✦ —— truth be told, the case had been taking a toll on her. finding naruhodo had been the one saving grace of the past twenty four hours, but that finding a defense attorney did not mean that she had to put in any less effort in hiding the eye bags underneath makeup.
❝ trade secret, ❞ she coos. ❝ who would pay money to see a gloom and doomstruck girl ? ❞ she supposes the lawyer has not seen her truly be happy. relieved, yes, but that’s not quite the same. the temptation for her countenance to dip into a frown is too real especially at the mention of the rumours, but she keeps herself composed.
he’s promising to try his best– no, even more than that. he’s declaring that ares will get to avoid the almost certain fate of a ’guilty’ verdict. he deserves her smile the most right now and the fullest support she can give.
❝ thank you, mister naruhodo ! alright, i’ll come clean. ares works as a coworker with the victim. his whole company are regulars at the burlesque club i work at. the two’s boss, sir bramsel, is fond of me and has been keeping his eye on me hoping i’ll let him pay for some ‘ special services ’ but ares keeps me safe, you see. i don’t know much of what happened while i was backstage, but the second i got off work, ares came for me a little moodier than usual and took me on a date. we were on that date the whole evening before… well, you know what happened– next morning, we see the police busting in my apartment asking for a murderer ! ❞
Special services, huh? Naruhodo made note to mention as much to the witness, one Sir Bramsel. He’d caught a momentary glimpse of the club owner as he’d trekked into the station. That man was being interviewed by an officer of some sort, and he hadn’t sounded exactly kindly in his opinion of Ares, the accused. That one would certainly prove troublesome.
He considers the rest of her words slowly and deliberately. She’d noted that her friend had seemed a tad more dour than usual, but that could’ve been for any number of things. Maybe he’d woken up on the wrong side of the bed that day? Regardless, something strange did stand out about Ares’s behavior prior to his arrest. It would be prudent to point that out.
"So, based on what you’re telling me, this whole thing took you by surprise, huh?”
“It almost sounds like it took your friend by surprise, too! Think about it, Miss! If he was the real murderer, what would be the first thing he’d do? If I were an actual killer, I think I’d run out of town -- and with as few people knowing as possible! The fact that he took you on a date of all things ... well, maybe we could use that somehow? A jury would agree that he certainly didn’t act like a murderer.”
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