/N: Alternative translation for the last line is: “That affection is something that cannot be severed easily…”] フータ 「……そ、そうだよな……」 FUUTA: …I-is that so... エス 「傷ついたお前を見て、自分の行いを後悔する気持ちもある。僕の判断がお前たちを更に歪めてしまったのかもしれないと思う迷いもある……」 ES: When I see you hurt, I do feel that my actions are regrettable. I wonder if my judgements have distorted all of you even further... フータ 「……」 FUUTA: ... エス 「それに、それにだ……」 ES: And- And also... 寂しそうに笑うエス。 ES gives a sad smile. エス 「正直に言うと、お前たちを友のように思う気持ちもあるんだよ」 ES: If I’m being honest, I also think of you all as friends. [T/N: ES uses 友 (tomo), a bit more casual way to say “friend”. There’s the possibility that because of the current circumstances of FUUTA having an active mental crisis, ES is speaking much more gently, but there’s also the possibility that ES disclosing this unprofessional feeling of theirs is making them phrase it casually.] フータ 「エス……」 FUUTA: ES... エス 「……残念だよ」 ES: …It’s a shame, you know?

突如部屋にある時計から鐘の音が鳴り、尋問室の部屋の構造が変化していく。 同時に、エスの顔から、迷いのようなものが消える。 Suddenly, the chime of a clock echoes throughout the room. The structure of the interrogation room begins to shift. At the same time, the uncertainty on ES’ face vanishes. [T/N: This is heavily reminiscent of Pavlov’s conditioning using a bell. ES has been shown to automatically return to the detached Warden state upon hearing the signal of MILGRAM’s bell in both Baptism of Fire and YONAH.] エス 「僕は。看守だ」 ES: I. am the Warden. フータ 「……え」 FUUTA: …Eh? エス 「自分の身に起きた苦しみから逃れる気持ちで、口にした懺悔を真に受けることはできない」 ES: I can’t take the confessions you utter in a moment of desperation just to escape the pain you’re in at face value. フータ 「なっ……んなこと……」 FUUTA: No… That’s not... エス 「そもそもお前の今苦しんでいる姿と、行ってしまった罪と関連性があるかも決めかねる」 ES: And I can’t even say for sure whether there is any connection between your current suffering and the sins that you have committed. フータ 「……あ……あ……」 FUUTA: …Ah…Agh... エス 「いまだ自分が殺した人間に対して、謝罪の言葉がないことも勿論考慮せねばならない」 ES: And of course, we must take into consideration that you have yet to offer an apology to the person that you have killed. フータ 「……はっ」 FUUTA: …Ha-

エス 「過去の行いを僕に謝られても、知らないよ」 ES: An apology to me for your past actions means nothing. フータ 「ああぁ……違う！違うんだ！」 FUUTA: Aghh… No! That’s not it! エスはフータに背を向け、帽子を目深にかぶる。 ES turns their back on FUUTA and pulls their hat down over their eyes. エス 「ありがとう、フータ。覚悟が必要だということがわかったよ」 ES: Thanks, FUUTA. You’ve helped me realize what kind of resolve I need. フータ 「……!!」 FUUTA: …!! エス 「看守は、僕は、泣いてすがる友の罪すら遠慮なく裁かねばならないということだ……以上、尋問は終了だ」 ES: As the Warden, as me, I must not hesitate to pass judgement on even my crying, pleading friend… That is all. This concludes the interrogation. フータ 「エス……エスぅ！てめええええ！！！ 殺してやるぅぅ!!」 FUUTA: ES… ES!! You bastard!!! I’ll fucking kill you!! 涙まじりに叫ぶフータに、苦笑いするエス。 FUUTA screams, his voice dripping with tears. ES gives a bitter smile. エス 「はっ………」 ES: Heh... フータ 「聴いてんのか、てめぇー！オレを許せ！赦さなきゃ殺してやるからなぁーーー!!」 FUUTA: Are you even listening, you bastard-!? Forgive me! If you don’t, I swear I’ll murder you!! エス 「大丈夫……本当に僕とお前が同類だというのなら。いずれ僕はそうなるんだろうさ」 ES: That’s fine… If you and I are truly the same, then I suppose that that will happen one day. フータに振り返り、冷たく言い放つ。 ES turns to face FUUTA, their voice as cold as ice. エス 「囚人番号3番フータ、お前の罪を歌え」 ES: Prisoner Number 3, FUUTA, sing your sins.

[reagent-leon]

wait, what do you mean we gotta suspend disbelief about franco's height? what for?

Franco is much taller in-game than he is in the comic. In fact, he's the same height as every other ex-pop or prime asset, since only the giant ex-pops get any special treatment.

Honestly, it really bugs me that his height is supposed to be a defining trait, but in-game, it just doesn’t matter. I get that it would’ve required entirely new motion captures, but still, wouldn’t it add so much to his character if he visibly struggled with things like reaching into barrels or dragging out reagents? I think he would’ve been worth the extra effort, but whatever, I guess that just means they never planned to include any other short characters.

With Coyle and Gooseberry, we never see them close enough to others to make solid height comparisons. But with Franco, there’s plenty of evidence that he’s short. For example, from what we see of Clyde Perry in the comic, he’s not a tall guy, and Franco is clearly shorter than him.

Even with the odd angles and keeping perspective in mind, Franco is a lil guy.

I think he is, or at least was supposed to exhibit some level of medical dwarfism, but either there was a change of heart or technical limitations stopped Red Barrels from running with it... or, as I said, we're just supposed to suspend our disbelief. His facial features resemble those of someone with Pfeiffer Syndrome (type one), so maybe it was a fear of demonising or infantilising people with disabilities that kept them from implementing his proper height. But that seems like an odd line to draw, considering the stuff they pull in the rest of The Trials.

I think Franco's outfit adds to his bulky appearance in-game, and I reckon he was given that suit at Sinyala. Because the fact is, on the outside, the Barbis were rich enough to afford proper clothes tailoring, which would have made Franco look far more proportional. I think they deliberately put him in an oversized suit to make him seem more childish, despite how big they made him in-game.

It's good character design, and it works regardless of how big or small a character is. Putting someone in oversized clothing is usually a reliable way to make them seem more childlike. It's why, at nearly 30, I can still get a child ticket for the bus, because I am height-deficient and I live in oversized hoodies.

Furthermore, everyone in the game describes him as short. I'm not combing through every single line of dialogue, since it's all very well documented on the wiki, but both Coyle and Gooseberry reference Franco’s short stature constantly in their Prime Time dialogue.

Mother Gooseberry calls Franco "little man" in the majority of her lines, as well as "dapper little fellow," which I thought was incredibly cute.

Coyle, on the other hand, is much less flattering but definitely more descriptive. He calls Franco things like "runt of the litter," "half-sized pile of shit," "s'like somebody cut a man in half," and so on.

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Unrelated, but since this is a Coyle blog, I think I'll add this at the tail end. For as much as people depict Coyle as tall, I really don't think he would be. Partially because nobody comments on it in any way. If we were supposed to read Coyle as tall, I think Gooseberry would probably have called him "tall, dark, and handsome," or something similar. If he were 6'0 or over, he would be considered tall.

5'8 was the average height for a man during the 1950s, and we should remember that this guy grew up during the Great Depression, which ended when he was roughly 16, so it's quite possible he didn't reach his full adolescent potential due to malnourishment. Frankly, I think the only reason he manages to lift that prisoner with one hand the way he does is because he's off his tits on whatever drugs Murkoff gives them. He certainly doesn't look strong enough to do it without a little enhancement.

But that's just my hypothesis, people can obviously enjoy him and depict him however they like, I'm not the fun police. I just like to gather evidence and show it to everyone like some sort of academic magpie. This is all in good fun

[phantomsofmyformerself]

why is lestat's turn of events more truthful than louis'?? like, no doubt about it that louis is an unreliable narrator. which he also does admit to himself, he is very aware that he is speaking from his perspective and he doesn't know everything and time does change memories and views of those memories.

but why do so many people in the fandom believe lestat over louis? why is he automatically more reliable and truthful than louis?

[wendigoruble]

I have a very serious question..

Does Franco Barbi is gay?

[soleil-in-retrograde]

Please note I am going for comedy here:

You know the Triumverate could have easily gotten Apollo in their clutches if Nero and Caligula just looked at Commodus and convinced him to be the slightest bit nice to Apollo.

Have him show up, beat up whatever monsters are there in a very obviously staged way, present Apollo with a bouquet of flowers, and compliment something about the Lester form he's insecure about. Then ask him out on a date.

Everyone would know this was a trap, even Apollo. Apollo would still walk right into it anyway because "omg Commodus likes my frizzy curls? /Giggles, twirls hair, kicks feet"

[azmodeusjay]

Not sure how i feel about this

[disregardandfelicity]

Sam is going to appear on Emsolation, the podcast Michael Lucas (the newsreader showrunner) co-hosts with his best friend Em Rusciano. They are specifically inviting fan questions which can be sent at emsolation@downthehillstudios.com, and while he's there to promote the Newsreader, they also said you can ask about Interview with the Vampire! Em did promise Michael not to ask about the naked floating sex scene, though.

[alcrego]

Portals

Doubt | Dialogue | Question | Trial | Inference

Gif series, August 2021.

Video version.

Music by Coio.

[apollosgiftofprophecy]

Apollo @ Hermes post-ToA

ty @yikesy for the textpost