Morix: Web of Mistrust

Turnabout Masquerade, Part 5

November 21

Defendant Lobby No. 6

9:30 AM

Lily Shield

The next morning brought with it all sorts of challenges, though I supposed in hindsight that I really shouldn't have been surprised. It wasn't as if the courthouse was going to treat me with any sort of dignity given the position I was in. It was unfortunate, but I couldn't really do much of anything about it. All I could do was rise to my feet and make my way down there in silence. 

The drive to the courthouse was as boring as you would expect, and all I did was stare out the window and watch as the world rolled by mindlessly. Everything seemed to blur together, and I couldn't help but wonder and wish for when all of this would be over. I was desperate to talk to the defense team for the case, figuring that perhaps they would be able to offer me some sort of remedy from the aggravation of the night before. I needed a break from all of this, to say the least. 

When I arrived, Deirdre, Yuri, and Victoria were already there. They were sitting on the couch in the defendant lobby, and they seemed to be talking about something important in hushed whispers. I didn't see any signs of Felicity or Sky, though that wasn't particularly surprising. I was sure that they were going to be coming to see the trial, but given how Felicity didn't seem to have any perception of the world outside of her own sense of scheduling, it was undoubtably fact that they were going to be late. 

"What are you three talking about?" I questioned of the trio of women as I approached them. I tried to keep from fidgeting too much in my anxiety, though that was far easier said than done. I wanted to do something, anything, to stop thinking about all of this, but I didn't really have a choice. The waiting was agonizing, and I wanted to know what was happening as soon as possible. 

"I'll give you one guess," Yuri said with a sigh and a shake of her head. "They just so happen to apparently hate talking to us about important issues, and it's incredibly frustrating to put up with." I looked down and saw that she had her phone in one hand, a clear sign that she had been waiting for another text from Mr. Morix or Chrysalis. I got the feeling that, based on the way she was talking, she hadn't heard anything. I hadn't been anticipating that they would respond, but it was still unfortunate given that they had been so distant ever since the case started. 

"I'm sure that they're going to reply to us soon enough," Victoria told Yuri, placing a gentle hand of reassurance on the other girl's shoulder. Yuri glanced up at her before sighing, and Victoria maintained her nervous grin in an attempt to pacify the dramatic rage that Yuri was placing on full display. 

"We don't know what to do about keys right now, but I think that it's pretty safe to say that we have no idea how the woman with red hair could have gotten into the agency," Deirdre explained once she was sure that Yuri wasn't going to be interrupting her. "It's something for us to consider as we go through this case. If it's true that the woman with red hair didn't take a key from anyone, then that means that she must have been given one on her own. That makes it all the more crucial that we talk to Mr. Morix and Chrysalis as soon as possible."

"I somehow doubt that either one of them would have lost their keys to the agency... This case was a locked room at a first glance, but it's starting to seem less and less like that as time goes on," Victoria murmured. "I mean, if the woman with red hair was able to get inside, bringing the man with white hair alongside her, then that opens up all sorts of possibilities for other people to have gotten into the building when nobody was paying attention. I understand that saying something like that is a bit dramatic, but... It's not as if there's anything else that we can say on the matter. We don't have enough proof about who all had the keys or who would have needed to steal one in order to get in."