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[expi]

[... oh. this one is the least combative of this group. he. kind of welcomes it, actually!!

there's a bit of a pause as she goes into a path that isn't as well traveled in these times.]

You're the first one to ask this question. Why do you want to know?

[orphne]

Just curious!

[Like, she's already proclaimed herself guilty and received her sentence, so why not ask more questions while she has the chance...? It's not like he's going to do anything else to her, probably.]

But I mean... how do you decide who to sentence? Do you know?

[Is it Jerry who decides, or someone else?]

[expi]

[well, okay. he might actually like Kotone. if Jerry could like anyone at all.]

From their actions in this world, for one. As for the other... they are picked at random to facilitate their rehabilitation.

[orphne]

Picked at random, [she echoes, tilting her head and humming a little. Well, alright. Anyway, she'd asked a question earlier, so back to it-]

So who did you pick this time? Maybe we can work together on our sentencing!

[She doesn't actually intend to do that, but you never know!]

[expi]

[he doubts that she'll really work together, and she's just going to be nosy, but--]

Zekarion Altius, Ellie Williams, Dante, Scott Summers, Fauna, and Ragna are all selected for this round of sentencing.

[they'll probably find out one way or another at some point, anyway.]

[orphne]

[Well, a few names on that list make sense, but she puffs up with an almost comical indignation at the mention of,] What'd Scott do?

[...unsurprisingly, she's more upset about his being sentenced than hers.]

[expi]

He has been charged with the murder of Charles Xavier.

[he figures they'll all find out about their crimes at one point or another.]

[orphne]

He didn't do it, though!!

[Oh... oh, Jerry thought she was good and wasn't going to fight? Well, not about herself, anyway. She's got her hands on her hips as she frowns at him.]

Can you sentence me twice instead of him?

[expi]

[that's a first.]

No.

[simple.]

He has to face it on his own.

[orphne]

[Well, okay, she kind of figured he'd give that kind of answer, but still, she had to try. She lets out another indignant little sound, because he can say whatever he wants, but she'd definitely going to help Scott face his sentencing.]

Do you really think sentencing people for stuff they haven't done is helping them, though...?

[expi]

They haven't done it yet. Think of it as attempting to avert a crime before it happens.

[of course he's gonna have a reason for it, Kotone!]